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Toyota Fortuner bookings suspended

Toyota Fortuner bookings suspended

Sunday, May 9, 2010 9:34

Bookings for the Toyota Fortuner SUV has been suspended until July 2010. The reason we are told is that a lot many orders remain pending, and this break in fresh bookings would help them clear all the backlog for the Fortuner.It is also said that this break from bookings for ...

Big leap from VW India

Big leap from VW India

Friday, May 7, 2010 9:02

The world’s third largest car maker is all set to make a splash in India with a slew of launches.Volkswagen (VW), who? That’s the common question the bosses at the world’s third largest car maker faced every time they made a marketing pitch in India. While its two sister brands ...

Carlos Ghosn says Renault-Nissan-Bajaj small car will be priced lower than Nano

Carlos Ghosn says Renault-Nissan-Bajaj small car will be priced lower than Nano

Friday, March 19, 2010 10:29

The ultra low-cost car that the joint venture of the French car major Renault and Bajaj is working on may be priced below the `Tata Nano', Mr Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Officer of Renault and Nissan, said on Thursday. Speaking to journalists of ...

Why did Ratan Tata never come in Forbes billionaires list?

Why did Ratan Tata never come in Forbes billionaires list?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 8:04

Many people around the world want to know - "What is the net worth of Ratan Tata"? TATA Group is running 96 businesses and out of which 28 companies are listed in various stock exchanges. According to market capitalization and reputation, Tata group ...

Impact of Union Budget 2010 on Auto Industry

Monday, March 1, 2010 12:26

The 2010 Union budget is not very exciting for future car and bike buyers. Nor is it any good news for current car or bike owners. The Government has increased the excise duty by 2%, translating into small cars attracting 10% excise duty and bigger cars will now have to ...

Land Rover overtakes BMW in India SUV race

Land Rover overtakes BMW in India SUV race

Thursday, February 25, 2010 8:42

Land Rover has overtaken BMW as the country’s No.2 upscale SUV player in sales, helped by a passel of factors spanning a bigger bundle of models to competitive pricing to a more effective positioning in the market. The luxury marque that Tata ...

Maruti Suzuki to recall over 100,000 A-Star Cars

Maruti Suzuki to recall over 100,000 A-Star Cars

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:59

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. said Tuesday it will recall more than 100,000 units of its A-Star small cars to replace a defective part in the fuel tank. The news caused shares of India's biggest auto maker by sales to decline as much as 4.4%. The recall, which will also include ...

Ford India opens 28 new dealer facilities in a single day

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 5:49

Even as it is gearing up to make a foray into the compact car segment with the imminent public launch of Figo, Ford India has set a record of sort by opening 28 new dealer facilities across the country in a single day.With this, Ford has now 164 dealership facilities ...

Tata appoints former GM Europe chief Forster as CEO

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:57

Tata Motors Ltd. hired Carl-Peter Forster, the former head of General Motors Co.’s European division, as chief executive officer to help the Indian company manage global operations after purchasing Jaguar Land Rover.Forster, 55, will be responsible for the two British luxury brands as well as Tata’s truck, bus and car ...

Ford Figo to compete with i10 and Swift

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:30

Carmaker Ford has said that it is set to transform from a niche player to a volume player in the Indian passenger car market with the production of its new small car Figo at its Maraimalai Nagar car plant near Chennai. The company also signaled its intention to address the ...