Honda launches enhanced Civic

Honda today launched spruced up civic. The new civic comes with steering mounted cruise control system that helps to cruise at the desired speed to ensure comfort and convenience for the customer with one-touch operation and ORVM turn indicators that makes it more stylish and enhances the looks of the car. Honda Civic VMT & …

Beat diesel version from GM likely during the early 2011

The US car maker General Motors is in the upbeat mood to promote its latest sensation Beat in the Indian market. The company has devised plans to go in for diesel version of Beat and it may hit the roads by Q1 of 2011, said the company’s VP for sales and marketing in India. The …

Toyota

The car maestro from Japan, Toyota said it is carving its small car Etios [images] to be ready for launch in the early period of 2011. This will materialize once the second plant gets full swing action during this year end, said MD for Toyota Kirloskar Motor JV. The second plant is set up by …

Toyota to implant its R&D wing and engine plant in India

Toyota is almost certain to pinch its presence in the Indian car market that it has plans to install an R&D centre and an engine unit here, according to the boss of the JV. The MD of Toyota Kirloskar Motor informed that Toyota is on the R&D study in Japan and Thailand along with other …

Vento to venture in October

Volkswagen has set a strategy for its play in India after planting its seeds of success. It entered the Indian market with its Jetta [images], and Passat [images] sedans and Touareg [images] SUV and the latest Beetle [images]. Now the company is eyeing on securing a market share of 8-10% in another five years as …

The flirt between Nissan and Ashok Leyland is shrinking

The alliance between Nissan and Ashok Leyland is getting greased to better gear with the ensuing LCV in 2011 along with the van NV 200. The Vice-Chairman of Hinduja group claimed that the alliance will involve in framing the prospects of NV200 to be made available in passenger and goods carrier segments. The VP of …

Tata Nano directed towards Taiwan

Taiwan, the world’s top most hub for iPods and green technologies is getting a new guest from Tata – the world’s cheapest car Nano [images]. The information was disclosed by the Chairman of Taiwan’s TECO group with a hint that the car would have a modifications for the domestic applications, especially environmental set up. The …

Mahindra to launch Xylo Compact

Autocar India reports that Mahindra is planning to launch a compact version of it Xylo MPV. We all know that Mahindra is developing a compact SUV in the segment of Premier Rio. Now, with the Xylo compact could be that compact SUV. Xylo compact will be less than 4m in length and will feature 1.5L …

Lamborghini comes in few numbers

The Italian delight of the cars, Lamborghini, a product from Automobili Lamborghini Holding SPA, is coming in few numbers to India. Two units of the version, Murcielago LP 670-4 Super Veloce, is coming to India in a lot of 300 units of which one unit has already reached its owner. The car, at Rs3.60 crore, …

Bajaj has got the nod for Chinese ExhausTec

The Indian two wheeler company Bajaj has got the niche for employing the Chinese Exhaus Tec for its 4 stroke engines. The company’s patent right has been in practice since 2004 with the areas of India, Europe, Mexico, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Iran and Malaysia, said an official statement from the company. The patent right was …