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Archive for June, 2011
Ford And Its Dealers Work To Fix The Quality Problems
When launched its redesigned Explorer in December, Rasmussen Ford of Storm Lake, Iowa, initially had a hard time getting the hot-selling crossover. Then a customer who bought one elsewhere brought his Explorer into Rasmussen because he was having trouble with the vehicle’s telematics. Ford didn’t finish last, but it was this year’s most prominent loser. [...]
Ducati Announced Launch of ‘Diavel’ in India
Ducati has become all time favourite of bikers indisputably. Seeing the craze of youth and also to refurbish country’s biking culture, Ducati India inaugurated its first showroom in Bangalore with a 3S facility. The brand new Ducati Diavel can be said the most innovative bike so far, as it will unveil a new concept on [...]
Jaguar to Launch Two New XKR-S Versions Soon in India
Tata Motors’ Jaguar has announced to launch its two new variants of the Jaguar XKR-S in India. Currently, Jaguar XKR-S is available in coupe form, so the news of its two new variants has brought new hopes for sports car lovers. A convertible version and a sedan would follow the sports car Jaguar. The Jaguar [...]
Toyota Anticipated To Unveil Luxury Lexus
Toyota is planning to roll out its luxury car Lexus in India seeing the growth by rivals like Audi, BMW and Mercedes. Moreover, the auto major is also looking to start its car finance division, Toyota Financial Services, to boost its sales. Witnessing the rising prosperity, the luxury car market in India has been growing [...]
Honda City Cut Sedan Price Up To 66,000
Honda has made its sedan cheaper by 66,000 to recover its market leadership after opponents such as Volkswagen Vento and Maruti Suzuki SX4 raced past it in past few months. The company accredited the price cut to successful implementation of a variety of cost-reduction trials, an initiative started two years ago. According to a senior [...]
Maruti Suzuki Approves The New Union At Manesar
After facing a huge loss because of the 11-day strike at the Manesar plant, Maruti Suzuki finally gave a green signal to the new union at Manesar. Now it is expecting a quick re-start of production. On Tuesday, the company agreed to a separate union at Manesar plant even when it took a “liberal view” [...]
Sri Lanka Taxi Market Welcomes Tata Nano
Last Thursday Sri Lanka’s taxi market welcomed the cheapest car of the world- Tata Nano. Nano is a safer and comfortable alternative to rickety three-wheel auto rickshaws. Last month, Sri Lanka got recognition as the car’s first foreign market. A local company has stated that it is planning to launch a service with 45 cabs [...]
Volkswagen-Suzuki JV: Is This A Time to Think or To Split?
Volkswagen, aiming high to become number one car company in the globe, is toiling hard at every point of business. In the beginning, it has been reported that German carmaker got a 19.9 % share in Suzuki Motors, just after purchasing another German giant Porsche. But, as far as Automobile Industry sources are concerned the [...]
Maruti Suzuki Remains Unyielding to the Strike
The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India remains unyielding even when the strike at its Manesar plant completed four days on Wednesday. Acceptance of the demands of the workers is out of the question. R C Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki India Chairman, stated “When a union is not even registered, in today’s condition, how can we [...]
Force Motors Hopes That Its Suv Will Be A Game Changer For The Company
Force Motors has christened its upcoming SUV as Force “One” and has confirmed that the SUV will be launched within a month’s time. Force Motors has also revealed a new logo for its passenger vehicle division. Better known for its basic and utilitarian products in the commercial vehicle space, Force wants to break into the [...]