2025 Mahindra Bolero Neo Facelift: The Mahindra Bolero Neo was first launched in July 2021 as a rebadged version of the Mahindra TUV300. Since then, it has not received any major updates. However, a test mule of the updated Bolero Neo has been spotted in India with some fresh design elements. The launch is likely to happen before 2025 ends. Here is what you can expect from the updated 2025 Mahindra Bolero Neo. 

Design Changes

The spotted test model was heavily camouflaged, but a few design updates were visible. The biggest change is the grille. The new grille gets horizontal slats that connect both headlights. In comparison, the current Bolero Neo comes with a honeycomb mesh grille with vertical slats.

The bumper also seems revised. The lower air intake now features horizontal elements instead of the honeycomb pattern. Apart from this, the SUV continues with the same halogen headlights and fog lamps as the current model. 

The spotted test model had the same 15-inch silver alloy wheels, but the production version might get new rims for a fresher look. The rear profile looks unchanged with wraparound halogen tail lamps and a boot-mounted spare wheel with cover.

Cabin Updates

The interiors have not been revealed yet. But Mahindra is expected to make small updates to keep it modern. Likely additions include a larger touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, automatic AC with rear vents, and a rear armrest.

Current features like an analogue instrument cluster with MID, all power windows, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, cruise control, and a 6-speaker sound system are expected to continue.

Safety Updates

The updated model is likely to come with 6 airbags as standard. Other safety features like ABS with EBD, ISOFIX mounts, and a rear camera with sensors are expected to be retained.

Engine And Price

The SUV may continue with the same 1.5-litre diesel engine, producing 100 PS and 260 Nm, mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. Prices are expected to be slightly higher than the current model, which costs between Rs 9.97 lakh and Rs 12.18 lakh (post-GST cut).

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‘Rising costs’

Starbucks is facing legal challenges in three US states after workers initiated action over a new dress code. Employees claim the coffee giant broke the law by not reimbursing them for new clothing required by the updated policy.

Employees must wear khaki, black or blue denim bottoms without patterns or frayed hems or solid black dresses that are not more than 4 inches above the knee. The dress code also requires workers to wear black, gray, dark blue, brown, tan or white shoes made from a waterproof material. Socks and hosiery must be “subdued,” the company said.

The dress code prohibits employees from having face tattoos or more than one facial piercing. Tongue piercings and “theatrical makeup” are also prohibited.

Starbucks said in April that the new dress code would make employees’ green aprons stand out and create a sense of familiarity for customers. It comes as the company is trying to reestablish a warmer, more welcoming experience in its stores.

Before the new dress code went into effect, Starbucks had a relatively lax policy. In 2016, it began allowing employees to wear patterned shirts in a wider variety of colors to give them more opportunities for self-expression.

The old dress code was also loosely enforced, according to the Colorado lawsuit. But under the new dress code, employees who don’t comply aren’t allowed to start their shifts.

Brooke Allen, a full-time student who also works at a Starbucks in Davis, California, said she was told by a manager in July that the Crocs she was wearing didn’t meet the new standards and she would have to wear different shoes if she wanted to work the following day. Allen had to go to three stores to find a compliant pair that cost her $60.09.

Allen has spent an additional $86.95 on clothes for work, including black shirts and jeans.

“I think it’s extremely tone deaf on the company’s part to expect their employees to completely redesign their wardrobe without any compensation,” Allen said. “A lot of us are already living paycheck to paycheck.”

Allen said she misses the old dress code, which allowed her to express herself with colorful shirts and three facial piercings.

“It looks sad now that everyone is wearing black,” she said.

The lawsuits and complaints filed Wednesday allege that Starbucks’ dress code violates state laws that require companies to reimburse workers for expenses that primarily benefit the employer. Colorado law also prohibits employers from imposing expenses on workers without their written consent, according to that lawsuit. The plaintiffs seek damages on behalf of all Starbucks workers in those states, whether or not their stores are unionized.

Multiple plaintiffs, like Allen, said they requested reimbursement from Starbucks to conform to the dress code but were denied. Gilbert Cruz, an employee in Aurora, Illinois, requested $10 for the cost of removing a nose piercing.

Worker-led lawsuits in state courts are a shift in tactics in the multi-year effort to unionize Starbucks’ stores.

Starbucks Workers United, the labor group that has unionized 640 of Starbucks’ 10,000 company-owned U.S. stores, has filed hundreds of unfair labor practice charges against Starbucks with the National Labor Relations Board. The union filed an charge over the dress code in April.

But the board’s ability to hear cases has been curtailed under President Donald Trump. Trump fired an NLRB member in the spring, leaving the board without the quorum it needs to decide cases.