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Hormazd has just tweeted that Figo 1.6 with Fiesta's 100bhp engine is coming!

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This could be the ultimate hot hatch. However Figo needs to shed its VFM image and should be well equipped. Because VFM conscious people won't buy a 104 BHP car. It will be for enthusiast only who won't mind spending some money for essential features such as Rear Power Window, Steering/seat adjustment etc.

We are not supposed to discuss any news here but this news was too good to be leave alone. itssanguine2011-03-25 08:55:40

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Harley Davidson remains unaffected from CKD duty rise:

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Quake fallout: Automakers may lose 600,000 vehicles

Global automakers may lose production of 600,000 vehicles by the end of the month as the earthquake in Japan halts assembly lines and work at suppliers including the maker of a paint pigment.

About 320,000 vehicles may have been lost worldwide as of March 24, and manufacturing at plants in North America may be affected when parts supplies start running out as soon as early April, said Michael Robinet, vice president of Lexington, Massachusetts-based IHS Automotive.

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FORD FIESTA - BONANZA SALE IN COIMBATORE

 

Coimbatore city has one more player in the call taxi sector called "Taxi Taxi" launched last Thursday with a fleet of 50 luxury cars.

Taxi Taxi will redefine the call taxi system by introducing a fleet of 50 Ford Fiesta luxury cars at a tariff of Rs. 30 for first two km and Rs. 15 per every additional km. In another 10 days, another 50 cars will be added to the fleet. Over the remaining nine months another 300 cars to be added.

The existing call taxi operators offer only Omni and Indica cars from their fleet, whereas Taxi Taxi will have air-conditioned Ford Fiesta.

Taxi Taxi has a separate control room with GPS tracking facility for each vehicle, giving a safe and secured travel with time to time information on the vehicle location. Drivers are trained in martial arts and yoga to provide a courteous service to the customers and ensure their safety.

Taxi Taxi will be a 24-hour taxi service. It also offers the facility of swiping credit and debit cards enabling the travellers to pay their bills with ease.

The firm also offers car pooling service to reduce emission and to keep the earth green.

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Global Auto Cos Beat Local Rivals at

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Launch of Diesel Etios & Liva in next year only:

As reported by Hindustan Times:

Toyota has deferred the launch of diesel versions of its latest sedan

Etios and its small car Liva to next year, as the demand for the sedan

has far exceeded the company

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A wise move by Toyota considering if it had stuck with launching Liva and Diesel Etios - Capacity crunch would have lead to more cancellation in booking of entire Etios range - Image would have been tarnished.

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Rising input rates cause Maruti Suzuki India to increase car prices

Increasing input rates have caused concern for many automobile companies in the country. The country's largest carmaker- Maruti Suzuki India, has decided to tackle increasing cost of raw materials by hiking their own products.

Cars manufactured by Maruti Suzuki India will now face a hike of 0.2 percent to 2.4 percent stated a company official. All models produced by Maruti Suzuki India will experience increase in their rates. A minimum increase of Rs. 1,100 and a maximum increase of Rs. 9,000 depending on various models have been confirmed.

For now, no exact details of the hike on different models have been released.

Maruti Suzuki India's official further added that the company's plan of fighting rising input costs is effective from April 4th, 2011. Maruti Suzuki India, alongwith many other automakers have been forced to take this drastic step because of increase in raw materials costs.

Source :MSIL to increase car price

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SVP has just tweeted that Alto is now the largest selling car in the world!

Alto:300,956 units in 2010.

VW Gol: 293,738 units.

VW Golf: 251,078 units

https://twitter.com/#!/sidpatankar/status/58130569434890240

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Audi gifts Q5 to ICC WC2011 'Man of the Tournament'-Yuvraj Singh: 

Audi India Yesterday ended the speculation of which car Yuvi will get by gifting him the charming Audi Q5. Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri and Audi India chief did the honors of presenting the keys of the Q5 to Yuvi.

Audi Chief Micheal said that he would like to congratulate Yuvraj on being declared the Man of the Tournament at the World Cup 2011 and appreciated his performance on the cricket field. While Yuvraj who is more than happy with the chic new SUV said

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A MATTER OF GREAT CONCERN FOR INDIANS TOO.....

Radiation detected in Japanese cars imported in Russia

Moscow, April 12 (IANS) High levels of radiation have been detected in at least 20 cars imported from Japan to a Russian port city, a media report said Tuesday.

The cars, aboard the

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@Dr Nishu: But Ravi Shastri's winning the Audi in '83 was more prestigious. As it would have been a one off car then. It would have been more befitting if Yuvi was presented with an R8. This Q5 seems kinda tame in today's times.

@ashikawa: I think that lot of cars can be used for giving whole body 'radiotherapy'. Any one planning for a summer vacation to Japan; huge discounts to be had.

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Radiation detected in Japanese cars imported in Russia

 

I Swear, the same thing was running in my mind from last one month.

 

I even doubt about Mazda brand too, as its HQ & its parent plant is in Hiroshima(the city bombed with Nuclear Atom bomb during WW-II) of Japan & if the Nuclear material content in its enviornment(air, water & soil) is still high then how these products remain unaffected by the same, afterall car manufacturing involves the use of everthing like air, water, etc.

 

I advice experts here to clarify this..

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Tatas plan 40km/litre diesel Nano

Tata Motors is planning to launch a Nano model that will run 40 kilometres on a litre of diesel, matching the mileage of a typical 180cc motorcycle. It will be the most fuel-efficient car in India.

The launch is expected this financial year.

A senior executive of Bosch India, which is helping Tata Motors develop the engine for the model, said,

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Volkswagen Plans Small Car For India

Volkswagen has all of a sudden become ambitious. The German automaker not only wants to become the biggest car maker in the world by 2018 but also one of the leading car manufacturers in India. Thus the company plans to launch a small car which would be smaller than the Polo and positioned below it. This small car would have higher local content than the Polo and would debut in 2012 priced at Rs. 3 lakhs for the base variant. The company has extensively started sourcing parts locally to increase its cost benefit and has changed its accounting period to April-March from January-December (the latter being followed by Volkswagen globally).

Source: Motorbeam

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And Now,a $1.2-m Supercar from Jaguar that Rides 200 miles an Hour

The hybrid car that can reach 60 miles in 3 sec promises low carbon dioxide emissions

Jaguar Land Rover,the luxury-car unit of Indias Tata Motors,said it will begin production of the C-X 75,an electric supercar priced from 700,000 ($1.2 million) and able to reach 60 miles per hour in three seconds.The C-X 75 is absolutely at the forefront of technology,its as good as you can get right now, Tata CEO Carl-Peter Forster said on Friday at a press conference in London.For me its also proof that the automobile is not the technology of the last century.It has a future. The hybrid model,which combines two electric motors with a gasoline engine,will have a top speed higher than 200 mph and a range of more than 50 kilometers (31 miles) using only electric power,UKbased Jaguar Land Rover said on Friday in a statement.Jaguar follows Bayerische Motoren Werke,Volkswagens Audi and Porsche in announcing plans for electricpowered supercars.Sports car-makers are developing vehicles using alternative forms of energy to lower their overall carbon footprints as governments press them to adopt green technology.The C-X 75,first shown off as a concept car at last years Paris Motor Show,will be developed with the British Formula 1 racing team Williams and offer performance on par with the fastest production models currently available,Jaguar brand chief Adrian Hallmark said.Only 250 C-X 75s will initially be built,with production running from 2013 through 2015.Expressions of interest will be taken from prospective buyers starting Friday,with full technical details to be released on Sept.1,Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said.The vehicle,which could cost as much as 900,000 depending on local taxes,will have incredibly low carbon dioxide emissions of less than 99 grams per kilometer,he said.Some C-X 75s will be made available for purchase in the US,Forster said,and its possible that the model may be entered in races to help demonstrate its abilities.BMW,the largest maker of luxury autos,is also building a hybrid supercar,the i8,which will go on sale in 2013.

Source: ET 7/5/11

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Skoda India plans sub-Rs 10 lakh SUV

Skoda Auto, a Volkswagen subsidiary, plans to launch a mini-sports utility vehicle (SUV) priced below Rs 10 lakh. This is the first time a global company is looking to introduce an SUV in this price segment.

Big international companies such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai and Skoda sell SUVs in India, but at prices above Rs 15 lakh. The Skoda product will directly challenge Indian companies, which offer cheaper options. Mahindra & Mahindra

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http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/skoda-india-plans-sub-rs-10-lakh-suv/435941/

Skoda India plans sub-Rs 10 lakh SUV

Skoda Auto, a Volkswagen subsidiary, plans to launch a mini-sports utility vehicle (SUV) priced below Rs 10 lakh. This is the first time a global company is looking to introduce an SUV in this price segment. Big international companies such as Mitsubishi, Toyota, General Motors, Hyundai and Skoda sell SUVs in India, but at prices above Rs 15 lakh. The Skoda product will directly challenge Indian companies, which offer cheaper options. Mahindra & Mahindra

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wow!a sub 10 lakh skoda sounds very tasty!!!just hope they just dont give it the same family face!! I am not a big fan of their design language@skoda owners -no offence

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Skoda planning on opening an entire new segment is certainly exciting news. I know a lot of people including myself who would love a compact 4x4 priced under 10Lacs. With the current options only being the not so compacts, inferior Safari and rather old and boxy Scorpio makes it hard to find something decent in this segment. The only sad part about this is that no proper time frame has been provided of when we can expect to see such cars on our roads.

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@asethi

Don't worry too much, renault duster its going to come next year

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BMW working on a line of low-cost cars

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Govt set to make diesel and LPG more expensive

Group of ministers to meet on June 9, quantum of increase the only issue, says senior official

With Assembly elections over and the latest increase in petrol prices almost two weeks old, the government is set to make diesel, kerosene and domestic LPG more expensive.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has made a case for increasing the prices of these three fuels. This even as the government has said its growth target for the year will not be met because of inflation pressures.

An empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on fuel would meet on June 9 to decide the quantum of increase, said a senior ministry official.

TOUGH TIMES
Product	Increase in  June last year	Current  price in Delhi	Current under-recovery
Diesel	Rs 2/litre	Rs 37.75/litre	Rs 16.49
Kerosene	Rs 3/litre	Rs 12.32/litre	Rs 29.69
Domestic  LPG	Rs 35/cylinder	Rs 345.35/cylinder	Rs 330.00

 

Rs 15.44/litre (or 32.21%) Rise in petrol price since June 25, 2010, when the fuel  was decontrolled	$85.09/barrel Average price of Indian basket of  crude oil in FY11	$110.55/barrel Current average price of crude oil
Source-Indian Oil, Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell

These three products have a combined weight of 6.32 per cent in the wholesale price index, which rose 8.66 per cent in April. The weight of diesel, used in transportation, is a substantial 4.67 per cent. The latest increase in petrol prices by Rs 5 a litre has not started reflecting in the inflation data yet.

The petroleum subsidy bill of the government jumped 70 per cent in the last financial year to Rs 78,159 crore. This forced the government to increase the subsidy burden of upstream oil companies (ONGC, OIL and GAIL) from one-third to 38.76 per cent.