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Following the 20% stake acquisition in Suzuki (the parent group of Maruti Suzuki) by Volkswagen, the two giants have started looking at synergies. As expected, India is the prime market for this european – japanese tie-up and things have started unfolding. NDTV reports that Maruti may produce cars based on Ritz and new Wagon-R (2010) …
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Maruti Suzuki, which enjoys 50% of the Indian car market, is setting a new level to increase its production- 70000 units in 2010- to feed the demand. The utilization of employees in full swing and wiping out wasteful operations is the need of the hour, said its Executive Officer. The Manesar facility will be expanded …
The intermodel between Nano [images] and Indica [images] is to be offered by Tata in the form of a small car with 800cc. code named as Dolphin, it is expected to roll down in 2012 to be powered by an 800cc or 1000cc engine to set in the A2 segment(WagonR [images] and Hyundai i10 [images]). …
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The present is not as potential as past for Maruti in the case of export sales to Europe. The earlier sale was due to the incentive offered on scrappage scheme for dispensing with old cars for new ones. Now the scheme is since withdrawn there is no point in lamenting the consistent sale. The decline …
This time the trouble visits Honda group of companies – Hero Honda and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter Ltd- with the suppliers facing problem by way of their labor strike. The major hitch is in the supply of battery , from Exide Industries Ltd, which faces problem in its Bawal factory. Hero Honda is exploring the …
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Fiat is fixing a target of 130000 cars by the period reaching 2014, which is likely to include the new B-segment car(coming out in 2102), two models of Grande Punto [images] and Linea (C segment). The move is to hike the share of Fiat to 5% by 2014 at 2.6 million cars and utility vehicles. …
Not brooding over the financial instability, Renault is on the verge of setting up an engine facility in India. The proposed facility may come off near the company’s complex situated in Oragadam in Chennai. The move is to make free flow of engines and transmissions for the low profile Logan sedan which is to be …
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Kawasaki today officially entered the Indian market with the launch of its subsidiary called India Kawasaki Motors. India Kawasaki Motors is expecting its release of several supersport, sport and cruiser models primarily in the 250 cc class or greater to drive sales up to around 1,000 units in 2010. Kawasaki entered into a technical assistance …
The hot spell of summer is best reflected in the ongoing race between Hero Honda and Bajaj in the 100cc segment. The situation is quite contra to note that it was this segment from which Bajaj withdrew some time back. But the reverse gear from Bajaj has given it the reversal of fortune. Normally the …
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The status as the second largest car maker in India is on the peril for Hyundai. The other premier car maker Tata, whose Nano [images] is spreading the wave of popularity for the cheapest car, is on the verge of launching new plant at Sanand. The facility will start producing Nano in a week’s time …
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