Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Volvo Bus India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sweden’s Volvo Bus Corporation, has announced the launch of the 9400 6×2 B9R luxury bus in India. The multi-axle configuration Volvo B9R comes in the 6×2 configuration, with a powerful, nine-litre rear-mounted engine. The bus, which costs Rs 85 lakh, is being manufactured at Hoskote (near Bangalore), in Karnataka.
The 13.70 metre long coach can accommodate 53 reclining seats, and with its high level of ride comfort and fuel efficiency, Volvo hopes the vehicle will do very well on long, inter-city routes in India. Indeed, with its electronically controlled air suspension, disc brakes all around, and on-board computer that keeps a check on various vehicle functions, the Volvo 9400 6×2 is a high-tech vehicle.
While Volvo has always manufactured its own bus chassis in India, the bodies were made by Jaico Automobiles. Now, Volvo bus bodies in India are being made by Volvo Bus Body Technologies India, in which Volvo holds 70% and Jaico Automobiles holds the remaining. This has provided Volvo with added flexibility with regard to production schedules, and an improvement in quality and consistency.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
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Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Suzuki india will launch its premium bike called Lanza later this month. With this launch, Suzuki will make its debut into the highly competetive 150cc segment.
Lanza will come with a 150cc engine that is expected to develop 15bhp of maximum power. Lanza will come with a six speed transmission and will host contemporary features like LCD console. The lanza 150cc boast a bikini fairing with a wolf eyed headlamp similar to the pulsar. The pilot lamps are mounted on each side which increases the aura of the lanza. However the most striking features in the lanza is its muscular fuel tank.
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
Citroen GT teaser image…..
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
BMW is now planning to increase the number of its dealerships in India from the current 12, to 15. The company intends to open showrooms in three tier-II cities over the next one year - Lucknow, Coimbatore and Jaipur.
BMW, which sold 1,397 cars in calendar year 2007, has raised its sales target for India and aims to sell 2,800 cars here by December 2008. So far, the company has already sold 2,000 cars in India this year and the official stand is that BMW is not worried by the slowdown that’s supposedly happening in India’s automotive sector.
[Via: Indiaautomotive]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
The waiting period for Swift Dzire is anywhere between 5 and 9 months.When the Swift was launched dealers had said that the car had a waitlist of around two months. According to Hindustan Times, Maruti has admitted that 20,000 dzire bookings are still unserved. Maruti has delivered only 22,000 DZire cars to customers since its launch.
What makes the matter further worse is? you cannot expect a major breakthrough anytime soon. Maruti Suzuki is only producing 4500 units of dzire every month much lesser than the demand.
The Manesar plant at which Dzire would be assembled would only reach its full capacity by 2009. Till then wait,wait and wait….
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Audi RS6 Sedan Photos….
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
The Mark 6 Volkswagen Golf due to be unveiled by the end of this year will be immediately profitable for Volkswagen, unlike the current Mark 5 which only started being profitable 2 years after it was introduced in 2003. Volkswagen will make an operating profit of 5% on each Mark 6 Golf, which is apparently much more than what it makes on the current Mark 5 Golf. Volkswagen says this is thanks to savings in production costs of roughly Euro 1,165 per car, which is attributed to the abolition of a four day week, better materials purchasing, and higher planned production volumes.
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Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Mazda has unveiled the North American domestic market version of its new second generation Mazda 6. More details are to come later, but from the initial press release we know that the North American version has slightly different styling on the front and rear end, and the option for a large 3.7 liter V6 engine mated to a 6-speed auto as the flagship model. The other engine variant is the 2.5 liter inline-4 engine mated to a 5-speed auto. More details to come when Mazda issues a full press kit.
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