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Wistron riots: Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa urged to fix flaws in labour rules“The labour department should play a very different role in dispute redressal. There should be a proper grievance redressal system to addre...
Toyota veteran Shekar Viswanathan hangs up his bootsA prominent voice of the auto and manufacturing sectors, the auto sector veteran always argued hard in favour of lower tax rates for the in...
Toyota Kirloskar will not introduce new models from own portfolio in IndiaTKM Vice Chairman Shekar Viswanathan said, “Hybrid are the mainstay of our portfolio. And at 43%, even if people buy, volumes will be very ...
Toyota to move teams to low-rental officesThe automaker wants to spend less on real estate due to dwindling auto sales, and sedate market conditions made worse by the Covid-19 outbr...
Toyota differs with M&M, says no need to delay BS-VI roll outAs per government direction, all new vehicles sold or registered in the country must meet BS-VI regulations from April 1. While some automa...
Toyota to keep selling diesel models in India as it expects demand to continueViswanathan said the company will keep rooting for hybrid vehicles despite the government favouring only EVs in the country.
Toyota Kirloskar hails PM’s stand on auto sector, wants tax regime to mirror thatIn this context, he hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement clarifying that the Centre is technology-agnostic on the automobile sec...
Wish Budget recognised importance of self-charging vehicles: TKM Vice ChairmanSitharaman announced an additional income tax deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakh on interest paid on electric vehicle loans.
Toyota Kirloskar executive calls for vehicle scrapping policyThe quality of fuel has improved under the Centre’s initiatives and BS 6 standards will roll out countrywide soon.
Tax cars on the basis of emission, not engine size: Toyota KirloskarBengaluru, Apr 15 () Emission levels should be the basis for taxation of passenger cars in India and not engine capacity, size or ground cl...
Toyota official red-flags electric vehicle push in IndiaShekar Viswanathan, vice-chairman and wholetime director at Toyota Kirloksar Motor, said consumers should be given freedom to make a logica...
Karnataka Budget 2017: Retirement age in private sector up to 60, IT, ITeS exemptedBengaluru itself houses more than a million workers in technology and BPO sectors, and service sectors are known to hire workers on contrac...
Karnataka moots retirement age at 60 yrs for private sector employeesService sectors are known to hire workers on contract basis, and renew the employment contract on expiry on a need basis.
Diesel ban puts brakes on Toyota's fresh investmentsAnother Japanese maker Honda, which had shifted focus on diesel in the last two-to three years, is also disappointed with the slump in dema...
Toyota Kirloskar Motor plans to spend Rs 50 million on CSR this fiscalAs part of its CSR efforts, Toyota will be setting up village sanitation projects in Karnataka and is working in UP and Bihar on safe drink...
Assessing India situation with regard to global recall: ToyotaIf any model being sold in India is found to be affected, the company will take necessary measures in accordance with the voluntary recall ...
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah proposes a minister to deal with Bengaluru affairsBusiness leaders seem to be cheering Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's idea of appointing a minister exclusively to manage Bengaluru affairs an...
Water resources minister requests corporates to channel CSR funds towards drip irrigationThe department has come up with a scheme under which banks would lend money to about 7 lakh growers to help them buy drip irrigation system...
Karnataka set to introduce 'deemed approval' route to help new projects take offThe new system, states such as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, is expected to be in place in a month or two.
No compromise on discipline, Toyota Kirloskar tells workersToyota Kirloskar Motor today ruled out compromising on discipline as workers at its two plants in Bidadi near Bangalore refused to sign an ...