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Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (SMIL), a subsidiary of Japanese two-wheeler major Suzuki Motor Corporation, proposes to invest Rs 150 crore to expand capacity and strengthen its dealership network, a top company official on Monday said.
“We plan to increase our manufacturing capacity from the present 1.7 lakh to 3.5 lakh units and double our dealership […]

New cars drive up impressive sales, right? Not necessarily. Many new cars that have hit the market in the past one year seem to have gone off-track. Most of these models have failed to excite customers, forcing manufacturers to dole out huge freebies and discounts to grab their attention.
Zen Estilo, Maruti-Suzuki’s hatchback launched in January […]

DaimlerChrysler’s Mercedes Car Group aims to achieve an 8 per cent operating margin and boost productivity by just over 7 per cent in 2007, Mercedes Chief Operating Officer Rainer Schmueckle said on Tuesday. More
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German luxury car group BMW might set up a fourth passenger car brand in addition to its current BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce lines, a press report said on Thursday.
But BMW has no plans to acquire Volvo from the US automaker Ford, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper added, citing sources.
It said a new brand was one […]

Indian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the auto component industry have shown improvement in productivity and become globally competitive, a Pricewaterhouse Coopers study has said.
Improvement in operational performance and cost cutting has helped SMEs acquire new customers besides getting additional orders from the existing customers. More
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Tyre manufacturers in the country are unperturbed though a severe crunch in supply of natural rubber stares in their face.
They said imports would be an option they could consider if the availability really goes out of hands.
However, the decision on imports hinges in many factors such as international prices, stocks and supply.
“We cannot shut the […]

Automobile tyre manufacturing company Modi Rubber, which was shut down in 2001 due to family feud, will soon re-start production at its facilities, its president Alok Kumar Modi said on Tuesday. More
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Is the 100 cc bike endangered? While Hero Honda, the world’s largest bike maker owes its leadership to the 100cc bikes and TVS owes its existence to the 100 cc Star City, Bajaj Auto, Suzuki and Yamaha are betting on the hope that consumers would eventually upgrade to the 125 cc segment. This conflict is […]

German and Indian automotive industries expanded their cooperation horizon, determining 18 joint-project goals including developing technologies and raising proportion of renewable fuels.
High-level German and Indian industry representatives met at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) held during Sep 13-23 and signed a bilateral agenda. More
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The auto component industry has enhanced its productivity and achieved the substantial improvement in quality after participating in a UN partnership programme UNIDO, a study conducted by research firm PricewaterhouseCoopers said.
UNIDO partnership programme is a joint programme between United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, the Government of India and the Automotive Component Manufacturing Association (ACMA) specially […]