Maruti 800 soon to get LPG variant

OIl Marketing Companies may have freezed new LPG connection, but India’s oldest and most successful car may get LPG variant soon. Maruti 800 which Maruti Suzuki is selling for more than 20 years still clocks decent sales numbers. But the upcoming Tata’s Nano may make dent in the sales. Anticipating the nano’s effect and spiking …

Nissan to sell LCV in India by 2010

Nissan has said it will start selling light commercial vehicles (LCV) in India from 2010. Nissan has planned to roll out 13 LCV models by 2012 as part of its global strategy to make it market leader in the segment.”At the heart of the business plan is a substantial investment in new products. Nissan will …

Mahindra gets closer to acquire Kinetic

Accordintg to Economic Times, Mahindra and Mahindra has signed a term sheet with Kinetic Motors in its bid to acquire a majority stake in the company. A term sheet is a non-binding agreement setting forth the basic terms and conditions under which an investment is to be made in a company. Mahindra is looking to …

Hot news on TVS limited edition scooter, Volkswagen jetta and more

* Yamaha to launch YZF R15 on June 14th * TVS Apache RTR FI (Fuel Injection) will hit the market in the first or second week of June * TVS will also launch two limited scooters (scooty pep’s) inspired by the spirit of wimbeldon. TVS has signed up with All England Tennis Lawn Club for …

Maruti Suzuki hikes prices of DZire

As promised during the launch, Maruti Suzuki has hiked the prices recently launched Dzire sedan. The price of Dzire is hiked by Rs18000.  The dzire was launched with an introductory price ranging Rs 4.49 lakh and Rs 6 lakh across different variants. Owing to the raising input cost, Maruti Suzuki has raised the input cost …

Skoda plans to conquer Indian market

You bought and conveyed! kudos to the Fabia owners for making india an important market for Skoda. The czech maker is buoyed by the success of Fabia but at the same time it realised the advantage of local production. Skoda which is perceived as a premium brand in India launched its first hatchback in January …

TVS apache RTR Fuel Injection

You read it first at vicky.in Really everyone is losing patience. It’s been almost a year before, TVS unveiled apache RTR Fi. After the loss of face over the twin spark controversy, TVS is slowly recovering and begins to build its image again. After a lot of misses, TVS is all set to launch apache …

Kawasaki to build motorcycles in India

Kawasaki may team up with Bajaj to produce motorcycles in India from 2009. Kawasaki Heavy may use Bajaj’s production sites at Pune, India to produce Kawasaki-brand sports bikes with engines of 150 cc or more, Katsuhiro Sato, a spokesman for the Japan, Kobe-based company, said to Bloomberg.Bajaj Auto has been a Kawasaki’s technology licensee since …

Royal Enfield Thunderbird gets Twinspark

You read at first at vicky.in The much awaited Thunderbird twinspark will be finally out soon. Thunderbird Twinspark have reached the Royal Enfield showrooms and dealers are only waiting for the formal launch. For the Royal Enfield, the Thunderbird Twinspark is a big technological leap and is seen as the important product. Also the twinspark …