- Renault India launched the Duster Adventure Edition at the
Auto Expo in February this year. The Adventure Edition of the Duster
was available only with the higher-spec 110 PS diesel engine and
is priced at INR 11.79 lakhs (ex-Showroom, New Delhi).
- Japan's Isuzu Motors aims to sell 50,000 pickup vehicles in
India in the next few years to gain market leadership, a top company executive
has said. The company, which has a fully owned subsidiary in Chennai, has
earmarked Rs 3,000 crore for a 120,000 units per year manufacturing facility
close by.
- Mahindra and Mahindra has posted a marginal increase in standalone net profit at Rs
896.88 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31.The auto major had posted a
profit of Rs 889.19 crore during the same period of 2012-13.
- Japan's industrial output in April dropped a seasonally
adjusted 2.5 percent from the previous month, ministry of economy, trade and
industry said Friday.It also downgraded the assessment of the production, which
is the first time since September 2011, saying it "appears to be
flat" compared to the previous month's phrase of "showing upward
momentum", reported Xinhua.
- Luxury carmaker BMW India will locally produce its new BMW
X5 xDrive30d model at its Chennai plant in Tamil Nadu. Priced at Rs 70.9 lakh
(ex-showroom India), it will be manufactured in diesel trim and will hit
dealerships from June onwards.
- The home grown auto making company Force Motors has silently
added a new variant in its 4x4 Force one all wheel drive variant in its SUV
Force One with base price of Rs. 13.98 lakh (ex-showroom price in New Delhi).
The seven seater SUV has been offered in top end LX variant. The new variant is
equipped with 2.2 FMTECH (Force Motor Technology) engine developing the power of
139 bhp and torque of 320Nm and is capable of picking up the top speed of 160
kmph.
- The Competition Commission has closed a case against auto
maker Hyundai Motor Company and three dealers as it did not find sufficient
evidence to prove cartelisation.
- TVS Motor has launched a new color on the Apache RTR 180.
Called the Apache RTR 180 Matte Black Edition, the motorcycle was showcased in
January this year at the India Bike Week. Sales of the RTR 180 Matte Black have
now commenced, and a TV commercial featuring this bike in conjunction with the
new X-Men movie is also on air.
- The Jaguar Land Rover – Chery joint venture rolled out the first
China-assembled Range Rover Evoque yesterday from their yet-to-be completed
factory in Changshu, Jiangsu province.
- Fiat India launched its brand new campaign called “Hello
Life” at a function in Mumbai, yesterday.It has been designed to convey the
feeling of happiness and positivity around the brand FIAT. “Hello Life is
inspired by the Italian way of life.
- Ford is recalling 1.4 million SUVs and cars in North
America to fix steering, rust and floor mat problems.
- Maruti Suzuki’s plans of entering the commercial vehicle
segment have been much spoken and written about over the past months. Codenamed
Y9T, the new light commercial vehicle is a vital product for the company that
not only marks India’s largest passenger car maker’s debut in the
commercial vehicle segment, but also its first home developed diesel engine
that will power the LCV and an extensive list of small cars. Now, a report
states that the Y9T LCV will come with a 792cc diesel engine, mated to a
5-speed manual transmission.
