Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd on Wednesday launched a special edition of its sports utility vehicle Bolero here. Mahindra and Mahindra will sell only 1,000 units of this edition in the country. Vivek Nayer, vice-president, marketing, Mahindra and Mahindra, launched the edition by presenting the keys of a special edition Bolero to cricketer Robin Uthappa. “2007 …
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India cuts duties on cars, bikes from South Asia
Goverment of India has cut customs duties on cars and bikes from South Asian countries to conform with a regional trade pact. The reductions on more than 120 items came into effect from Jan. 1, the Central Board of Excise and Customs said in a notification. The duty on cars and motorcycles imported as completely …
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Maruti Suzuki’s dezire to replace esteem
Dezire to replace esteem: Maruti Suzuki India has drawn curtains to one of its most successful models on Indian roads – Maruti Esteem. Maruti which started a scheduled plant shutdown for maintenance and will resume production on January 2. But no esteem will be produced in the new year. Esteem will pave for the Maruti …
Update: Kinetic’s electric scooter
Kinetic plans to roll out three new electric scooter segment in this year. Kinetic has developed e-scooter models in the and the products will hit market in February. “It complements with our current range of scooters. With the induction of these models we will have the widest range of scooters from petrol to electric,” the …
Hyundai to launch Santro,Getz and Accent LPG
Hyundai will launch the LPG variants of santro,getz and accent by March 2008. “We will be showcasing the LPG variant of Santro, Getz and Accent during the Auto Expo, with their commercial launch expected by March,” Hyundai said. Currently, Hyundai is offering the CNG variant of Santro which sells on an average 400-500 units a …
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Harley Davidson set for indian drive
American cult bike brand Harley Davidson may finally hit the Indian roads. Harley Davidson had expressed its intention to enter the Indian market in 2005. However, due to the differences it had with the Government on import duty of its bikes, it had put its plans on hold. In 2007, under a new quid pro …
Tata to retire after Rs 1 lakh car launch
Ratan Tata would like to retire from active business life after his dream project — the Rs one-lakh car — is launched successfully. “In an ideal world, after the small car has been launched and is successful, that would be a nice time for me to exit,” Tata told the ‘Financial Times’ newspaper. Tata Motors, …
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Chevrolet to launch new spark and U-VA
Suddenly, safety is making news in Indian automotive Industry. Tata Motors recently launched indica V2 turbo DLX with dual airbags and ABS. Now, its General Motors turn soon it will come up with a new variant of spark and aveo U-VA. Spark which is currently available in five variants will get a new SE variant …
2008 Car Of The Year Awards
Here is the winners from the important Car Of The Year (COTY) awards from around the globe. European Car of The Year (ECOTY) ——- Fiat 500 cinquecento Japanese Car of The Year (JCOTY) ——-Honda Jazz/Fit North American Car of The Year———- Honda Accord Global Car Of the Year——————Lexus LS460 Interestingly the european, Japanese and North …
Tata indica challenge race car
race ready Indica Tata Motors will soon launch a indica fitted with equipments often found in a race car. To be christened as indica challenge this will be the india’s first track-n-road car. Indica challenge will host a FIA spec cage, racing seats and 4 point seat belts. Racing stripes (in blue) at the bonnet,roof …