Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday said it will not get its compact SUV Vitara Brezza manufactured at Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s manufacturing plant in Karnataka as was decided earlier.

Maruti said it will allot some other model, in place of Vitara Brezza, to be manufactured at the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) plant. It, however, did not disclose the name of the model which will now be produced at the TKM plant.

TKM on Thursday said it has resumed production at its two plants at Bidadi in Karnataka even as a group of workers continue with a sit-in strike.

Audi push

Audi AG will invest 35 billion euros in pushing ahead its transformation to a provider of networked and sustainable premium mobility.
Some 17 billion euros, amounting to half of the investment sum, is allocated to future technologies. Like the Volkswagen Group as a whole, Audi is reinforcing investments in electromobility. The premium manufacturer has earmarked approximately euro 15 billion for this and the future topic of hybridisation.

BMW launch

BMW Group India launched the new BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé ‘Black Shadow’ edition on Thursday. Locally produced at the BMW Plant in Chennai, the exclusive edition will be available at the BMW digital shop from December 7 onwards.

Vikram Pawah, president, BMW Group India, said, “The first-ever BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé blends the comfort of a sedan and the sportiness of a coupé.”

Tata Nexon milestone

Tata Nexon EV has crossed the 2000 sales milestone in 10 months since its launch. Till November 2020, the Nexon EV had sold 2200 units, indicating the rapid demand for the EVs.

After rolling out its 1000th Nexon EV in August this year, the car clocked in another 1000 sales units in three months (Sept-Nov 2020).