BMW fixes security flaw that exposed 2.2M cars to break-ins

The company says the problem affected BMW, Mini and Rolls Royce models equipped with its ConnectedDrive technology, which allows drivers to access certain car functions with a smartphone.

German automobile club ADAC, which discovered the flaw last summer, says hackers could have used a fake cellphone base station to intercept network traffic from the car and lower the windows or open the doors. There are no reports such a break-in ever took place.

BMW spokeswoman Silke Brigl said today that hackers wouldn't have been able to start or stop the engine. Brigl said the problem has been fixed with an automatic update and customers don't need to take any action.

 

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Ssangyong launches compact SUV Tivoli

Ssangyong Motor CO (SYMC), which is the fourth largest auto maker of South Korea has invested USD 320 million in Tivoli project and would pump in approximately USD 920 million in the next three years on various activities to further enhance its position in the market.

"Ssanyong has invested 700 billion won since its M&A (with Mahindra) and would put one trillion won (USD 920 million) in next three years," said Ssangyong Motor Co Chairman of BOD P K Goenka.

Tivoli is the first product to come out of the SYMC stable after Mahindra & Mahindra acquired 70 percent controlling stake in 2011.

The company has launched four versions powered by 1,597 CC petrol engine with price ranging between 16.35 million won (USD 15,000) to 23.47 million won (USD 21,500). The diesel engine based models would come in July.

"Tivoli is a strategic global model which SYMC has developed with great devotion in the past four years after the acquisition. It will be a cornerstone for the company to become a global SUV maker," SYMC CEO Yoo-il Lee said.

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Datsun Go+ all set to hit Indian market on 15th January next year

The compact MPV segment, which is a large five-seater hatchback with a flexible third row, is best suited for children.  The Go+ is based on the Go hatch.

Go+  will be powered by the 1.2-litre three cylinder petrol motor, with a slightly tweaked ECU churning out an adequate 68PS and 104Nm.

Despite the increased weight, which is about 20kg, the torquey motor helps the Go+ take off with some excitement. The Go+ is likely to be priced at Rs 4.1 lakh approximately.

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Maruti Suzuki to hike prices in the range of 2-4 percent from January

"We are planning to increase the prices in the range of 2-4 per cent across our entire range of products from January. It was in October 2013 that we had taken our last price hike," Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), Executive Director (Marketing and Sales) RS Kalsi informed.

The company had been absorbing the impact of higher input cost for quite some time now, he said.

"We have been absorbing the impact of higher input costs for quite some time now but we did not hike the prices because the market was not doing well."

Maruti Suzuki India sells a range of vehicles, from Alto 800 to Grand Vitara, priced between Rs 2.37 lakh and Rs 24.6 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Earlier in the day, its rival Hyundai Motor India also announced a price hike by up to Rs 25,000 from next month across its models.

Last week, German luxury car maker BMW had announced that it will raise product prices in India by up to 5 percent with effect from the first week of January.

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