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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 Ford, which is investing $500 million in its Indian operation, today said the company's expansion plans in the country are on track despite a global slump and economic downturn."The current world economy is creating some tough times for car business as a total. Credit crunch and the lack of confidence among consumers and banks have created short-term impact but our Indian plans are on track," Ford India President Michael Boneham told reporters here.Read Full News
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| Ford Motor Co., the U.S. automaker that hasn't made annual profits since 2005, said it will go ahead with its planned $500 million India investment, notwithstanding a slowdown in the local market. Read Full News
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| Car manufacturer Ford India on Tuesday announced the launch of Roadside Assistance Service (RSA) in Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Jaipur taking the total number of cities having such services to 13.Read Full News
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| Ford Motor India has said that it is mulling both petrol and diesel variants for its India small car plan, which it said was on schedule for a 2010 roll out.Read Full News
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| The US automobile giant Ford Motor Co proposes to launch its small car for the Indian market by 2010 and will set up a new unit soon to manufacture engines, top officials said Thursday.Read Full News
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| Ford India today launched new Ford Fiesta model 1.6 S with design revisions and upgraded fabrics and leather. Read Full News
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| Michael Boneham does not give much away. The new president and MD of Ford India is coming in at a time, when the American automaker has already announced big plans for India, so understandably he appears very measured in his speech.Read Full News
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| US carmaker Ford Motor Co, which aims to enter the Indian small car market by 2010, plans to make the country a regional hub for exports, both for the cars and engines.Read Full News
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| Two giant passenger car makers, Tata Motors and Ford India have seen a slight fall in their domestic market shares this financial year. The former's shares dipped by 1.72 per cent while the latter fell by 19 per cent.Read Full News
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| Shares in Indian vehicle maker Tata Motors (TAMO.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) extended losses to be down more than 2.5 percent on Wednesday ahead of an expected deal to buy Ford Motor's (F.N: Quote, Profile, Research) premium Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Read Full News
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| Ford Motor Co., the world's third- largest automaker, will sell Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors Ltd. for at least $2 billion as demand for the luxury vehicles falls at the fastest pace in at least three years. Read Full News
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| This weekend, Ford India will introduce a new television commercial (TVC) for their Ford Fiesta. Created by JWT and directed by acclaimed ad filmmaker Ram Madhvani, this new commercial marks a clear departure from the usual style-oriented car commercials, says an official release.
Ford India VP (marketing, sales and service) Scott McCormack said, "Since its launch in India, Fiesta has been recognised for its best in class performance, drivability and handling. There is a strong pride of ownership in Fiesta and owners usually like to drive their cars themselves."
"In the latest phase of Fiesta communication, the brief to our creative agency JWT was to create a commercial that cuts through the regular clutter of feature or style led advertising," explained McCormack.
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| Automaker Ford India Pvt Ltd will soon roll out a small car for the Indian market and produce engines for the Asia-Pacific market by investing $500 million, said a top official. "Ford India will invest $500 million on these two projects. The funding will be a mix of equity from Ford Motor Co of the US and debt from Indian banks," Arvind Mathew, managing director and president of the company, told the media here Tuesday.
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| Ford India expects growth to be flat this year. “The high interest rates and overall slowdown in the automobile industry have cast a shadow in the company’s growth in the current year,” said Arvind Mathew, managing director, Ford India.
Speaking to the FE recently, he said: “Except the first quarter, the remaining three quarters have been affected particularly by sharp increase in the interest rates.”
According to the available information, the company had reported a sharp growth during last year with a sales of over 42,000 cars. Read Full News
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| US based automaker Ford has an opportunity to launch a small car in the Indian market through their collaboration with Mazda. The company is said to be considering plans to import Mazda2 kits from Thailand.
These kits can be imported to India in completely-knocked-down (CKD) kit. Ford could benefit from the India’s free trade agreement (FTA) signed with Thailand.Read Full News
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| Ford India has introduced a new variant of its popular Sedan Ikon. This limited music edition Ikon IKOOL is a blend of technology in music along with existing design and drive performance.
Scott McCormack, vice-president, marketing, sales and service said: “With the current economic growth in India and greater job opportunities, the upwardly mobile younger generation has higher disposable income and is conscious ofthe choices they make.” Read Full News
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| Ford India on Wednesday launched a new version of its sports utility vehicle (SUV) Ford Endeavour, priced between Rs. 14.70 lakh and Rs. 15.62 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and held out promise of offering diesel variant of its mid-size vehicle Ford Fusion by the third quarter of this fiscal.
“The diesel variant will enable us to have a robust diesel portfolio,” Ford India President and Managing Director Arvind Mathew told reporters here on the occasion of the rolling out of the three versions of the new SUV, including a limited edition one. Read Full News
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| Carmaker Ford India on Tuesday launched a diesel variant of its premium hatchback Ford Fusion priced at Rs 6.59 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The new variant would be powered by a 1.4 litre Duratorq engine.
"Our customers were demanding a diesel variant of Fusion. Based on their feedback we are launching the new product," company Managing Director and President Arvind Mathew told reporters in New Delhi. Read Full News
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| The air has been thick with rumours about Ford India's plans to introduce a diesel-engine version of the Fusion. The company may be considering shoehorning into the Fusion the same 1.4-litre TDCi common-rail diesel engine that is being offered in the Fiesta. That could be a combination worth waiting for.
Meanwhile, Ford has readied the Endeavour for Round Two of the slug-fest between the big luxury SUVs and sedans. Read Full News
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| Diesel seems to be the buzz word in the Indian compact car segment. Ford is now sharpening its weapon to take on the swift diesel and the to-be-launched Getz diesel, reports CNBC-TV18.
Ford's bet in the hatchback segment, Fusion, has not really paid off! Even after a facelift last year, it currrently sells only less than 250 units per month. And to improve that performance, Ford is now set to roll out a diesel Fusion. Read Full News
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