Toyota Etios Officially Launched
5 Jan 2010, 10:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like we told you yesterday, Toyota was getting ready for the debut of its new Etios, a model that will initially become available in India and then in several emerging markets around the world....
Bosch Predicts Sales Increase - Sustained by Growth in Emerging Markets
4 Jan 2010, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Robert Bosch has released an optimistic 2010 sales forecast for its car parts core business. The company is expecting a 10% sales increase in this sector, based on growth in emerging markets and as ...
Toyota Etios to Be Revealed at New Delhi Show
4 Jan 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota will unveil at the upcoming Delhi Auto Expo the company's latest contraption for the emerging markets, the so-called Etios. Initially aimed at the Indian market, Toyota's Etios will...
Tata Nano Orders Shrink by 15%
29 Dec 2009, 10:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Tata Nano, the $2500 definition of low-cost motoring instantly attracted buyers when it was launched on the Indian market back in March, but it seems that meanwhile 15% percent of the customers hav...
Harley-Davidson Parade In Bangalore
21 Dec 2009, 11:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Recently, riders and locals in Bangalore enjoyed first-hand experience of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, as a group of passionate Harley-Davidson riders led by HD’s India Managing Director Anoop...
Nicky Hayden Inaugurates Ducati India Showroom
19 Dec 2009, 17:04 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Ducati MotoGP factory rider Nicky Hayden was invited yesterday to inaugurate the Ducati Store in Gurgaon, Mumbai, India's second Ducati showroom. The 2006 MotoGP World Champion was welcomed by...
Indian Ruia Group Buys German Auto Seal Supplier
15 Dec 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / A lot of automakers got interested in Indian parts suppliers, as the Tata Nano project indicated extremely low prices in this sector, which meant cutting costs for car manufacturers. According to In...
Toyota Readies New Compact For Indian Market
12 Dec 2009, 16:06 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / The Japanese car maker announced this week it will unveil a concept model designed for the Indian car market with the occasion of next month’s New Delhi Auto Show. The concept model in ques...
Honda CB Twister Launched in India
11 Dec 2009, 15:33 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda India just launched its first mass-market 110cc machine, dubbed CB Twister. The 190 mpg machine was inspired by the Honda CB1000R in design, only powered by a 110 cc engine, delivering just 9b...
Suzuki, VW Working on Cheap Indian Model
11 Dec 2009, 11:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that Volkswagen and Suzuki managed to complete the first step of their deal, the two companies can start pondering over the future models to be jointly developed and launched in global markets. ...
Honda Could Source Bike Parts from India
10 Dec 2009, 09:47 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After some rumors surfaced last week reporting that Honda will stop production of its motorcycles in Spain at the end of March due to slow European sales, the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer recent...
Tata Plans Hybrid Nano
30 Nov 2009, 13:42 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that the Indians from Tata not only want to build the cheapest car in the world, but also the cheapest hybrid in the world, as the company’s chairman said in an interview with The Mae...
Ford to Produce Small Cars in India
25 Nov 2009, 09:26 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Ford Motor Co is set to take a bigger piece of the Indian car market, as it announced it will launch a new model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years. Ford also hopes its new Figo sm...
Indian Workers End Strike at GM, Ford Supplier
9 Nov 2009, 11:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Both General Motors and Ford were forced to halt operations at their US crossover plants due to a strike at their Indian supplier that provided transmission parts to both companies. Workers at Rico ...
New Hyunday R&D Center Opened in India
7 Nov 2009, 07:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / South-Korean manufacturer Hyundai opened a new research and development centre in India late last month. The new facility, which was completed after just over two years of construction, will serve a...
Proton to Form Indian JV in 2010
3 Nov 2009, 11:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Malaysian group Proton Holding announced today it plans to create a joint venture operation in India as soon as 2011 and is now in search of both a local partner and sites for the construction of fu...
Tata Nano, Rebadged and Sold by Others
3 Nov 2009, 08:41 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tata Nano, the cheapest car in the world as it is called by some people, might be rebadged and sold by other manufacturers across the globe. Vice Chairman Ravi Kant hinted in a statement that the In...
VW Polo Sedan for India in the Works
23 Oct 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen is reportedly working on a sedan flavor of the already-popular Polo that could be released in India. Furthermore, the German brand is studying the possibility to establish new production ...
Tata Buys 79 Percent of Hispano Carrocera
22 Oct 2009, 09:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Indian company Tata Motors recently purchased the remaining 79 percent in Hispano Carrocera, a Spanish bus and coach manufacturer, using its call option. Tata already held a 21 percent stake in the ...
Toyota to Design Low Budget Car with Daihatsu
19 Oct 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After several efforts to improve its offering in the green car sector, Japanese manufacturer Toyota is now willing to design a low budget model that would sell below $11,000 in developing markets su...