This is about the domestic and transplant auto manufacturers that produce vehicles in India. These manufacturers include companies like Tata, Maruti, Fiat, GM, Renault-Nissan, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra, etc.
The West Bengal government is in talks with Tata Motors for getting back the land leased to the automobile major for its Nano small car project in Hooghly district's Singur, officials said Saturday. Read Full Story
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Mahindra has launched the Xylo D2 a new variation of the Xylo which is equipped with a new 2.5 litre mDI CRDe engine capable of a mileage of 13kmpl. At the heart of the Mahindra Xylo D2 is the mDI CRDe engine which combines the benefits of both DI and CRDe technology. These include enhanced fuel efficiency, decreased maintenance and spares costs and low emissions and NVH levels. The... Read Full Story
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When automotive talk turns cheap, the most common vehicle that comes up is the Tata Nano , which currently holds the title as the Cheapest New Car in the World and is only available in India. So, Americans, how would you like to snag a brand-new electric car for the low, low price of just $865, right here in the United States? If you happen to live in Oklahoma, you can do just that… sort of.
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Tata could display Nano hybrid, diesel and electric at the Auto Expo next month
DNA India reports Tata could bring off-beat variants of Nano to the Auto Expo . The exhibits could be powered by a diesel engine and possibly hybrid and electric powertrain as well.
Tata Motors has confirmed it is working on the hybrid Nano and on its official website hinted it will offer Nano diesel in future. The electric Nano or E-Nano has also been doing media rounds since the unveiling of the car in the... Read Full Story
Maruti Suzuki’s new MPV (multi purpose vehicle) called Eeco is a five door vehicle. Eeco will be available in five seater and seven seater options. Eeco powered by an 1.2L engine complies the upcoming bharat IV emission norm and returns 15.1Km to a litre of petrol (as per ARAI).
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India's biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki aims to boost output by up to 75 percent as it seeks to maintain its dominant position in the fast-growing domestic market, a report said Thursday. "Depending on how the car market performs, we would like to like to reach 1.5 to 1.75 million units a year by 2015," the Economic Times quoted Maruti managing director Shinzo Nakanishi as saying. "That should help us keep the 50 percent share of the market we now have because the total car industry will, by... Read Full Story
India's leading vehicle company, Tata Motors, reported Friday it had swung to a consolidated quarterly net profit, helped by a better performance by its premium car marques Jaguar and Land Rover. Tata Motors' net profit, including British motoring icons Jaguar and Land Rover, totalled 217.8 million rupees (4.65 million dollars) for the quarter ending September, compared to a net loss of 9.41 billion rupees a year earlier. Revenues fell 8.2 percent to 211 billion rupees for the second quarter... Read Full Story
The Tata Nano has won the prestigious Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award. In its fifth year running and modeled along the lines of the American, European and Japanese Car of the Year, the ICOTY award and Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) award have been instituted by leading automotive magazines in India, in association with JK Tyre, to bring the auto industry in India at par internationally in recognising their efforts. Read Full Story
Carnation Auto , the multi-brand car service provider promoted by former Maruti Suzuki head Jagdish Khattar joined hand today with Fiat Group firm Magneti Marelli for servicing premium cars in the country.
Along with Carnation Auto, the 5.4 billion euro Magneti Marelli will also foray into India’s spare parts aftermarket by selling and distributing co-branded auto components.
“So far we have been servicing only entry level cars. By tying up with Magneti Marelli, we will now start... Read Full Story
The Tata Nano, designed to be the world's most affordable car, will be on view at prestigious Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York's from Feb 18 through April 25 next year. A bright, sunshine yellow Nano, built by Indian auto major Tata Motors, will be on display in Cooper-Hewitt's Great Hall, along with diagrams and a short film describing its concept, development and production, the Smithsonian Institution announced Friday. The name "Nano" connotes high... Read Full Story
