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Toyota could launch a compact SUV and more small cars in India
Toyota Motor Corporation, the world leader in auto sales, could be exploring the opportunities of launching more small cars and a compact SUV in the fast heating up Indian car market. However, the manufacturer recently said that the absence of a well defined policy for the auto industry such as fuel policy and import tariff, [...]
Ssangyong Motor receives KRW 80 billion paid-in capital for stock
Ssangyong Motor, part of the USD 15.9 billion Mahindra Group, announced on May 23, 2013 that the full payment of 80 billion won for the new shares has been received from its majority shareholder Mahindra & Mahindra Group and that the paid-in capital increase was successfully completed. Ssangyong Motor decided to make a third party [...]
Bajaj Pulsar Facebook page has over 1 million fans
There is no denying that the entry level performance bike segment of Indian two wheelers market is fast heating up and much of this can be attributed to Bajaj Auto Ltd. being generous to us performance hungry folks by regularly updating the entry level performance bikes it sells in India. The Pulsar brand of bikes [...]
Production spec 2014 BMW i3 Megacity EV spotted testing
We recently reported in detail when the production version of the BMW i8 sportscar was spotted undergoing road tests on pubic-roads. Now, a production version of the BMW i3 Megacity vehicle has been spotted testing. The i3 will be BMW’s first-ever all-electric production car and the car is expected to be launched sometime later this [...]
New 2014 BMW 1 Series GT Seven Seat version spotted
Seen here in the spy pics is the seven seat version of the BMW 1 Series GT. The car will not just seat more people but is also longer than the standard variant. It seems like BMW isn’t yet testing this car on public roads as the car was spotted inside a BMW test facility. [...]
Toyota BMW sportscar could make a Tokyo Motor Show debut this year
We reported in detail when BMW and Toyota confirmed getting into a four-part joint venture earlier this year. This joint venture is largely focussed on improving efficiency of the vehicles using fuel cells, lightweight materials and better battery technology. However, also a part of the JV was a “feasibility study” for development of a shared [...]
KTM Duke 390 India launch soon. Spotted testing
The KTM 390 Duke India launch is easily the most awaited bike launches of recent times. There have been numerous speculations regarding the KTM 390 Duke India launch date and price but if our guess is that the bike won’t be here before late June/early July and would be priced above INR 2 lakhs. The [...]
Scoop! Yamaha Ray Z male specific scooter coming on May 24
It is no secret that the Indian subsidiary of Japanese bike maker biggie Yamaha has decided to make us bike aficionados wait for sometime before coming up with any new motorcycle. It may be noted that there are a large number of performance bike enthusiasts who are eagerly waiting for the launch of the speculated [...]
First locally manufactured Mini Countryman rolls off the production line
We reported in detail when the boffins at BMW notified us that the CKD assembly of the Countryman has commenced in India. With this, the Countryman became the first Mini to be produced outside Europe. The Mini Countryman is now being assembled at BMW’s plant near Chennai. The first locally assemble Mini Countryman recently rolled off [...]
2013 Hyundai Elantra facelift: More pics and details
It is a widely known fact that Korean Auto giant Hyundai is in process of readying a facelift for the Elantra sedan. It is being said that the Elantra facelift will make its public debut towards the end of this year and the car is likely to sport a slightly revised front and rear end. [...]
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