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Toyota Camry Facelift Launched!

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Rajiv

Toyota has launched the facelifted Camry in the Indian market. The new Camry comes in 4 variants, W1, W2, W3 and W4 and features subtle changes to the interiors and exteriors both.

The Camry still remains a CBU which means that its still costly compared to the competition. The prices start from Rs 21.26 Lakhs going [...]

Suzuki Kizashi unveiled in the US

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Rajiv

Just three months away from its 100th birthday, Suzuki has unveiled the new Kizashi ’sport sedan’ in the US. This is a major step for Suzuki, which, as a brand, is associated with smaller cars and motorcycles.

Built at Suzuki’s brand-new manufacturing facility in Sagara, Japan, the 2010 Kizashi is equipped with a 2.4-litre, four-cylinder engine. [...]

4th Environment Friendly Vehicles Conference 2009 in India

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Rajiv

India is ready to host the 4th Environment Friendly Vehicles Conference 2009 in New Delhi. The conference will be held on November 23-24th 2009. The main aim of the conference is to promote fuel efficient and eco-friendly cars to sustain efficient road transport. Some of the main objectives of the conference are to take measures [...]

Cash for clunkers brings in the customers

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Rajiv

According to a report in MSNBC, the government’s scheme of giving cash for clunkers or old cars is bearing fruit in that people are exchanging their beaten down and old vehicles thanks to the discounted price offered by dealers. The fact that new cars come with warranties and even extended warranties in some cases, new [...]

Schumacher back in F1

Friday, July 31st, 2009 | Rajiv

In a turn of events that is set to eclipse every thing else that has occurred in F1 2009 , the recent BMW pull out news included, seven-times Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is to make a shock return to the sport at the European GP in Valencia.
The German will stand in for Ferrari’s Felipe [...]

Honda Sells Super Bikes At Premium

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Rajiv

Honda Motors Company has sold 21 super bikes in India so far at a price of Rs. 12.5 lakh and Rs. 9.5 lakh within three months of the launch of the company. “We have been able to sell 21 of our super speed bikes within three months of their launch into the country,” said HMSI [...]

Audi’s Largest Luxury Showroom in India

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Rajiv

Audi has opened India’s largest luxury car showroom in Gurgaon. This is the second dealership located in the NCR region. Audi Gurgaon is its seventh dealership in India. With a floor space of over 13,684 sq.ft, Audi Gurgaon offers a completely new experience for the customers which can display 14 Audi cars. Audi showroom will [...]

Ratan Tata Asks for Cost Cutting for Jaguar Land Rover

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Rajiv

Tata Motors is planning to build all its cars including Jaguar and Land Rover with light weight aluminum bodies to cut costs. The company is also developing hybrid engines to be used in future models. It has also made considerable progress in identifying sources from India for its two premium models.
However, “Tata Motors on the [...]

Indian cars acceptable in America, says AutoPacific research report

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Rajiv

AutoPacific, a US-based automotive marketing research and product-consulting firm, has just released the results of its latest study, which finds that Indian cars are actually acceptable to North American buyers. Well, almost acceptable, since just 11% of the respondents in the study said they would be open to the idea of buying an Indian car. [...]

Hero Honda posts Rs 500 crore profit for April-June

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 | Rajiv

Hero Honda, India’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, has reported a net profit of Rs 500.1 crore for the period April-June 2009, an 83% increase over the profit for the corresponding period in 2008. This increase in profit is, according to the company, on account of lower input costs and better sales figures.
Hero Honda’s sales for April-June [...]

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