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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Mann has 'understanding' with Amit Shah to split AAP after Lok Sabha polls, claims SAD chief Badal
Sangrur (Punjab), May 11: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has an "understanding" with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to split AAP into a separate Punjab unit after the elections, like Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde did in Maharashtra, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal claimed on Saturday.
Badal made the claim while addressing rallies at Sunam and Dhuri for the Shiromani Akali Dal's (SAD) Sangrur candidate Iqbal Singh Jhundan.
"Bhagwant Mann has compromised with the BJP as he felt he would also be arrested like his boss (Arvind) Kejriwal because he had also perpetrated the same liquor scam as done by AAP in Delhi. This understanding has saved him from arrest," Badal alleged.
Shiv Sena leader Shinde became Maharashtra chief minister after parting ways with Uddhav Thackeray and forming an alliance with the BJP.
The Election Commission of India has since recognised the Shinde faction as officially representing the Shiv Sena while the Thackeray-led faction has been using the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) name.
The Shiromani Akali Dal chief also asserted that no Delhi-based party can be trusted with votes.
"Bhagwant Mann has opened channels with both the BJP and the Congress to hedge his bet. While he has an informal understanding with the BJP, he has also aligned with the Congress in Punjab and is putting up a friendly fight in most constituencies," Badal said.
He cited how AAP is contesting against the Congress in Punjab but Mann has been campaigning for the grand old party in Chandigarh and Haryana.
AAP and the Congress are constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc. While the two parties are contesting the Lok Sabha elections independently in Punjab, they have an alliance in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana and Chandigarh.
Urging Punjabis to "seal the borders" for all Delhi-based parties, Badal said, "The AAP government in Punjab and the Union government colluded to prevent our farmers from marching to Delhi. This led to firing of tear gas shells at our farmers and even firing of rubber bullets. Now it is your turn to seal the borders of Punjab with your votes."
He also made a case for trusting the Shiromani Akali Dal -- a home-grown party of Punjab.
Badal said the Shiromani Akali Dal has always stood for safeguarding the interests of Punjab and decided to contest the Lok Sabha elections alone when it became clear that the BJP was not ready to resolve any of the pending grievances of the farmers or the Sikh community.
He also announced that once the Shiromani Akali Dal is elected to power, it will release tubewell connections to all agriculturists who do not have a single connection in their name.
He also promised that all social welfare schemes that have been curtailed by successive Congress and AAP governments would be revived in totality.
