Chennai: As India experiences a utility vehicle (UV) boom, with more buyers—including first-time owners—choosing SUVs, MPVs and MUVs, the shift is increasingly visible in exports as well. The country is moving beyond its long-standing small-car identity to emerge as a manufacturing base for higher-value vehicles such as SUVs, with UV exports set to outpace passenger car volumes. In a key...
Mumbai: An autorickshaw driver donning a burqa was beaten up by locals after he was mistaken as a child-lifter. Sheikh told the police that he had worn a burqa to conceal his identity while searching for passengers involved in a previous fare dispute who had allegedly not paid him. Tausif Mohammed Shaikh, a local resident of the area, had dropped three passengers in his auto rickshaw in Parksite two...
The Ontario Police busted a major auto theft gang which was stealing cars and sending them to Middle-East countries. 20 people were arrested and among them eight are of Indian origin. A total of 134 charges have been slapped and 306 cars with a combined value of $25 million were seized in this 'Project Chicadee' investigation that began in August 2023, police said. All these cars were destined for...
Mumbai: A 65-year-old woman lost her life after being knocked down by an autorickshaw while she was out for a morning walk at Khar recently. The auto driver, Kailash Singh, brought her to the Bhabha Hospital but she succumbed to her injuries at 5.30 am. Police have registered an FIR against Singh. The victim would step out of home at 4.30 am for a morning walk and return by 8.30 am. On Saturday...
KALYAN: A 36-year-old auto-rickshaw driver, identified as Vijay Jadhav, has been arrested by the Kolsewadi police in Kalyan for allegedly stabbing his live-in partner to death. The police investigation revealed that the accused suspected his girlfriend of having an illicit relationship with someone else, leading to the fatal attack.Rashmi (name changed for privacy reasons), had been in a relationship...
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COIMBATORE: The Podanur police in Coimbatore city have registered an FIR against unidentified people for sending obscene text and voice messages to the customer care mobile numbers of the City Meter Auto Association.Three woman employees are working at the association’s customer care centre in Umar Nagar near Podanur. Some unidentified people were sending obscene text and voice messages to the...
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