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One of the largest auto manufacture company, Maruti Suzuki, is planning to roll out a new Hybrid Maruti Swift soon in India, after the Honda Civic and Toyota Prius even to be launched in the hybrid segment. This Hybrid model was displayed in the Tokyo Auto Show, 2009. Read Full Story

Very little is known about Ratan Tata, the man. of course, his corporate achievements have been chronicled widely, especially after the Corus, Jaguar – Land Rover acquisitions and of course, the nano project, the people’s car, that made Ratan Tata a household name, mostly because he promised a car that even a middle-class Indian could afford. But this corporate head honcho’s private life remained just that, very private. Tiwari starts with an overall view of the Tata family history right from the time Jamsetji Nusservanji Tata stepped into business world from the small town of Navsari in Gujarat. Ht later chronicles the family tree ... Read Full Story

      Two passengers were killed and over 47 others injured when eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train derailed after Maoists blew up railway tracks on Thursday night in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district. Railway minister Mamata Banerjee said that the train comprised 10 coaches of which five derailed and three toppled over as also the engine. She said two bodies were found in a overturned bogie, while 47 passengers were injured. Six passengers were trapped in another capsized bogie. Three passengers have been rescued so far as rescuers were using gas cutters to gain entry to the coaches, three of which were badly ... Read Full Story

By now, most of us would have known about the Auto Expo 2010 being held in New Delhi in January next year. The show is expected to be a very big event as the International automakers are focusing more on India and China for their growth. With the economic slow down Indian and Chinese markets has attracted a lot of attention and promises a lot for big players to make profits. The Auto Expo 2010 will be held from 5th Jan to 12th Jan 2010. The stalls in the Expo has already been booked before over a month for the event to go. International ... Read Full Story

The diesel and electric variants are coming up in the next few years Though Tata Motors is having plans to sell the Nano variants overseas, it is looking at satisfying demands in our country first before taking its innovation to Europe, Africa or even America. Tata Group Director Jamshed J Irani - We are testing the waters, but we have no immediate plan to go abroad Tata is apparently working on an electric powertrain for the Nano. This is apart from a 2 cylinder CRDI engine and a more powerful 3 cylinder gasoline engine. Tata is also planning to bolt start-stop technology to the ... Read Full Story