Archive for August, 2008

BY Gaadi Team Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) going to show its diesel-powered compact pick-ups  in the US floors by the fourth quarter of 2009.M&M had pushed back the launch by a few months because it had ordered more testing to ensure the trucks meet the expectations of buyers.M&M’s diesel-powered two-and four-door pick-ups still need to get all...

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BY Rameshwar BSA eBikes, a business unit of Tube Investments of India (TII) is planning to hit the market with five new models of electric scooters in October 2008. The company is also looking at introducing two wheelers which run on alternate fuels and newer technology products which are non electric. K B Srinivasan, general manager-E...

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BY Gaadi Team General Motors Corp plans to launch a new small car in India in the second half of 2009 and it plans to invest more than $200 mn initially in a powertrain plant in India. The facility, that will be located in Talegaon in western Maharashtra state, at the site of GM’s second vehicle plant.....

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BY Rameshwar Hero Electric plans to set up 10,000 e-bike charging stations across the country over the next two years. “One of the major reasons for people not opting e-bikes is lack of infrastructure support when battery charge runs out on the way and where to charge the same. To overcome this, we have decided to...

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BY Gaadi Team Tata Motors is looking at unveiling the next generation variant of Indigo and a cross-over vehicle between the Safari and Sumo, a senior executive said.”We will be unveiling the crossover Safari and Sumo, which was displayed in Auto Expo two years back,” Tata Motors passenger cars division president Rajeev Dubey said. “This will be...

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BY Rameshwar The German luxury car maker Audi AG says the model Audi R8 is sold out for this year with its scheduled 15 booked orders.The R8 will be imported directly from Germany and it is scheduled for november launch. Bookings for the car started in June. In Germany, people have to wait for months for...

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BY Gaadi Team Volvo Car India (VCI) plans to strengthen its dealer network by launching 2-3 new models in future. “In addition to our dealers in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh, we will soon have our dealers in Hyderabad, Bangalore, Cochin and Pune. Our target is to sell 400-500 cars by the end of this fiscal,” the VCI’s...

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BY Rameshwar Suzuki Motor Corporation’s first brand display centre will be set up in the national capital Delhi in the next two months. This would be the second such showroom worldwide after it set up in Japan. The strategy is to propel sales by building a stronger identity of the company, showcasing its global models. “The...

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BY Gaadi Team One lakh car Nano may roll out late by six months behind schedule if Tata motors shift the assembly line to a new site, possibly Uttarakhand. “Ratan Tata has made it clear that the ball is in the state’s court and if the protests continue, he will not think twice about pulling out even...

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BY Rameshwar Eicher Motors Ltd said it will raise prices of three of its ‘Royal Enfield‘ motorbike models from Sept 1, due to rise in raw material costs. The company’s popular three models Standard 350, Machismo 350 and Machismo 500 wear the price hike. As per the price hike, Standard 350 which now costs Rs 69,354...

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