Indian Cars & Bikes

Tata Motors sold 23,894 units in December, a decline of 44% compared to the corresponding month last year. Tata Motors’ total sales (including exports) for December 2008, stood at 25,219 vehicles, which is down by 47%. The cumulative sales for the company at 3.63 lakh units fell by 11%. Shares of Tata Motors ended 2.5% up at Rs 175.35 on the BSE. (more…)

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Skoda India on Thursday said its total sales for 2008 stood at 16,188 units, registering a growth of 28.5% from 12,596 units in 2007. (more…)

The country’s largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki, on Thursday reported 9.95 per cent decline in sales during December last year at 56,293 units against 62,515 units in the same month of 2007. The domestic sales stood at 52,029 units compared with 58,401 units in the same month a year ago, down by 10.91 per cent, the company said in a statement. (more…)

Diesel cars dominated the customer satisfaction survey conducted by market information provider TNS. Fresh launches and tech upgrades have helped diesel cars improve their total customer satisfaction (TCS) tally substantially while the other major scores have remained more or less unchanged. (more…)

Head of Tata Motors’ engineering department, Nagbhushan, said three prototypes of Nano have been sent from its Pantnagar plant to Dehra Dun, Almora and Ranikhet where its test run would be conducted in a day or two. The company would start booking for the Nano from March or April this year. (more…)

Fiat will be launching the Linea by mid Jan. Fiat has already dispatched the Linea to its dealers. The Fiat Linea will be available in 5 varaints - Active, Dynamic, Dynamic Pack, Emotion and Emotion Pack in both petrol and diesel. The top end Linea  Emotion Pack will get ABS, Airbags, Alloy Wheels and Blue & Me as standard. The petrol Linea starts from Rs. 6.19 lacs and goes up to Rs. 7.22 lacs. The diesel powered Linea is priced between Rs. 7.12 lacs and Rs. 8.36 lacs. All prices ex-showroom, Mumbai. (more…)

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Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India has reported a 32% in two-wheeler sales in December at 94,082 units against 71,010 units in the same month last year. (more…)

The new Hyundai i20’s great value prices, exceptional quality and industry-leading warranty don’t just make it attractive to new car buyers. According to industry experts they will also make it popular as a used car choice in the future and that means it holds its value. (more…)

Italian motor racing figures have welcomed the latest batch of rumours claiming that Fernando Alonso could head to Ferrari in 2011. F1 ace Fernando Alonso has reportedly signed a secret, four-year deal to drive for Ferrari starting in 2011. (more…)