Reva builds new plant

Electric car maker Reva has built a new 33,000 capacity plant in Bommasandra, Bangalore, to meet the increased demand in foreign markets and gain a foothold in the Maharashtra market. ”Most of the electric cars produced will be exported abroad where they have a good market. 80 per cent of our cars are sold in …

Vahan Show: Interview with Mr Sanjiv Sahajwala Head Marketing, DaimlerChrysler India

Daimler’s previous generation c-class was a huge success and sold more than 5000 units of previous generation c-class in India since its launch in 2001. Daimler wants to replicate the same with the new c-class. But as Indian luxury car segment posts double digit growth every year the competition has intensified and customers has more …

BMW eyes No 1 position

Few days back, BMW announced that its Indian operation will break even this year. Here’s yet another announcement which will certainly create ripples in Indian Auto industry. “We have far exceeded our performance in India with 1,387 units sold last year. As we get closer to Mercedes, you can imagine we have in our sight …

Xenitis new 150cc scooter

Global auto a JV of Xentis Group and China’s Guangzhou Automobile Industry has launched a new 150cc scooter called UFO0150. Xenitis new 150cc scooter is priced Rs34,990. Global Automobiles made headlines few months back by launching 100cc motorcycle (Rock 100) at a price of Rs20000. More details are expected.

Mercedes launches new C-class

Mercedes today launched the new C-class in chennai. With this launch, Daimler has taken only 10 months to bring the new C-class after its international debut. This signifies the importance of India in Daimler global operations. Unveiling the car, Mr Sahajwala Head Marketing, DaimlerChrysler India said the new C-class has already created a lot of …

Vahan Show: Interview with Mr.Arun Jaura Sr VP, R&D and Global Developement, Mahindra and Mahindra

You may wonder how Mahindra brings out innovative technologies quite often when others struggles to do atleast once. We spoke with the brain behind all these things. The man who is very instrumental in Mahindra’s theme for the future i.e sustainable mobility solutions. Mahindra will soon launch a micro hybrid version of Bolero and Scorpio. …

Vahan Show: Interview with Mr N.K. Rattan, Divisional Head, Marketing and Sales,Honda Motorcycles and Scooter India

Honda Motorcycles and Scooters has been the market leader in the scooter segment since the launch of Activa. Honda has become the reliable partner for Indian customers. Currently, Honda sells Activa, Dio, Eterno, Shine and Unicorn in india. Recently Honda announced its intention to sell superbikes in India. We interviewed Mr N.K. Rattan, Divisional Head, …

Vahan Show: Interview with Mr.Harri Seppanen, Customer Director, Volvo

Volvo India which recently launched S80 and XC90 in India unveiled C70 convertible at the Auto Expo.Volvo’s C70 is the second generation convertible of C70 from volvo cars. A three piece retractable hardtop transforms the volvo C70 from coupe to convertible at the touch of a button. C70 is developed by volvo in co-operation with …

Vahan Show:Interview with Mr Subodh Kumar, Brand Manager, C-class,Mercedes India

Mercedes announced the launch of new C-class in India. The new C-class makes its India debut after extensive testing and development work targeted at making India-specific changes. The new C-Class sedan will compete with the BMW 3-Series and soon to be launched new A4. DaimlerChrysler India has priced the new C-Class at Rs 27 lakh …

Volvo’s C70 Convertible

1) Volvo which so far sold 100 S80’s and Xc90’s will soon start selling C70 convertible in India.  . The distinguishing feature of the C70 is a three-piece retractable hardtop, which transforms it from a coupe to a convertible at the push of a button. According to Volvo, the design of the C70 is to …