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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced that the company has received orders for inland transport and yard operation of completed cars for export from a new Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. plant in India. The contract includes transporting the cars to the export port and yard operations at the port such as storage.
For full story click here : Mitsui receives order from Nissan Motor India plant for inland transportation
Gentex Corporation, the leading supplier of automatic-dimming rear-view mirrors to the worldwide automotive industry, has announced that it is shipping auto-dimming rear-view mirrors with its Rear Camera Display (RCD) feature that will be available on the 2010 Toyota Tundra and Sequoia.
For full story click here : Toyota offers Gentex RCD Mirror on 2010 Tundra & Sequoia
According to reports in the media, TVS Motors is gearing up to launch the refurbished version of its controversial Flame brand of motorcycles, with single spark engine in the near term. The new bike -- Flame SR 125 -- would be an advanced version of its existing model Flame, which has single spark CCVTi engine. It is to be mentioned that the Chennai-based company will omit the controversial twin-spark plug technology over which is involved in a two-year old legal tussle with rival Bajaj Auto Limited. It may be recalled that the Supreme Court of India had issued an interim order that allows TVS to continue rolling the Flame series but had restricted from marketing them. The order comes on the back of an interim stay from the Madras High Court that had in effect okayed TVS’ plans to manufacture Flame
For full story click here : TVS to roll out a refurbished version of Flame shortly
“The new Alfa Passenger 3 wheeler is the first vehicle in its segment which is truly designed and developed by customers. The Alfa is based on extensive customer feedback and incorporates a host of special features which will ensure a smooth and comfortable ride for passengers as well as the driver. In fact, the latter will benefit the most as he often has to drive his vehicle for approximately 200 km a day which can be a very tiring experience,” said Vivek Nayer, senior vice-president, Marketing, Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., at the launch of the Alfa Passenger.
for full story click here : Mahindra launches Alfa Passenger 3-wheeler in Ahmedabad
According to reports in the media, Bajaj Auto is all set to launch 2009 variant of its flagship product Pulsar 220cc, will replace the old model as it sports an all new DTS-i engine. Sources have revealed that the new pulsar 220cc is claimed to have a top speed of 140kmph (the current one being 125kmph) and will be priced closed to Rs. 70,000, which is Rs. 15,000 less than the current 220cc Pulsar. Apart from the engine change and price reduction (if true), the new pulsar 220cc will get contemporary black theme and carbon fibre diffuser. Once launched, it will be pitted against India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd’s R15 and FZ16 models.
for full story click here : Bajaj to roll out 2009 variant of 220cc Pulsar bike on June 23, 2009
Even though premium carmakers, rolling out high-end and niche cars, continued to do brisk sales in the Indian market for the past few months, the global recession and other factors have began take its toll on them. Even though carmakers like Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen et al are bearish about the American and other developed markets, their sentiments were hitherto quite bullish towards emerging markets like India due to the growing number of nouveaux riches. But since January 09, banks and other financial institutions have begun reducing the car loan disbursals to even high-profile customers, thereby hampering the sales of the automobile companies. While Mercedes Benz saw its sales plunging by The 34.18 per cent in May 2009, BMW's sales dropped by 22.48 per cent in the same month.
For full story click here : Luxury and premium car sales dip by 7.59 per cent in May 2009
Even as the Indian auto industry witnessed bloodbath during FY 2008-09, some cars , especially the small ones, managed to buck the downtrend and gave record numbers to carmakers. The robust volumes of models like Hyundai i10 and Santro, Maruti Alto, Swift (both hatchback and sedan) and Wagon R, Tata Indica and Indigo, simply demonstatres the fact that the Indian small car market is immune to the worldwide slowdown in auto sales. In fact, a lot of global auto biggies like Suzuki, Hyundai, Nissan are earmarking India as their small car hub.
For full story click here : Small cars emerge top- selling models during FY 2008-09
World Environment Day today had yet another announcement from India's largest car maker - maruti Suzuki. Maruti announced its increase in focus on introducing green technology in its products and processes and the company has already initiated various programmes in recent past that are directed towards environment care.
For full story click here : Maruti Suzuki green initiatives to show more on its models
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