Automotive Updates - 24th November 2014

•  Tata Motors plans to introduce several new technologies, including the automated manual transmission (AMT), in its commercial vehicles in a bid to consolidate its position in the segment.The company, which has over 60 per cent market share in the domestic commercial vehicle sector, is currently developing on its own the AMT technology. AMT has recently been introduced in various passenger cars, including its sedan Zest as well as Maruti Suzuki's small car Celerio.(ETauto.com)

• The Chennai-plant of Japanese two- wheeler manufacturerYamaha is set to go on stream very soon, a top company official said on Saturday."Very soon. We are even working hard to make it operational," Yamaha Motor India Vice-President (Strategy and Planning) Ravinder Singh told PTI in Chennai.The company is setting up the plant at Vallam Vadagal in Kancheepuram district. It will invest Rs 1,500 core in phases.According to company officials, the plant would have an initial capacity of 4.5 lakh units per annum and can be scaled upto Rs 18 lakh units by 2018.(businesstoday.in)

• Volkswagen India has expanded its export operations. With the market introduction of the new Polo in Mexico since the beginning of November this year, the carmaker has begun shipping its new Polo hatchback, which is manufactured at the Volkswagen Pune Plant, to Mexico. The Polo becomes the second model, after the Vento, which is exported to Mexico from India. The export versions of the Vento and the new Polo together account for nearly every second car produced at the Pune Plant. (Autocarpro.in)

• To cater to farmers with small land holdings, the government today launched 'KrishiShakti', a tractor developed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).Launched by Union Minister Harsh Vardhantoday, the new tractor with 11.2 horsepower diesel engine has been designed by CSIR's. (ETauto.com)

• Tata Motors has won the 2014 CII Design Excellence Awards for its passenger vehicle the Zest and commercial vehicle, the Ultra. The Design Excellence awards were initiated by CII in 2011 to establish Design as a tool for national competitiveness in the country. The Zest won the overall award in the ‘Mobility’ category – from among a field of more than 10 vehicles, including Commercial Vehicles, Special Purpose Vehicles and two wheelers, prevailing over competition from five different categories. Furthermore, Zest also achieved the first rank in the PV category to be crowned the best designed car.On the other hand, Ultra won the best designed truck award in the four-wheeled CV category.(motoroids.com)

• Following launch of new gen Eicher Skyline Pro Series light duty buses in Hyderabad and Bangalore, the range was launched in Pune today, and is a premium market segment series offering passenger safety and comfort. Shyam Maller, Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Aftermarket, VECV says new-gen Eicher Skyline Pro Series buses uphold relevant modernisation to improve transportation efficiency in India and the developing world to reduce cost of people transportation and increase productivity. This is possible through improved driveability, build quality, and class fuel efficiency at economical cost for higher profitability.(rushlane.com)

• The baby Jag will be launched in India in 2016 and will be brought in via the CKD route. The Jaguar XE will help the British automaker boost sales in the sub-continent.(motorbeam.com)

• Hyundai Motor India, the country’s largest exporter and the second-largest car manufacturer, contributed Rs. 2 crores to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to support rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations for the people affected by the natural calamities in various parts of the country. The contribution is intended to provide rehabilitation for people who were affected by the flood and for restoration of areas that were distraught by the floods and landslides in various states.(carkhabri.com)

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