With the Government set to implement the Euro IV emission norms from April 1, several car-makers said they would be increasing the prices of their vehicles next month.
Major automobile-makers including Tata Motors, Fiat, Hyundai, Mahindra and General Motors, plan to up their prices after the implementation of the new emission norms, which will require them to upgrade their products.
“We will increase prices across all models except the Chevrolet Beat and Spark in the first week of April by up to Rs 6,000 following the new emission norms. We were compelled …
Yesterday, we shared a scary bit of news about a Tata Nano going up in flames, less than an hour after it was driven out of the showroom. Tata Motors is now in the process of investigating the possible causes behind this incident.
“This is a unique case. We are trying to figure out what went wrong,” said a spokesperson for Tata Motors. Incidentally, this is the fourth case of a Nano catching fire. The first was reported last September in Ahmedabad and was followed by similar instances in Lucknow and …
The country’s second largest car maker Hyundai Motor India is mulling over raising prices of all its models in the first week of April by up to Rs 5,000, a company official said.
“Hyundai will increase the prices in the first week of April,” Hyundai Motor regional sales manager Kumar Priyesh said, adding that the shift from BS III to BS IV standards was the main reason for the price rise. “The price hike would be in the range of Rs 4,000-5,000. (But) The entire hike would not be passed on to the customers,” Priyesh.
What happens when you take a Mercedes SLS AMG, strip out the superfluous baloney, amp-up the engine and install race seats, gauges and gear? You get this — the factory-built Mercedes SLS AMG GT3 racer. Awesome.
The racer will use the same 6.3-litre V8 as the road car, but tuned to produce around 600bhp, according to what race organisers deem acceptable. It is linked to a six-speed racing gearbox with steering wheel mounted paddles, and an integrated multi-disc locking differential. It will also be significantly lighter than the road car.
Car fires are nothing new, but when it happens to the world’s cheapest car on its way to its new home, the Tata Nano tends to lose its allure.
A Mumbai-based insurance agent, took delivery of his hatchback, and while being chauffeured back to his house, a motorcyclist overtook him and pointed to the rear of his new car. They dove out of the moving car to safety, only to watch the car engulfed in flames.
This latest incident follows three similar ones that occurred last year, with owners reacting to the fires in a very unintended acceleration-like way.
Mercedes-Benz India today launched their premium SUV in Indian market- the GL 350 CDI BlueEfficiency. This luxurious seven-seat SUV is equally at home on asphalt and off it.
The GL 350CDI BlueEfficiency is equipped with off-road package, 7 G-TRONIC gearbox, 4Matic Permanent all-wheel drive, Electrically folding third row of seats, panoramic sunroof and a host of other features. Specialized features like Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR), hill-start assist, off-road ABS assist, standard-fit AIRMATIC air suspension, the precise speed-sensitive power steering, ADS Adaptive Damper System, COMAND system with integrated 6–disc DVD changer and reversing camera, and 19-inch alloys are also offered by Mercedes-Benz India.
The Renault-Nissan alliance will start selling Micra hatchbacks from July 2010 in India and aims sales of 80,000 units in this financial year, an official said on Tuesday.
“Exports, which will be a major portion of sales, will start in the second half of 2010,” Akira Sakurai, chief operating officer of Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd, told reporters.
The Micra was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva auto show.
