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Swift becomes fastest selling car model in India
Published May 11th, 2008 in Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsCourtesy: economictimes.indiatimes.com
Car sales gain momentum in April
Published May 9th, 2008 in Hyundai Motors, General motors India and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsCourtesy: www.indiacar.net
Pak Suzuki wants Euro-II compliant auto parts from India
Published May 8th, 2008 in Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsCourtesy: economictimes.indiatimes.com
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Car makers set to scorch motown with new launches
Published May 3rd, 2008 in Fiat India, HM/Mitsubishi, Honda India, Hyundai Motors, Launches, Tata Motors, Volkswagen, volvo and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsIt’s hot. Last year it almost touched 18. And this year it’s expected to go through the roof. New launches in motown are all set to ignore price hikes and the threat of an impending credit squeeze. With automakers bullish on new rollouts, this year promises to be a blockbuster for car lovers across the country. At the top-end fat cat segment of the automobile business, brands such as, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Lexus, Aston Martin and Maserati might finally make their Indian debut.
While at the more modest-end of the spectrum, a slew of domestic and international carmakers are waiting to unleash a few surprises. Auto firms such as, Fiat, Volvo, Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, Tata Motors, Honda Siel and Mitsubishi Motors are all in queue to yank the covers off their gleaming beauties. Read more
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Gujarat emerging as export hub for auto majors
Published May 2nd, 2008 in Ford India and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsGujarat is poised to become a major auto export hub in the country with several vehicle manufacturers coming to the state to invest in its ports to set up automobile-handling terminals.
The Mundra port, developed by the Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone (MPSEZ), will have a car export terminal operational by the first quarter of 2009, a top official of the company, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters. Read more
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Excise cuts in budget fuel gas into auto sector
Published May 1st, 2008 in Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsAutomobile manufacturers today reported an impressive growth in sales during April, showing signs of recovery after the excise duty cut announced in the budget.
Leading the growth in the car segment, country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India witnessed a healthy 22 per cent increase in sales, while Hero Honda, the market leader in the two-wheeler category, registered an over nine per cent jump in its sales for the month. More
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Get ready to pay more for your dream car
Published April 27th, 2008 in Honda India and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsYour dream car is getting costlier. While car makers are increasing prices in May, financiers are hiking interest rates, leading to a steep increase in the cost of possession.
The increase may be in the range of Rs 4,000 for small cars to Rs 18,000 for deluxe ones. An increase in interest rates will result in an extra Rs 3,600 burden over a five-year finance deal for a Rs 1-lakh loan. Read more
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Suzuki Motor Corp reported a 12 per cent rise in annual operating profit on Thursday thanks to booming car sales in India, but it forecast a 6.3 percent drop for this year to factor in a sharp slide in the dollar.
The Japanese maker of compact cars expects operating profit to come to 140 billion yen ($1.35 billion) in the business year ending next March, when the sector faces massive currency-related losses, a spike in raw materials costs and softening demand in the West. More
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Maruti Suzuki to launch ‘world car’ from India by end-2008
Published April 8th, 2008 in Launches and Maruti Suzuki. 0 CommentsSuzuki Motors’ next world car will come from its venture at Gurgaon, near Delhi, by the end of 2008, Shinzo Nakanishi, managing director of Maruti Suzuki India, has said.
“The new model will be launched by end-2008,” he said. “To begin with, we have plans to export 100,000 units of the new model annually to Europe and the rest of the world,” Nakanishi said in an interview. Read more
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