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 …
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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 …
The legal dispute put Mercedes-Benz in a row
A dealer of Mercedes-Benz in Pune filed a legal suit against the officials of the company. The dealer, Millennium Motors Pvt Ltd accused the company for terminating the dealership and the case is pending for enquiry as the dealer claims that the officials forged the documents. The anticipatory bail was taken for consideration and be …
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Honda attracts women bike riders
Honda Motorcycle has made a sweet desire among women riders with a vigorous 4 hour training per day. In the process, the company has trained some 730 women customers in Chennai and has started in Coimbatore where 60-70 women were trained, said the Regional Manager. With official permission, the Taramani track in Chennai and Race …
GM to end Hummer after sale to Chinese buyer fails
General Motors has finally drawn the curtains at Hummer following a tussle over a deal with the Chinese company. The failure to stuck the deal with the Chinese Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial machines co was due to the undue delay in clearing the process from the Chinese regulators. The Chinese company is popular for military-prone …
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BMW launches luxury sedans-New 320D Corporate edition & 330i Petrol
The swiftest and greatest sophisticated car maker BMW, launched 2 new variants of BMW 3 series. BMW 3 series is proud to introduce its brand new 320D Corporate edition and 33i Petrol. 320D Corporate edition is priced at Rs 23,95,000 lakhs followed by 33i Petrol at Rs 33,40,000 lakh. Pictures of BMW 320d Corporate Edition …
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Hyundai has announced the recall of its Sonata cars-due to snag in the door lock- numbering 47000 spread in Europe and the US. However, the company sees no direct impact of this recall in the domestic market in India. The problem in the door lock is freak instance ever since its inception into the market …
Maruti Recalling 30,000 A-Star Cars Supplied to Nissan
Maruti’s recall of it’s A-Star numbering about 106000 includes 30000 units exported to Nissan Motor. Maruti’s product, from the Haryana facility is exported to Nissan for marketing as Pixo on a contract basis. This volume is within some 50000 units exported to Nissan and the cost of replacing the fuel tank would involve Rs300-Rs320 million. …
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Maruti recalls 1 lakh ‘A-Star’ cars over fuel pump
The circle comes to a full with Maruti Suzuki recalling it’s A-Star numbering 1 lakh. This follows the last month’s nightmare of Toyota recalling many of its cars numbering 6-8 lakhs in the European market. Maruti’s A-Star hit the head with the snag in the fuel pump gasket. As of now, there has been no …
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