Highlights Aprilia SR GT 400 unveiled March 15 2026 400cc liquid‑cooled single‑cylinder engine delivering 36 hp and 27.8 lb‑ft torque Claimed 0‑60 m in 5 seconds Starts at €6,750 in Europe, just under US$8,000 Built on a high‑strength steel double‑cradle frame with 41 mm inverted...
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Highlights Leapmotor reports its first net profit in the 2025 fiscal year Net profit: $7.83 billion (≈ 11 billion 43 million rupees) EV deliveries jump 103% to 5,96,555 units Export volume hits 67,052 units, highest among Chinese EV startups Revenue climbs to 64.73 billion yuan,...
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Highlights Dharhara underground parking goes live under the management of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Three zones: B‑1 (127 car slots), B‑2 (≈ 700 two‑wheelers), B‑3 (135 car slots, limited by ventilation) Operation begins immediately, no fee for any vehicle type Enforcement: KMC municipal police will...
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Highlights U.S. Department of Transportation cleared the way for flying cars to operate in U.S. airspace as early as June 2026 Eight regions – New York, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, Albuquerque (New Mexico) and three others – chosen for a three‑year pilot Program blends ultralight...
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Highlights NanoMalaysia Berhad (NMB) revealed a sodium‑ion prototype with energy density over 300 Wh/kg Milestone announced on 10 March 2026 by Rezal Khairi Ahmad, CEO of NMB Prototype developed under NanoMalaysia Energy Storage Technology Initiative (NESTI) with International Battery Centre Sdn Bhd Density places the...
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Highlights February 2026 sees a 34.2% plunge in domestic passenger‑car sales in China. Units fell from 14 lakh in January to 9.5 lakh in February. Year‑on‑year total passenger‑car volume down 15.4%. Export shipments jumped 58%, reaching 586,000 units. Shrinking trade‑in subsidies and a muted Lunar...
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Highlights Tata Motors rolls out the ‘Switch to Tiago EV’ exchange campaign across Nepal. Event runs on 13, 14 and 15 March 2026 (Fagun 29‑30, Chait 1). Any brand of bike or scooter can be swapped for a Tata Tiago EV. Down‑payment set at NPR ...
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Highlights KTM announces a four‑year standard warranty for almost every motorcycle sold in Nepal. Warranty applies to all road‑legal models except the Track and Dirt variants. Coverage spans the 125 cc to 1,350 cc range, from Duke 200 up to Adventure 390. Prices of covered...
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Highlights Harka Sampang, Labour Culture Party chief, urges Nepal to manufacture cars locally. He targets a 300% tax myth circulating on social media. Sampang argues that tax cuts alone won’t spark foreign‑car sales. The debate surfaces as Nepal’s auto market grapples with high import duties....
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Highlights Mahindra opened a one‑day booking window for the BE6 Batman Edition All 999 units were sold in just 7 minutes Price set at 28 lakh 49 thousand (INR) per vehicle The edition draws design cues from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy Custom satin‑black...
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HighlightsUp to 950 km electric driving range on the CLTC cycleFlash charging from 10 percent to 97 percent in about 9 minutes using megawatt fast chargingBuilt on next generation 1000V electric architecture for higher efficiency and faster chargingDual motor all wheel drive option with up...
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Highlights CATL reports a net profit of 72.2 billion yuan (≈ 10.4 billion USD) for 2025 Profit jump of 42.38% year‑on‑year, driven by EV‑battery sales Total revenue climbs 17.04% to 423.7 billion yuan Power‑battery segment now accounts for 74.7% of revenue at 316.5 billion yuan...
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Highlights Kawasaki files a patent for a modular mounting system that lets multiple motor types share a single frame Patent disclosed on Mar 9 2026, referenced by Cycle World Design echoes the Z e-1 and Ninja e-1 steel‑trellis chassis Subframe split into upper and lower...
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HighlightsG7 nations agree not to release emergency oil reserves yet despite crude approaching $119 per barrelDisruptions around the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route, triggered the recent price spikeGlobal strategic reserves coordinated through the International Energy Agency exceed 1.8 billion barrelsOfficials say...
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Highlights Crude oil futures breach $100 per barrel for the first time since 2022 Al Jazeera projects a possible climb to $150 amid supply disruptions Conflict involving Israel, the United States, and Iran tightens the Strait of Hormuz Iran exports roughly 1.6 million barrels daily,...
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Highlights BYD unveils the Denza Z9 GT under its premium New Energy Vehicle brand Launch price spans $39,100 to $53,600 for five trim levels Equipped with a Blade battery 2.0 delivering a 1,036 km (CLTC) range on a single charge Single‑motor, rear‑wheel‑drive architecture, 150 kW...
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Highlights Hero MotoCorp begins road‑testing its first electric motorcycle prototype Test bike unveiled after the E‑KMA Auto Show where the concept was first shown Sporty street‑fighter styling with LED DRL, USD fork, mono‑shock, belt drive and 5‑spoke alloy wheels Powertrain hinted to match a 200 ...
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HighlightsDongfeng Nammi EV warranty extended to 11 years or 250000 km for battery and motor in NepalIntroduced by MAW Vriddhi Motors, official distributor of Dongfeng passenger vehiclesNammi 01 electric hatchback offers up to 317 km WLTP battery rangeCompetitive pricing around NPR 32.49 lakh to NPR...
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Highlights BYD Atto 3 caught in a missile‑proximity blast in Jerusalem on 1 March 2024 Five occupants walked away with only minor injuries, cabin remained intact High‑strength steel A‑B‑C pillars and Euro NCAP 5‑star rating credited for survivability LFP blade battery showed no thermal runaway,...
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Highlights China sees Dubai slip as a key transshipment hub amid the Iran‑Israel clash Jebel Ali port shut after a March 1 attack, halting a major export corridor 2023 Chinese car shipments to UAE hit 5.67 lakh units, a 70 percent jump from the prior...
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Highlights Ashok Leyland Sathi pickup handed over by Indian Deputy High Commissioner to Parsa District Officer 30 units of the one‑ton truck delivered on 19 Falgun 2082 (February 2026) Payload rated at 1,120 kg, powered by a 1.5 L turbo‑charged diesel producing 45 hp and...
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Highlights Grieves Electric Mobility launches the Ampere line in Nepal through STC Group In February 2024 Ampere sold 4,478 units, pushing Ola to 3,891 units 33 percent sales growth in the first two months of FY2026 vs FY2025 TVS, Bajaj Auto and Ather Energy hold...
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Highlights Nepal Tourism Board launches a free shuttle bus service on election day, Falgun 21 Three dedicated routes connect major hotels, market hubs, and the airport Service runs from 5 am to 7 pm, covering peak travel windows Buses operate round-trip on the same corridors,...
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Highlights BYD announces four new technologies on 21 Falgun (April 4) amid Nepal’s general election Blade 2.0 battery promises 190‑210 Wh/kg energy density, 8C discharge and 3C charge rates 3,000 charge cycles translate to roughly 12 lakh km of range 1.5 MW charging network plan...
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HighlightsThe Election Commission orders the closure of all international border checkpoints 72 hours before the Fagun 21 poll day.Border gates with India and China will be sealed, halting cross-border road traffic.Four-day suspension of road imports and exports, plus suspension of flights on election day.Alcohol sales...
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