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Honda Siel opens second dealership in Bangalore
BANGALORE: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCI) has opened its second dealership in Bangalore, Karnataka. The new dealership was inaugurated today by Honda Siel Cars India president & CEO H. Yamada.
The new dealership, Dakshin Honda, is part of the PCH Group of companies, promoted by Gurjeet Singh. It is one of the largest dealerships in Karnataka with a state-of-the-art facility with modern equipments and 40 service bays with capacity to handle 60 cars in a day. The dealer staff have been trained at Honda Siel Cars.
On the occasion of the opening of the new dealership, Yamada said, “Expanding our distribution network across the country is one of our top priorities in the current year. Bangalore is one of the fastest growing markets for us and I am sure with an additional dealership in the city, we would be able to cater to the needs of our customers in the city, better and faster.”
In 2004, Honda Siel Cars registered a 74 per cent increase in sales in the state of Karnataka, as compared with the previous year, says an official release.
Commenting on the company’s continued brilliant performance, Yamada added, “We are aiming at becoming the No.1 company in the premium segment of the Indian passenger car industry. In 2005, we will work towards boosting our production capacity further which will significantly reduce the waiting period for our highest selling model, the New City.”
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Apple bites back: the $599 MacBook Neo is the cheapest Mac ever made
The tech giant unveils a budget laptop that packs a punch — and a lot of cheek
CALIFORNIA: Apple has never been shy about charging a premium. So when Cupertino rolls out a MacBook at $599 (approx. Rs 55,000) , it’s worth sitting up straight.
The MacBook Neo, unveiled Tuesday, is Apple’s most affordable laptop to date — undercutting its own MacBook Air and taking a sharp swipe at the budget PC market in one fell swoop. It starts at $499 for students, which, for a machine with Apple silicon inside, is frankly a steal.
At the heart of the Neo is the A18 Pro chip — the same muscle that powers the latest iPhones. Apple claims it is up to 50 per cent faster for everyday tasks than a rival PC running Intel’s Core Ultra 5, and three times quicker on on-device AI workloads. Fanless and featherweight at 2.7 pounds, it runs silently and promises up to 16 hours of battery life. Try doing that on a Chromebook.
The 13-inch liquid retina display clocks in at 2408-by-1506 resolution with 500 nits of brightness and support for billion colours — sharper and brighter, Apple says, than most rivals in this price band. It comes dressed in four colours: blush, indigo, silver, and a zesty new citrus, with matching keyboard shades to boot.
Connectivity is modest — two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 6 — but this is a budget machine, not a pro workstation. The 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and Spatial Audio speakers round out a package that punches well above its weight class.
Apple senior vice-president of hardware engineering John Ternus alled it “a laptop only Apple could create.” That’s the kind of line that makes rivals wince — because, annoyingly, he might be right.
The Neo runs macOS Tahoe, with Apple Intelligence baked in for AI writing tools, live translation, and the sort of on-device smarts that keep user data away from the cloud. It also boasts 60 per cent recycled content — the highest of any Apple product — for those who like their bargains with a side of conscience.
For $599, Apple isn’t just selling a laptop. It’s selling an argument — that good design and real performance needn’t cost the earth. The PC industry had better have a decent comeback ready.
