Business Standard Motoring a popular motor magazine has announced the 2008 awards for the best automotives. BSMotoring awards is the the oldest automotive award in India. According to Business Standard, they have driven the cars launched in 2007 over a period of time, over all kinds of roads, evaluated them over 21 critical parameters, tested …
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Maruti swift’s new avatar – the dezire sedan
replacement for esteem- the Dezire: Long expected sedan version of Maruti’s swift will be making its world premiere at the delhi auto expo. Maruti’s new swift sedan is likely to be christened as ‘dezire’ and will replace the esteem as SX4 did with the Baleno. Take a popular hatchback,attach it with a boot and sell …
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Kinetic’s first electric scooter
Kinetic Motor Company (KMC) will enter the electric scooter segment in early next year, for which the company, has been conducting R&D (research and development) since a year and a half. Kinetic which recently launched the flyte 125cc want to reposition the 72cc Kine scooterette to avoid any cannibalization of its product. Kinetic is going …
Yamaha to develop engines with Bajaj
Perfect mates? This would be easily, one of the biggest marriage in Indian automotive history. India’s 2nd largest bike maker and worlds’ pronounced may jointly develop engines of superbikes in India. Few months ago it was rumoured that Yamaha’s head visited one of the Bajaj’s plant. This seems to be true, Yamaha will rope in …
Yamaha to revamp its indian operation
Restructuring… Yamaha’s massive restructuring plan begins when Ishikawa who was appointed as the head of Yamaha’s indian operation will get a leap at the expo. Yamaha Motor Co global president Takashi Kajikawa who is visiting india for the expo is likely to announce the final investments sanctioned by the parent firm in the local unit. …
Auto expo soon an annual affair
India’s biggest automotive trade show – Auto Expo, may soon become an annual affair. Currently, the programme is held once in two years at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan. Though the programme’s organising bodies – Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India, CII and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers – are yet to take a final decision, …
Maruti to challenge 1 lakh car with 800
On the one side Suzuki has raised apprehensions on Tata 1 lakh car (jeh) , but on the other side it seems to be preparing to face the battle. Maruti Suzuki’s newly assumed Shinzo Nakanishi recent comments is clear indicator of Maruti’s plan. “We have been saying for the past few quarters that the current …
Few highlights of Delhi auto expo
* The delhi auto expo covers a floor size of over 1.4 lakh square metres makes it one of the biggest in asia in terms of size. This compares with almost the same amount of space at the Shanghai show. * For the first time, New Delhi Auto Expo is accredited to the Organisation Internationale …
Eye opener for Auto Expo 2008, New delhi – Part 3
Hero Honda: Hero Honda will display its entire product line-up. Hunk will take the center stage. But as usual, rumours have already started stating Hero Honda will showcase Fuel Injected Karizma and CBZ X-treme. Bajaj Auto: (update) Bajaj will show two new products which might include a more powerful pulsar. Bajaj’s stall is also going …
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Soon bikes with ABS from TVS
Motorcycle is more safer than cars? seems controversial, TVS tries to make this true. When some of our hatches and sedans doesn’t have ABS, TVS plans to bring ABS – Anti-lock Braking System to motorcycles. Infact only in 2008, Indian government plans to make ABS mandatory for all cars. First of all ABS in simple …