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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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| The Indian unit of Italy's Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to launch its mid-sized sedan Linea in India in December, the company said on Friday.Read Full News
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| In what would be a generational change in its engine technology, India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has decided to introduce the new K-series petrol engine in all its cars in India in the next three to five years, according to the company’s annual report for 2007-08.Read Full News
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| Global auto major Toyota Motor Corp plans to introduce its hybrid sedan Prius in India as an answer to soaring fuel prices and growing concerns over emissions, a top official at its Indian joint venture said.Read Full News
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| German luxury car maker BMW today introduced new variants of its 5 Series sedan priced in the range of Rs 36.9 lakh and Rs 46.8 lakh as it looks to strengthen its presence in the country. Read Full News
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| In a move that seems like making up for its delayed entry into the compact car segment, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), a joint venture between Japan's Toyota Motor and Pune-based Kirloskar Group, is planning to launch a series of models with engines varying between 1.1-1.3 litre over the next two to three years to address the 1-million unit compact car market in India.Read Full News
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| GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Company (GMDAT) has announced that it would launch the new `Tosca Premium 6,' south Korea's first mid-sized sedan equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission and other upgrades.
Company officials say that the wide 6.14:1 overall ratio of the new `hydra-matic' automatic transmissions optimises engine use and delivers improved fuel economy at high speeds compared to typical four-speed automatic transmissions.Read Full News
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| Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) will draw curtains to one of its most successful models on Indian roads -- Maruti Esteem -- with production for the car coming to a stop after the company resumes operations at its Manesar plant on January 2.
Informed sources told PTI that the company would stop production of Esteem once it resumes operations at its Manesar plant after a week-long maintenance shut down. Read Full News
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| Feline, powerful, dynamic, and intelligent. Almost a predator. That is what the new Camry really is, in short.
Brad Pitt on any given day is certainly attractive (ask the ladies), but a buffed up Pitt a la 'Troy' is something else altogether. Read Full News
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| Mahindra & Mahindra on Tuesday launched a new line-up of its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Scorpio V-series.
The new Scorpio VLX is equipped with the mHawk engine and an array of features, M&M's Vice-President-Marketing and Sales (Automotive Sector) Vivek Nayer told a press conference. Read Full News
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| Sports car maker Porsche plans to roll out its Panamera sedan in 2009. The company expects this launch to catapult its sales here from 180 sports cars a year to 700-800. Read Full News
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| Today, Ford India made its popular SUV even more attractive by introducing bold features to the all new Endeavour
The New Club Series of the Endeavour with additional features, available in both 4x4 and 4x2 variants, offers premium SUV buyers greater value for money, enhanced tough look and greater safety and convenience on the vehicle.Read Full News
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The base petrol model of
the 3 series car that the German carmaker BMW is planning to roll out
from its upcoming facility near here will cost Rs. 26.95 lakh
ex-showroom. The diesel version of the base model - 320i - will cost
Rs. 29.70 lakh. The 325i model will be priced at Rs. 32.50 lakh.
Peter Kronschnabl, President, BMW India Private Ltd.,
said the Indian facility would go on stream by March-end. The initial
investment in the plant would be Euro 20 million.
In an interaction with The Hindu, he said the
plant would initially roll out 3 series cars. By May-June, the 5
series cars would also come out of the facility. The company had not
yet firmed up the prices for the 5 series vehicles, he said. "The
company will try to have a uniform price across the country. We don't
segment the price," he said.
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| Owing to a huge drop in demand for cars lately, Chennai-based Ford Motor India, has offered a huge discount of Rs 91,000 on its popular Fiesta, a mid-sized sedan, just six months after it was launched in India.
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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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| The luxury car market seems to have remained unscathed by the financial turmoil with buyers lining up to place orders. Companies such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Porsche, Rolls Royce and Bentley have recorded fantastic growth in recent months, especially when the global meltdown has taken a toll on buyi...Read Full News
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| Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest car manufacturer, is planning to ramp up production to 1 million (10 lakh) units by early next year. The company has also launched its KB series engine, focused for its upcoming model A-Star.
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| Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) on Thursday launched the third generation model of its popular sedan ‘City,’ to boost its sales in the forthcoming festive season. Priced between Rs. 7.70 lakh and Rs. 8.90 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the new ‘Honda City’ comes with 1.5 litre i-VTEC engine and in three dif...Read Full News
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| Motor sport enthusiasts can look forward to an Indian series of the Volkswagen Polo Cup in the near future as the auto major has plans to introduce motor racing to the country by early 2010.
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| The slowdown in the Indian car industry may be forcing some manufacturers to cut back on their expansion plans, but the super luxury segment seems immune to these worries. BMW-owned Rolls Royce is scaling up its activities in India.
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| Japanese auto major Toyota on Friday launched the advanced version of its most popular sedan Corolla and announced plans to roll out its small car by 2010.
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| Fiat’s midsize sedan Linea, scheduled to be launched in September, may come in a month later, according to company sources.
“We have always maintained that we will launch Linea in the September to December period. We are looking for an appropriate time,” said a Fiat spokesperson.
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