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Hindustan Motors looks at components business for revival

Sunday, November 16th, 2008

Hindustan Motors, maker of the Ambassador, for long the iconic Indian car, is moving ahead to become more of an automobile component manufacturer than developer of new models, according to a top company official.
“The key to our revival will be our components business comprising forgings, castings and stampings produced at our Uttarpara factory near Kolkata,” […]

Hindustan Motors launches Mitsubishi Outlander SUV

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Automobile firm Hindustan Motors on Friday launched sports utility vehicle ‘Outlander’ in the country, priced at Rs 20.2 lakh (ex-showr outlander Outlander enters India after making its debuts in North America, Japan, Australia, Canada and West Europe. More oom).
Outlander entered India after making its debuts in North America, Japan, Australia, Canada and West Europe. […]

Hindustan Motors to launch SUV in Indian market

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Automobile manufacturer Hindustan Motors Ltd on Friday said they would be launching a high-premium Sports Utility Vehicle in the Indian market soon.
“We are expecting to launch the high-premium SUV ‘Outlander’ by this year itself in the Indian market and it would be placed between Mitsubishi’s Pajero and Montero”, Hindustan Motors Ltd Executive Vice-President Y V […]

HM to launch small commercial vehicle in October

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Hindustan Motors Limited on Tuesday said it will launch a small commercial vehicle from its Uttarpara plant in West Bengal in October this year.
Final testing of the product was being carried out and the process of obtaining an approval from the Automotive Research Association of India was underway, Hindustan Motors Chairman C K Birla said […]

Hindustan Motors banks on new engines to boost Ambassador sales

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

The country’s oldest car manufacturer, Hindustan Motors Ltd, hopes to sell around 12,500 Ambassador cars this fiscal, a senior company official said here on Friday.
“Last year we sold around 11,000 units. Now fitted with more fuel-efficient diesel engines that meet Bharat Stage 2 (BS2) and BS3 emission norms, we hope the taxi segment would find […]

Hind Motors posts Rs 28.76-cr net

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Hindustan Motors Ltd (HM) has posted a net profit of Rs 28.76 crore during the quarter ended December 31, 2007 compared with a loss of Rs 13.85 crore recorded during the corresponding period of 2006. More
Courtesy:www.indiacar.net

HMSI to launch new bike, scooter in India

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Honda Motorcycle Scooter India (HMSI), a unit of Japanese two-wheeler major Honda Motor, is planning to introduce new scooter and motorcycle models in the next few months to strengthen its product portfolio in the country as it targets sales of 8.8 lakh units this fiscal.
The company, which is the biggest scooter maker in the country, […]

Hind Motors plans to invest Rs 750 mn

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Hindustan Motors Ltd, plans to invest 750 million over two years at its Uttarpara plant in West Bengal to boost its components business, a top official said on Monday.
The bulk of the investment will go towards upgrading technology and modernising the component manufacturing facilties at the plant, Managing Director R Santhanam, told shareholders at the […]

Hindustan Motors to launch SUV

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Indian roads are all set to experience some more premium cars. Hindustan Motors, the GP-CK Birla flagship company, has firmed up plans to launch premium sports utility vehicles (SUVs) in the price range of Rs 15-25 lakh from the Mitsubishi stable within six months. The cars will be manufactured at HM’s Chennai plant. […]

HM sees positive growth in auto components biz

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

Hindustan Motors Ltd (HM) is bullish about the prospects of its auto components business.
The company, which has earmarked an investment of Rs 75 crore in this segment over the next two years, hopes to cater to the growing demand for auto components in the domestic market as well as in the US and Europe.
Within the […]