Thursday, March 28

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Google Maps to Show Nearby Lime Bikes and Scooters in 13 Locations
Automobile, News

Google Maps to Show Nearby Lime Bikes and Scooters in 13 Locations

The technology giant Google has partnered with scooter hiring company Lime to show nearby bikes and scooters in 13 cities worldwide. If there’s a Lime vehicle available nearby, Google Maps will show you how long it will take to get to the vehicle, the estimated price of the ride and total journey time. Similar to the Uber integration in Google Maps, tapping on Lime will open the Lime app. If you don’t have it installed, you’ll be directed to the Apple App or Google Play store. This is now live in Auckland, New Zealand, Austin, Texas, Baltimore, Md., Brisbane, Australia, Dallas, Texas, Indianapolis, Ind., Los Angeles, Calif., San Diego, Calif., Oakland, Calif., San Jose, Calif., San Antonio, Texas, Scottsdale, Ariz. and Seattle, Wash. Google says additional cities are in the works. ...
Hero Motocorp Sold 75 Lakh Motorcycles and Scooters in 2017-18
BUSINESS

Hero Motocorp Sold 75 Lakh Motorcycles and Scooters in 2017-18

India's largest two-wheeler company Hero MotoCorp has crossed the 75 lakh units sales mark in 2017-18 fiscal year. The automobile company has sold 66.6 lakh bikes and scooters in 2016-17, becoming the first company to achieve such milestone globally. As per the press release, the automobile maker is now targeting 1 crore unit sales by the year 2020. On March 28, three days ahead of the close of the current financial year 2017-18, the company has surpassed 75 lakh unit sales mark. In order to achieve sales targets, the company has lined up a slew of new launches in the next fiscal to consolidate its market leadership. The company continues to hold more than 50 percent market share in the motorcycle segment. "We plan to launch four new products in the financial year 2018-19 in th...