Archive for March, 2009

Mahindra Xylo drives to Bhutan

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

After selling 1,788 units sold in just merely two weeks of its launch, the Xylo has already made its presence felt in the Indian terrain. Now after bagging all the attention, the vehicle drives to the Bhutan region. The popular company in the motoring sector-Mahindra has invested more than US$ 100 million in the development [...]

Honda backs out of the geared scooter segment in India

Monday, March 30th, 2009

While we contemplate the roads to be packed with the Nano cars, the need for two-wheeler vehicles seems to be rising. At this point of time, Honda plans on taking the exit door from its geared scooter segment in India and aims at concentrating on its gearless scooters. The company plans on phasing out its [...]

Car Companies told to Cut Prices by Government

Monday, March 30th, 2009

Many people were waiting for the launch of the Tata Nano as it was believed that the car, apparently, would force auto firms in India to bring down their car prices. But there is one more reason that car makers in India can reduce the prices of the cars. That reason is the recent four [...]

Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG returns as F1 safety car for 2009

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

AMG – a well known name in the Formula 1 section for a long time will soon drive in to a new segment. The Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG will soon set its foot in to the year 2009 by presenting itself as the Official F1 Safety Car. The SL 63 AMG will be assigned as the [...]

Montero 09 launched in India by Hindustan Motors and Mitsubishi Motors

Friday, March 27th, 2009

Recession doesn’t seem to deter the spirits of the motoring segment. After the compact and affordable Tata Nano, here’s a premium SUV that arrives with the teaming of Hindustan Motors and Mitsubishi Motors. The result of the teaming brings us the stylish and suave Montero 09 that is ready to drive in to the Indian [...]

Suzuki Alto celebrates 30 years completion in the motoring section

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

The name – Alto is an identity of Suzuki, that was first launched in 1979, now celebrates its 30 years of completion with the introduction of the latest Alto city car this month. Apart from the car itself, the carmaker also celebrates 30 years of sales and operations in the UK. The car marked its [...]

The Revolutionary Tata Nano Launched!

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Finally after a long wait and much contemplation and rumors, the world’s cheapest car arrives on the Indian soil. Given a green signal by Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, the Tata Nano presented itself at a grand event held at Mumbai, India. The Tata Nano sparkled in complete fame [...]

Lamborghini Not Working on Estoque?

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

A few years ago, In India, there was a very popular commercial on TV that showed a father whose favorite word was ‘NO!’. It seems that most car makers are also just like that as they are telling “NO” most of the times too. Last week, we had BMW who told that there was no [...]

Tata Motors ties-up with Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank for financing of their passenger vehicles

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Looks like Tata Motors is on a tie-up spree to offer the best of financing to their customers. After a list of tie-ups with various banks, Tata Motors adds on two more banks to its tie-up list so that they can offer help in financing of their range of passenger vehicles. The latest tie-up of [...]

BMW says No Business Case for Z4M

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Bayerische Motoren Werke, or BWM as it is popularly called, has been known for their sedans and their luxury coupes are also well admired. However, they have been also coming out with sports utility vehicles and even crossovers. A few days ago, BMW launched the BMW X6, a crossover of a SUV and a sedan. [...]

Mercedes-Benz India plans on stepping into used car market

Friday, March 20th, 2009

While Tata Motors launched their certified pre-owned car programme – Tata Motors Assured, the German carmaker – Mercedes did not wish to be left behind and plans on entering the used car sector. Along with entering the used car space, the luxury carmaker also plans on launching long distance inter-city buses which will raise its [...]

Rs 4 Lakh Small Car to be launched by General Motors India

Friday, March 20th, 2009

General Motors has made it clear that they want to succeed in India and smaller cars are one way that will assist them in that goal. Earlier, they had made clear their intentions to get smaller SUVs to India. Also, a few days ago, we had reported that GM India was going to launch a [...]

Caparo T1 Race Extreme Revealed

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Last month, we had reported that Caparo had showcased the T1 at the Salon Prive. Now Caparo Vehicle Technologies has sent word that the Caparo T1 Race Extreme is available. The new car is targeted towards the high end of the track day market, according to the British company. Caparo says that the design as [...]

Will Toyota Revive MR2 as Prius Coupe?

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Weren’t sports cars known to be gas guzzlers? But some auto companies did figure out ways to make sports cars environmentally-friendly as many people nowadays prefer to get cars that do less harm to the environment. Some car companies have also bought out hybrids of sports cars. Now motoring website Auto Express is reporting that [...]

Roomier Smarts From Daimler on the Anvil?

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Daimler had been associated with luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Maybach. But a few years ago, much to the surprise of many people, the German company unveiled a new brand to make microcars and superminis. The most well-known car is the Smart ForTwo, which has become iconic all over the world. The thing about [...]

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