By Kamal Swami
Karl Slym, handpicked by Ratan Tata to revive the fortunes of Tata Motors in India, died in Bangkok on Sunday in a freak accident at the hotelwhere he was staying. He was 51. Slym, who was in Bangkok to attend a board meeting of Tata Motors Thailand, reportedly fell from the 22nd floor of the Shangri-La Hotel to the fourth floor. Hotel.... [Read More]
By Kamal Swami
Tata has announced the launch of its new Revotron petrol engine family and revealed the first motor, an all new 1.2-litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged, intercooled, multi-point fuel injected (MPFI) petrol motor – the first of its kind to be indigenously developed in India. The Revotron series, the carmaker says, has been designed based on.... [Read More]
By Kamal Swami
Maruti Suzuki has announced that bookings for the Celerio are open. The vehicle is to be launched at the 2014 Auto Expo that begins on February 5. The Celerio has what Maruti terms 'EZ Drive' (an Automated Manual Transmission), variants of which return 23.1 kilometre per litre in the ARAI mileage test. Through a.... [Read More]
By Kamal Swami
India, a major base for exporting small cars, is becoming a preferred hub for some global auto makers to develop and source compact engines. Ford Motor Co, which exports its Figo small car and EcoSport compact sport-utility vehicle from India, plans to source a new generation of small-capacity petrol engines, called Dragon, from its local.... [Read More]
By Kamal Swami
The month of February is going to be an unforgettable month for car enthusiasts in India, where at one side they will witness the organization of one more Indian Auto Expo beginning scheduled from February 7, 2014 to February 11, 2014 in New Delhi at one side on the other side they will witness the pride of Indian royal cars exhibiting.... [Read More]
By Kamal Swami
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), India’s largest auto exporter and the second largest passenger car manufacturer received the Gold Trophy at the 45th EEPC INDIA National Awards for Export Excellence for being the Top Exporter in the year 2012-13 in the Large enterprise category. Dr. James S. Mutende, Minister of State for Industry and.... [Read More]
By John Andrew
As dates of Indian Auto Expo are getting closer with each passing day, all major car makers have started opening their cards about their presentations during the event. In the same series French car maker Renault has also disclosed its performance strategy during the event. It is reported that it will be displaying the facelift models of its.... [Read More]
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