Archive for June, 2007
Auto Videos: Reason Behind 2008 Ford Big Super Duty Truck Recall
Published June 30th, 2007 in Ford India. 0 CommentsHowever, Ford India president and MD Arvind Mathew told ET, “It is very speculative to say that Ford will bring the new KA to India. We have no plans of getting the car that is being jointly produced by Fiat Europe and Ford Europe to India.” More
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M&M, Shell study on hydrogen transportation
Published June 29th, 2007 in Mahendra&Mahendra. 29 CommentsThe scope of the study includes hydrogen supply, infrastructure, and the timing of introduction of various hydrogen vehicle platforms, such as Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines and Fuel Cells, in India. More
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TVS Motor expects pressure on margin to continue in first half of 2007-08
Published June 29th, 2007 in Tvs motor. 31 CommentsIn another announcement, the companyreported that earnings for the March 2007 quarter slid 68.89% to Rs 90.50 million compared with Rs 290.90 million in the same quarter of last year. The total income on the hand surged 10.02% to Rs 9,468.40 million for the quarter ended Mar. 31, 2007, compared with Rs 8,606.20 million in the corresponding quarter of last year.
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Auto Video: Jean Ragnotti conduciendo un Renault Clio
Published June 29th, 2007 in Renault. 0 CommentsIndia to lead low-cost car revolution
Published June 29th, 2007 in Tata Motors, Nissan and Renault. 0 CommentsBy 2014, the year by which this segment is expected to develop substantially, India’s share of the estimated annual production of about 3.5 to 3.7 million low-cost vehicles is projected to be nearly 34%. In comparison, adversary China which is ahead on most parameters — the number of telecom users, internet connections, cars and retail — is expected to account for only 11% of global production. More
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‘Indian small car would not rival Logan’
Published June 29th, 2007 in Mahendra&Mahendra, Nissan and Renault. 14 CommentsCarlos Ghosn, who heads both Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA , said a new, cheap car the partners hope to build for India’s booming small car market will not compete directly with Renault’s Logan.
Ghosn said Nissan and Renault were looking closely at the feasibility of building a $3,000 car in India in a venture with tractor and utility vehicle maker Mahindra and Mahindra that would go head-to-head with Tata Motors Ltd.’s sub-$3,000 “People’s Car” due for launch next year.
Annual car sales in India are set to nearly double to 2 million by 2010, with small cars making up more than two-thirds of the market. Big emerging economies such as India, China and Russia are the new battleground for global auto makers as sales slow in fiercely competitive mature markets. More
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Toyota plans dedicated hybrid for Lexus
Published June 29th, 2007 in Launches and Toyota India. 0 CommentsToyota Motor Corp is planning to launch in 2009 the first dedicated hybrid model for its Lexus luxury line, Automotive News reported on its website.
Citing Lexus UK Director Steve Settle, the industry journal said that the model was expected to be priced between the 30,000 euro ($40,310) IS sedan and the 51,000 euro ($68,520) RX400h hybrid sport utility vehicle, making it the cheapest hybrid under the Lexus brand, it said. More
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Skoda India reveals plan to launch small car
Published June 29th, 2007 in Skoda Auto India. 18 CommentsSkodaIndia, a fully-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group’s SkodaAuto of Czech Republic, today revealed the company’s plan to launch Skoda Fabia, its first small car in the Indian market.
“We are planning to launch the car by the end of this year. Fabia is very well accepted globally and with our experience in the car business, we are confident of receiving a similar response from the Indian customers as well,” Skoda India Managing Director (Commercial) Karsten Bogun said.
Bogun was talking to reporters here after the opening of the company’s new dealership in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. Read more
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