Tatas have a presence in Korea following the acquisition of Daewoo's heavy commercial vehicles business some years ago.
The demand may increase due to the untapped potential.
Mining giant eyes 51% in Ashapura Minechem's alumina project in Orissa.
Reva, the only electric car which, is exported to the UK market from India, may get a red signal from the UK government, owing to revised safety norms proposed by the UK Department of Transport.
Hero Honda is being egged on by the government's "unannounced concessions" in its 10-year vision statement, the Automotive Mission Plan, which envisages the development of low-cost vehicles.
Tata Motors, India's leading CV manufacturer, may bring its pick-up trucks, a joint venture product with Thonburi of Thailand, to Indian shores.
Europe's top-end car maker Volvo is planning an onslaught on the Indian market on the back of Ford India Ltd. Ford India's parent, the US-based Ford Motor, owns Volvo's car business.
The all-new bikes with a 500 cc engine will target exports, while the 350 cc engine bikes will be marketed in the domestic market from the current financial year.
For Maruti Udyog, the largest player in this market, the number of cars sold under the exchange scheme has nearly doubled.
The export of passenger cars from India is expected to touch one million by 2010, a shade lower than the last financial year's total domestic sales of 1.3 million.
Buoyed by staggering sales of Tata's Ace, the one-tonne mini-truck launched mid-2005, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland Ltd, Bajaj Auto Ltd, Piaggio and Hyundai
Toyota and Honda of Japan, and the US auto major Ford are ramping up their sales and distribution networks as they gear up to launch small cars.
As part of Ford Motor Company's crack research and development team, he helped the US car maker launch its popular hybrid car Excape.
In a bid to increase its sales from rural India, the country's largest car maker, Maruti Udyog Ltd, is offering over 2.1 million functionaries in panchayats (local self-governing bodies in villages) its cars at special discounts.
New car launches in the past six months have driven sales growth despite a hike in vehicle financing. In April, new launches accounted for 17 per cent of over all sales.
The new cars which have been launched in the last six months include the Zen Estilo from Maruti, Hyundai Getz diesel, Spark from General Motors, Logan from Mahindra Nissan and Fiat Palio Stile.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, significant growth is being witnessed in the multi-axle trucks segment, which has posted 112 per cent growth in the year 2006-07.
Even as Harley-Davidson Company, America's cult bikemaker, re-thinks its India strategy on account of the high import duty structure, its Japanese rivals are fast closing in on plans to launch their high-end luxury bikes in India.
The company has had a great 2006-07 but the competition could creep up on it this year
Likely to join hands with Delhi-based ICML to launch the car next year.
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