While Korean major Hyundai is planning to sell santa fe in 2008 in India, its local peer SsangYong(Korea’s fourth largest car maker) will debut into indian market with its flagship SUV kyron next year. SsangYong will sell its kyron through Srilanka’s Micro car. Micro Cars is a car company based in Sri Lanka. Founded in …
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update:Skoda fabia bookings
Skoda which has already said it will launch the Fabia in delhi auto expo on january 12th 2008, has started receiving bookings for the hatchback.Booking fee ranges from Rs50000 to Rs1lakh. Delivery of Fabia is likely to be in the 2nd week of january 2008. Specifications and pamphlets of Indian Fabia will reach the showrooms …
Loss of face for Tata Motors
Tata Motors which is being criticized for poor quality in its products in domestic market faced a major upset when JD Power and Associates quality study adjudged Tata Motors as the worst performer among the 23 passenger cars in South Africa. The vehicles were compared on the basis of initial quality feedback given by customers. …
BMW eyes comeback
After the Indian government initative, that allowed manufacturers to import bikes above 800cc category, global bike makers planned to make their mark in 7 million indian two wheeler market. Yamaha recently launched its 1000cc R1 and 1600cc MT-01, others like Suzuki and Honda are mulling at their options. Buoyed by the response for its sedans …
Cars and Bikes to be launched in 2008
Compact cars Skoda Fabia Chevrolet spark variant Chevrolet new Aveo U-VA Maruti Suzuki swift sedan Maruti Suzuki splash Another small car from Maruti suzuki Hyundai i20 Hyundai i10 CRDe Hyundai i10 automatic Tata 1 lakh car ‘jeh’ Tata Indica V3 Tata indica hybrid Tata Indigo compact Honda new jazz Renault sandero Fiat grande punto Fiat …
Apache goes patrol
Caution: don’t try to outsmart traffic constable with your 150cc bike(atleast in Tamilnadu). Yes, TVS Motor Company has handed over 101 patrol motorcycles fitted with warning lamps, a siren, a wireless microphone and a high power search lamp–as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility project to Tamilnadu government. As part of the donation cops in …
Vroom at 100kmph! it’s legal
You will soon be able to legally check whether the new speed monster you bought does the promised zero to 100 in 9 seconds flat and takes you from Delhi to Jaipur in under three hours. For the first time since 1989, the Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry is to notify new speed limits …
Yamaha launches YZF R1 and MT-01
As we reported earlier, Yamaha launched two sport motorcycles, MT 01 and YZF R1 both 998cc powered YZF R1 and 1680cc powered MT 01 on 4th December. YZF-R1 is the flagship model of the company and is powered by a 998cc engine that develops a power output of 176 bhp @ 12,500 rpm with a …
Peugoet plans come back
Peugeot plans to set up a shop in India all over again. Peugeot was among the earliest multinationals to enter the country in 1993-94 and the first to shut down in 1997. This is not the first time Peugoet is planning a comeback, it joined hands with Tata Motors in 2000 to carry out a …
TVS plans 180cc & 200cc apache and neo step thru
TVS apache 180cc & 200cc and neo step thru TVS rolled out step thru through its indonesian subsidiary now plans to test it on Indian roads. TVS is also planning few upgrades of the Apache (180 and 200 cc). In 2008 TVS also plans a hi powered scooty. Next year TVS will focus on new …
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