Stylish ‘New Ford Aspire’ car in Mangaluru market
Mangaluru, October 05: Renowned car maker Ford India on Friday launched a stylish compact sedan ‘New Ford Aspire’ car to Mangaluru market.
Noted Saxophone musician Dr. Kadri Gopalnath launched the car at a programme held at Ocean Pearl here. Yenepoya Hospital doctor Dr. Deepak Rai was the chief guest, while Ford India Divisional Operation Manager Vijay Sarathi, Regional Sales Manager N. Prasad, Mangaluru Cauvery Ford Sales and Marketing general manager Rajesh Shetty, senior marketing manager Umesh Moolya and others were present.
Vijay Sarathi said that the new Ford Aspire was a combination of power, style and suspense in the compact sedan segment. The car has the best technology, safety and fun to drive DNA and the owners will get satisfaction for their money, he said.
Now, more details of the sub-4m sedan have emerged including its the major changes and its trim options and all the changes are aimed at making the Aspire a closer competitor for other cars in the segment. The car has a new bumper with silver inserts, a redesigned headlamp cluster, new fog lamp housings with premium chrome surroundings and a larger dynamic three dimensional cellular front grille finished in silver. The seats are designed in a away to give special experience of each journey, he said.
The car has reverse parking camera, automatic climate controlling system, two USB slots, push-button start/stop electrochromic IRVM, rain-sensing wipers and automatic headlamps. The car is in seven colours for both petrol and diesel version. The petrol version has automatic model. The petrol version has the capacity of 1.2 ltr and give 20.4 km mileage, while diesel version is available at 1.5 ltr engine with 26.1 km mileage, he explained.
The people in coastal region could contact the Cauvery Ford offices at Alape in Padil and Kottara Chowki, he added.
The price of the petrol version begins from Rs 5.55 lakh and the top-end version is at Rs 8.49 lakh. In the diesel version, the price starts from Rs 6.45 lakh to Rs 8.14 lakh with minimum maintenance cost. This is the only compact sedan car in India which gives 5 years or one lakh km warranty including two years factory warranty and three years extended warranty, said Rajesh Shetty.
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CM Siddaramaiah writes to CMs of 8 states on unfair devolution of taxes by Centre
Bengaluru, Sep 11: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he has written to the Chief Ministers of eight states regarding the "unfair" devolution of taxes by the Union government, and has invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of "fiscal federalism".
He said he has written to the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab.
"States with higher GSDP (Gross State Domestic Product) per capita, like Karnataka and others, are being penalised for their economic performance, receiving disproportionately lower tax allocations. This unjust approach undermines the spirit of cooperative federalism and threatens the financial autonomy of progressive states," he said in a post on 'X' with "#OurTaxOurRight" hashtag.
"I have invited them to a conclave in Bengaluru to collectively deliberate on the issues of fiscal federalism at a juncture when the Finance Commission needs to make a directional shift & create incentives for growth and better tax mobilisation," he said.
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Siddararamaiah has also posted the letter written to CMs of other states on 'X'.
"As you are aware the 16th Finance Commission has begun its deliberations. The previous Finance Commissions have laid excessive emphasis on equity at the cost of efficiency and performance. As a result, states with higher GSDP per capita and higher contribution to the gross tax revenues of the union are progressively receiving lower shares of the central fiscal transfers," he said.
Stating that during the visit of the 16th Finance Commission to the State of Karnataka, during 29-30, August 2024, he underscored the need to carefully examine the impact of high emphasis given to equity on resource devolution to well performing states, he said, "I have emphasised that the reduction in central financial transfers to well performing states is placing severe limitations on their ability to invest in physical and human infrastructure."
The taxpayers of states, which are net donors to the divisible pool, also expect a fair share of their taxes to come back to them, he said, adding that the Finance Commission therefore needs to carefully balance equity with efficiency and performance.
Pointing out that states with a strong contribution to the country's GDP and Gross Tax Revenue, help build the nation in more ways than one, Siddaramaiah said, therefore, there is an urgent need to balance equity with efficiency and performance for a stronger Union, both politically and economically.
"It is, therefore, important that states which are receiving smaller shares in horizontal devolution, compared to their contributions to the Gross Tax Revenues of the Union, need to articulate a coordinated set of proposals before the Commission," he said.
"It is my pleasure to invite you to a conclave in Bengaluru to discuss these issues further. I will send a separate invitation indicating the dates once we firm up the schedule," he added.
I have written to the Chief Ministers of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, and Punjab regarding the unfair devolution of taxes by the Union government.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) September 11, 2024
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