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565 BMW increases capacity, mulls on two-wheeler entry in Indian market
BMW, the German luxury carmaker has increased its production capacity to 5,400 units per annum at the Indian facility. BMW has also said that it will invest a fresh amount of Rs 70 crore by the year 2012. BMW is present in India through a wholly-owned subsidiary BMW India.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

497 Tata Nano to get bigger as well as diesel engines
Tata Motors’ small wonder Tata Nano is soon going to have a bigger engine. The cheapest car of the world, Tata Nano which presently comes with a 600-cc petrol engine, is now all ready to be launched in a diesel variant besides its new petrol variants.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

440 Maruti Swift gets 'Aspirational Car of the Year' Award
Maruti Swift bagged the Frost & Sullivan 2010 Aspirational Car of the Year Award in Segment B. This prestigious award was received by Mr. Shashank Srivastava, Chief General Manager Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India Limited. This award is given to a manufacturer based on a structured research process.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

515 Hyundai workers reinstatement decision put off by Labour Commissioner
Tamil Nadu Government’s labour commissioner office has recently issued a letter which defers the decision about the reinstatement of 35 dismissed workers of Hyundai Motor India Ltd for the fourth time.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

494 Chevrolet Tavera to get Rhino engine
General Motors has been seeking a BSIV compliant diesel engine for its Chevrolet Tavera model. But now the company is content as it’s look out for the same has finally come to an end.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

461 Nissan NV200 to be launched in India
Nissan Motors intends to introduce NV200, company’s multi-utility vehicle, in the Indian market. This model of Nissan has already been in news. The model was even seen around Chennai at the time of its testing.
Posted on Sep-23-2010

645 New BMW X5 launched
The BMW X5 xDrive50i is powered by a 4395cc, V8, BMW TwinPower Turbo and direct petrol injection (High Precision Injection) that produces a top power of 407 bhp at 5500-6400 rpm and belts out 600 Nm at 1750-4500 rpm and accelerates from 0 – 100 kmph in 5.5 seconds.
Posted on Sep-22-2010

530 Automakers scale up to meet the festive demand
According to the sources, the automakers are increasing their production capacity so that they may meet the spurt in demand during the festival season which is around the corner. Every year the period between October to November is the one in which the auto makers observe a demand spurt.
Posted on Sep-21-2010

524 Tata Indica and Indigo to get a price hike
Tata Motors is likely to increase the price of its passenger cars, Tata Indica and Indigo, with an important amount. The new price will come into effect from the next month of October.
Posted on Sep-21-2010

480 The wait for 5-star cars gets longer
A little time ago, the centre had introduced its plan of fuel efficiency norms for the passenger cars. But it seems like that the plan has now gone into the cold storage. The reason behind is that the auto industry has shown strong reservations on the five-star rating system that was offered by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.
Posted on Sep-21-2010

562 HSBC increases its stake in Maruti Suzuki India
Maruti Suzuki India, country's largest carmaker, has stated that HSBC, the global financial firm, has hiked its stake in MSI with a margin of 7.03 per cent. This was done through an open market transaction which valued Rs 58 crore.
Posted on Sep-21-2010

426 Maruti SX4 Diesel ready to launch
Maruti Suzuki India is gearing up for introducing the diesel variant of its sedan model SX4 in the year 2011. The company sells its SX4 model in reasonable numbers in comparison of the other models of this particular segment.
Posted on Sep-21-2010

553 Maruti 800, the preferred choice of Bangalore thieves
Maruti 800s cars are not only popular among customers but these models are also the preferred choice of the thieves in Bangalore. The carjackers are constantly targeting these models – White Maruti 800s- because these four-wheelers are in a high demand.
Posted on Sep-20-2010

528 Nissan Micra registers 54,000 confirmed bookings
Nissan Micra has registered fifty four thousand confirmed bookings till now, according to the sources, from world wide markets. Before six months, Nissan Micra of the fourth generation was introduced in Thailand. Later on, the Indian launch of Micra took place.
Posted on Sep-20-2010

550 Porsche 911 Carrera GTS to be unveiled at Paris Motor Show
The new Porsche 911 Carrera GTS carries a little more of a sporty look. The 3.8-litre engine of this new model generates more power in comparison of the other standard S models. This new model incorporates six vacuum-controlled tuning flaps.
Posted on Sep-20-2010

492 Tata Aria to get finishing touches at Jaguar-Land Rover
Tata Motors is all set to rock the SUV segment with its upcoming launch of Tata Aria. Tata Motors has been working on this model since quite some time. The new Aria is the crossover SUV model of Tata.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

487 New Scorpio Xtreme from Mahindra and Mahindra
Recently Mahindra had announced their stylish and elegant new 300cc naked bike, ‘Diablo’ in the year 2010. All bike lovers have already appreciated it as they expect ultimate zeal and sophistication with this bike of Mahindra.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

516 New BMW X5 to be launched on 21st Sep
When the original BMW X5 was launched by BMW in 2006, it marked Bimmer's first entry into the then-rapidly growing SUV segment. Though the model still remains a strong seller for the company, trailing only the 3 and 5 Series, but, the company has decided to relaunch the X5 in an upgraded version.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

490 Skoda Fabia facelift to be launched on 24th September 2010
Skoda India intends to launch the new facelift of the Skoda Fabia on the 24th of this month. The face lifted Fabia was revealed by Skoda at the Geneva Motor Show held in March this year. The car that was phased out from the 13 BS4 cities will now be launched with upgraded engines to meet the emission norms.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

433 Fiat to launch Linea T-Jet on October 8
Fiat will launch its new model Linea T Jet in India on October 8. The new Fiat LineaT Jet will be the first vehicle to run on the turbocharged version of the naturally aspirated 1.4L petrol engine.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

574 Indian carmakers reign the domestic car market
Although there are car companies from across the world which are launching their new products in the burgeoning Indian car market but still the Indian domestic car market is ruled by the Indian carmakers.
Posted on Sep-18-2010

497 Maruti Suzuki India losing customers due to production constraints
On one side Maruti Suzuki India is planning to ramp up its production while on the other side the company has given a statement which says that it expects its sales to slow down in the second half of this fiscal.
Posted on Sep-17-2010

553 75 YEARS OF JAGUAR HISTORY BROUGHT TO LIFE
23rd September 2010 is going to be grand day as it marks the 75th anniversary of the Jaguar marquee, the luxury car. Its most popular car is Jaguar XF. A group of 75 individually-numbered, iconic Jaguars from across the years will make a two-day journey from Coventry to Goodwood to celebrate the occasion.
Posted on Sep-17-2010

508 Ford India to make global models, not India specific cars
Ford has been running its operations in India since a long time. Presently, Ford India is doing better than it has in years. With this progress one may assume that the company would continue making cars that Indians would love.
Posted on Sep-17-2010

456 Nissan to launch affordable sedan for India
This year in July, Nissan Motors had launched its small car model Micra. The model has been getting good response from the Indian customers. This Nissan model has also started generating volume sales for the Japanese car maker.
Posted on Sep-17-2010