M&M to have global venture with SsangYong

After a hectic parley, M&M has at last got its choice from Ssang Yong for operating globally. This will make the company achieve its ambition of becoming a key global player in the industry, said its Vice Chairman. With an MOU following suit, the entire process will be over in another three months he added. …

Outlander from Mitsubishi to cost more by 2%.

Come this September, the world class car maker Mitsubishi will be increasing the price of its new SUV Outlander [images] by two percent which will mean the scrapping of the introductory offer. The JV with the Indian car maker Hindustan Motors made Mitsubishi enter into India freely and recently launched the SUV at Rs19.95 lakhs …

Another price rise from Hyundai

The inevitable price rise of its cars has made Hyundai to come out with the justification of the hike in the raw materials. With no time bound rise, the company said the input cost has increased at large making the company to announce the hike, on the lines of Maruti which has since increased the …

Revival of Ambassador by 2011

A cat has nine lives and so is Ambassador from Hindustan Motors. The once famous car of the Indian roads, which has been in frequent exile from the market, is getting a new lease of life. Hindustan Motors said it is contemplating on the revival of the car during 2011 by refining it with new …

Tavera BS IV from GM next year

The new SUV Tavera from GM on BS IV will roll down next year it is confirmed. General Motors India’s MD said the process for this launch has been finalized with International Cars and Motors Ltd. The new version will have the BS IV powertrain with an upgrading facility to BS V and the vehicle …

Assembling of Land Rover in India next year

The assembling process of Land Rover by Tata Motors is the latest news in the auto industry. Tata gets hold of two third share in the segment of buses and trucks in India. The platform from Tata Motors delivers utility vehicles Tata Magic, Winger and Safari and cars like Nano [images], Indica [images] and sedan …

Honda launches Jazz X variant

Honda has launched a new variant of Jazz hatchback called Jazz ‘X’. Jazz X sports plenty of new features but mechnaically it remains the same. The new features in Jazz X are USB port, fog lamps, gun metal alloy wheels, parcel tray, mud flaps and height adjustable driver seat. In addition Honda has also introduced …

Yamaha

The Japanese auto giant Yamaha’s Indian wing has stopped the production of G5 and Alba(both 106cc) and Gladiator (124cc) [images]. Further, there won’t be any upgrading of these models for meeting the BS III norms. The company’s National Sales Head revealed that the existing stocks will continue till they exhaust. These three models have become …

Maruti

India’s largest and top most car maker Maruti Suzuki is shelling out Rs1000 crore for erecting a test track in Haryana. This will initiate the launch of 100% indigenous car for domestic market, by 2012 and innovative global car before 2014. The track will include R&D wing for making these cars. The company’s Marketing Executive …

Hyundai

Having settled with the market growth, Hyundai’s India strategy seems to bolster its morale by adding new products in near future. The company’s 3millionth car was recently released, a mark of its entry into the Indian operations some 12 years ago. The CEO and MD of the company said that Hyundai believed in the philosophy …