Indian Cars, Bikes

15. March 2010

Fiat Expands Grande Punto 1.2 Range

Fiat has launched two new Grande Punto variants – the 1.2 FIRE Dynamic and 1.2 FIRE Emotion priced at Rs. 4.57 lakhs and Rs. 4.87 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi) respectively. The car offers standard features like Tilt Steering, Front Power windows, Fire Prevention System, and Programmed Service Reminder in its entry level 1.2 Active variant. Apart [...]

15. March 2010

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Audi Wants Pole Position In India

Audi India is planning to beat rivals BMW and Mercedes to acquire the coveted number one crown in the Indian luxury car market by 2015. The company that ranked in third in the luxury car space (BMW and Mercedes being 1 and 2) intends to triple its sales to 5000 units in the country within [...]

15. March 2010

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Honda Motorcycle To Set Up Second Plant

Honda Motorcycle would build a second production plant in India with an annual capacity of 6,00,000 units for a total investment of Rs 4.7 billion. The company will be expanding its existing capacity to 1.55 million units by the end of this month from the current 1.25 million units and expects the new plant to [...]

15. March 2010

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Bentley Unveils Mulsanne In India

Bentley has unveiled its new Mulsanne in India and will launch it by October priced at Rs.3.0 crore. Mulsanne is a super luxury car which is customised according to the buyers needs and wants. Powered by a 6.8 liter twin-turbo V8 engine, the Mulsanne produces 512 BHP with 1,020 NM of torque. It takes close [...]

14. March 2010

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Sonu Is Back With His Pulsar 220

Remember Sonu Singh? The 29 year old medical equipment importer (read here to know who we are talking about). The dude from the Get Featured series is back and here is what he has to say : - What my bike is now is thanks to some guys in my area. See, I have a problem [...]

13. March 2010

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Mitsubishi To Shut Ralliart Division

Mitsubishi is scaling down activities of its Ralliart division after more than 25 years of high performance tuning and development. The company is blaming the sudden change of economy for the wind up as the business circumstances surrounding Ralliart has become worse. Ralliart will also end all support to motorsport customers (Support to the participation, [...]

13. March 2010

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Maruti Eeco Sees Huge Demand

In order for a car to be successful in India, it has to be either cheap and fuel-efficient or it has to be a Maruti. That is what the sales of the recently launched mini-van from India’s largest carmaker suggest. The Maruti Eeco which is nothing but a Versa with a new engine and promotion [...]

13. March 2010

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Mahindra Provides 4 Scorpios To Assam Rifles

Mahindra’s relationship with the Indian Armed forces dates back to the time it began assembling Jeeps in India. As a continuation to this association and their solidarity towards the fighting forces, Mahindra is now a part of the Assam Rifles’ 175th anniversary celebrations. 4 Mahindra Scorpios have been used in the 13-day non-competitive car rally [...]

12. March 2010

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Tata Fiat Announces Free Service Checkups In Mumbai

Tata Fiat is set to continue its free service check up campaign in Mumbai on 13th and 14th March 2010. The Free service check is part of a nationwide service campaign for all Fiat customers. This nationwide campaign will mark the first comprehensive initiative under the ‘Fiat First’ banner. The free check ups will be [...]

12. March 2010

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Maruti To Supply 35,000 A-Stars To Nissan

Maruti Suzuki has received an order for 35,000 units of the A-Star for 2010-11 from Nissan. The two Japanese car giants are in a contract for three years and Nissan’s order could be revised upward depending on the demand and market situation. Nissan sources the A-Star from Maruti’s Manesar plant and sells it in the [...]

12. March 2010

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Bajaj Sells 5 Lakh Units Of Discover DTS-Si

Bajaj Auto has set a record of sorts by selling 5,00,000 units of the Discover DTS-Si in a matter of 225 days. The 100cc Discover has also carved a leadership position in West Bengal and the entire North-East region by becoming the highest selling motorcycle in the overall two-wheeler category. The company was unable to [...]

12. March 2010

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Tata Motors Has Aggressive Plans For UK

Tata Motors will launch the Indica Vista, Vista EV, Safari and Xenon pick-up in the UK this year. The Aria crossover and Nano Europa will follow in 2011 and 2012 respectively. The company is currently in talks with two potential distributors. The Vista EV will be manufactured in Coventry later this year and the company [...]

11. March 2010

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Honda Introduces Sunroof In Accord V6

Honda has introduced an Electric Sunroof in the Accord 3.5L V6 based on the customer’s feedback. The Accord V6 will also feature Ambient Light and Footlight which will enhance visibility during darkness allowing enough light to see the controls. The car will also be equipped with 2 sets of Keyless entry for added convenience [...]

11. March 2010

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GM To Launch Chevy Camaro & Corvette

General Motors will launch the much loved and admired Transformer car, the Camaro as well as the iconic American supercar, the Corvette in India. The company plans to go the CBU route and will open special boutiques to sell a small number of these machines. Although GM doesn’t intend to mass market or locally produce [...]

11. March 2010

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BMW Gran Turismo Sales On Target

BMW is on a roll after its automobile and motorcycle sales increased 14% in February compared with the same month last year. The company has managed to sell 80 units of the 100 limited edition Gran Turismo cars allocated to India. The Gran Turismo is powered by a 3.0L diesel engine producing 180bhp of power [...]

11. March 2010

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Fiat To Launch 2 New Punto 1.2 Variants

Fiat India will launch two new variants of the Grande Punto on the 15th of this month. The new Dynamic and Emotion variants will now be offered on the base petrol version, the 1.2L FIRE. The company has discontinued the existing 1.4L Dynamic petrol variant, thus the 1.4L petrol will now be available in Emotion [...]

10. March 2010

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Ford Announces Figo Mumbai Price

Ford India today announced the prices of the Figo for Mumbai. The car undercuts its main rival, the Swift by Rs. 20,000/-With much of the market’s growth in the sub-B segment, Ford deliberately set out to offer a car that was more substantial and generous than other segment offerings. Figo is a game changer for [...]

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