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608 Maruti SX4 Hybrid and Eeco Charge unveiled today
Maruti Suzuki, in its initiative to be associated with the Commonwealth Games national initiative, handed over two Maruti Suzuki SX4 Hybrid and One ‘Eeco Charge’ cars today to Mr Arvinder Singh Lovely, Hon’ble Minister of Transport for NCT Delhi.
Posted on Oct-04-2010

614 Hindustan Motors seeks new auto contract manufacturing business
Hindustan Motors Ltd is in discussion overseas for contract manufacturing at its Chennai plant, which is presently operating at sub-optimal capacity. Managing Director, Manoj Jha said that during the period 2009-10, the company manufactured around 4,000 units from the plant.
Posted on Oct-04-2010

774 Paris motor show goes electric
With the hope that the big Asian market will make it possible for them to leave the crisis behind, the automakers gathered on Thursday to show a number of electric cars and various models.
Posted on Oct-04-2010

56 General Motors India’s September 2010 Sales grow by 13% at 8617 units
General Motors India has registered an impressive growth of 13% in sales in September 2010, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 8617 units in September 2010 against 7654 units in September 2009.
Posted on Oct-04-2010

731 New Tata Indica Vista to launch on 13th October
It’s time for the car lovers to get happy again because soon they will witness a new Tata Indica Vista from Tata Motors. The festive period is around the corners and most of the car makers are planning to launch their new products or even the new variants of earlier model at this time.
Posted on Oct-01-2010

620 Mahindra to raise prices by up to Rs 8,000 from coming month
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra has recently made an announcement that it will hike the prices of all its products. This price rise will be of up to Rs 8,000 and will come into effect from first of October. The company has taken this decision because of the higher costs of the raw material and also because of the execution of new emission norms.
Posted on Oct-01-2010

664 Mercedes-Benz to begin a new unit in Pune by 2011
Mercedes-Benz India has stated that by second half of next year, it will begin the bus body-building. The company will set up a new unit at its plant in Pune for the same purpose.
Posted on Oct-01-2010

771 Maruti Eeco Charge launched
The leading car maker of India, Maruti Suzuki, today unveiled two new models in its product line. These are Maruti Eeco Charge and Maruti SX4 Hybrid. The new Maruti Eeco Charge is a zero-emission, pure electric vehicle that has been developed on a MPV platform. Maruti Eeco Charge is powered by a 50kW motor and a 24kWh Lithium-ion battery. When the model is fully charged, it provides a driving range of about 100km and gains an appreciable top speed of 100 km per hour.
Posted on Sep-30-2010

790 Maruti SX4 Hybrid launched in India
Maruti Suzuki, India’s car market leader today launched its two new products – Maruti SX4 Hybrid and Eeco Charge. The company handed over the first lot of 2 Maruti SX4 Hybrid cars and 1Eeco Charge to Mr Arvinder Singh Lovely, Honourable Minister of Transport for NCT Delhi.
Posted on Sep-30-2010

645 Hyundai to launch 3 new cars every year
Hyundai, the leading carmaker has stated that it will launch 2-3 brand new cars each year to catch up with the speedily growing small car market. The company will also do so with the purpose of maintaining its market share. Hyundai Motor India, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Han-Woo Park stated that they would carry on introducing 2 to 3 new cars every year. He further added that the domestic market demand is rising and the company wants to encash it.
Posted on Sep-28-2010

847 New Honda Civic to be launched by 2012
Honda Motor Company Limited is planning to introduce new variant of its model Honda Civic by 2012. The car has gone through several rigorous tests on the various tracks of America. However, Honda has not yet made any announcement regarding the final production ready model.
Posted on Sep-28-2010

755 Tata Nano soon to become second best selling model of India
JD Power’s recent research shows that Tata Nano is all set to become second best selling model of India. It is expected that this small car will be on the number two spot in the year 2011 after Tata increases its production.
Posted on Sep-28-2010

613 New Mitsubishi Montero launched
Mitsubishi Motors has recently introduced another stylish model in its product line. This time it is the new Mitsubishi Montero model which has got an upgraded engine. The plans for introducing a new variant were going on since a long time.
Posted on Sep-28-2010

182 Hyundai to increase capacity for ensuring 22% market share
Hyundai, the South Korean car maker, is planning to adjust its present Indian operations for expanding the manufacturing capacity. The company is planning to do so because it is aiming to take its share to around 22% of all the cars which are sold in the domestic market.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

740 Value for money" has been Hyundai's strong point
Hyundai i10, the renowned model of Hyundai Motors has remained a very important model for the company. This model had made its entry at the right time in the market. It also helped Hyundai Motors achieve new heights of success by propelling the company to the top team of Indian bestsellers auto makers.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

784 Volkswagen JK Tyre Polo Cup reaches Chennai
The ongoing Volkswagen-JK Tyre Polo Cup now reaches Chennai in its 4th round today. The 4th round is flagged-off at the MMSC Irungattukottai Race Track, Sriperumbudur in Chennai.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

689 Toyota Etios hybrid may be launched in India
After the significant bookings of Toyota Prius, a hybrid car, in India, the Japaneses company is mulling over to launch its yet-to-be unveiled hybrid small car- Etios- in the Indian market. The Toyota's small car Etios was showcased at the Delhi Auto Expo in January 2010 and is reported to be introduced by December, 2010.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

712 Toyota India mulling over Toyota Etios Hybrid
Toyota Motors is doing an in-depth analysis and study of the Indian market to check out whether the idea of introducing a hybrid version of the Etios will be a wise decision or not.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

706 GM India to launch Chevrolet Cruze Petrol
General Motors India is planning to introduce the petrol version for its model Chevrolet Cruze. According to the industry sources, General Motors India is discussing this launch in the final stages.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

630 Mitsubishi Montero BS IV launched
Luxury car maker, Mitsubishi has added more flavour to the festival season by launching a new Mitsubishi Montero that conforms to new BS IV emission norms in India. The speculated price of the new SUV will be around Rs 38 lakh. The SUV has been gifted with new exterior and more power.
Posted on Sep-25-2010

740 Land Rover Evoque to be launched in 2011
Tata Motors' owned Land Rover has stated that Range Rover Evoque, company’s new sports utility vehicle will make it to the market in the year 2011. The new model will be available with the price tag of Rs 21 lakh. This model will be produced by the company at the Halewood plant in Merseyside, UK.
Posted on Sep-24-2010

714 BMW's growth strategy for India, BMW X1 to be launched in India
On the occasion of the launch of new BMW X5, Dr.Andreas Schaff, President, BMW India explained the growth strategy of BMW for the next year. The initial overview of this strategy suggests the aggressive approach of BMW towards the market of India. Presently, the plans of the company are based on the robust demand for the products of the company.
Posted on Sep-24-2010

607 Tata Nano going to be the 2nd best selling car in India by FY 11
Tata Nano, Tata’s small car and world’s cheapest car is on the way of becoming second best selling car of India next year as per a report of JD Power, a market research firm. According to this report, Tata Nano will take place of Hyundai's i10 which has got the chances of being on the second position in 2010 after Maruti Alto. The third position in this regard will be occupied by Tata Indica.
Posted on Sep-24-2010

710 Tata Aria to roll out in a month
Tata Motors is looking forward to gift its users with a treat this festive season as Tata Aria, a cross over between MUV and SUV would soon be launched and most likely within a month. The cross-over would offer staunch competition to its contemporaries in the segment including Toyota Innova and M&M's Xylo. The car was earlier unveiled at the auto expo and has been marked as an Indian crossover designed by Indian engineers.
Posted on Sep-24-2010

796 Hyundai i10 launched at Rs 3.48 lakh-Rs 5.91 lakh
Hyundai Motor India, the second largest car maker in the country has launched a facelifted version of its most popular hatchback the Hyundai i10 in the country. The revamped version of the beauty is priced between Rs 3.48 lakh to Rs 5.98 lakh (Ex-showroom, Delhi) in India.
Posted on Sep-24-2010