Car News That Mattered: Launch And Delivery Updates Of Popular Models, India’s Largest EV Charging Station, And More

Other than the Republic Day, the last week was witness to the establishment of India’s largest EV charging station in Gurugram and updates on upcoming cars

Probably the most important news in the Republic Day week was the setting up of India’s largest EV charging infrastructure at Gurugram. Other updates included delivery commencement of Tata and Volkswagen models, launch details, and a set of spy shots.

Here’s everything you need to know from this week:

Audi Reveals Launch Date Of The 2022 Q7: By now, we have almost all the details of the facelifted Audi Q7, barring its price. Well, it’s not too long a wait now as the carmaker has zeroed in on a launch date for the SUV.

Mahindra Bills 14,000 XUV700s: Mahindra’s XUV700 has become one of the most sought-after mid-size SUVs in India. In accordance with a statement issued in October 2021, it has billed 14,000 units of the XUV700 till January.

Land Rover India Opens Bookings For The New Range Rover SV: We got the fifth-gen Land Rover Range Rover earlier this month. Now, the carmaker has started accepting bookings for the SUV’s best-equipped SV variant.

Kia’s Three-row MPV Coming Next Month: It was in December 2021 that we saw the Kia Carens in the flesh for the first time. For those of you who have been waiting for this Kia MPV, it will go on sale in the following month.

Tata Tiago And Tigor CNG Deliveries Commence: After introducing CNG versions of the Tiago and Tigor in the last week, Tata has now started dispatching them to customers.

Facelifted Maruti Ertiga Launch Details Out: The second-gen Maruti Ertiga, which has been on sale since 2018, is set to receive a minor facelift this year. Our sources have now shared a possible launch timeline of the updated MPV.

India’s Largest EV Charging Station Set Up: India’s largest EV charging station has been set up in Sector 52 of Gurugram. It has a total of 96 chargers including both AC slow and DC fast chargers.

Volkswagen Discontinues Select Variants Of The Vento: Volkswagen is preparing to introduce the Vento’s successor (likely to be called the Virtus) in May this year. This is probably what led the manufacturer to axe a couple of variants of the Vento.

2022 Maruti Baleno Production Begins: We first saw spy shots of the updated Baleno without camouflage during its TVC shoot. This time, an image has leaked online revealing that production of the 2022 Baleno has already commenced.

Volkswagen Starts Deliveries Of The Facelifted Tiguan: Volkswagen brought the facelifted Tiguan to India in December 2021. It has now started delivering the SUVs to their owners.

Updated Tata Nexon EV Spied Again: Tata seems to have planned an update for the Nexon EV in the coming months. In a set of fresh spy shots, the electric SUV was seen with rear disc brakes.