Automotive Updates - 19th January 2015
- Tata Motors is rumoured to be working on a new hatchback to
take on India's best-selling car, the Maruti Suzuki Alto. The new car,
codenamed Pelican, is being developed on the X302 platform, which is an
upgraded version of the Nano platform.The Pelican will be slightly larger than
the Nano and will be positioned between it and the upcoming Kite hatchback,
which is expected to replace the ageing Indica. It is expected to be powered by
two engines - a 1.0-litre petrol and an 800 cc diesel. The diesel could be the
cheapest diesel car on sale in India and is also likely to be exported.(team
bhp)
- Auto components makerLuman Industries today formed a 50:50 joint venture
with Germany's Hengst SE & Co to manufacture filtration modules
for passenger and commercial vehicles. The JV firm, Hengst Luman India,
would manufacture the filter modules at its manufacturing facility in the
Capital. "The expected investment in this JV for the next five years
would be around Rs 300 crore," Luman Industries Director JS Sethi told reporters here. (ETauto.com)
- Bajaj Auto is aiming to regain its lost share in the
Indian two-wheeler market with six product launches in the next six months that
will include a new 100 cc bike besides a 400 cc model under its flagship brand
Pulsar.The company that had once looked away from the high volume 100 cc
segment is looking to create a new space in the mass market as it eyes an
overall share of more than 20 per cent in the domestic market by March this
year. (ETauto.com)
- Japanese auto major Nissan will miss its target of achieving
10 per cent market share in India by 2016 but may advance the launch of a third
vehicle from its Datsun brand in the country to propel growth.The company that
last week launched a compact multi- purpose vehicle Go+ to add to the Go small
car will expand its network in small towns to boost sales of its Datsun brand
of vehicles.(financial express)
- For the second consecutive year Volvo Trucks has received
Europe’s prestigious Quality Innovation of the Year Award. Volvo Trucks
received the award for its new transmission, I-Shift Dual Clutch, whose main
benefit is that it makes the driver’s job simpler and safer. “I-Shift Dual
Clutch represents a new-for-the-industry product innovation with strong
improvements in parameters that influence drivers and transport companies as
well as cargo owners and society in general,” said Matti Kaulio, Associate
Professor Industrial Economics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm
and representative of the Swedish SIQ (Swedish Institute for Quality).
Professor Kaulio sits on the panel of experts that selected this year’s award-winner.
- See more at: http://www.autocarpro.in/news-international/volvo-trucks-bags-quality-innovation-award-shift-dual-clutch-7422#sthash.632V5zbG.dpuf
- Honda recently introduced a new variant of the Amaze that
comes with a new AVN system and a full black dashboard. Now, a body-kit variant
of the Amaze has been spied and we think Honda might launch it as the Amaze RS,
just like the Mobilio RS which too gets a body kit.The Honda Amaze RS will come with cosmetic additions like
front and rear bumper skirtings, side skirting, muffler tip, lip spoiler and
protective door mouldings with a chrome strip. These additions make the Amaze
look much better than what it looks without these add-ons. However, it is
unclear whether the Amaze RS will be a limited edition variant or will it be
available for sale for a long time.Read more at
http://www.motorbeam.com/2015/01/cars/honda-amaze/honda-to-launch-amaze-rs-variant-in-india/#KYQtAJOpUBmUcUJv.99
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