Archive for August 3rd, 2007
Is the 1.4 diesel what the Ford Fusion needed all this while?
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2007 in Ford India.Sadly, not many cars for less than ten lakh rupees make your hair tingle. And not many engines do. But one that does is the 1.6 Duratec in the Ford Fusion. It’s so responsive and so willing to leave a trail of rubber on the tarmac that you wonder why people even bother tuning their […]
Suzuki announces two new power-mad motorcycles for 2008
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2007 in Suzuki.From the word go, the Suzuki Hayabusa sparked off cults and controversy. Its looks were never what a doting mother would call pretty, and even its performance was always borderline anti-social. Suzuki have been content to let it run amuck in original form except for two major changes along the way – restricting the poor […]
We have been drooling over Ferraris and Maseratis and we just can’t have enough of them. So what if your car is not a 600 bhp rocket, your watch can be.
Women wear jewellery just like men wear watches. And not just any old watch, but something that reflects the kind of guy you are. […]
So you have always dreamt of owning a supercar like Ferrari, Porsche Carrera GT or a Lamborghini and till date it has remained the same - a dream yet to be fulfilled.
Think about it, a Ferrari Scaglietti, 2007 with 540 bhp and a top speed of 313 kmph, will leave you poorer by […]
DaimlerChrysler sees brisk sales of Merc in India
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2007 in DaimlerChrysler India, Volkswagen, Audi, BMW.DaimlerChrysler sees brisk demand for its luxury Mercedes-Benz cars in India and is targeting a wider base of aspirational buyers through financing schemes.
DaimlerChrysler said sales of its premium Mercedes cars had reached almost 1,500 in the first seven months of 2007, up 22 per cent from the same period a year earlier.
The company, which competes […]
Tata Motors set to drive in world’s largest bus plant
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2007 in Tata Motors.Tata Motors is setting up the largest fully-built bus plant in the world, which will make it one of the leading global bus manufacturers. The company is currently scouting for a location in southern India.
Tata Motors managing director Ravi Kant said, “We are in the process of setting up an integrated bus-making facility, which will […]
FIPB gives conditional okay to Autoliv’s arm
0 Comments Published August 3rd, 2007 in Uncategorized.The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has set certain conditions for giving its approval for the wholly owned subsidiary of Autoliv, Sweden, following strong objections raised by its joint venture partner IFB Automotive.
IFB Automotive is involved in a longstanding dispute with its JV partner Autoliv over its wholly owned subsidiary, which it says jeopardises the […]