- German luxury carmaker BMW has launched an all-new hybrid
version of its top-end 7 Series sedan, at a showroom price of Rs 1.35 crore. (economicstimes.com)
- The BMW S1000R has been launched in India through the CBU
route. The street-naked motorcycle that looks like a stripped-down variant of
the S1000RR (featured in the Bollywood movie Dhoom) is priced at INR 22.83 lakh
(ex-showroom, Mumbai). (indianautoblogs.com)
- India Yamaha Motor’s upcoming new manufacturing plant at
Chennai, that will go on stream this November, will likely begin
production with the Alpha scooter launched at the Auto Expo 2014 in February.
The scooter is powered by a four-stroke, 113cc, single-cylinder, air-cooled
engine which develops 7bhp at 7500rpm and maximum torque of 0.82kgm at 5000rpm.
Yamaha is targeting sales of around 200,000 units of the Alpha which is
currently being produced at the company’s Surajpur plant in Greater
Noida. It will subsequently be manufactured at both the Surajpur and
Chennai plants. (autocarpro.in)
- After yesterday’s launch in Delhi, new Honda Mobilio was
launched in Mumbai earlier today for a starting price of Rs 6,49,500. A runaway
success, Honda Mobilio bookings have already crossed 6,500 units.(rushlane.com)
- BMW India will launch three M performance cars in India this
calendar year.Mr. Philipp von Sahr, president of BMW India, told Indian Autos
Blog at the launch
of the ActiveHybrid 7 that the company intends on introducing the new
M3, M4 and M5 LCI (Life Cycle Impulse) later this year. “In the next 2-3
months, the new M3 Sedan, the M4 coupe and the new M5 sedan will come”, he
said.(indianautoblogs.com)
- Fiat will launch the 2014 Punto facelift christened as
'Punto EVO' in the second week of August, booking of the Italian beauty will
start soon. While the world premier of the Made-for-India Fiat Avventura, which
they call it -CUV 'Contemporary Urban Vehicle' will be made soon after the
Punto EVO launch sometime in September. But one thing is for sure you can drive
home both the vehicle before this Diwali! This has been confirmed by Nagesh
Basavanahalli, President and MD Fiat India in an exclusive interview with
CarDekho.(cardekho.com)
- Today, Ford India inaugurated its fourth parts distribution
centre in India. After Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi, now Kolkata gets a new
regional parts warehouse, which is expected to enable faster distribution of
spare parts.(teambhp.com)
- Japan's Honda Motors plans to make India its manufacturing
base for supply of manual transmissions to emerging markets across Asia and
Latin America, joining the growing list of auto majors that are tapping the
country's low-cost manufacturing advantage. The car maker, which lau-nched its
multi-passenger vehicle 'Mobilio' in India on Wednesday, plans to use its unit
in Rajasthan for manufacture and supply of manual gears to its overseas
facilities.(economicstimes.com)
- The implementation of the government-backed pilot project to
run battery-operated vehicles (including hybrid passenger cars) is now facing a
clear delay of at least 3-5 months.The plan, wherein various carmakers
including Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), TVS Motor Company,
Tata Motors and a few others are looking to supply battery-run vehicles to the
government for a pilot run across 10 cities in India, was originally expected
to get clearance from the Central government in Q1, FY2014-15. The delay in its
implementation is due to various state governments failing to submit their
reports in time to the central government. (autocarpro.in)
- Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) is the
official bike partner for the movie slated for a release on July 25, 2014.
- Salman endorses the Suzuki two-wheeler brand and his association with the
two-wheeler major also reflects in the choice of bikes he prefers to ride in
his movies. (ETauto.com)
- Tata Motors will be offering a 6 year warranty on the
upcoming Tata Zest compact
sedan, the Financial Express reports. The standard warranty will cover the
first three years of the car, and an extended warranty will cover the next
three years. The six year warranty, according to the report, will be included
in the price of the car.(indianautoblogs.com)
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