Toyota to launch Fortuner SUV in India on Aug 24

Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, would launch Toyota Fortuner in the Indian market on August 24, betting big on its sports utility vehicle. Toyota’s Indian unit Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) expects Fortuner to “take away 50 per cent market share” in this category. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Deputy Managing Director (Marketing) Sandeep Singh said the joint [...]

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Tata, Fiat eye market for Ferraris in India

Italian auto giant Fiat and Indian car maker Tata are in talks about a joint marketing project to sell Ferraris and Mazeratis in India. “We are talking. We have various projects (including) marketing Ferraris and Maseratis” in India, Tata boss Ratan Tata told the Italian daily La Stampa. Both brands are under Fiat’s control. Tata [...]

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Tata Motors to deliver first Nano on Friday

Tata Motors Ltd, India’s largest vehicles maker, said on Thursday it would deliver the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, to its first customer on Friday. Chairman Ratan Tata had showcased the Nano at an auto show in New Delhi in January last year, but consumer bookings began only in April this year after the project [...]

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Toyota Corolla Altis Launched in India

Toyota Motor Corporation which has been quite successful with its Corolla has recently launched its new avatar named the Corolla Altis. The Altis is an advanced version of the Corolla sedan and replaces the older generation Corolla. Corolla Altis is the 10th Generation Corolla since its introduction in 1966 and is rolled out with a [...]

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Honda to Build CR-Z and Fit Hybrids in 2010

Honda announced today that it will add two new hybrids to its lineup in late 2010: a gas-electric version of the compact Fit and a production version of the CR-Z concept from 2007. Both will use some form of the Integrated Motor Assist hybrid system found in the Civic hybrid and current Insight. Neither of [...]

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Hyundai i20 now with diesel and automatic options!

Hyundai’s international premium hatchback hit the Indian market in November last year and created quite a stir with its launch. The car is back with a bang – with a view to enhance and increase its appeal base, it has been given a diesel option. While we were expecting this move for a while, Hyundai [...]

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Maruti Suzuki launches new Grand Vitara

The India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India launched an advanced version of its sports utility vehicle Grand Vitara,priced at Rs 16.67 lakh-Rs 17.97 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). “Highly popular the world over, the Grand Vitara is one of the global strategic models in Suzuki Range. For all those customers, who are increasingly looking at SUVs, the [...]

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New models, low rates drive auto sales

Car sales registered seven straight month of growth in June, helped by the launch of new models and falling interest rate on auto loans. Country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, which makes every second car sold in India , continued its strong performance by selling 61,773 vehicles in the month, 10% more than in June 2008. [...]

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