S Kalyana Ramanathan In Chennai

Stories by S Kalyana Ramanathan In Chennai

Mitsubishi to make Outlander in India

Mitsubishi to make Outlander in India

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2008

Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has decided to manufacture its sports utility vehicle Outlander in India, through its Indian joint venture with Hindustan Motors, a C K Birla Group company. The Indian JV currently manufactures the Lancer range of sedans, sells Montero, a premium segment sedan, and imports completely built SUV Pajero. The company had earlier considered the option of importing Outlander as a fully-built unit for the Indian market.

Sun shifts news depts out of Chennai

Sun shifts news depts out of Chennai

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2008

Sun Network has shifted its regional news depts to respective state capitals and is also planning to shift its HQ, following a fallout with DMK party.

Managing expats: A booming business

Managing expats: A booming business

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2008

Firms like Global Adjustments are offering support services to foreign executives in India.

Loan blues hit two-wheeler makers

Loan blues hit two-wheeler makers

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2008

Two wheeler sales dropped in the past quarter as leading banks put two wheeler finance under high risk category.

Banks curtail two-wheeler finance

Banks curtail two-wheeler finance

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2008

Leading banks have raised the down payment for two wheelers to 30% and put them in high risk category. This move has dire consequences on two wheeler makers.

Despite tie-up with Tatas, Fiat sales languish

Despite tie-up with Tatas, Fiat sales languish

Rediff.com   24 Dec 2007

The two-year old alliance between Fiat and Tata Motors has done little to improve the former's domestic sales.

285 US dealers sign up to sell Scorpio

285 US dealers sign up to sell Scorpio

Rediff.com   13 Dec 2007

In a little over a year, Mahindra & Mahindra's (M&M) all-Indian utility vehicle, Scorpio, will enter the quality-conscious US market, which is also the largest in the world with 15 million vehicles in annual sales. The company already has firm orders for 45,000 units of Scorpio for the first year, which is more than the 40,000 it sold in India in the last financial year.

Apache's SEZ appeal in rural Andhra

Apache's SEZ appeal in rural Andhra

Rediff.com   10 Dec 2007

Ever since the Chinese-owned Apache SEZ went into full-scale production exactly a year ago, a lot has improved for Tada and its 100,000-plus inhabitants.

This 'Spark' fails to ignite GM's fortunes

This 'Spark' fails to ignite GM's fortunes

Rediff.com   7 Dec 2007

In the seven months between April and October this year, the Chevy Spark has managed to sell less than 12,000 units, or an average of 1,700 units a month, while its peers Alto and WagonR (Maruti Suzuki) , Indica (Tata Motors) and Santro (Hyundai) have had average monthly sales of 10,000-18,000 units.

Why Renault boss is upbeat about India

Why Renault boss is upbeat about India

Rediff.com   5 Nov 2007

Renault waited 14 years after India's automotive sector was opened up to foreign investment to enter the country, about a decade behind General Motors, Ford and Daewoo. However, once in, Ghosn has moved quickly to sew up six ventures in India in a mere 33 months.

Meet Maruti's new boss Nakanishi

Meet Maruti's new boss Nakanishi

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2007

The fact that Ratan Tata is lurking around the corner with his Rs 1 lakh car will not make Nakanishi's job any easier, or less public.

Sai Baba's airport up for sale

Sai Baba's airport up for sale

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2007

The airport's owner, the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust, which manages the religious and philanthropic assets and work of Sri Sathya Sai Baba, has invited bids for it and put the floor price at Rs 600 crore. One big attraction of this airport is that it is only 70 km from the Bangalore International Airport, coming up in Devanahalli. The vantage location will allow airlines to feed the southern sector, which currently has 30 major and minor airports.

IIT Madras: A hotbed of innovations

IIT Madras: A hotbed of innovations

Rediff.com   20 Oct 2007

A clutch of innovators, entrepreneurs and researchers are heralding a revolution that combines the academic and the real world within the IIT Madras campus.

Hyundai rides on Pa as Santro slows down

Hyundai rides on Pa as Santro slows down

Rediff.com   6 Oct 2007

Market sources say the new model will be called Atos, the name under which Santro was sold in some parts of Europe. Codenamed Pa, it has been tested by the company on the Chennai-Bangalore route. The company said the new car may be priced between Santro, which costs Rs 2.70-4.74 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) and Getz (Rs 4.90-5.25 lakh).

Watch out when this man talks!

Watch out when this man talks!

Rediff.com   7 Sep 2007

The fight between TVS and Bajaj might remain out of court, but TVS Motor's stand spoke of the company's resolve infused by its chairman Venu Srinivasan.

Micro-bus avatar for Tata's Ace

Micro-bus avatar for Tata's Ace

Rediff.com   3 Jul 2006

The man behind Dabur's success

The man behind Dabur's success

Rediff.com   5 Jun 2006

Harley Davidson eyes India

Harley Davidson eyes India

Rediff.com   18 May 2006