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Maruti Suzuki, India has introduced a new variant of Alto 800 viz., VXI which features central locking, driver side airbag, integrated audio system with USB port, full wheel caps, left side rear view mirror, rear spoiler, front power windows and body side moldings.
The VXI trim of Alto 800 has been priced at Rs 3.39 lakh and Rs 3.35 lakh for metallic and nonmetallic color respectively.
Honda today launched a new scooter named Activa-i. Much contrary to the expectation, Honda Activa is not powered by an 125cc engine but by the same 110cc engine which already powers the activa and aviator. Yamaha Ray and Piaggio Vespa made some inroads into the Honda’s formidable scooter territory and many expected a new scooter from Honda. But honda has stuck to the activa by just refreshing it.
Acitav-i comes with its long list of exclusive features. These include – Combi Brake System (which reduces braking distance by 24% compared to conventional brakes), tubeless tyres, maintenance free battery, viscous air filter,comfortable seating posture and maximum storage space of 18 litres. The compact and lean design is easy to handle in traffic by both male and female riders. At 103kg, its lightweight design ensures fatigue free ride & ease of parking for female riders and high ground clearance of 165mm guarantees joyful riding.g cars and bikes
Activa-i is priced at Rs. 44,200 (Ex-Showroom, Delhi). It will be available for sale across India by end of June’13
Automall Chennai today kickstarted in style. With the participation of all the manufacturers right from Maruti to Chevrolet to Volkswagen to Renault to Audi. Bike fans is enthused with might Hyosung and Royal Harley Davidson models. For your eyes are the old beauties from Madras heritage club. Performance cars (read modified cars were also on display. Manufacturers are offering exclusive discount to woo the customers so as the banks. SBI features a stall at the Automall and gives away car loans from lower EMIs.
In the automall accessories section, Vicky shopping and car spice displayed their accessories. Vicky shopping your favourite car and bike store displayed wide range of accessories including the Bosch wiper blades, Meguiars Car Care Product, Car Covers and so on. Not to miss 100s of Maisto and Tata Scale Models are display on Vicky Shopping stall at Automall. Vicky shopping offered scale models at lowest prices and in the collection on display were some rare models. Rush to automall tomorrow or day after (April 13th and April 14th) to join the auto celebration. Don’t forget to miss the vicky shopping stall
Vicky.in invites Chennai Auto fans to visit Automall 2013 – Chennai Edition
RelioQuick, the Integrated Marketing Communication Experts, are launching the first edition of Auto Mall exhibition in Chennai from 12th to 14th April 2013. The 3 days event will be organised in city’s best known venue at Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam. After the success in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and lately in Ahmadabad in Feb 2013, Auto Mall is now geared to enthral automobile enthusiasts of Chennai.
For the first time, Chennai will witness display of all major automobile brands under one roof. The exhibition will not only be limited to the showcase of cars and bikes but there will be much more to explore like Concept Car & Bike Competition, Think Green – Drive Green Lounge, Live Design Show, Premium Lounge, Vintage & Classic Cars, Superbikes etc.
Premium cars and bikes will be showcased in a separate lounge called Premium Lounge. This lounge has top end cars and bikes like Roll Royce, BMW, MINI, Audi, Mercedes, Harley Davidson, Hyosung Bikes, Polaris Off-roaders, & others. It will be a great treat for the discerning visitors to see these aspirational automobiles under one roof. Vintage and Classic Cars will also add to the glitter of the Premium Lounge.
On this accomplishment, Sukhbir Singh, Director, RelioQuick said, “It is a great pleasure for us to organise such a mega event in the capital city of Tamilnadu. After mesmerizing the automobile aficionados in Bangalore for last 4 years, our team have been meticulously working on making it big in other cites of South India. The credit also goes to the audience who have shown interest and confidence in RelioQuick & Auto Mall. As a result of which, we are organizing Auto Mall in Chennai, for the first time ever. Soon Auto Mall will cover other cities of Tamilnadu.”
On this success of RelioQuick, Sandeep Kapoor, MD- RelioQuick said, “It is a great accomplishment for RelioQuick to introduce a mega event like Auto Mall to Chennai. I would like to thank all the team members who have been associated with Auto Mall since its beginning. We plan to bring Auto Mall to other cities in India as well.”
In the Brand Showcase Zone, brands like Renault, Honda Cars, Skoda, Mahindra, Volkswagen, Maruti, Nissan, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Yamaha & Suzuki will showcase their products.
RelioQuick, the Integrated Marketing Communication Experts, are launching the first edition of Auto Mall exhibition in Chennai from 12th to 14th April 2013. The 3 days event will be organised in city’s best known venue at Chennai Trade Center, Nandambakkam. After the success in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Ludhiana and lately in Ahmadabad in Feb 2013, Auto Mall is now geared to enthral automobile enthusiasts of Chennai.
For the first time, Chennai will witness display of all major automobile brands under one roof. The exhibition will not only be limited to the showcase of cars and bikes but there will be much more to explore like Concept Car & Bike Competition, Think Green – Drive Green Lounge, Live Design Show, Premium Lounge, Vintage & Classic Cars, Superbikes etc.
Premium cars and bikes will be showcased in a separate lounge called Premium Lounge. This lounge has top end cars and bikes like Roll Royce, BMW, MINI, Audi, Mercedes, Harley Davidson, Hyosung Bikes, Polaris Off-roaders, & others. It will be a great treat for the discerning visitors to see these aspirational automobiles under one roof. Vintage and Classic Cars will also add to the glitter of the Premium Lounge.
On this accomplishment, Sukhbir Singh, Director, RelioQuick said, “It is a great pleasure for us to organise such a mega event in the capital city of Tamilnadu. After mesmerizing the automobile aficionados in Bangalore for last 4 years, our team have been meticulously working on making it big in other cites of South India. The credit also goes to the audience who have shown interest and confidence in RelioQuick & Auto Mall. As a result of which, we are organizing Auto Mall in Chennai, for the first time ever. Soon Auto Mall will cover other cities of Tamilnadu.”
On this success of RelioQuick, Sandeep Kapoor, MD- RelioQuick said, “It is a great accomplishment for RelioQuick to introduce a mega event like Auto Mall to Chennai. I would like to thank all the team members who have been associated with Auto Mall since its beginning. We plan to bring Auto Mall to other cities in India as well.”
In the Brand Showcase Zone, brands like Renault, Honda Cars, Skoda, Mahindra, Volkswagen, Maruti, Nissan, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Yamaha & Suzuki will showcase their products.
In the scorching summer, chennai is gearing up to witness the region’s biggest auto show. India Auto Expo organized by Vijay Shanthi Exhibitions, will be the Region’s Largest Automotive Show starting from 23rd to 26th May 2013 in Hall 3 at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India. It will showcase latest technological products, components, vehicles and act as a launch pad for new and future vehicles besides being the platform for generating leads, one to one interactions and business enquiries. It will also have special focus and emphasis on technological innovations in the areas of safety, environment and fuel efficiency.
More than 200 exhibitors and above 50,000 visitors will be present at the show. India Auto Expo 2013 would be bringing together auto manufacturers, component manufacturers, OEMs, accessory manufacturers, services, garage equipment, testing equipment and automotive aftermarket under one roof. It will also have special focus and emphasis on technological innovations in the areas of safety, environment and fuel efficiency
Being the online partner, Vicky.in welcome its readers to visit Indian auto expo and make it a grand success
Where: Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai
When : 23rd May 2013 – 26th May 2013
For more info visit http://www.indiaautoexpo.in/
Believe it or not! Maruti Suzuki’s swift is now available off the shelf and with discounts too. Swift which has been top performer not just for the Maruti also for the industry is facing a slump in sales due to overall market slowdown. Customer is truly king now! you can bargain with any dealer on any car be it a petrol or diesel. The slowdown in the auto industry has hit the manufacturer hard. Swift is offered with discount of Rs5000 and Swift dzire is cheaper by Rs10000.
Maruti is not alone, Tata has slashed prices by upto Rs50000 on Indica and Indigo models. The indian crossover is cheaper by whopping Rs2.5lakh. Even the rare species – XUV500, Duster and Fortuner now comes with few free accessories. Best time to buy a car! isn’t it
As we reported earlier, Mahindra has launched its most expected car, e2o in the Indian Market today. Mahindra e2o is priced at an On Road Price of Rs. 5.96 lakh in New Delhi. Prices of other cities will be available shortly. E2O will be initially available in 8 cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Cochin and Hyderabad. Mahindra e2o is available in six colors – Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Eco Green, Oceanic White, Spanish Red and Sunshine Yellow
Mahindra Reva E2O is a 2 door car with the seating capacity of 4 people. E2O is a complete Electric car and runs only on Electricity. A completely charged, which takes 5 hrs time, will run upto 100 kms under standard test conditions. The battery has an backup, which can be used under emergency situations, will help the car run upto additional 8 to 9 kms. E2O also comes up with “Sun2Car” technology, which allows charging of the car using Solar Panels mounted in the Car.
Here is the live webcast of e2o launch direct from the India Gate.
Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India, Country’s #2 Bike Manufacturer, has unveiled its new 15o cc premium bike – CB Trigger in India. Honda CB Trigger is the first bike in India which offers optional CBS. The new CB Trigger is a naked 150 CC street bike, which resembles Honda CB1000R in styling, will sell along with Honda’s popular 150cc bike Unicorn in the highly competitive 150cc market.
The new CB Trigger is a muscular, modern looking motorcycle, with 6-spoke alloy wheels, deploys four-stroke, 149.1cc, single-cylinder and air-cooled engine. The bike comes with a maximum power of 14bhp at 8500rpm and peak torque of 1.28kgm at 6500rpm. Honda CB Trigger features Upright & Comfortable sitting position, Fully digital instrument cluster, Black alloy wheels, Kick start, Full gear lever, Mono Shock Rear suspension, 240 mm front disc brake, 220 mm rear disc brake, Tubeless tyres, LED tail light
and maintenance free battery.
Honda CB Trigger competes with Bajaj Pulsar 150 CC, Yamaha FZ-S and TVS Apache RTR 160. Though Honda Motors has unveiled in the market today, Pricing will be announced only by next month and the booking will be open then. The bike will be available on the showrooms from May 2013.
In a bid to rescue the falling sales, Tata Motors has come up with an interesting marketing scheme “Swipe & Drive Away”, which allows Customers to Purchase Tata Nano by swiping their Credit card. Customers who are purchasing car using this scheme can drive the car on the same day of purchase. Tata Motors has partnered with Axis Bank, HSBC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Standard Chartered Bank for the scheme, which can be availed of at 75 Tata Motors dealerships in 26 cities for this scheme.
This offer will enable customers to own a car in the fastest and hassle free manner. With the introduction of this offer, consumers get the benefit of converting the entire amount on the credit card into interest free installment, spread over a period of 12 months and manage monthly cash flow better
said, Ranjit Yadav, President – Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles
