Autopunditz

Maruti Suzuki has introduced the Wagon R Bioflex in India at an ex-showroom price of ₹7.24 lakh, taking another step towards expanding alternative-fuel mobility beyond conventional petrol, diesel, CNG and electric vehicles. The new model has been engineered to run on high-ethanol fuel blends, including E85, which contains up to 85% ethanol and a relatively small proportion of pe...

Tesla has commenced customer deliveries of the Model Y L in India, marking the arrival of the company’s more spacious, long-wheelbase electric SUV on Indian roads. The first reported deliveries have taken place in Mumbai, just under two months after Tesla introduced the six-seater variant at a starting price of ₹61.99 lakh, ex-showroom. Images shared by an early owner show a Mod...

Mercedes-Benz India has introduced the new S 450e, marking the arrival of the first plug-in hybrid S-Class in the Indian market. Priced from ₹2.20 crore, ex-showroom, the flagship luxury sedan combines a six-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor and a 22 kWh battery, delivering approximately 115 km of pure-electric driving range under the WLTP testing cycle. The new S 45...

The global automobile industry is among the world’s biggest employment generators, supporting millions of jobs across manufacturing, engineering, sales, R&D, logistics, software, finance and after-sales networks. While market capitalisation and vehicle sales volumes often dominate automotive rankings, employee strength offers a different perspective: it shows the scale of op...

India’s agricultural machinery industry is entering a new phase of mechanisation, with harvesting equipment gradually moving beyond its traditional strongholds in Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh. Combine harvesters, once associated mainly with large wheat farms, are now being adopted across paddy, maize, soybean, mustard and other crops. The expansion of custom-hiring ...