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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 
New Ford Ikon Coming in November
Saturday, October 11th, 2008Ford is going to launch the refreshed in November. Company sources have also revealed that the new Ikon will get the 1.4 litre TDCi DuraTorq engine which has proven it’s merits in the Fiesta . With the diesel option the Ikon is likely to see a sales spurt and helping matters will be it’s new ‘Josh’ appeal thanks to design modifications.
It will now feature new large muscular front bumper with a massive air dam and nicely integrated fog lamps. The headlights are sharper and have a kink at the bottom to add flair. The tailights and rear bumper will be new too giving the Ikon a sporty look. Interiors are expected to be spruced up and made more upmarket this time around. The dashboard and other bits are likely to be carried over though.
Tata Motors to relocate Nano Project from Singur
Saturday, October 4th, 2008In a meeting held with the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, and Minister in Charge, Department of Commerce & Industries, Nirupam Sen, Ratan N Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons & Tata Motors and Ravi Kant, Managing Director, Tata Motors, expressed their anguish at the heightened level of agitation and hostility by the opposition parties led by Mamata Banerjee, resulting in a concern for the physical security of their staff, contractors and vendors.
Threats, intimidation and instances of assault and general obstruction in one form or the other have been the order of the day. It was therefore with great regret that Ratan Tata and Ravi Kant conveyed to the Chief Minister that in the interest of the project’s success and viability and in light of the opposition’s continued agitation, there was no option but to move the project out of the State of West Bengal. Tata and Kant expressed their deep appreciation of the State Government’s efforts to facilitate and support the Nano Project.
Tata Motors believes it has displayed immense patience and had sincerely hoped that the situation would improve. Throughout the construction period, despite the constant obstruction and acts of aggression, staff and the contractors continued to work in the hope that the situation would normalize and the company’s bonafides would be understood.
Given the unfortunate conditions, Tata Motors has been obliged to take the hard decision of moving the project out of the State. In doing so, the company recognizes all the cooperation it has received from the State Government and states categorically that the Nano project having to be moved from West Bengal is entirely due to the continued agitative actions by the opposition party led by Mamata Banerjee, with total disregard for the rule of law.
[Via: indiaautomotive]
New Honda City launched in Mumbai
Friday, October 3rd, 2008Premium carmaker Honda Siel Cars India launched the third generation model of its popular sedan ‘City’ here on Wednesday. Priced between Rs.815,000 and Rs.942,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), the new model comes with 1.5-litre, four cylinder new i-VTEC engine in three different versions with automatic and manual transmissions.
Honda president and chief executive Masahiro Takedagawa said Honda City was one of the most successful car brands in the Asian markets. “With this launch, India will become the largest market for Honda City,” he added. Prior to its launch in Mumbai, the new City model was introduced in Thailand and Delhi.
The third-generation City, to be available in six colours, comes with two-plus-two years’ warranty. With the introduction of the new machine, the parent company will put brakes on the second generation of Honda City, currently on the Indian roads.
[Via: economictimes]
New Honda City in Europe
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Honda has made announcement that the 2009 Honda City debut in Europe will take place at the Istanbul Motor Show. The 2009 Honda City European version is powered by a new 1.4 i-VTEC engine that delivers 100PS.
The manual version of the 2009 Honda City is able to get from 0 to 100 km/h in 11.8 seconds (a 1.6 seconds improvement over the previous model), while the automatic one needs 14.7 seconds to reach the same speed.
The manual transmission of the 2009 Honda City is modified versions of the current one, receiving a carbon synchromesh for smoother changes. The 2009 Honda City will go on sale in January, but there are no announcement yet from the manufacturer about the 2009 Honda City price.
