Archive for May 24th, 2007



As part of its strategy to shore up exports basket, leading automotive systems manufacturer Sona Group is diversifying into the auto component space.
“Currently we are looking at three specific projects — stampings, castings and forgings and a final decision is likely to be taken by July end,” Sona Group Chairman and Managing Director Surinder Kapur […]



Nijhawan Group, a company with diversified interest in travel, finance and real-estate business, has tied up with the US-based Thrifty Car Rental to scale up its operations in India.
“We have tied up with Thrifty for scaling up our car rental business in the country,” Nijhawan Group Executive Director Arjun Nijhawan told reporters on Wednesday.
Nijhawan Group […]



Mumbai Tata Motors’ integrated Customer Relationship Management (CRM)— Dealer Management System (DMS) initiative has crossed the milestone of covering 1,000 locations in India and abroad.
Being implemented in phases since 2003 the combined online CRM-DMS initiative now supports over 15,000 users, within the company and among its channel partners in India and abroad, to conduct all […]



Just how much is human life worth in our country? This question is of singular relevance – Business Standard recently lost a photographer, a single mother of a very young child, in a tragic hit-and-run accident in Delhi. Without meaning to appear insensitive, she became another statistic – one of the nearly 300 people […]



With diesel becoming the drink of preference, it’s no wonder diesel versions of popular cars are flooding the market. Now much more refined, almost as powerful, as fast as petrol cars and much more fuel efficient, common-rail technology has given diesels a new lease of life.
After the Swift Diesel, here’s another popular car that is […]