Tata Motors calls for starter motor replacement in 1.40 lakh Nano cars

Inorder to replace the starter motor of Nano,Tata Motors has called 1.40 lakh Nano owners to bring their cars for free service.Around an estimated amount of Rs.110 crores,the company said that it is just changing the old starter motor with a new and ‘better’ one and refused that it is a recall.

Sources said,”We have devised a better starter motor and so we are upgrading it in our old Nanos for improved performance.We have not received any complaint for this and this is not a recall”.

Tata Motors has already started this replacement activity in October and has replaced the starter motor in about 50,000 Nano cars.The company also plans to change the motor in all the old Nanos that were sold before launching the Nano 2012 in November.

Regarding this replacement action of Tata Motors,Mr.Deepesh Rathore – IHS Automotive India Head commented,”Tata Motors,like any other car-maker,wants to ensure that its customers are satisfied with their product.So they are willingly replacing the starters in all available Nanos in the market.”

Recently in last week,Toyota has announced recall of its flagship products Etios and Liva inorder to rectify the defect in the inlet pipe of the fuel tank.Likewise,in September Honda said it would call back 72,115 units of its flagship mid-sized City sedan to replace defective power window switches.

Winners of 2011 Vicky.in People’s Choice Car and Bike Awards

People’s choice is chosen! Puzzle is solved. Indian consumers have voted for their favourite car, bike and commercial vehicle of the year 2011.

Vicky.in, India’s Leading Car & Bike Store, has today  announced the results of its People’s Choice Awards 2011, which recognizes the best in the field of Cars, Bikes and Commercial Vehicles launched in the year. The winners of Vicky.in awards are based on people’s choice and selected through an online voting process which began on 1st December 2011 and ended on 25th December 2011. People’s choice Awards received an overwhelming response with over 1,00,000 consumers have cast their votes.

Here’s the list of winners under various categories:

Car of the year Mahindra XUV500
Compact car of the year Honda Brio
Sedan of the year Skoda Rapid
SUV of the year Range Rover Evoque
Diesel car of the year Chevrolet Beat Diesel
Best Facelift of the year Tata Indica Vista
Car Maker of the year Volkswagen
Two wheeler of the year Honda CBR250R
Commercial Vehicle of the year Mahindra Maxximo Mini van

In addition to these, three special categories were decided by the Vicky.in Editorial team

Car commercial of the year Nissan Sunny
Performance car of the year Ford Fiesta
Scooter of the year Mahindra Duro DZ

Lucky customers who guessed the winners right at Vicky.in People’s choice awards will receive exclusive gifts autographed by their favourite manufacturers. Vicky.in People’s choice Car and Bike Awardees will be crowned at 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi.

Maruti Swift 3.99 or 2012 Swift dzire specifications

You read it first at vicky.in

We have done it again! Like we revelead the 2011 swift specifications before anyone, read the specifications of 2012 Swift dzire or swift 3.99 first at vicky.in. Eversince the new swift hit the market, we all know a new dzire based on new swift is coming. We recently revealed you that Maruti may name it as swift 3.99 and might co-exist with existing dzire. Either its the 2012 dzire or Swift 3.99, following are the speciifications of the model. Swift 3.99 as the name suggests would be 3.9m in length, 1.6m wider and 1.5m taller. However the wheelbase of swift 3.99 would be same as the swift hatchback – 2.43m only. Also like the swift, base variant of swift 3.99 would run on 165/80 R14 tyres and top variants would use 185/65 R15 rubber. Weighing around 1000kg, swift 3.99 petrol will be powered K-series 1.2L engine developing 87PS of max power at 6000rpm and 114Nm of peak torque at 4000rpm. The engine will come with 5-speed manual transmission and mileag of swift 3.99 petrol would be around 18.5kmpl under standard conditions.

Seems like a ditto of Swift compact car, wait for diesel specifications and a big surprise on the swift 3.99 or 2012 swift dzire in next post

Bajaj plans to unveil its small car on Jan 3

Bajaj’s small car will be unveiled on January 3rd,2012 at the Auto Expo.The original concept of the car was shown at the 2008 Auto Expo.The car will be showcased at Pragati Maidan.Based on an all-new platform,the car is likely to be first launched as a commercial vehicle.

Sources informed that the Bajaj Small car is more of an upgraded three-wheeler rather than a scaled down hatchback and draws heavily on Bajaj’s expertise and experience in the three-wheeler segment.

This ultra-low-cost small car of Bajaj will be featuring path-breaking fuel efficiency and hence the price tag of the car is expected to be higher than Nano.As per an agreement,Bajaj has an option of marketing under Renault brand and hence Renault will be particularly interested in the Bajaj small car.

New Tata Safari Storm to be launched at the Auto Expo

The all-new Tata Safari christened the “Safari Storm” will be an another new launch by Tata Motors at the 2012 Auto Expo.The new car is based on the Aria platform and will be featuring new design front bumper with fog lamps,new wraparound headlamps with projectors and a new broad grille with a chrome stripe on top.

The other features of the car include dual exhausts,a chrome plate at the rear and a set of new alloy wheels.The safety features of the car include ABS,ESP,EBD,hill descent control and six airbags.

Regarding its interiors,the car will be holding a four spoke steering design.The elegant look of its dashboard is offered by the wooden dash inserts and the round dials.The new Storm is expected to be powered by the same 2.2-litre engine which powers the Safari Dicor.The engine will be delivering a power and a torque output of 140PS and 320Nm respectively.Expect the new Safari at an affordable price tag.