Maruti to launch R3 in 2012

Maruti plans to launch its mini-MPV named Riii in the latter half of this year.Riii which is based on stretched Ritz platform has a seating capacity of 6-7 members.It seems that Riii will be powered by a powerful version of the K-Series engine.Maruti also offers diesel and CNG versions for the new Riii.Maruti offers mind-blowing …

Maruti to set up new plant in Gujarat

Maruti Suzuki,India’s largest car maker plans to enter Gujarat for the first time and is looking to step out of its home state – Haryana in order to meet the targets set by its parent in Japan.The Gujarat plant of Maruti will initially have a production capacity of 10 lakh units per annum which will …

Indian CEO’s and their cars

The luxury cars owned by some of the top CEOs in India are Bentley Continental Flying Spur owned by Vijay Mallya of Kingfisher,Mercedes-Benz Viano 3.5 owned by the Chairman of Zee Teleflims,Mr.Subhash Chandra,Mercedes Benz S 500 owned by the Telecom Czar,Mr.Sunil Mittal and Maybach 62 & Lamborghini owned by Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani of …

Honda to export Brio from India

Honda,the Japanese auto major plans to make India as its export center for its small car Brio.Brio will be manufactured at Honda’s Uttar Pradesh facility and will be exported to the neighbouring countries of India such as Nepal,Sri Lanka,Bangladesh and Burma.Brio is to make its debut in the Indian market during Diwali. The President and …

Tata Motors kicks off Nano in Sri Lanka

Tata Motors has launched its small car Nano in Srilanka at a starting price of Rs.3.80 lakhs.Nano will be sold in the country through its 50-year old distributor,Diesel & Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO). Tata Motors Managing Director and Group CEO,Mr.Carl-Peter Forster said that Tata Motors has already established a firm footprint in international markets…The Tata …

Renault eyes 100 dealerships in India

Renault,the French carmaker has announced today that it will expand its dealership in India from 14 to 100 by the end of 2012.It aims at 100 dealers across 75 cities in the country.Renault which is the second largest carmaker of Europe also plans to increase the localisation of its products following its proposed launch of …

Dost to take on Tata Ace and Piaggio Ape truk

DOST,the first LCV produced by the joint venture of Ashok Leyland and Nissan has been recently unveiled in India.The new DOST will mainly compete with Tata Ace and Piaggio Ape Truck.Its three available versions are a base version,a mid version and a higher version.It is powered by a specially-developed, 55 hp high-torque, 3-cylinder, turbo-charged Common Rail …

Renault to roll out B segment hatch early 2012

Renault,the French Auto major plans to introduce a fully developed hatchback in the B segment in India in early 2012.The Mumbai R&D centre plays a vital role in the development of this hatch.The company also plans to launch its SUV Koleos in this year.Renault plans to start with 14 dealers in the country which will …