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Honda Revises City’s top variant

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 1,804 Views

Honda Siel Cars India Limited (HSCI) has revised its existing City V variant which was launched late last year. The prices for the revise commence at Rs 837,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Ford Updates Endeavour

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 1,851 Views

Ford India launched the new design look Endeavour 3.0L with 5-speed automatic transmission. The new Endeavour is available in New Mumbai at  Rs. 18,16,352 for the 3.0L 4X4 automatic transmission and Rs. 16,14,422 for the 2.5L 4X2 manual transmission variant (Ex-Showroom, New Mumbai).

GM India wins National Safety Award

Monday, September 7th, 2009 644 Views

General Motors India has won the National Safety Award in the Motor Vehicles category.  Its Halol plant has been selected for the award for its best safety systems in the industry.

SkodaAuto India inaugurates Fahrenheit Automobiles in New Delhi

Friday, August 28th, 2009 672 Views

SkodaAuto India announced the opening of Fahrenheit Automobiles Pvt. Ltd., a new 3-S (sales , service & spares) dealership in New Delhi.

Suzuki to invest Rs 1,500cr for R&D hub in India

Monday, August 24th, 2009 405 Views

Suzuki will invest about Rs 1,500 crore in the coming 6-7 years to set up a research and development centre at Rohtak in Haryana. Maruti Suzuki will complete the 700-acre plot in two phases by 2015.

Ford Commences Exports from Chennai Port

Friday, August 21st, 2009 526 Views

Ford India had exported about 170 cars to South Africa from the Chennai port. The Ford company that’s based in Chennai, found it cheaper to export from the Chennai port rather than the Mumbai port, from where its earlier exports took place.

Skoda Fabia being produced in Chakan

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 1,037 Views

Skoda Fabia’s production at the Volkswagen plant in Chakan near Pune commenced from this Independence Day. The Volkswagen plant was inaugurated earlier this year on the 31st of March.

Two-Year Warranty on Skoda Genuine Parts

Thursday, August 13th, 2009 1,181 Views

SkodaAuto India announced an introduction of 2 years warranty on Škoda Genuine Parts and Škoda Genuine Accessories with effect from August 15, 2009. Starting August 15, 2009 the two year warranty will be available on Skoda Genuine Parts & Accessories across the product range which includes the Škoda Superb, Škoda ...

Tata to Launch Indica Vista Ignis

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 7,607 Views

Tata will probably soon launch its Indica Vista Ignis. The Vista Ignis will be powered with a 1.4-litre Grande Punto petrol powerplant. The Ignis will the top end variant in the Indica Vista range and will approximately cost around Rs 5 lakh.

Schumacher Will Not Return to Formula 1

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 839 Views

Michael Schumacher confirmed he won’t return to Formula 1. The seven-time Formula 1 World Champion was scheduled to make a comeback to Formula 1 in the upcoming European Grand Prix to held at the Valencia Street circuit in Spain.

Skoda to launch Laura RS

Monday, August 10th, 2009 1,440 Views

Skoda Auto India will launch the Laura RS (Rally Sport) in India. The Czech-based manufacturer had recently face lifted its Laura and bought a new version of its Superb.

Volvo S60 Coming Next Year

Monday, August 10th, 2009 905 Views

Volvo plans to launch its S60 sedan in the Indian market in 2010. The worldwide launch of the S60 was scheduled in mid-2009.

Chevrolet Beat – Spy Pictures and First Impression Part – I

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 5,238 Views

We aren’t Bond, James Bond, still we get some spy pictures for our readers. Last week, after the Chevrolet Cruze spy pictures we had promised some pictures of the Chevrolet Beat, and here we are. We have some high resolution pictures of the Chevrolet Beat, one of the big small ...

M-Class gets a Top NCAP Rating

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 757 Views

The latest Euro NCAP test results state that the M-Class has been designed to match the reality of an accident in the standard crash test safety concept. Equipped as standard with six airbags, belt tighteners, belt force limiters and crash-responsive NECK-PRO headrests PRE-SAFE® passenger safety system, the SUV ensures its ...

Toyota Fortuner coming on 24th August

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 18,625 Views

Toyota will launch its Fortuner on the 24th August 2009. The Fortuner will be powered by a 3.0-litre common rail engine and should bear a Rs 20 lakh price tag.