Showcase new models
The company also plans to showcase its concept car UP! and its compact car Jetta.
Currently, the Passat is seen on the Indian roads since its launch in September. More
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Archive for December 8th, 2007
Volkswagen to announce India plans at auto expo
Published December 8th, 2007 in Launches and Volkswagen. 0 CommentsMaruti, Hyundai, GM to hike prices in January
Published December 8th, 2007 in Hyundai Motors, General motors India and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsMaruti has already sent out a communication to its dealers earlier this week informing them that a mark-up of up to Rs 12,000 across all its models is likely by January. Officially though nothing has been announced so far. More
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New four-door electric car to hit Indian roads
Published December 8th, 2007 in Hyundai Motors. 0 CommentsThe four-seater steel-bodied hatch-back resembling Hyundai Santro and Daewoo Matiz would zip through Indian roads from April 14, Managing Director of Bavina Industries S.Rajasekhar told PTI here today.
The fully-loaded version of the car costs around Rs.2.5 lakh and boasts of facilities, including AC, power window and centralized locking, like any other small, premium hatch-back. More
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US Jaguar dealers oppose Tata, M&M in driver?s seat
Published December 8th, 2007 in Tata Motors and Mahendra&Mahendra. 0 CommentsTata group and Mahindra & Mahindra are two of the front-runners for acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover, along with a private equity bidder - One Equity ? that is led by a former Ford CEO.
While Tatas and M&M are believed to have an upper hand in the race, according to a media report here, the Jaguar dealers of the US are in favour of the One Equity bid. The Wall Street Journal quoted chairman of the Jaguar Business Operations Council Ken Gorin as saying that the two brands should not be sold to the Indian bidders. More
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Tata’s small car to make way into smaller towns
Published December 8th, 2007 in Tata Motors. 0 CommentsThe small car from Tata Motor’s stable will make its way into smaller towns where the company does not have a marketing network.
“We are upgrading our offices in smaller towns in districts where we currently sell only commercial vehicles to accommodate the Tata small car,” Tata Motors dealer, Lexus Motors Ltd director Binod Agarwal said here today. More
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Bajaj Auto on Saturday launched a “highly fuel efficient and low emission” autorickshaw model powered by Gasoline Direct Injection (GDi) engine with prices starting from Rs 92,000.
“The RE-GDi delivers a substantial 33 per cent better fuel efficiency than the conventional RE autorickshaw and drastically reduces emissions with virtually no visible smoke. The emissions are also comparable or lower than the alternate clean fuel engines using LPG/CNG,” company Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj told a press conference here. More
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A slew of new eye-catchers have edged out the older brands in the small car market in recent times. Makes like the Swift, Getz, Zen Estilo, Wagon R, Spark, Chevy UV-A, Fusion, I10 and Palio have vroomed way past older brands like Indica, Santro, Alto and Maruti 800.
To take on the new competitors, car manufacturers are launching new models, giving facelifts to the older ones and changing powertrains to up sales volumes. More
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