The New Ford Fiesta is here with a fuel efficiency of 17 km/L (petrol) and 23.5 km/L (diesel).
The South African and another unnamed foreigner have emerged prime contenders for the job of India coach.
Sanand has catapulted into the big league of automobile industry hubs.
These days the talk of the globe is Ford EcoSport.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
The new Ford Fiesta diesel takes on the current favourite, the Hyundai Verna CRDi. Business Standard plays referee.
Brands in India are finding newer, more innovative ways to engage with a wider audience during festivals. But they still have a long way to go before they match global campaigns.
US carmaker Ford on Tuesday launched its much anticipated global small car 'Figo' in the Indian market, priced at Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 4.48 lakh.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
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Car maker Ford on Wednesday launched an advanced version of its sports utility vehicle Endeavour, priced at the higher end between Rs 15.99 lakh to 17.99 lakh ex-showroom New Delhi.
India is a market for low-priced cars with low running costs. The global majors don't have models that fit the bill; only Maruti and Hyundai have successful entry-level models, observes T N Ninan.
George Acland from Great Britain ran a coffee plantation in Sri Lanka and set up India's first jute mill in 1855. He raised capital and imported the machinery for the mill on the banks of the Hooghly in West Bengal. His company wasn't a great success, but his pioneering work paved the way for India to dominate the jute industry.
The new Fiesta is driven by a 1.6 litre Ti-VCT petrol engine.
Speaking about the issue in India in March 2012 at a media conclave, Kissinger defended his use of unparliamentary language while referring to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
French carmaker Renault is developing an even smaller sport utility vehicle Captur after the successful launch of the Duster in 2012.
The India captain said it was not right for anyone with doubts to take up the demanding job.
Auto component makers in India are bracing for a tough time. High absenteeism among workers owing to Covid-19, shortages of critical parts, and temporary closures of plants by automobile manufacturers have thrown a spanner in the works for the Rs 3.2-trillion sector, which derives 60 per cent of its revenues from automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), with the balance split equally between replacement demand and exports. Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday said it was extending the maintenance shutdown, which was from May 1 to 9, till May 16, "keeping in view the current pandemic situation". Some activities will continue in the plants.
India's Tata Motors could sign a deal with Ford to buy the US carmaker's Jaguar and Land Rover marques as early as next Wednesday or Thursday, people familiar with the deal said on Tuesday.
Some cars that are emblematic of India's automobile industry will no longer come off the assembly lines after this year.
Honk Kong Stock Exchange-listed Great Wall Motor explores sites at Sanand & Halol.
The manufacturer bears cost of replacement and it helps to establish trust with the customer.
The Automotive Research Association of India does a thorough check of all vehicles and if during these tests, parts work to perfection, then the cars are cleared.
Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai recently.
Ford India on Wednesday signed up Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan as the brand ambassador for its new mid-sized sedan 'Fiesta.'
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making energy, says Sreehari Nair.
She tied the knot with Bangalore-based businessman Vishal Sivappa.
Maxxis Group of Taiwan, Singapore-based TongGarden decide to set up their facilities in Sanand.
Aseem Chhabra presents his list of 100 best (and must watch) films -- many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
For someone like me who studied Sam so intently, if a lump could form in the throat during the emotive scenes, I think the cast did a superb job, notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd).
The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
Leading Indian public sector banks State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Syndicate Bank are close to committing a part of the $3 billion bridge loan that Tata Motors has to raise to finance the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford.
Buying a second-hand car has become hassle-free, courtesy the presence of corporate players like Maruti Suzuki's True Value and Mahindra and Mahindra's First Choice.
In the technology (tech) world, especially storage, Sanjay Mehrotra is a well-known name. Co-founder of SanDisk, a flash memory storage company in 1988, it was eventually acquired by Western Digital in 2016 for a whopping $19 billion. For a boy from Kanpur, who went on to pursue higher studies in the US, becoming the chief executive officer of Micron Technology, Inc - one of America's largest memory chip makers - and now setting up the company's first plant in India, it has been quite a ride.
The 125-km stretch covering Sanand, Hansalpur and Vithalapur, with connected nodes at Kadi and Halol, is set to emerge as the next major automobile hub in India.
Aseem Chhabra lists must watch films, many classics, some relatively new and several personal favourites.
Domestic and foreign companies pour in a slew of investments in Gujarat.
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