The two wheeler segment of our market has countless products but recently when Bajaj introduced a new category by launching Kawasaki Ninja 250R, things changed drastically which even pulled other manufacturers to show their respective potential in the very segment of superbikes. Couple of months have passed since Kawasaki stepped in and now the segment is flourishing like never before. Kawasaki has already announced of introducing Kawasaki Ninja 650R while Honda has also launched its Honda CBR250. In fact BMW also jumped with its amazingly powerful BMW S1000RR. Aprilia, the 4th largest superbike manufacturer in the world had shown its interest in bringing Aprilia RSV4 Factory superbike in India and probably the bookings of the same will begin soon through Piaggio's aid. The same manufacture is now reported to be keen on launching another product of its superbike league in the months to come, the Aprilia Tuono V4R. Like all other Aprilia bikes the Tuono gets the same distinctive visor and are too attractive to look at. The company has become the modern motorcycling legend with 33 championships, 254 MotoGP World Championship wins and 8 superbike victories. Such record figures are good enough to justify the performance of the machines [...]

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Skoda Auto India has been struggling for its place in the small car segment and still battling for a firm position in the sedan category and recently it has been hit by another problem. The Supreme Court has ordered Skoda to pay Rs. 30 crore to the Customs Department supporting the argument made by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT). A USD 45 million royalty paid to the Volkswagen group which is Skoda's parent company, incurs this imposed duty and even Bombay High Court had rejected Skoda's petition against this imposition.   The 30 crore deposit is to be made to the Customs Department towards a duty of Rs. 194 crore and the court has a given a 4 week respite to do the same. As per Custom Department's report, for a technology transfer the company had made a partial payment of $ 45 million for 45,000 car kit units supplied by the parent company. The VW subsidiary has been exporting kits to Skoda's Aurangabad facility and the current issue arose during a search operation where it was found that the money was being shown as payment for technology transfer agreement and not accounted for procuring kits [...]

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Ford in India has been selected as one of the 25 Best Employers in India 2011 in an extensive nationwide study conducted by Aon Hewitt, a global human resources consultancy services company late last week. Ford in India was ranked 17th and has earned the unique distinction of being the only Indian automobile manufacturer to have made it to the list of Top 25 Best Employers in the last three consecutive surveys – 2007,2009 and 2011. Employees from all three Ford entities – Ford India Private Ltd, Ford Business Services Centre, and Ford Technology Services India, took part in the study which hosted the participation of some of the other reputed names in India Inc. Michael Boneham, president and managing director, Ford India Pvt Ltd. quoted: “This recognition is an appreciation of our continuous efforts in fostering a culture of openness, development orientation and people focus among our 10,000-strong workforce. We are extremely proud to see that Ford India is the only automobile manufacturer in the country to be recognised as one among the Best Employers for three consecutive years," The 2011 Aon Hewitt Best Employers study provides insights into alignment of people practices to business. It enables an organization [...]

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Porsche Panamera is Porsche's most sophisticated offering so far and recently the version range of the same has been extended, The introduction of Porsche Panamera Diesel extends the car's variant range one step ahead and also enhances its global appeal. The diesel model is a luxury Gran Turismo one and is again very distinguishable from all other luxury sedans present in all the markets across the world. The performance of this car is said to be the key element for the possible success of it and with the new features incorporated it surely will become the next top of the wish list car. 2012 Porsche Panamera Diesel Model Specifications In India The effortless coping with speed bursts and cross country touring characteristics are delivered by a 3.0-litre V6 CRDI diesel engine with a maximum power output of 250 hp (184 kW) achieved between 3,800 rpm and 4,400 rpm. The maximum torque output of 550 Nm, available between 1,750 rpm to 2,750 rpm makes the vehicle pull like a bull. The availability of an exclusive rear wheel drive and an efficient 8 speed Tiptronic S transmission as standard, makes this car a bit more special. Talking about performance and not mentioning [...]

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Mercedes SL 350 and GL 500 India Launch Price Mercedes Benz has announced the official launch of its convertible Mercedes SL350 and SUV Mercedes GL500 in India. The convertible SL 350 has been priced at Rs. 98.5 Lakhs Ex-showroom Delhi. The SUV Merc GL 500 has been priced at Rs. 80.9 Lakhs ex-showroom Delhi.   Mercedes SL 350 and GL 500 Specifications Mercedes SL 350 Convertible Specifications 3.6 Litre V6 Engine Max Power 315 BHP Max Torque 360 Nm Mercedes GL 500 Convertible Specifications 5.4 Litre V6 Engine Max Power 388 BHP Max Torque 530 Nm check out more- Mercedes Benz India News Mercedes Benz SL350 and GL500 Price In India-Details and Specs is a post from: Copyrights 2010 CarBlogIndia - All About Automobiles. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Policy Connect With CarBlogIndia

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Ford India is clocking spectacular sales numbers with its car portfolio in India. Ford Figo is the flagship car for such a success of Ford in India and even to other countries like Mexico, South Africa and Nepal where Ford exports Figo. As per the latest official sales data from Ford, it sold 42,395 wholesale and export vehicles from January to April 2011 – clocking an impressive year-on-year growth of 83 percent during the same period last year when it sold 23,115 units.   Increasing customer interest in its products has driven Ford India to maintain a healthy momentum this year. Ford India also stirred up the action in the B-segment with two significant products – the classy and affordable Ford Fiesta Classic and the premium and aspirational all-new global Ford Fiesta 2011. Michael Boneham, president and managing director of Ford India quoted: “The year so far has been encouraging as evident from our year-to-date sales of over 40,000 units including exports, from Jan-April 2011. With Ford products generating a lot of interest we are excited as we introduce more global products in the Indian market. We are encouraged to see our all-new global Fiesta receive a great response during [...]

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Hero Honda has been the highest seller of motorcycles in India and is known in smallest of the districts in India. Its offerings are not only economical in terms of price and running cost but are also extremely reliable in all sorts of road conditions. Hero Honda was the first manufacture to introduce a powerful motorcycle which is Hero Honda Karizma and later other manufactures jumped into the race. Karizma is still in production and the brand also offers Hero Honda Karizma ZMR, which is an upgraded version of the former. It has been nearly one year since ZMR was launched and now the brand has launched a new face-lifted version of it. So the upgraded version is the one with a couple of cosmetic changes important enough for the motorcycle to attract more sales and these include the following: Body coloured grab rail Body coloured RVMs Redesigned instrument console with a big ZMR logo Redesigned seat with a new material A modified exhaust White backlit speedometer New colours and graphics Till date from the bike's end the performance has been satisfactory and from the buyers' end the response has been overwhelming and now with the newer version soon to [...]

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Maruti Suzuki has launched 5 cars in CNG last year, in August 2010. With the increasing prices of Petrol, which increase every now and then, making the running cost of petrol a big hole in pocket, there has been an increased demand of the CNG cars in metro cities of India where CNG is available. CNG is not only eco-friendly and clean fuel, but also cheaper on running cost considering the crazy pricing of petrol in India. Keeping this in mind, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is working on launching the factory fitted CNG variants of all Maruti Petrol cars.   Factory fitted CNG cars are better than the after-market CNG converted cars in many ways, some of the major points are : Better technology CNG kits Vehicle body design for CNG system Performance and Drivability at par with gasoline powered engine Safety reinforced: High Quality Components,Integrated wiring harness, CNG system leak-proofing, toughened suspension High fuel efficiency Dual ECU system for enhanced performance Extensive performance testing Peace of Mind: Full warranty coverage, Service support across the country No compromise on engine life Alok Jaitley, general manager, homologation-environment planning, MSIL quoted: We are working on CNG models. We have already launched five [...]

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BMW Motorrad, the Motorcycle brand of German auto major BMW has selected the India Hero motors as its supplier for Motorcycle transmission gearboxes. Hero Motors is the motorcycle major in India with their Hero Honda Joint venture which has recently split into Hero Group retaining the major stake in the company. This contract is a major win for the company not only in financial terms, but also in terms of the establishing its technological expertise as an auto parts maker. Gearbox or transmission is a crucial component for a motorcycle and largely affects the performance and  quality of ride. The BMW bikes are known for their masculine powerful nature, these are performance packed bikes.   Hero Motors gearboxes will be used for the global models and there is a five to eight years contract on supplying the gearboxes to BMW in its Germany plant.   Speaking on this contract, Mr Pankaj Munjal the MD of Hero Motors quoted: We have developed the gearbox ourselves. Usually, components such as engines and transmissions are made by the company itself, as they involve advanced technology. We have achieved the expertise. BMW Motorrad will source gearboxes from us for products it sells globally. Europe [...]

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Audi is all set to unwrap the new luxurious offering from the sedan segment, the Audi A7 Sportback. The A7 is a mixture of the a sedan and a coupe and is quite distinguishable from the current offerings which are Audi A8, Audi A6 etc. Importantly the car will be positioned very close to the A8 and will bear the next generation evolutionary design that will be seen in all the upcoming cars from the brand. The car is comparable to the A8 and is marginally smaller than the latter. Audi A7 Sportback Specifications In India Engine Believing in the speculations, the car is likely to come equipped with a 3.0 Litre V6 diesel engine capable of producing a maximum power of 245 BHP and a maximum torque of 449 Nm. The same will be coupled to a 7 speed S-tronic transmission and together they will add a lot to the performance of the car. With this diesel heart the car is supposed to sprint from 0-100 km/h in just 6.5 seconds and will have a top speed of 250 km/h. A petrol version is all expected which would sport a 2.8 Litre V6 heart producing a maximum power of [...]

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Tata is working on the diesel variant of its popular small car Tata Nano for quite sometime. Tata has been developing the Diesel engine for Tata Nano Diesel with Bosch which is a leading automobile component manufacturer. The Petrol version of Tata Nano, which runs on a MPFI engine which is BS4 compatible and delivers 20+ KMPL of mileage. The upcoming diesel engine of Tata Nano will be even more fuel efficient with an estimated mileage of 40 Km per litre of diesel (official test data not available as yet) per litre of diesel. This will make Tata Nano the cheapest running cost diesel car in probably the whole world ! The running cost will be slightly above 1 rupee per kilometer which is far cheaper than the nearest competing car running on Diesel.   This detail has emerged from a senior executive of Bosch India, who in Interaction with BSMotoring quoted:   We have worked with Tata Motors for Nano's petrol version and we are working with it for the diesel version too. The car has two-cylinder, 700 cc engine which develops healthy power without compromising on fuel economy. Although official test figures have not been revealed, we expect [...]

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. has been selling strong with an aim of a specular sales numbers in the coming financial year 2011-12. In the first month of this fiscal, Maruti's sales grew by 4.4% overall compared to the same month in the year 2010. While the domestic sales grew by 8.9% overall, the export sales did see a drop of about 23% this year. The best growth has been observed in the sales of Maruti SX4 sedan and Maruti Swift Dzire, with a total growth of 39.1%, the main reason being the overwhelming response of the customers towards the Maruti SX4 Diesel which has been launched just a couple of months back. Small cars sales have also been strong at over 57000 cars sold in the A2 segment (staring from Maruti Alto up to Maruti Ritz and Wagon R). Below is the chart of sales data for April 2011, April 2010 and comparison. Check out more- Maruti Suzuki India News Maruti Suzuki Sold 97155 Cars In April 2011 With about 9% Domestic Sales Growth is a post from: Copyrights 2010 CarBlogIndia - All About Automobiles. All Rights Reserved. Copyright Policy Connect With CarBlogIndia

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