Auto Expo: Tata’s new generation Indica

The new generation Indica has been given a complete makeover and surprises with its stunning looks with a two box construction. The new generation has a sporty frontal look with its distinctive wide-eyed stylised headlamps and pronounced signature Tata grill. The look is accentuated by muscular wheel arches sharp creases merging with its contoured surfaces …

Auto Expo: Honda’s new scooter – Aviator

Honda today unveiled its new automatic scooter Aviator priced at Rs 39,675 (ex-showroom Delhi). The 102cc powered scooter will be available across the country from March onwards. The company is targeting to sell 1 lakh units of Aviator in the next fiscal.”Aviator is targeted at males and we plan to sell about as many as …

Auto Expo: General Motors launches Captiva

General Motors (GM) launched the much awaited Chevrolet Captiva SUV at the Auto Expo. Captiva is priced at Rs 17.74 lakh. General Motors (GM) hopes to sell 1,000 units of captiva SUV by the end of 2008. “The two-litres diesel engine powers Captiva has everything that a premium SUV customer in India wants. We are …

Auto Expo: Tata’s new Indigo CS

Tata Motors today launched the new Indigo CS (known as Indigo Compact). Tata Motors has cutdown the length of exiting indigo sedan to avail the tax benefits of the small car for the Indigo CS. Tata Motors dubs the new Indigo CS as the first “sub-4 metre Sedan” of the world. The new Indigo CS …

Auto Expo: Tata new Sumo Grande

Tata Motors today launched the new sumo grande (known as sumo phoenix). The new Tata Sumo grande is powered by a 2.2 dicor engine and the company expects to make the vehicle available to customers by the first week of next month. This 2.2L Dicor is first introduced in the recently launched safari. Tata Sumo …

Ford to pump $500 million into india

In it move to roll out Fiesta hatchback (Ford’s small car for india), Ford plans to invest $500 million in india. Few days back we reported you Ford plans to bring Fiesta hatchback to India and Ford is planning to construct an engine plant near chennai. The engine plant is the Ford’s first engine plant …

Bajaj’s to make truck on lite platform

Bajaj which unveiled the ‘lite’ platform today has said that it will use this platform for both the cargo vehicle and small car. Bajaj will roll out two commercial vehicle on this platform in 2009. Two base models with short and longer wheelbases on lite platform will be launched. Both these trucks will be powered …

Bajaj to bring Kawasaki Ninja and KTM Duke to india

Apart from the new Discover 150cc, XCD Sprint and Blade 125cc DTSi, Bajaj will add two new models to its Probiking range. Bajaj has 18% stake in KTM an austrian Bike maker and has technological tie-up with Japan based Kawasaki for more than 20 years. Indian bike market has now matured to absorb to superbikes, …

Mahindra acquires Italian design firm

Mahindra & Mahindra Tuesday said it plans to acquire Italian auto design firm G R Grafica Ricerca Design for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, the company intends to develop a global design centre for the group and cater to global auto original equipment manufacturers, the automaker said in a communique to the Bombay Stock …

Lectrix Motors to manufacture ebikes

SAR group is foraying into the fast-growing automobile market with their own range of e-bikes. A new venture has been floated under the name of Lectrix Motors to manufacture and market the bikes, and a Rs 200-crore plant is being set up in Himachal Pradesh. “Initially we would be putting in Rs 30 crore in …