Hyundai i10 automatic and CRDi in 2008

Hyundai which buoyed by the sucess of i10 (6500 bookings in first 15days of the launch) is planning to add more values to the car. The launch of i10 has increased the traffic in the Hyundai showroom by almost 30% Hyundai is really surprised not because of the response it received but due to indian’s …

Mahindra Scorpio First

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on November 22nd said it has launched a new variant (customised version) of its utility vehicle Scorpio at the Autocar Performance Show in Mumbai. Autocar performance show 2007 which kicks starts today and will last till 26th November. The customised version of scorpio to be called as ‘scorpio first’ is specially …

Islamic car in India

car specifically fro muslims.. Malaysian carmaker Proton has announced plans to develop an ‘Islamic car’, designed specifically for Muslim motorists. Muslims pray five times a day in the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam, to help the occupants, the islamic car would boast special features like a compass pointing to …

Customer Satisfaction! its Maruti

For an eighth consecutive year, Maruti Suzuki ranks highest in  customer satisfaction with authorized dealership service, according to the J.D. Power Asia Pacific 2007 India Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) Study released today.  The study, now in its 11th year, measures the overall satisfaction of vehicle owners who visited their  authorized dealer/service center for maintenance or …

Create a commercial; Win a Tata Indica V2 Xeta

It is a User generated content Era. Tata Motors doesnt want to miss the bus. Tata Motors comes up with an online contest called , TheXetaShootOut.com ,to promote Indica V2 Xeta. To participate and win (!!!) in this contest,  you have to create your own video or storyboard on the theme, “You Gotta Be Dumb …

Hero Honda goes global

Hero Honda Motors, the world’s largest two-wheeler motorcycle company, is going global with its auto business. The company has aggressive plans for the automotive components space. According to the company, the gears manufactured at the new Rs 30 crore plant will be heading into BRP Rotax products globally. With this 1,20,000 capacity plant, Hero Motors …

Bajaj takes stake in KTM Sports

Bajaj Auto Ltd said it has bought a 14.5 pct stake in Europe’s second-largest sports motorcycle maker KTM Power Sports AG for a sum of Rs300 crores. Bajaj acquired the KTM stake through its wholly owned Dutch unit, Bajaj Auto International Holdings BV. Bajaj and KTM also signed a cooperation deal. Under this deal, the …

Hyundai santro LPG and people’s car

Hyundai santro LPG: Hyundai reiterated its stand and said that it will not phase out santro. Hyundai which recently rolled out its new hatchback ‘i10’ is expected to phase out the santro (which it launched in late 90s). Hyundai is currently selling around 12000 units of santro every month and recently it stopped offering of …

Hot News – November 2007

* General Motors on Novemeber 1st ruled out competition from the proposed Rs 1-lakh car from the Tata Motors stable, saying it will focus on other variants of the segment.”The mini-car segment is not a segment. This includes several segments and several customers. There is no need to battle with the Rs 1-lakh car,” GM’s …

Vicky.in Automobile blog is now available on your mobile phone

According to a recent report of TRAI, the number of mobile users in India, who are using their cell phones to browse the internet has reached 38 million mark and increased by 7 million in the last quarter itself. As the rates of feature-rich mobile phones are dropping consistently and the mobile phone services are …