Nissan Micra Diesel To Hit Indian Roads in December 2010

Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL), following the successful commercial launch of the petrol variant of its first ‘Made-in-India compact hatchback –Nissan Micra announced that the diesel variant of Micra will hit Indian roads in December 2010. The Nationwide sales for the Diesel-powered Micra would commence from December 10, 2010. The announcement was made by Kiminobu Tokuyama, M.D. and CEO, NMIPL, Dinesh Jain –CEO, Hover Automotive India Pvt...[Readmore]

Tata Winger Platinum Now in New Delhi; Price @ Rs. 7.35 Lakhs

Tata Motors launched a new offering in the Winger range, the Tata Winger Platinum, in New Delhi. The Tata Winger Platinum is a luxurious 7 seater, designed to provide an enhanced on-road experience with a perfect blend of comfort and space. The Tata Winger Platinum has been specifically designed to fulfill the needs of passengers who look for carriers but have to depend on Utility vehicles.The innovative design of the Tata Winger Platinum ensures...[Readmore]

Volvo XC60 Price Starts @ Rs. 39.5 Lakhs Launched in India

In the picturesque locale of Lavasa, Volvo Auto India today crafted a new definition of luxury by unveiling the much awaited Volvo XC60. With state-of-the-art technology, unmatched combination of power and style - the Volvo XC60 is all set to create a new benchmark in the compact luxury SUV segment in India.Powered by the high performance latest generation D5 Twin-Turbo diesel engine, Volvo XC60 will be the only SUV in its category to offer unique...[Readmore]

New Jaguar XF Diesel Price @ Rs. 48.37 Lakhs Launched in India

Jaguar launched the all new Diesel XF in India. This follows the successful launch of the highly acclaimed 5.0L naturally aspirated petrol XF and the supercharged XFR in 2009. Contemporary, individual and beautifully crafted, the XF has the soul of a sports car, the style and sophistication of a luxury four-door saloon and the visual excitement of a coupe. Delivering high performance, excellent refinement and outstanding dynamic ability, the XF is...[Readmore]

Skoda India Rolls Out 100001 Car From Aurangabad Plant

SkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic and part of Group Volkswagen India, one of the most promising automobile companies in India, today rolled out the 1,00,001st car from its plant at Aurangabad. The fact that the 1,00,001st car was a Yeti, one of skoda's recent launches, makes it an even more special event. The occasion was graced by H E Miloslav Stasek, the Ambassador of the Czech Republic in India, and...[Readmore]

2 New Showrooms & 4 Workshops in Mumbai by General Motors India

In its resolve to reach out to its customers, General Motors India launched 2 new showrooms and 4 new workshops in Mumbai. With this, GM now has 8 showrooms and 9 workshops in the city and 26 showrooms and 27 workshops in the state of Maharashtra, taking the overall tally to 214 Sales Points and 208 Service outlets across the country.The new showrooms: Ashtavinayak Auto Pvt Ltd and KSM Auto India Pvt Ltd are located at Veera Desai Road, Andheri West...[Readmore]

BMW India Rolls Out 10,000th Car From Chennai Unit

BMW Plant Chennai rolled out the 10000th car from its assembly line. "It is a moment of great pride and joy for us at BMW Plant Chennai to roll-out the 10000th car made in India. The BMW Plant Chennai team is very excited with the achievement of this milestone in less than four years and looks forward to fulfil the increasing demand for BMW cars in India.BMW production is characterized by people that consider quality not only a task, but first and...[Readmore]

Nissan Motor India to Roll Out MPV in India by Second Half of 2012

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd, the local arm of Japan's Nissan Motor Co., will introduce a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in the second half of 2011-12, managing director and chief executive Kiminobu Tokuyama said. Codenamed NV200, the model is one of the three vehicles the company plans to introduce in the next fiscal year from its joint venture with Ashok Leyland Ltd, Tokuyama said on the sidelines of an auto show hosted by the Autocar magazine.Sales...[Readmore]

Fiat Punto 90 HP & Fiat Linea T-Jet @ Auto Car Performance Show 2010

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd delighted car enthusiasts at the Autocar Performance Show through showcase of Punto 90 HP and Linea T-Jet which were successfully launched earlier this year. These segment defying cars are a part of the show to ensure that enthusiasts have a better understanding of these beauties.Rajeev Kapoor, CEO and President, Fiat India Automobiles Ltd said, "The Autocar Performance Show is a one-of-its-kind platform for car makers...[Readmore]

Tata Nano Sales Starts in 6 More states

Tata Motors today announced open sales of the Tata Nano in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from November 22, 2010. Residents of these states, who are desirous of driving home a Tata Nano but had not booked the car during 2009, will be able to purchase a Tata Nano now.Customers will be able to take a closer look at and test drive the Tata Nano across all Tata Motors dealerships and special Nano access points.Tata...[Readmore]

Porsche Centre Opens in Hyderabad India

Porsche has a new home in South India’s growing market for exclusive cars. With the opening of Porsche Centre Hyderabad in the upmarket Jubilee Hill, Porsche is set to provide customers across the Andhra Pradesh State with an unparalleled experience through this state-of-the-art facility. Along with New Delhi and Mumbai, this becomes the third Porsche Centre in India.Construction of this superbly located showroom started in late 2009. The facility...[Readmore]

Next Generation Fiat Linea T-Jet Launched in Kolkata

Fiat India Automobiles C segment offering Linea won many admirers when it was first launched in January 2009.Fiat Linea T-Jet Yesterday with the launch of the next generation Fiat Linea T-Jet the company is ready to redefine the performance and luxury benchmarks in the C segment. With an array of best in class features the new Italian beauty is reminiscent of higher segment cars. With a brand new T-Jet engine the new Fiat Linea will be a powerhouse....[Readmore]

Maruti Suzuki Gets Prestigious Global MMA Award

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, country’s largest carmaker has won the prestigious MMA Asia Pacific and the Global awards for its digital campaign –‘Sports Sponsorship goes mobile.’ The Awards are given to companies for the best use of mobile media for branding purposes, both in the Asia Pacific region and globally. The award ceremony was held at Los Angeles, USA, last week.This is the first time that any Indian company has been chosen for these prestigious...[Readmore]

Skoda Yeti Price @ Rs. 17 Lakh Launched by SkodaAuto India

- Skoda Yeti Price Starts @ Rs. 17 Lakh- Skoda Yeti in India Mileage 17.67Kmph as per ARAISkodaAuto India, a fully owned subsidiary of SkodaAuto a.s., Czech Republic and one of the most promising automobile companies in India, today announced, launch of the 1st SUV in its product line - The Skoda Yeti. Borrowing from the illustrious Skoda lineage, the Yeti integrates some of the best solutions from each model in the Skoda range to offer a unique...[Readmore]

Mahindra REVA Launches REVAi Electric Car in Hyderabad

Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (Mahindra REVA), one of the pioneers of electric vehicle technology in India, today announced that its REVAi vehicle will be available at select Mahindra dealerships in Hyderabad.This is the first major initiative announced by the company post its acquisition by the US $ 7.1 billion Mahindra Group in May 2010. The Honourable Sabita Indira Reddy P. from the Ministry of Home, Jails, Fire Services and Sainik...[Readmore]

Tata Motors Reconfirms Robustness of Tata Nano Design

Basis some media reports on the Nano recall, we would like to clarify that Tata Motors is not recalling Nanos. We would like to state again, as we had done in May 2010, that the Tata Nano is a safe car with a robust design, state-of-the-art components and built with an uncompromising attention to quality in all aspects. This has been re-established through a second analysis, conducted during the months of September and October 2010. Customers can...[Readmore]

Hyundai i20 Crosses Sales of 2.5 Lakh Units

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the largest exporter and the second largest car manufacturer in India, achieved another milestone by crossing the sales of 2.5 lakh units of its premium hatchback i20 for the domestic and overseas markets since its launch in December, 2008 . The two new variants - Era & Sportz introduced in April this year have also received a phenomenal response.Of the 2.5 lakh i20 cars sold, over 92,000 cars have been sold in the domestic...[Readmore]

Hero Honda Sales Up 42% in October 2010

The festive fever is really catching on! Hero Honda Motors Ltd (HHML), the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, celebrated the festive mood by reporting record despatch sales of over half a million two-wheelers in just one month – in October this year. The despatch sales of 505,553 units of two-wheelers in October’10 is a healthy 42.7 % growth over the corresponding month in 2009, when it had sold 354,156 units. The previous record of highest-ever...[Readmore]

Harley Davidson to Assemble Motorcycles for Indian Market

Harley-Davidson, Inc. is moving forward with the launch of operations in India to assemble motorcycles for the Indian market from component kits supplied by its U.S. plants, the Company announced today. The Company expects the CKD (complete knock-down) assembly facility to be operational in the first half of 2011.The announcement comes as President Barack Obama prepares to travel to India on a state visit focused on trade and business opportunities...[Readmore]

Yamaha Bikes Sales Up 19% in October 2010

Triggered by the success of new launches this year as well as an upturn in consumer sentiment, India Yamaha Motor has registered a growth of 19.2% in sales during October 2010 as compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 37,251 units in October 2010 as against 31,247 units sold in October 2009. In domestic markets, the company sold 31,791 units in October 2010 as compared to 26,879 units in the same month last year. The export figures...[Readmore]

Tata Motors Q2; Net Revenue Up by 36.5% in 2010

The Tata Motors Group today reported consolidated revenues (net of excise) for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 of Rs. 28,782 crores, posting a growth of 36.5% over Rs. 21,088 crores in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, with strong volume growth globally in all major markets.The Consolidated Profit before Tax (PBT) for the quarter was Rs. 2,523 crores, compared to a PBT of Rs. 287 crores for the corresponding quarter last year....[Readmore]

Auto Sales in October 2010; Growth of 33.07%

The cumulative production data for April-October 2010 shows production growth of 33.07 percent over same period last year. In October 2010, production grew at 44.80 percent over October 2009. Domestic Sales recorded a growth of 45.93 percent in October 2010 as against 21.63 percent growth in September 2010. The main issues that the automobile industry is facing is the availability of parts specter of price rise in raw materials.Domestic Sales:Passenger...[Readmore]

Hyundai Santa Fe in India Gets 535 Bookings in Two Weeks

Hyundai Motor India Limited, the country’s largest exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, added another feather to its cap with its new luxury SUV Santa Fe receiving overwhelming response from all parts of the country by registering 535 bookings within two weeks of its spectacular launch.Commenting on this, H. W. Park, MD & CEO, HMIL, said, “It is a matter of great pride for us to have received such an encouraging response for our...[Readmore]

Mahindra Scorpio in Himalayas For 3 Years In a Row!

The Mahindra Scorpio, one of India’s most iconic SUVs, recently created a hat-trick at the 12th Raid-de-Himalaya which is one of the most grueling events on the Indian motorsports calendar. The Scorpio emerged the winner in a record three segments under the Adventure Trial – SUV category.Mahindra Scorpio’s domination of the Indian SUV segment has reached new heights with this achievement. The Scorpio also won Raid De Himalaya in 2009 and 2008 in...[Readmore]

Maruti Suzuki Q2 Net Profit Increased

The Board of Directors of Maruti Suzuki India Limited approved the financial results for the second quarter of 2010-11 (July - September 2010) here today.The Company registered Net Sales (net of excise) of Rs 89,371 million during the second quarter of 2010-11, a growth of 26.8 per cent over the same period last year. This marked a growth of 11 per cent over Net Sales in the first quarter of this fiscal (April-June 2010).Net Profit during the second...[Readmore]

Hyundai Motor India Sales Up 23% in October

Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter achieved record sales of 34,725 units in the domestic market this month which is the highest ever since the company started sales in September, 1998. This is also the first time that HMIL in the last four consecutive months has achieved over 50,000 units of sale cumulatively.HMIL’s total sales for October, 2010 stood at 52,225 units as against...[Readmore]

Maruti Suzuki October Sales Up 39.2% in 2010

India’s car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 118,908 vehicles in October 2010, growing 39.2 per cent over the same month last year. This includes 11,353 units of exports. In October 2009, the company had sold a total of 85,415 vehicles including 13,864 units for export markets.For the first time, the company crossed 1 lakh units sales mark in the domestic market in October 2010, touching 107,555 units. The previous highest...[Readmore]