Indian Cars, Bikes

Car Manufacturers Hike Prices Post Budget

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Most automakers have decided to pass on the 2% increase in excise duty completely to the customers. Maruti Suzuki said its’ car will become costlier by 2% whereas Hyundai said the increase in excise duty will result in price rise of its cars by Rs 6,500-25,000 on average. Volvo has also said they will be [...]

Volvo Hikes Truck Prices By 3-4%

Monday, January 11, 2010

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Volvo Trucks India has increased prices of its vehicles by 3-4% starting this year on account of rising input costs. Prices have gone up on account of high input costs especially, steel and rubber. Prices of Eicher products too have been increased by 2% for the same reasons. The company sold about 1,000 trucks last [...]

VE Heavy Duty Trucks Launched

Saturday, January 9, 2010

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Eicher trucks has launched a new series of heavy duty trucks at the 2010 Auto Expo. This launch forays the global launch of VE Commercial Vehicles, a Volvo and Eicher Motors 50:50 joint venture. The new Rear Engine Semi low Floor Bus are also on display at Eicher Motors stall at Pragati Maidan in New [...]

Volvo Gets Orders For 260 Buses

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

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Volvo India has received order for 260 buses in India. Among these the city of Bangalore purchased an additional 140 Volvo 8400 city buses. The customer in Bangalore, BMTC, already operates more than 300 Volvo buses in Bangalore and these buses have radically changed the view of what it is like to travel with city [...]

Volvo’s New Wind Tunnel

Saturday, September 27, 2008

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Volvo Car Corporation is the first car manufacturer to own a wind tunnel that fully simulates the airflow around and underneath the car’s body, combined with wheel rotation on a flat road surface.The main idea behind this wind tunnel is the quest for lower fuel consumption and lower carbon dioxide emissions. Volvo Cars’ wind tunnel was a [...]

Volvo’s India Plan

Sunday, August 24, 2008

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Volvo Car India (VCI) on Sunday said it plans to strengthen its dealer network and sell 400-500 in the country by the end of this fiscal and launch 2-3 new models in future.