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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Will continue to work as party worker, says former PM Deve Gowda
Bengaluru(PTI): Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, who turned 92 on Sunday, said he would continue to work as a party worker. The JD(S) patriarch celebrated his birthday in his party office.
"If you ask me what next, then I will tell you that I have a habit of not sitting idly in one place. I will toil as a worker for the party. I won’t say more than this," Gowda told reporters here.
The former PM, however, regretted not being able to go to Tirupati to offer his obeisance on his birthday.
"I had a habit of going to Tirupati on my birthday but due to knee pain I am not able to go there anymore," Gowda said.
He also thanked everyone who wished him on his birthday.
The JD(S) supremo declined to give any political statement, saying that this was not the day for it.
Gowda was born on May 18, 1933 in his ancestral village Haradanahalli in Hassan district. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of India for 10 months from June 1, 1996 to April 21, 1997.
The JD(S) supremo was also the Chief Minister of Karnataka from December 11, 1994 to May 31, 1996.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined several leaders on Sunday in extending birthday greetings to Gowda.
In a social media post, Modi wrote, "Birthday wishes to our former Prime Minister Shri HD Deve Gowda Ji... May he be blessed with a long and healthy life."
The PM said Gowda is widely respected for his statesman like approach and passion towards public service.
His wisdom and insights on several issues are a source of great strength, he added.
In his message on 'X', Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, "Happy birthday to the country's senior politician and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda. I pray to God to bestow upon him good health and long life."
Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa and his son B Y Vijayendra, who is BJP Karnataka unit president, also wished Gowda on his birthday.
