The Mahindra Alturas G4, which was launched on Saturday in Jaipur, is a true-blue premium SUV combining a powerful engine, luxe interiors and a beast-like exterior, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
With an overall length of 3780mm and overall width of 1665mm the car easily tackles traffic.
As per the agreement, Nissan Motor India 'can enjoy concessions in the wharfage up to 60,000 units per annum.'
Right now, the 'Lower D' or LD segment -- which the industry defines as a sedan that costs between Rs 1.5 million and Rs 2 million, is longer than 4.5 metres, and powered by an engine of 1.8 litre or larger -- has barely three cars, all of which have been around for over a decade in India. Nevertheless, at least one foreign auto player is looking to bet big on the segment.
Active starts at Rs 350,000 and the other at Rs 479,000.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not a part of the three-match T20I series against West Indies and Australia presenting Rishabh Pant with a golden chance to consolidate his place in limited overs cricket.
The new Tata Tigor, Datsun Go and Hero Xtreme 200R are hoping to use celebrity endorsers and gain a foothold in a segment that has been the stronghold of market leaders for several decades. But will it work?
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While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
The factory is likely to come up beside the current Renault-Nissan factory at Oragadam, near Chennai, according to reports.
'More than one brand in a showroom is too risky because customer loyalty in this market is low. Most people don't drive different cars made by the same manufacturer for a lifetime, they experiment.'
After the biggies, Nissan India on Thursday said it is planning to increase prices across all its vehicle models from January.
The recently launched multi utility vehicle Nissan Evalia will not be affected, the company said in a statement without disclosing the quantum of hike.
Nissan, Japan's third largest auto maker and Renault, France's second largest car maker, share vehicle platforms, engines and several components to meet economies of scale and generate volumes in India, where they use a common manufacturing facility in Chennai.
The company, which launched its multi-utility vehicle Evalia priced between Rs 849,000 and Rs 9,99,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), also said it will look to expand production capacity either through new plants or the existing plant.
Maruti Suzuki is the big exception, with double-digit surge in volume
Japanese auto major Nissan recently appointed Takayuki Ishida as managing director of its Indian subsidiary Nissan Motor India Private Limited (NMIPL).
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As part of this exercise, the company has decided to recall over 9,600 units of its small car Micra, which were produced in India in 2011 and sold in Europe, the official added.
"We are expecting almost doubling our sales in this financial year. We are very well on track with Micra, Sunny and Evalia. Evalia will generate a very new type of customers..", Nissan Motor India Managing Director and CEO Takayuki Ishida said.
Nissan Motor Company may have missed the boom in small cars in India. But the third-biggest Japanese car maker is confident of shoring up volumes, as it works on several small car projects simultaneously.
The Renault Nissan Alliance has said that its Oragadam greenfield facility near Chennai - its first in the world - will be a template for its upcoming Morocco facility, with a few changes only in the back-end engineering. The company is training 30 senior employees drawn from various verticals at its Oragadam plant.
Renault-Nissan Automotive India Private Ltd (RNAIPL) on Wednesday appointed Kou Kimura as chief executive officer and managing director for its Chennai manufacturing facility with effect from April 1.
Announcing their first product carrying Ashok Leyland's badge under the joint venture -- the 'Ashok Leyland DOST' -- in Chennai on Tuesday, Hinduja Automotive chairman and Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Ltd chairman V Sumantran said another product from Nissan's stable would be launched next year.
Japanese auto maker Nissan Motor Company on Tuesday said they were "well-on course" on introducing new products in India.
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The two partners have said they'd produce 150,000 vehicles as part of the phase-I plan from their existing facilities in the state, till the new factory goes on stream.
The manufacturing facility is being set up at Oragadam, near this city. The company has planned to set up 55 dealerships by 2012. So far, the company has appointed 23 and plans to add seven more by the end of this financial year.
The company would import $10 million (Rs 45 crore) of components in 2010 from Indian vendors. It is set to increase this to $40 million by the end of 2012, a top company official said.
After months of delays following differences Bajaj Auto, Renault and Nissan on Tuesday signed an agreement formalizing roll-out plans for 2012 - a year behind schedule.
The new global Sedan, 'which is the second product after the launch of Micra from Nissan stable', would be displayed at the eighth China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition, scheduled to be held in December, the company said.
The first major consignment of 3,886 Micra cars left the Ennore Port for European markets on Tuesday, Nissan Motor India said.
'You have to learn to bat differently in different conditions, and if you can do that like Hardik is showing at the moment, those would be signs of a developing cricketer, someone who can make consistent contributions and not someone who is a one-off, who can produce brilliance once in a while'
Interestingly, the two players were named in the 15-member squad in place of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, with the Board of Control for Cricket in India not specifying any reason for leaving out the two players.
TCS, which, plans to earn $1 bn in 3-7 years will explore segments such as cyber security, internet of things, analytics of IoT, and cloud application and infrastructure.
Nissan' exit from the light commercial vehicle joint venture has helped speed up consolidation and growth for the company
The company's wholly-owned subsidiary -- Nissan Motor India Private Ltd -- had launched the Micra in July and priced the car between Rs 398,000 and Rs 529,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
In 2008, the companies had planned a tripartite joint venture entity that would build and sell a $3,000 (about Rs 1.4 lakh) competitor to Tata Motors' Nano, the world's cheapest car. Bajaj was to have a 50 per cent stake, with Renault and Nissan having 25 per cent each.
For all those who are likely to get a game, there will be just one target -- to make most of their chances as some of them might not get too many with just about 16 months left for the 50-overs World Cup.
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