Volkswagen to play the role of run rather a owner

Volkswagen is on the anvil to generate the spirit in Formula 1 as an engine provider. It is not interested to own the team as the event makes the flying start in 2013. In this regard VW is seeking the consent of FIA for availing the privilege of engine provider. VW’s desire of owning the …

Nano to tag the revised price tag courtesy BS IV norms

The banner of Nano as the world’s cheapest car will be little shakier now that the price may increase in a short while later. Tata has been forging ahead its tempo with this Nano for the greener aspects meeting the emission norms under BS IV. The company is however committed to the initial price of …

Suzuki to launch upgraded Zeus 125cc

You read it first at vicky.in When it comes to vicky.in spy team, they never get satisfied with one. Here’s another one. Back-to-back, they love it. Following the scoop on the Discover 150cc scoop, they shared us exclusive information on Suzuki’s new bike. Suzuki which has tasted fair success with Access in the scooter segment …

Ambassador greased to run on

Hindustan Motors of CK Birla Group is steering on a high spirit as the business has boomed tremendously. With a new CEO to be appointed to oversee the operations of the company, the production of Ambassador to be continued amidst huge profit share. In the meantime, Hindustan Motors is not in trouble to seek finance …

Bajaj afoot on delivering Rs1.1 lakh car

The real test has come for Tata with its Nano to offer at Rs1 lakh. But the current situation of price rise of raw materials has become a shot in the arm for Tata. This has not deprived Bajaj, a new entrant to the car market, to go ahead with its small car project (Rs1.1 …

Volkswagen to pit Vento against Honda City

Honda can no longer make an alarming presence in the premium mid-sized sedan in India. Volkswagen is gearing up to present a new executive sedan during the second half of the year. Vento, as it is christened, will give a stiff fight for Honda City(which remains the best seller in this segment with average sale …

A lovely car becomes pro-expensive for Tata

The world may quiver, people may wonder and customers may cheer up with the world’s cheapest car Nano for Rs1 lakh. But the car is making a lot of drain in the exchequer of Tata Motors. Tata projected the Nano for Rs1 lakh based on the then existing prices of materials – the hot-rolled steel …

April boom for Mercedes Benz

The pre-summer heat sprout early in the camp of Mercedes-Benz India with the sale in April hitting the figure of 321. The number indicates the double fold growth against 178 units in the same period of 2009. The MD& CEO of the company revealed the factors which brought this feat- intensive customer engagements, aggressive product …

A flight of blackboxes musing the US cars

The US government has almost made it mandatory that the car makers instill the vehicles with blackboxes. The move is to provide the cars with record of performance data. The American Congress has authorized the Federal Safety sector to initiate severe action including recall of cars under the provision of auto-safety legislation. The Congress had …

Indian Auto companies receive alarming indicator from the government

The import tariff protection covered for the automobile and its ancillary units are to be stripped off, indicated the Commerce Secretary. The present structure of import tariff is 106% for Completely Built Units and 60% for Completely Knocked Down units. The import duty on auto components is in the range of 7.5-10%. The government’s move …