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| Honda Siel Cars added another feather in it's cap by lauching India's first hybridcar, that is 47 per cent more fuel efficient than the Honda Civic petrol car. Thecar is powered by a petrol engine and an electic motor. At high speeds, three stageiVTEC IMA petrol engine work while at idling or at traffic signal, the electricmotor works thus preventi... Read Full News
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| To curtail the demand for gas guzzlers, the Government of India has hiked the excise duty on vehicles. The SUVs, luxury cars having the engine capacity 2000cc and above will see increase in price of Rs20,000. The mid size cars having engine capacity ranging between 1500 to 1999cc increases up to RS.15,000.Sales of luxury brands like Audi,Daimler Ch... Read Full News
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| Hyundai Santro admitted as the number one position in compact car segment in the Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) conducted by JD Power Asia Pacific 2008. JD Power Asia-Pacific study is one of the most esteemed and renowned for its total objectivity conducted the test first time in India in various segments of the car like compact cars, premium ... Read Full News
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| There is total confusion across the country on who would bear the higher excise cost imposed on vehicles with higher capacity engines. Earlier, Govt has slapped an additional specific duty of up to Rs 20,000 per car. The cars which are with dealers right now are sent to them earlier before the new excise duty kicked in by the government. But the an... Read Full News
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| Yamaha which is buoyed by the initial response for its latest offering R15 is betting big on the bike. Yamaha has already made 500 registration in chennai within few days of the commercial launch and it hopes to sell 25000 units of R15 before the end of this year.We will start a new era of Yamaha India with this bike," Yamaha India chief executive ... Read Full News
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| Fed up with raising interest rates,spiking fuel prices, here is an announcement from Mr.Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman,Planning Commission you don't want to hear. The planning commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said that people in the upper middle class should be ready to spend more prices to the petrol and diesel, while referring to the... Read Full News
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| Royal Enfield, a division of Eicher motors unveiled its much expected Thunderbird Twinspark model with a Unit Construction Engine (UCE) Unlike the previous generation engines, the new UCE features engine, clutch and gearbox tucked into a single casing, thus making the entire assembly more compact, promoting the fuel efficiency by 10 percent and red... Read Full News
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| Ford has launched a new sports variant of Fiesta called Fiesta S that clocks 0-100 km in 11 seconds and an upgraded SXI variant of the Fiesta featuring new front grille and head lamps. The new Ford Fiesta range is priced from Rs. 6, 29, 000 for petrol variants and from Rs. 7, 10,000 for the turbodiesel models. The Fiesta 1.6 S, available only with... Read Full News
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| Tata's Nano may be the world cheapest car but it seems like buying a nano won't be cheaper. The Nano customers might be treated as a buyer of second-hand car if they are taking a loan to finance the Tato Nano says some leading bankers. The leading auto loan financiers are saying that typical loan applicants for the Tata Nano might be people with lo... Read Full News
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| Hyundai has announced an offer for the buyers of i10 and santro. Hyundai will take care of the increase in petrol price that might happen in next six months.The offer is valid only for buyers who book i10 or santro between June 20th to June 30th 2008.... Read Full News
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| US carmaker General Motors on Tuesday said it has won J D Power Asia Pacific 2008 award for its two cars Chevrolet Spark and Aveo U-VA produced by its Indian subsidiary. Read Full News
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| General Motors (GM) India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of US carmaker General Motors Corp, Thursday launched a new Chevrolet model here.“The new Chevrolet U-VA brings superlative value and additional safety, security and luxury to our customers,” said GM India vice president P. Balendran at the launch.Read Full News
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| As the Cochin Port is making all efforts to host the biggest yachting race in the world - Volvo Ocean Race - the Volvo Car India, a division of the Ford Motor Company, has announced the launch of special edition cars to add glamour to the largest sporting event.
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Chevrolet
Aveo U-VA, a premium hatchback from General Motors is a combination
of modern Italian design, generous list of features and roomy
interiors. It’s stylish and incredibly spacious five-door set a new
benchmark in its segment in terms of product attributes.With
a class-leading wheelbase and overall length, the Aveo U-VA is
incredibly spacious. It can seat five adults comfortably thanks to
its generous legroom and shoulder room. There are plenty of storage
locations in the cabin such as cup holders in the front centre
console that are flexible and can take cups of various sizes, a cup
holder towards the rear of the floor console for rear occupants, dual
storage areas on the instrument panel, a deposit box in the centre
console and a ticket clip in the driver's sun visor. Its relatively
low height of 1,495 mm underlines the dynamism of this new vehicle, a
characteristic that is also expressed in its sporty design.
Circular-theme tail lamps with jeweled elements complete the sporty
look.
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General
Motors India is looking at selling 1,000 units of Chevrolet Captiva
by end of this year, its top official said. "The total domestic
SUV market as on today is 7,000 units. We are looking at selling
1,000 units of Chevrolet Captiva by end of 2008, taking the SUV
market to 8,000 units", Karl Slym told reporters on the
sidelines of the launch of Chevrolet Captiva premium Sport Utility
Vehicle here today. The SUV market is likely to go up
to 25,000 units by 2012, he said.
"GM India achieved an overall sales turnover of 60,000 units
in 2007 as against 35,000 units in 2006, registering a growth of 68
per cent when the industry growth stood at 14 per cent. We are eyeing
a turnover of 90,000 units by end of this calendar year", Slym
said.
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| Carmaker Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) on Wednesday slashed the price of its eco-friendly sedan, Civic Hybrid, to Rs13.36 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) from Rs21.50 lakh earlier for a limited period, till December this year.
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| MARUTI SUZUKI India Limited (MSIL) plans to refurbish all its cars under production so that it will be compatible with the stringent recycling norms, laid down by the European Union’s End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) recycling norms by 2010.
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| The West Bengal government is going to showcase Singur land before the First Automobile Works Limited (FAW), the Chinese automobile manufacturer, which was in Kolkata today.
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| General Motors, the fifth largest car manufacturer by the number of cars sold in the country, today announced plans to hive off its marketing and sales activities into a separate company. The new company — called GM (India) Marketing — will oversee sales and distribution of the company’s Chevrolet b...Read Full News
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| The automobile industry's woes aren't limited to manufacturing, much as surging input costs may give us reason to suppose.
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| Honda launched limited edition of sports variants of its popular model, Honda Civic. The new Civic sports is powered by similar 1.8 litre petrol engine that currently drives the existing Civic model, however, it has some of its unique features as well.
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| Hyundai Motor India Limited, India's second largest car manufacturer, is planning to double its exports from India. Hyundai has already made India as its manufacturing hub for its small car models.
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| Kuka Systems shall supply car body making parts to Volkswagen India for its production plant near Chakan, Pune. Volkswagen shall incorporate add-on components like door and flaps etc. to its existing three different models viz., Skoda Fabia and two editions of VW Polo.
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| Mahindra and Mahindra Limited (M&M), one of India's leading automotive companies, on wednesday unveiled an ergonomically designed Alfa Passenger, modern diesel three-wheeler, in the Kerala market.
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| Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is pleased to announce the appointment of Select Cars Private Limited as the dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in New Delhi, India. The company, along with Deutsche Motoren Private Ltd, the BMW Dealer in Delhi, is owned by the Kapur family.
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To leverage the growth happening in
the luxury car segment in India, Germany luxury car maker Audi is
planning to focus on enhancing the dealership network, investing more
on training the workforce, improve the range of products besides
working on the local assembly line in Aurangabad which ...Read Full News
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| DaimlerChrysler India Private Ltd, the 100% subsidiary of the erstwhile DaimlerChrysler group (now two separate entities Daimler AG and Chrysler LCC), will soon be renamed back to Mercedes-Benz India Private Limited, told company’s spokesperson to FE.
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| Fiat is planning an aggressive pricing strategy to boost sales in India. And, to keep prices low, it intends to increase local component sourcing. For instance, Grande Punto, to be produced at the Rs 4,000 crore Ranjangaon plant, will have an initial localisation content of 50% but will go up to 90%...Read Full News
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General Motors India,
the Indian arm of the US automobile maker, on Monday said it would
start manufacturing at its second plant in Maharastra in August. The
proposed plant, entailing an investment of Rs 1,300 crore, would come
up at Talegaon near Pune with a capacity of 1.4 lakh units per a...Read Full News
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General
Motors (GM) India, a wholly owned subsidiary of US carmaker General
Motors, has set a target of selling 90,000 automobiles in 2008 to capture a bigger market share in the country.
"We have sold
60,000 units in 2007. We plan to increase the production by 30,000
this calendar ...Read Full News
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Car maker General Motors
India on Tuesday reported an over two-fold jump in its domestic sales
during December 2007 at 6,309 units, against 2,583 units in the same
month in 2006.
The sales comprised 2,179 units of MUV Chevrolet Tavera, 1,800
units of sedan and hatchback Chevrolet Aveo an...Read Full News
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