- Volvo-Eicher Commercial Vehicles (VECV) Tuesday
rolled out light and medium trucks here with higher power and durability to
meet the needs of the emerging mid-premium market segment."The new
trucks (Eicher Pro 1000 and 3000) come with value-added features at economical
cost," VECV vice president for sales and marketing Shyam Maller told
reporters.(Etauto.com)
- SAIC-GM-Wuling
has broken ground for its new R&D centre and proving ground in Liuzhou,
Guangxi. The facilities, which are adjacent to the joint venture’s Baojun
passenger car production base, will support the development of new vehicles for
China. The 376,000-square-metre R&D centre is being built in four phases.
Phase I will include an advanced noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) lab and
environmental simulation lab. Phase II will have experimental facilities for
parts, materials and structures for electrical devices. Phase III will feature
testing facilities for engines, emission systems, safety systems and new energy
vehicles. Phase IV will have testing facilities for complete vehicles and a
modeling centre. The R&D centre is scheduled to open in December 2018. (autocarpro.in)
- British luxury carmaker, Jaguar will unveil its new sedan, the
XE at London on September 8, 2014.The XE will be Jaguar's smallest sedan,
slotting in below the XF. From the teasers that the company has released, it is
apparent that the car bears resemblance to it bigger siblings - the XF and XJ.(Teambhp.com)
- SML Isuzu Limited (formerly Swaraj Mazda),
manufacturer of trucks and buses, is eyeing a 15 per cent market share in the
commercial vehicles segment over the next four years, a company official said."Presently,
our market share in the commercial vehicles category is 7.5 per cent. We want
to take it to 15 per cent over the next four years", T Otsubo, Sr VP
(marketing), SML Isuzu, told . (Etauto.com)
- VW India is working on a facelift for the mid-size Vento sedan,
and it is expected in showrooms in the festive season period this year.Speaking
to Indian Autos Blog at the sidelines of the VW Polo facelift launch, Mahesh Kodumudi, VW India president
and managing director, confirmed that the updated Vento will see a more
localized design, one that is executed taking more Indian inputs onboard.(indianautoblog.com)
- Ashok Leyland, a market
leader in staff transport solutions category in Saudi Arabia, is launching the
2015 models this month.A company statement said it has established itself as
the primary choice for commercial transport not only at the construction sites
but also in school and staff transport segments.
(Etauto.com)
- In a bid to strengthen market share and bring in
yet another success story into the country, Honda Cars India will be launching
the Honda Mobilio MPV in India on July 23, 2014. Prelaunch bookings have
already commenced at a down payment of INR 50,000 across India, strengthened by
active campaigning and strong advertising.(rushlane.com)
- To launch sometime in 2015 is yet another small car from the
stables of Tata Motors. Named Tata Kite, a prototype of which was spied
testing, appears to be smaller than Bolt hatchback but larger than world’s
cheapest car, Nano. Rushlane spotted it in recent time. (rushlane.com)
- Panasonic, the
multinational electronics corporation, is looking actively at the automotive
industry to drive its Toughbook brand of laptops. On July 11, in Pune, in
association with Autocar Professional, it held the first edition of an industry
focussed session called ‘Drive Ahead – Preparing for Tough Bends’ in Pune. The
three-hour session was attended by select industry officials, which included
decision makers from Tata Motors, Voith Industrial Services and DSK Hyosung,
among others. (autocarpro.in)
- A Low-Cost Celerio MPV could be the next product from
Maruti-Suzuki’s stables. This no-frills MPV based on the Celerio entry-level
hatchback could give the Datsun GO+ and Honda Mobilio a run for their money.(Motoroids.com)
image from hindubusinessline.com , livemint.com
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