TorQue: Toyota, Ola, Surge Pricing, Motor Sports & More
The Quint brings you a selection the latest in the automotive world.
1. This Futuristic Bus in China Can Drive Over Cars in Traffic
2. Surge Pricing for Ola and Uber Likely to Be Banned in Mumbai
Surge pricing may end in Mumbai by 15 June, according to media reports. Over the past few months, there have been two strikes by regular black-and-yellow taxi drivers. The drivers insisted that the variable pricing was unfair to them.
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3. Indian Motorsport Racer Aditya Patel on Cars, Federer and Gymming
4. Toyota Reviewing Its India Operations Due to Diesel Ban
With the ban on diesel vehicles with engines above 2,000 cc extended to Kerala, Japanese auto major Toyota is “re-looking” at its Indian operations, saying orders are passed “against principle of natural justice”.
The company, which operates in India as a joint venture as Toyota Kirloskar Motor, with the Kirloskar group, is not considering shutting shop here. But at the same time, it is also not looking at launching new models here.
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