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New Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara coming this July

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 474 Views

Maruti Suzuki will power its SUV, the Grand Vitara with a more powerful 2.4-litre engine. It’s a Variable Valve Timing engine which produces 163.5bhp at 6000rpm and torque of 225Nm at 4000rpm. Maruti Suzuki is speculated to launch this new variant somewhere around in mid-July.

Hyundai i20 Diesel Coming on 7th July

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 827 Views

Hyundai is ready to launch the diesel variant of its i20. The diesel variant of i20 looks similar to the petrol variant. The i20 diesel variant comes equipped with a 1.4-litre CRDI engine.

Honda June 2009 Sales Figures

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 451 Views

Honda Siel Cars India recorded 6.5% increase in sales for the month of June 2009 with 5039 units as against 4732 units sold in June 2008.The company sold 12,768 units in the period Apr–June 2009 as against 12,075 units in the corresponding period last year marking an increase of 5.7% ...

Maruti Suzuki June 2009 Sales Figures

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009 341 Views

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd reported a 22.63 per cent jump in its sales at 75,109 units in June against 61,247 units last June. Sales in the domestic market grew by 9.51 per cent to 61,773 units in June from 56,411 units in the same month last year, while exports rose ...

Ford’s new small car for India

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 763 Views

Ford has plans to get a new small car for the Indian car market in early 2010. About 85% of the car parts are localized. Ford India has designed this car especially for the Indian car market and it will be available in petrol and diesel variants.

The General Budget Expectations

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 312 Views

With the General Budget coming up, the auto companies will like the government to continue with the 4 percent CENVAT cut. The companies even want the government to reduce the excise duty by about 8 to 10 percent.

Car That Can Fly

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 653 Views

Terrafugia Transition, a US based company has made a car which can fly as well. “The Flying Car” will be launched in 2011; will be a two-seater, which can travel 725km at a speed of about 115km/hr in air.

The Revamped Mitsubishi Cedia Sports

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 559 Views

Mitsubishi has revamped its Cedia Sports variant.  The new variant sports a matt finish front grille, 15” six-spoke rims and sporty stickers on the exterior.

Expensive Cars to run on Cheaper Fuel

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 540 Views

Expensive cars will be able to reduce the fuel costs to half. Cars like Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corolla, Maruti Suzuki SX4 and a few more could be available in either LPG or CNG variants.

Honda to Discontinue The Base Variant of its City

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 610 Views

Honda Siel intends to discontinue with its base variant of its Honda City. The newly launched Honda Jazz costs upto Rs 7.33 lakhs which is about Rs 50,000 more than the base variant of the City.

Maruti to launch CNG variants

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 499 Views

Maruti Suzuki has stopped working on its LPG models and now the manufacturer has began work in the direction of producing CNG variants.

SX4 Diesel Coming Next Month

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 1,339 Views

Maruti Suzuki might just pull a rabbit out of their hat – we hear that the company might be ready with the diesel variant of its SX4. The SX4 could have a 1.3-litre or 1.6-litre multijet diesel engine in it.

Peugeot-Citroen has Indian Plans

Friday, June 19th, 2009 421 Views

Peugeot-Citroen might set-up a manufacturing plant in India somewhere in South India with Chennai and Hyderabad being the most likely locations.

Honda is Gearing Up for Another Small Car

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 928 Views

Honda unveiled its first hatchback the Jazz on the 10th of this month and now the Japanese automaker is gearing up to launch another small car for the Indian market within the next couple of years.

Fiat Grande Punto Launched

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 3,186 Views

Fiat India has launched one of its most awaited models the Grande Punto today. The hatchback has changed the Italian manufacturer’s fortune in the international market and the company hopes the same to happen for the Indian car market. The car has been aggressively priced with the petrol variant costing ...