Hyundai to increase overseas presence in 2010

Hyundai to step up its presence in the overseas market by this year. The company is starting with Australia, which is the follow up the earliest venture of exporting 20 Santros to Nepal right back 1999. The current export capacity is 1500 units of Santro to Europe in addition to i10, i20 and Accent which …

Nissan to open manufacturing facility in Chennai in March

Nissan-Renault JV will launch its manufacturing facility for its Mirca, in Chennai on 17th of the next month. The facility is to be inaugurated by the Chairman and CEO of the JV, which is the result of Rs4000 crore investment and delivering 4 lakhs per year. Mirca will be on the roads in India by …

A touch up for Star City from TVS

TVS has slightly modified its commuter motorcycle 110Star City– there is a replacement of the power-horse design on the fuel tank as new graphic pattern finds place; color options too changed; the 12V mobile charger is fixed just behind the front left indicator. This feature yields the reputation as the first bike to have this …

Alarming entry of Volvo S60 into India

The once thought never possible model Volvo S60 is booming into India. It fascinates with its chunky waist line, bigger headlamps, swell grill and wheels, a roofline resembling a coupe. The interiors mesmerizes with a finished dash board, a floating central console by being sporty and youthful in look. The engine has the specs of …

BMW marching towards new launch in March

To eliminate the old concept 325i in the 3-series range, BMW is launching its new 330i next month. The flagship will have a bigger 3-lit in line 6-cylinder engine to yield 258 bhp by propelling to 100kph speed within 7 seconds so that the top speed would be 250kph. This car is to top the …

Skoda

Skoda, facing the wrath of popularity with its Fabia and Laura, is thinking of searching a new car in the range between these two cars. Fabia compact comes in 8 variants from the cost of Rs4.98 lakhs – Rs7.85 lakhs and Laura is offered in 6 variants in the cost range of Rs13.38 – Rs18.60 …

Maruti to gear up its delivery of cars

The year 2011-12 will be a busy year for Maruti Suzuki, as installation of stockyards and novel showrooms are in the offing at an investment of Rs200 crore. By this there will be a decentralization of the stocking, currently functioning from the Gurgaon plant, said the company’s executive. The idea is to allocate 25 acres …