Travelling within congested cities is going to be redefined with the in coming of small and trendy electric vehicles.
Car and sports utility vehicle makers say they're taken aback by the Union finance ministry's proposal to bring locally assembled models into the same duty structure as imported units. They say the move would cripple demand, following a substantial rise in vehicle prices.
The country's largest car producer -- Maruti Suzuki -- is caught in a cleft. There is growing demand for its cars, but it does not have sufficient production capacity to feed this demand. To top that, this capacity constraint is not likely to be lifted before 2012.
Automobile engineers at car giant Nissan have designed the groundbreaking vehicle for the future, Land Glider, which has four wheels, but is little more than half the width of a family car and is designed with busy city streets in mind.
It seems like after Tata Nano, Maruti Cervo and Bajaj-Renault-Nissan's ultra-low-cost car plans it's Toyota's turn to bring out a product for the entry level segment.
With the domestic small car market heating up, Korean major Hyundai Motors is lining up a new release for India. The vehicle, which is slated to hit the roads in the second half of 2011, is likely to sport a price tag not much higher than that of Maruti's cheapest variant -- the Maruti 800.
Tata Motors, India's leading manufacturer of heavy and light automobiles, is planning to launch 20 new variants in coming two years
Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, Renault, Hyundai, Suzuki and Nissan are among those who boast of production of a million unit or more every year.
Today, Suzuki depends on Maruti for its place in the world
Powerful cars like the Camaro and Corvette might be sold via special boutiques in small numbers.
Maruti Suzuki Chairman R C Bhargava admitted the company had "slipped up" by not informing the press on the recall of 100,000 A-Star vehicles, which began last December, even as the market gave a thumbs up to the car maker with shares going up 2.38 per cent to close at Rs 1,368.65.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is recalling about one lakh units of its flagship export model 'A-Star' to replace a faulty fuel pump part. The company is replacing a faulty rubber gasket in about one lakh cars -- manufactured before August 2009 and sold in domestic as well as overseas markets, to prevent any possible fuel leakage.
M&M has a joint venture with Renault -- Mahindra Renault Pvt Ltd -- which manufacture the only product Logan in India.
The past couple of years have been tough for everyone 'but things are now definitely looking up. There are certain signs of life in the industry,' General Motors Co's North American president Mark Reuss told reporters on the sidelines of the Chicago Auto Show.
The company's overseas sales growth was driven mainly by the export of its flagship model A-Star, which clocked sales of over one lakh units till December 2010, within 11 months of launch.
This is the total of both, direct and indirect employment growth as a result of the expansion. Estimates put together by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) say this will be the extra added between now and 2012, to support the ever-increasing demand for new vehicles.
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd is not contemplating any price raise, despite a 20-30 per cent surge in raw material prices in recent months.
Divya Narendra, the 29-year-old, American Indian who along with the Winklevoss brothers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for copying their idea, talks about his his idols and ideals in life, the lessons he learnt from the Facebook episode and the traps that start-ups should watch out for.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its flagship export model, A-Star, has crossed one lakh-mark of overseas shipments in less than a year of selling the car in the global markets.
In Uttarakhand, the speculation is rife that Bajaj-Renault is trying to explore the possibility of the small car establishment at various places including the industrial hub of Pantnagar.
Japanese auto major Honda on Wednesday said it will focus on India and China for future growth as sales in developed markets like the United States and Europe continue to drag due to the global economic downturn.
"As per the agreement, the design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing will be handled by Bajaj Auto while marketing and selling will be by Renault-Nissan Alliance."
"Renault will have much more products for India. There will be a full line up of products of Renault for India and we have not come to India to sell one specific car."
The economy has developed a resilience beyond expectations.
At least two persons were killed and many others injured on Friday when a gunman went on a shooting spree in a high rise building in Orlando city of Florida otherwise known for Disneyland, police official said.
In this industry, a company's strategy needs to be adaptable in order to keep up with the pace of change.
Renault, which has a joint venture with M&M that sells entry level sedan Logan, has been a subject of speculation over its relationship with the Indian partner and declining sales of the car had put a question mark over the future of the JV -- Mahindra Renault Pvt Ltd, in which the French firm has 49 per cent stake.
The balloons, streamers, stars and flowers are all over. Workers ready cars for delivery -- there are number plates to screw in, wheels to polish and accessories to fit.
IIT alumni's Gloabl Conference -- PanIIT 2008 -- has been organised for December 19-21, 2008.
Fitted with a digital camera, the alcolock locks the ignition if it detects that the driver has drunk too much, or is under the legal limit, and gives the motorist a warning.
The Polo will be showcased at the Auto Expo in Delhi in January 2010.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
The launch the Polo is well-timed, since by next year, car manufacturers like Nissan, Toyota and Ford would unveil their compact cars.
Bajaj Auto, the country's second-biggest maker of two-wheelers, says it will use its famed digital twin-spark plug technology in its compact car, due for launch in 2011.
The 2007 raid at Islamabad's Lal Masjid, where Faisal Shahzad often prayed when visiting his home, was the "triggering event" that drove the Pakistani-American to terrorism, culminating into the failed Times Square bombing plot.
Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-American accused of trying to set off a car bomb in New York's Times Square, told the court that he was pleading guilty because of the US occupation of Afghanistan and Iraq.
Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who made his debut in television commentary in the Twenty20 World Cup, has been invited to give lecture at the University of Oxford in England as part of ICC centenary celebrations.
Mahindra had bought Renault's 49 per cent stake in the troubled Mahindra Renault Private Ltd, while gaining limited autonomy to the Logan sedan, in an effort to turn around the loss-making company.
Amrit Singh, a 26-year-old security company staffer, fired at Wega and Cobra special forces officers who searched nine flats and houses during a coordinated raid on Monday, Vienna police spokesman Michael Takacs said.
The Austrian police today arrested an Indian national after he allegedly opened fire at them during a raid in connection with the last month's killing of a visiting Sikh preacher at a local Gurdwara in Vienna.
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