Pravda Godbole &Amp; Swaraj Baggonkar

Stories by Pravda Godbole &Amp; Swaraj Baggonkar

Kids drawn to virtual hang-outs

Kids drawn to virtual hang-outs

Rediff.com   4 Oct 2010

Websites that appeal to every taste and hobby help create virtual hang-outs for the young.

Children lord it over adults at this incubator

Children lord it over adults at this incubator

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2010

Whoever said only adults can be entrepreneurs? SIES Clinic, founded by two professors, is out to prove them wrong. SIES Clinic encourages children to throw up ideas that can be turned into successful business ventures.

M&M ends pact with US distributor for pick-ups

M&M ends pact with US distributor for pick-ups

Rediff.com   31 Aug 2010

The news comes just three days after M&M received certification from the US Environmental Protection Agency allowing it to sell pick-up trucks in that country.

'Property prices in Pune have increased by 12.5%'

'Property prices in Pune have increased by 12.5%'

Rediff.com   11 Aug 2010

Aditya Verma, Chief Operating Officer, Makaan.com speaks to Business Standard about the findings of its latest survey Pune's real estate market and the way ahead.

Nano gets a roaring response in God's Own Country

Nano gets a roaring response in God's Own Country

Rediff.com   10 Aug 2010

Tata's small car might just have managed to steal the thunder from the annual boat racing festival in Kerala. For a special offer for Onam, Keralites have decided to give oars a rest, and test-drive the Nano instead.

Mitsubishi to bring small car to India in 3 years

Mitsubishi to bring small car to India in 3 years

Rediff.com   9 Aug 2010

The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.

M&M to set up Rs 1,800-cr plant near Chennai

M&M to set up Rs 1,800-cr plant near Chennai

Rediff.com   6 Aug 2010

The company which is facing a capacity saturation for its tractors -- a segment where its the market leader with 41 per cent share -- is looking to have an additional capacity in place for future demand.

Tata-Fiat JV faces mounting losses

Tata-Fiat JV faces mounting losses

Rediff.com   4 Aug 2010

Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (FIAPL), the three-year-old joint venture company formed through the association of Tata Motors and Fiat Auto SpA, is facing rough weather, as it posted record losses last year.

A first by automakers in India

A first by automakers in India

Rediff.com   20 Jul 2010

The company wants to exploit the space further as the online medium is the most cost-efficient advertising option compared to print and television.

Skoda changes gears,to launch a new car every year

Skoda changes gears,to launch a new car every year

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2010

Its track record has been patchy, but the carmaker wants to launch at least one model every year.

Ceat to invest Rs 630 crore to expand capacity

Ceat to invest Rs 630 crore to expand capacity

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2010

Ceat, the tyre manufacturing company of the Rs 16,000-crore RPG Group, will double the capacity of the radial unit it has set up in Halol, Gujarat, with an additional investment of Rs 630 crore.

Auto makers, vendors at odds over supply issues

Auto makers, vendors at odds over supply issues

Rediff.com   30 Jun 2010

Issues relating to shortage of key automotive components, which were supposed to be sorted out a month ago, will hit production even for the next two quarters, as slow ramp-up and discrepancies in tyre prices impact output.

Spicejet promoter's plant may make Chinese CVs

Spicejet promoter's plant may make Chinese CVs

Rediff.com   23 Jun 2010

Foton Motor plans to manufacture and sell buses and trucks here.

Bajaj-Renault-Nissan small car plan languishes

Bajaj-Renault-Nissan small car plan languishes

Rediff.com   22 Jun 2010

The alliance has already pushed back the launch deadline twice over the last three years.

Logan platform rev up: M&M to pay more to Renault

Logan platform rev up: M&M to pay more to Renault

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2010

Mahindra had bought Renault's 49 per cent stake in the troubled Mahindra Renault Private Ltd, while gaining limited autonomy to the Logan sedan, in an effort to turn around the loss-making company.

Mercedes-Benz to speed up expansion plans in India

Mercedes-Benz to speed up expansion plans in India

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2010

Wilfried Aulbur, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India speaks about his plans for India

Bajaj to chase KTM ambitions despite roadblock

Bajaj to chase KTM ambitions despite roadblock

Rediff.com   25 May 2010

Bajaj Auto, India's second biggest two-wheeler manufacturer, will continue to pursue its broad plans with the Austrian bike manufacturer KTM Power Sports AG, including a gradual increase of its stake in the performance bike making company.

Honda to launch superbike this year

Honda to launch superbike this year

Rediff.com   24 May 2010

After witnessing a buoyed response for the premium class superbikes it has been selling since the past one year, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India, the Indian subsidiary of Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Corporation, will launch yet another superbike by the end of this year.

Price rise may apply brakes on CNG car sales

Price rise may apply brakes on CNG car sales

Rediff.com   21 May 2010

This means the already-minuscule sale of retrofitted CNG variants of Aveo, Logan, Accent, Santro, Corolla Altis and Innova is set to take a hit.

M&M to launch pick-up trucks in US by Dec

M&M to launch pick-up trucks in US by Dec

Rediff.com   20 May 2010

Mahindra & Mahindra's ambitious foray in the United States, a first by an Indian automobile company, is to take place by the year-end, with the launch of a couple of compact diesel-driven, pick-up truck models.