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  • Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 With Wi-Fi 6 Support, Up to 4,804Mbps Speed Launched

    Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 has been launched in China, adding to the company’s portfolio of network devices. It comes with Wi-Fi 6 support, six external high-gain antennas, and one external AIoT antenna. The dual-band Mi Router AX6000 has a Qualcomm processor and boasts of up to 4,804Mbps speeds depending on the connected frequency. It comes in a single black colour option. The router offers a host of security features and comes with a management app that works on Android, iOS, and Web. Mi Router AX6000 has LED indicators for various functions as well.

    The Mi Router AX6000 from Xiaomi is priced at CNY 599 (roughly Rs. 6,800) and will go on sale in China on January 8. A single black colour model is currently up for reservations. The company has not shared any information on the router’s international availability.

    Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 runs on MiWiFi ROM based on OpenWRT, is powered by the Qualcomm IPQ5018 processor, and uses a 1.0GHz Network Processor Unit (NPU). It comes with 512MB RAM and dual-band support. Xiaomi claims the router can deliver up to 574Mbps speeds on 2.4GHz frequency and up to 4,804Mbps on 5GHz. It has Wi-Fi 6 support with six external high gain antennas and an external AIoT antenna.

  • Honda announced hike in car prices from January

    Japan’s vehicle company Honda plans to increase the price of vehicles in India from next month. The company’s dealers have been informed about this. Honda is operating in India through wholly owned subsidiary Honda Cars India Limited. A dealer of the company has confirmed that Honda has been increasing the price of cars since January. This is due to rising raw material costs and currency effects.

    According to the dealer, the company will give information about the increase in price according to the model of vehicles in early January. When contacted, a Honda spokesperson confirmed this, though did not give any further information about how much the price will increase.

    Honda Cars India sells compact sedans from Amaze to expensive SUV CR-V in the country. The initial price of Amaze is Rs 6.17 lakh, while the price of CRV is ex-showroom is Rs 28.71 lakh. Other cars in its portfolio include City, Civic, Jazz, WRV.

    Prior to Honda, some other auto companies have also announced increase in prices of various models from January 2021. Last week Renault India said that from January it will increase the price of all models by up to Rs 28,000.

    Apart from this, Maruti Suzuki, Ford India and Mahindra & Mahindra have also said that they will increase the prices of their vehicles from January to reduce the increased cost of raw materials and other commodities. Two-wheeler company Hero MotoCorp has also announced an increase in the price of its vehicles by Rs 1,500 from January 1, 2021 to compensate for the increased cost of raw materials.

  • Maruti’s diesel cars will be seen again on the roads, the company is doing plowing

    Maruti Suzuki India is planning to enter the diesel engine segment once again next year. This is because a large number of customers are still buying diesel cars, especially in the high-selling SUV and multipurpose vehicle segment. Maruti Suzuki removed diesel models from its portfolio from April 2020 due to the implementation of stringent BS-6 emission norms. The company had said that by adapting the diesel models to the new norms, their price will increase significantly, which will not be practical.

    Sources say that Maruti Suzuki India has started the process of upgrading its Manesar-based engine plant so that the company can start rolling out BS-6 diesel engines from the middle of next year or the festive season. Right now BS-6 compliant 1 liter, 1.2 liter and 1.5 liter petrol engines are being used in all models of Maruti Suzuki. The company also sells CNG versions of some models.

    Sources have also confirmed that Maruti Suzuki India has plans to offer BS-6 compliant diesel engines in Ertiga and Vitara Brezza. It will start from the domestic market. When contacted by the company to re-enter the diesel engine segment, the spokesperson said in a statement that we cannot give any guidelines on future technologies.

    Sources say that Maruti Suzuki India is looking to upgrade its current setup at the Manesar plant, which was earlier used to develop the company’s BS-IV compliant 1,500-cc diesel engine. Before discontinuing the diesel vehicle, Maruti Suzuki used this engine in its mid-size sedan Ciaz and Ertiga. Fiat-sourced 1,300 cc diesel engines were used in other Maruti Suzuki models such as the Vitara Brezza, Dzire, Swift, S-Cross and Baleno.