Automotive Update - 24th March 2015
- Jaguar Land Rover India Pvt. Ltd will be assembling the
Range Rover Evoque at its Pune facility, the company said in a statement on
Tuesday. The move it said will support sales growth in India. This will be the
fourth vehicle to be assembled at the plant joining the Freelander 2, Jaguar XF
and XJ. The local assembly, said Rohit Suri, president of Jaguar Land Rover
India, will help price the model more competitively starting at Rs.48.73 lakh
ex-showroom Mumbai (Pre-Octroi) The Range Rover Evoque will be available in a
2.2 Litre SD4 Diesel engine, delivering a maximum power output of 140 kW @
3,500 rpm and maximum torque of 420 Nm @ 2,000 rpm. Production at company’s
Pune plant has tripled since its inauguration in 2011.Read more at: http://www.livemint.com/Companies/naEiojuaANS7SZlWWmlTrN/JLR-to-assemble-Range-Rover-Evoque-at-Pune-plant.html?utm_source=copy
- Total manufacturer-level auto parts revenue in India
will grow by a CAGR of 12.4 percent (2014-2021) to reach $16.5 billion by 2021,
international research firm Frost & Sullivan said.In specific demand for routine maintenance parts such as motor oil, wiper
blades and brake pads will increase at least 10 times faster across India than
in North America and Europe.(ETauto)
- German luxury car maker Porsche, has launched the Boxster
GTS and Cayman GTS in India. GTS stands for Gran Turismo Sport.The GTS versions
sit above the S variants of the two models. They have blackened bi-xenon
headlights with Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS), silky black gloss exterior
lettering and 20-inch Carrera S wheels shod with 235/35 and 265/35 section
tyres at the front and rear respectively. Both cars get standard sports seats
and leather interiors with Alcantara elements.The Boxster GTS and Cayman GTS
come with Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) chassis, which allows the
driver to set up the car for comfort or sportiness by pressing a button.(team-bhp)
- Renault Nissan Automotive India (RNAIPL) today said it has
appointed Colin Macdonald as the Managing Director with effect from April 1.
Colin Macdonald began his career at Nissan in the Sunderland plant in 1991 and
has been Deputy Managing Director of RNAIPL since January 2014. He will be
responsible for the operations of the Renault-Nissan Alliance factory at
Oragadam, near Chennai.(cartrade.com)
- Isuzu India's facility at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh to
manufacture pick-up trucks would start operations by April next year.A
delegation led by Isuzu India Managing Director Takashi Kikuchi met Chief
Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here today to update him on the progress with the
manufacturing facility, a state government release said.During the meeting,
Kikuchi informed Naidu that the company will manufacture pick-up trucks at the
facility and that it would start operations by April 2016.(ETauto.com)
- Italian two and three-wheeler major Piaggio, is planning the
expansion of its motorcycle brands Aprilia and Moto Guzzi. As a part of the
plan it is mulling the possibility of assembling motorcycles from the two brands
in India.Piaggio's facility in Baramati, Maharashtra, has a yearly capacity of
1,50,000 units. The company builds Vespa scooters at this plant. However, since
the scooters are not selling at a very fast pace, the plant is largely
underutilised. If the company uses this plant to assemble its motorcycles, it
will not only bring the utilisation level of the plant up, but also help the
company price the bikes more competitively. (team-bhp)
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