Friday, November 14th, 2008
Honda India has cut the price of Civic Hybrid by a whopping 8 lakh rupees!! The company looks forward to boost the sales of its environmentally friendly car in the growing unfriendly automobile environment. The price cut comes with immediate effect and becomes historic as the sharpest price cut in the Indian automobile history.
The launch price of the car was Rs. 21.5 lakh but the new price after the price cut is Rs. 13.36 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The hybrid model from Honda had made a lot of customers interested in the car. However, the car was imported as a completely built unit and attracted heavy import duty.
Honda, which only sold 60 units of the Civic Hybrid in India over the last five months, sold 98 units of the car in one single day, immediately after the price cut was announced. Of course, one can only imagine the plight of those poor souls who bought the very same car at its earlier price of Rs 21.5 lakhs!!
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Thursday, November 13th, 2008
Maruti Zen Estilo Sports Photos….
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Winning International Bike of the Year underlines the fact that Ducati has made a world-class motorcycle with the 1098. The tough choices were made when defining numbers two and three. Triumph won the IBOTY title last year with its Daytona 675, and the British manufacturer was again able to impress journalists worldwide with the naked Street Triple. In third place we find for the first time a three-way tie: Honda CBR600RR, Yamaha YZF-R1 and Ducati 1098S.
With the 1098 in IBOTY’s top spot, 1098S in a shared third place, the DesmosediciRR in sixth and the Hypermotard in seventh, it’s clear that Ducati has only won several world titles in racing in 2007 but also the hearts and minds of journalists worldwide.
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Robert Bosch CEO Bernd Bohr says the company wants to be the world’s leading supplier of hybrid technology, and has increased its hybrid technology engineering staff to a total of 400, up from just 100 a few years ago.
According to Bohr, the number one position is quite possible for Bosch because Japanese automotive suppliers have been focusing on providing components for hybrid systems rather than complete systems. Japanese automakers integrate these components into systems they have designed in-house.
Bosch will also start producing lithium ion battery cells through a partnership to be announced later this year to reduce warranty issues and as a synergy for its hybrid technology development plans.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
The Honda’s are growing and starting to rule the roads, with the City , Civic, Accord and the CRV, and is planning more aggressive. Modeled and named as the 2008 Honda Accord and feels the best among the class in looks. Honda Accord, the best-selling model in that segment amazing redesign that beauties styling inside and out.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
The 2009 Hyundai Elantra is just a face-lift of the previous 2007 Hyundai Elantra . But whats there to admire is the change in the exterior and interior and call it just a face lift. The amazing feature is the interiors which is beginning to look great in the elantra, with some extra trims and extra features. The exteriors though changed from the front and back, the sides remain the same, which is a bit disappointing for an aggressive front and rear, but heck so what? it doesn’t spoil the look. The front has been changed massively while the rear is just tweaked from the existing car.
The engines will be the same. But we wont be getting this, as for now. If we get the news it will come, but possibilities are less. We might get the sedan version of the i30, or the 2007 Hyundai elantra. The 07 Hyundai Elantra will get old in another 1 year so we can expect the sedan version of the i30 in the coming years of 2009 or 2010.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Mitsubishi Motors India will star in the fastest-growing SUV market when they launch the Mitsubishi Outlander. The Outlander is a very promising competitor to the CRV and the recently launched Chevrolet Captiva , and will be priced at an impressive 15.5-16L range. The Mitsubishi will be the cheapest 7-seater SUV next only to the Endeavour.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Japanese automaker Nissan , which is currently selling its X-trail and Teana model is on the plans to launch the much popular crossover SUV Nissan Murano in India. Nissan is selling the X-trail in good numbers, while the Teana is also being sold in few numbers. By the end of 2008, Nissan had said that they have plans to have 8 models, which the Murano is one of them. Nissan is currently building a plant in Chennai along with Renault.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Company, is planning to advance the roll out schedule in India for the diesel variant of its new small car, i10 , from the earlier deadline of 2010 to end 2008 or early 2009. This will follow the launch of i20 model.
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Ford has unveiled a new concept car at the Detroit Auto Show called the Verve concept. The Verve sedan is the sedan of the hatchback version of the Verve which will be the new Fiesta hatch which was earlier showcased. The looks are similar to the Mondeo, which makes it easier for people to choose this car who cant afford the Mondeo.
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