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(Updated 19th November) To view the actual pictures, know the technical specifications, see the a-star brochure and read the test drive of A-star visit http://www.vicky.in/blog/tag/a-star/ (updated 08th August )To read our latest report on Maruti Suzuki’s A-star and see pictures visit Maruti Suzuki’s new Alto – A-star To read our latest report on Maruti Suzuki’s …
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Betting big on India: Volkswagen has revealed its future model plans for India, but it packs many surpises. Contrary what we believed and what Volkswagen officials already told (“Andreas Prinz, managing director, Volkswagen India, told Business Standard the mid-size car would be priced competitively, aligned with the likes of the Honda City. This places it …
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If media reports are to believed unlike Honda and Volkswagen, Ford may not produce the small car for india in India. Ford is currently studying the feasibility of launching a compact car in India that will be imported as a completely-knocked-down (CKD) kit from a manufacturing hub in Thailand. The reason for importing rather than …
India is fastly losing the race to become asian hub for manufacturing eco friendly cars, but, interestingly we are losing the battle not to china or russia but to Thailand. When world Majors like Toyota and Honda are requesting Indian Government to relax the duty structure(116% for any CBUs) for hybrid vehicles to promote eco-friendly …
We used to get the help of autowallas,taxiwallas or a bypassing pedestrian. But with the Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) you won’t seek help. PNDs available in India now comes with a huge database of digitised maps covering 55,000 towns and villages, 150 landmarks and 18 cities as well as local places in 52 categories. This …
While peripheral players are making big announcements, market leader can’t be mum for a long period of time. As India’s 1.4 million car market is getting hotter day-by-day the 50% market holder is pulling up the socks to defend its market share. If 20% market holder can make world premiere in India, then why not …
1) Mahindra Scorpio Vlx mHawk: Following the tata’s safari, scorpio gets a new heart. We all know this engine as ‘Eagle’ but since the name is registered Mahindra uses ‘mHawk’ tag for this engine. 2) Mahindra Scorpio Vlx mHawk: The refinement is felt from the instant when you move to first gear. The use of …
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Would you rather buy a cheaper car this month and risk a low resale value later or wait till January when prices are up? December is the time when carmakers pull out all stops to get rid of their stocks at dealerships. A car bought this month becomes a 2007 model while the one procured …
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 …
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 …