Tata Motors investigating Nano fire incident

The fire hit Nano to undergo investigation. The boastful low priced car in the world, Nano, had an unpleasant run some 10 months back. There was a fire broke to the car involving a family of a software engineer, his wife and a 5-year old son. The nightmare experience forced his wife to withdraw from …

Mercedes A-Class small car in India

The world renowned luxury car maker Mercedes announced that the Indian roads will soon see packed with its entry level car A-Class. The cost would be competitive, said the company, but it may come around Rs 16-20 lakhs. The talk about this car is in the air for more than 10 years but the launch …

Getz gets bid adieu

Hyundai Motor India has confirmed the phasing out of its hatchback Getz in a couple of months. The global market has found out the replacement from i20 hatch back. India seems to be the last land to roll down this Getz. The company has sensed the climax of the model life and the sale too …

GM in the upbeat mood in its Talegaon plant

General Motors is on the increased phase of its production at Talegaon facility by making the second shift effective. This will double the production of 200 cars a day to 400 cars of Chevrolet Spark and Beat. The company’s VP for Corporate Affairs indicated that the volume will be 8000 units from this month; the …

End of road: Renault shifting to Chennai

Renault, a partner of the JV between Mahindra under MRPL, is shifting to Chennai. By this, Renault is eyeing on a larger base in association with Nissan Motor India, which bases in Chennai. The company feels that there will be more synergies by this move. However, the studio in Mumbai will continue to operate and …

Your Captiva, Cruze are fine, says GM

GM has no regrets over the recall of its 58000 vehicles in South Korea. Further it will not have any impact on the sale in India. GM had recalled 45957 units of Winstorm SUV and 12064 units of Lacetti Premiere compact sedans. The recall was due to the faults in steering wheels and fuel hoses. …

Hyundai to counter Maruti 800 in 2011

The rise for the demand of domestic cars, Hyundai is set to counter Maruti 800 by releasing a new compact car. The car would cost as much as the range of Maruti 800. This car will be crafted in Korea with an800cc engine and will be a petrol variant at a cost around Rs2 lakhs. …

Volkswagon to scale up production in next three years

Volkswagen has fixed a new scale for the next three years of production in its Chakan plant. The information from the Member of the Board of its Passenger car division said the domestic need will be taken care of fully by sidelining the export market. VW sees a good response to its new launch in …

Eko Vehicles (India) and Lootah Group (UAE) ink a pact

In a view to promote better commercial market in auto industry, Eko vehicles of India and Lootah Group of UAE have signed a deal pact. Under this pact there will be movement of solar car and solar boats, which have much prospects in the Gulf, region said the CEO of Eko Vehicles. He expressed the …