Tata Motors smiles at the sale of JLR in Q3

Tata Motors is full of smiles at the sale profit yielded through the Jaguar Land Rover- Rs650.26 crore and the net profit amounting Rs416.96 crore in Q3 FY. This reversal of fortune is compared to the net loss of Rs2598.83 crore in 2008-09. According to the company’s Vice-Chairman, the net profit was feasible due to …

The future will be bright for Electric vehicles

Following some gladdening relief announced in the latest budget by the government, the electric car makers are sharpening their tools to play more. This will reflect the fall in the prices in the month to come. The Union Finance Minister reduced the customs duty- from 24% to 4%- levied on import of components for such …

New WagonR from Maruti by April 2010

Update: Checkout our Maruti New WagorR 2010 special Slideshow Update – 2:  Maruti 2010 Wagon-R specifications, features, variants and colours Maruti has chalked out its release of new Wagon R in this April, phasing out the existing one. To cost Rs3.3 lakhs, the newer version will be equipped with more space, a new K series 1lit …

LeasePlan to procure more cars at Rs300 crore investment

The car rental and lease company in India Leaseplan announced its plan to invest Rs300 for securing 5000 cars this year. This is double to the one in last year. LeasePlan is a car rental and leasing company of the Netherlands in which VW has 50% share.Started in 1999 the company has been making domestic …

Mercedes-Benz February sales up by 78 per cent

Mercedes-Benz on the vertical horizon over its sale in February 2010. The sale – 439 units in this month is highly appreciable as the sale in the respective month of 2009 was 246 units. This made the accumulated total sale to 842 units in the bygone months of 2010 which is again a two-fold increase …

Toyota

Toyota Kirloskar Motors of India is facing some critical moments with its Prius, as the global markets for this car is at jolt. But for India, the company prefers to deal with it as the CBU to avail subsidy on greener aspects. Counted on the current duty on CBUs (100%) the car may cost around …

Refined Skoda Fabia comes to the fore

Skoda has brought its refined Fabia to the fore much early to the Geneva Motor show. The car has got the new front end fitted with refined headlamps, bumper and grille. Of these, bumper and grille enhances the car’s dynamic family look. The car is expected to roll down in the near-end of this year …

Volkswagen Polo Driven

Volkswagen Polo is driven! catch our test drive report and review on recently launched Volkswagen Polo To read the Volkswagen Polo Test Drive report visit http://www.vicky.in/slideshow/volkswagen-polo-test-drive/ For Volkswagen Polo Review visit http://www.vicky.in/slideshow/volkswagen-polo-review/

Excise duty on big cars and SUVs goes up

Union Budget Impact on Auto Sector Finance Minister has partially rolled back the stimulus given for auto sector. The excise duty on big cars (cars with length above 4m) and SUVs goes up by 2% to 22% from 20%. This would result in price of large cars and SUVs marginally. But the FM has retained …

Tata to display its Aria in UK 2011

Tata said it will display its flagship model Aria at the Geneva Motor show next week. Designed as a model fit for global trade, this will be on the UK roads by the spring of 2011. Tata has shaped this in tune with the crash legislation to reap the four star EuroNCAP rating. Tata believes …