India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India kickstarted the 15th edition of the biennial Auto Expo on Wednesday showcasing the concept Futuro-e electric SUV concept that will be the foundation of its electric car portfolio during the course of the decade; India and the US are set to seal a trade deal during President Donald Trump's planned visit to India in the last week of this month, multiple sources said. Trade officials of India and the US are giving final touches to the deal expected to cover specific sectors; Deaths from the new Coronavirus rose to 490 in mainland China while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in Thailand showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and renewed attention toward containing it. This and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Auto Expo 2020: No Chinese delegates at motor show due to coronavirus' threat

Mahindra displayed 6 vehicles in total comprising three EVs, a concept car and two variants of Treo which is an electric 3-wheeler

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The Kia Sonet will compete with the likes of Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Ford EcoSport and Mahindra XUV300.

Auto Expo 2020: MG Motor featured a dedicated segment for \"i-SMART\" - the technology that powers the HECTOR, India's first internet car, and the ZS EV, India's first pure electric internet SUV

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Auto Expo 2020: The diesel engine is mated to a new 8 Speed automatic transmission and has a peak power of 185PS and torque of 410 NM

Auto Expo 2020: Renault triber has already established itself as a breakthrough concept and has seen tremendous acceptance amongst a wide set of car buyers.

Auto expo 2020 India: Bookings for Mahindra eKUV100 will open in March and the deliveries will begin in April. It comes with an electric motor that delivers 54hp and 120Nm of peak torque and has an automatic transmission

Auto Expo 2020: The concept e-Futuro has been designed and developed in India by in-house engineers at Maruti Suzuki

The Volkswagen-owned Czech carmaker has been tasked with helping its German parent achieve a 2025 target of a 5% market share in India

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The overwhelming presence of world's largest electric vehicle market China, will also see a smattering of small and big electric cars including the cute looking Great Wall Ora R1 that has a range of 300 kilometer on a single charge

2020 Auto Expo news: This year's Auto Expo will feature a host of launches and unveilings from different companies like -- Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, TATA Motors, Kia Motors, Vespa, Hyundai, Hero electric among others

Maruti Suzuki at Auto Expo 2020: Maruti Suzuki will unveil 3 main cars- Futuro-E Concept, facelift models of compact SUV Vitara Brezza and hatchback IGNIS. Here's for more

Mercedes Benz has unveiled a new concept car Mercedes Benz Vision AVTR at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. The company's new concept electric autonomous vehicle is inspired by director James Cameron's 2009 movie Avatar. The concept car is named AVTR for Advanced Vehicle Transformation. Cameron also helped with the design of this car. The new Mercedes Benz Vision AVTR concept embodies the vision of the company's designers, engineers and trend researchers for mobility in the distant future, along with features like outlandish styling and far-off future tech. Mercedes-Benz Vision AVTR concept is heavily inspired by the world of Pandora. Watch the video for more.Also read: Hyundai Aura launch on January 21, bookings open; check price, features, other details here

Ashok Leyland will develop and manufacture electric buses with ABB's TOSA technology, which tops up the battery in just seconds while passengers get on and off the bus

Hyundai Aura will be launched on January 21. Here's a sneak peek into the details of the car

OnePlus Concept One takes 0.7s for the glass to transition from solid black to fully clear, faster even than the camera itself takes to fully activate; OnePlus claims that this is the fastest speed yet achieved in the industry, and it uses almost no power

The annual consumer electronics show has kicked off in Las Vegas. From OLED TVs, smart locks, concept cars to concept foldables, there are a plethora of products on display. Meet Samsung's new Ballie robot. Watch Sony unveil its concept car and catch many other innovative technologies. Hyundai is set to unveil a concept electric aircraft developed with Uber. Watch what's trending at the CES this time.Also read: Want to create Rs 50,000-crore ethanol economy: Nitin GadkariAlso read: Govt likely to cut spending by up to Rs 2 lakh crore to curb deficit