BMW X1 slated for India release in early 2010, impressive presence on social media

BMW had unveiled its X1 concept car at the Paris Motor Show last fall. Now the media is abuzz with the news that the Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) which BMW is promoting to create a new class of its kind (instead of the popularly known tag of Sports Utility Vehicle) will see it on the Indian road by 2010.

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Piaggio to roll out scooters in India by 2011-12

Piaggio Group, which has recently inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in Vietnam, where it will produce 125cc and 150cc Vespa LX scooters, has said that it will also be rolling out scooters in India in due course of time. Though the company has refused to reveal any details about their upcoming scooters for India, it is widely believed that the Italian two-wheeler giant
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Volvo Trucks India secures order for 125 FM trucks from Vijay Leasing Company

Volvo Trucks India has secured an order for 125 trucks which is the company’s largest order since being established in the country, from Vijay Leasing Company in Hyderabad. An order for 125 Volvo FM trucks has been placed to be delivered in the summer of 2009 for use in coal and steel mines in southern India. It is to be mentioned that the aforesaid leasing company already owns 108 Volvo trucks.
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Tata Nano to be launched in Africa by 2010

According to media reports, Tata Motors, which is gearing up to launch its Indica Vista hatchback and Sumo Grande MUV in the African market, has now firmed up its plans to add Nano in its product lineup. India’s largest vehiclemaker will begin the ultra-cheap car’s journey in African market in Nigeria
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Motorcycle Race : Isle Of Man Tourist Trophy by Navroze Contractor

All over the world ‘believers’ go on pilgrimages. Muslims go to Mecca, Christians go to Rome, Jews go to Jerusalem, Buddhists go to Bodhgaya, Hindus have a selection from Amarnath to Man Sarovar but motorcycle enthusiasts go to The Isle_Of_Man Of Man TT Races. It is said that those who have seen racing at the Isle of Man, need not see any more, those who haven’t, must see.
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Three-day Goodwood Festival of Speed begins on July 3, 2009

The Festival of Speed gets underway this coming weekend from July 3rd to 5th, 2009. Regarded more as a tribute to motorsport than as a serious race, it has been always described as a cross between the Monaco Grand Prix and Royal Ascot. This year it is going to play host to the 17th such event at Goodwood Park estate in UK and the theme this year is 'True Grit - Epic Feats of Endurance'.

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Mahindra Navistar Automotives signs MoU with BOI for vehicle financing

Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL), the commercial vehicle joint venture between M&M and Navistar Inc. of USA,on 1st July'09, has signed an MoU with Bank Of India (BOI) for vehicle finance.
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Bright Autoplast commences second plant at Kancheepuram in Chennai

Bright Autoplast, a leading automotive component maker and a subsidiary of Sintex Industries Limited, has announced the commencement of its second plant at Kancheepuram near Chennai at a cost of approximately Rs. 27 crore.
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Porsche hybrid version of Cayenne SUV to be released by 2010

German luxury high-performance manufacturer, Porsche is all set to introduce globally the hybrid version of its mid-size luxury sport utility vehicle-Cayenne-by 2010. At the IAA 2005, Porsche announced it will produce a hybrid version of the Cayenne before 2010.

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Pawan Ruia interested to buy out Tyre Corporation

According to reports in the media, the Calcutta-based Ruia Group, owners of Dunlop India and Falcon Tyres, is negotiating for acquisition of the ailing Union Government undertaking, Tyre Corporation of India Limited (TCIL), which has a tyre manufacturing facility at Kankinada in West Bengal.
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Commercial vehicles to witness a 1-2 per cent price hike during July 2009

Notwithstanding the JNNURM scheme and excise duty cuts and other sops implemented by the government, a number of commercial vehiclemakers like Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors et al are gearing up to increase prices of their products by 1-2 per cent ...
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Rolls-Royce Ghost likely to make appearance in India by 2009-end

Rolls Royce Motor Cars, the manufacturers of super-luxury Phantom, who had earlier said that it is banking heavily on the Indian market for pushing up its volumes, and is likely to launch its smaller ultra-luxury saloon -Ghost in the Indian market by the end of 2009.
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Carnation Auto formally launches operations in 9 locations across 6 cities

Carnation Auto, the brain child of former CEO of Maruti Suzuki has a formal launch of its operations which offers one-stop, independent Multi-brand Auto Solutions Network for the Indian customers. Carnation Auto has been set up with a vision to develop innovative solutions
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Machino Polymers & Borouge join hands to offer solutions in plastics for auto industry

In its bid to enhance the supply of advanced polypropylene (PP) materials to the Indian automotive industry, Borouge, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, is jointly working with Machino Polymers Limited, a leading supplier of PP compounds to the automotive industry in India.

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Majestic Auto and KGB Global form JV Co

Majestic Auto, of the largest producers of mopeds in the country, has informed BSE that it has entered in to a joint venture (JV) agreement with KGB Global for setting up business of providing a broad range information services. The new business will be set up by incorporating a new joint venture company.
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