Rolls Royce's 'Ghost' ready to hit Indian roads
The company on Friday previewed Ghost, the super luxury sedan with a whisper-quiet engine and a price tag of Rs 2.5 crore, in the country and expects the first delivery to happen in quarter one of next year. Rolls-Royce scouts for second partner
The British aerospace giant is understood to be in the process of rolling out a series of new engine design, analysis and development programmes and is looking at roping in an additional partner to handle its sub-contracting requirements. Autorickshaws to go green in Bangalore
Transport minister R Ashoka said on Thursday all new autorickshaws registering in the city should be 'green'. Hyundai not to set up diesel plant in India
Reversing his predecessor's decision to set up a diesel engine facility in Chennai, Hyundai Motor India's new managing director and CEO Han-Woo Park on Wednesday said as of now there was no such plan. Low Nano volumes drives used cars' prices
In March this year, the anticipation of Nano launch coupled with a sluggish demand had made a sharp dent in used car prices by 25-30 per cent. Dealers had feared a further dip in prices by around 10 per cent. Hyundai to invest Rs 800 cr on small car for India
The firm, which has operations in India through a wholly -owned subsidiary, Hyundai Motor India Ltd, will manufacture the car, which will be smaller than the Santro, at its plant in Chennai. Merc takes on the Audi. Who wins?
When you are in the market for a car costing around half a crore of rupees, you want to feel pampered and appreciated, and the Audi just can't muster that. GM plans to start govt loan repayment later
Attributing to a person familiar with the matter, The Wall Street Journal said, GM plans to begin paying back a $6.7 billion loan it owes to the US government starting late this year, which would put it on track to potentially repay the entire loan by the middle of 2011. Auto firms expect sharp rise in Q3 profit
Low-base effect to kick in, but higher raw material prices could spoil the show. Car buyers now face longer waiting periods
Manufacturers report unexpected post-festival surge in demand. Uttarakhand may get Bajaj-Renault car project
In Uttarakhand, the speculation is rife that Bajaj-Renault is trying to explore the possibility of the small car establishment at various places including the industrial hub of Pantnagar. Nano has huge potential, says Tata honcho
The tiny Nano car made by India's Tata Motors has been described by company director Jamshed J. Irani as having huge potential. Volvo safety feature to prevent hitting pedestrians
Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo's all-new S60 compact sedan equipped with the ground-breaking technology to avoid hitting wayward pedestrians will be sold in Australia from 2010. Electric cars could increase carbon emissions
The government has assigned a total of $250 million to promote electric cars, much of which will be used to reduce the cost to the consumer by up to $5,000. GM chief apologises for handling of Opel deal
US automaker General Motors' chief executive has apologised for the company's handling of the failed sale of its subsidiary Opel to Canadian manufacturer Magna and Russian investment bank Sperbank. Honda plans small car for India
Japanese auto major Honda on Wednesday said it will focus on India and China for future growth as sales in developed markets like the United States and Europe continue to drag due to the global economic downturn. Car sales jump 34%, bikes up 14% in October
Domestic passenger car sales have recorded 33.88 per cent increase at 1,32,615 units in October from 99,052 units in the same month last year. Renault's low cost car in India by 2012
"As per the agreement, the design, engineering, sourcing and manufacturing will be handled by Bajaj Auto while marketing and selling will be by Renault-Nissan Alliance." Dubai's Ultimate Motors to launch hyper cars in India
Dubai-based Ultimate Motors, one of the leading distributors of exotic and luxury sports cars in the world, will launch three brands of Super Hyper Cars (SHCs)--Shelby, Zenvo and Arash--by December. Tata may roll out 200 Nanos daily by March
The company plans test production of 50-60 cars per day from January. Renault's entire range to be in India
"Renault will have much more products for India. There will be a full line up of products of Renault for India and we have not come to India to sell one specific car." Volkswagen Beetle to hit Indian roads next month
Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen will roll out the Beetle--fondly called the people's car after its maker--on Indian roads by beginning of next month. Nano vendors will shift to Sanand by March
Nearly 60 vendors will move to the vendor park at Tata Nano's Sanand plant by March next year. Now, shell out Rs 80,000 more for a designer Nano
The designer Nano will hit the streets soon. The world's cheapest car has generated interest of designers like Dilip Chhabria and former Maruti Suzuki India chief Jagdish Khattar, both of whom are working on a re-designed avatar of the car. India's small car market drives the global biggies
Small cars account for 80 per cent of the domestic market