Is this the new Chevrolet Spark or the other small car from GM for India?

Automobiles July 4th, 2009

Is this the new Chevrolet Spark or the other small car from GM for India?
General Motors India has plans to launch two new models in the Indian market this year.
One is of course the Chevrolet Cruze. The other one is a small car that would be placed below Chevrolet Spark.
Here is a video that [...]

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara launched with a 2.4 litre engine

Automobiles July 4th, 2009

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara launched with a 2.4 litre engine
Maruti Suzuki India has launched a brand new variant of their Grand Vitara sports utility vehicle in the market.
This model comes powered with a 2.4 litre engine capable of producing 164 BHP.
The existing model in the market comes powered with a 2 litre engine [...]

BMW X1 coming to India next year?

Automobiles July 3rd, 2009

BMW X1 coming to India next year?
Market sources say that the German luxury car maker BMW is planning to bring their new model X1 to the Indian market next year.
The company likes to call X1 a Sports Activity Vehicle rather than a Sports Utility Vehicle!
This model would be sold in both petrol and diesel [...]

Tata Nano going to Nigeria next year!

Automobiles July 3rd, 2009

Tata Nano going to Nigeria next year!
Tata Motors has announced that they are working on plans to launch their Nano small car model in the Nigerian market next year.
A company representative said: “Tata Motors will make the Nano available in Nigeria in the next one year to one and a half years. The launching of [...]

Hyundai i20 Diesel coming next week

Automobiles July 3rd, 2009

Hyundai i20 Diesel coming next week
Hyundai India is expected to launch the diesel version of their Hyundai i20 hatchback next week.
This new model is likely to be powered with a 1.4 litre CRDI engine that would make it a compelling buy in this segment of the market.
Sources say that the company is also likely [...]

Petrol and Diesel prices hiked in India

Oil and Refineries July 1st, 2009

Petrol and Diesel prices hiked
Bad news for vehicle owners in India.
The Indian government has announced a major hike in the prices of Petrol and Diesel.
Petrol is now expensive by Rs. 4 per liter.
Diesel is now expensive by Rs. 2 per liter.
Indian Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said that the hike was necessary [...]

Maruti Suzuki India sold 75,109 vehicles last month

Automobiles July 1st, 2009

Maruti Suzuki India sold 75,109 vehicles last month
Maruti Suzuki India continues to post impressive sales number every month.
The company sold around 75,109 vehicles last month including their export market.
Maruti exported around 13,336 vehicles last month which is a record for the company.
Overall, the sales were up 22.6 per cent compared to the same period [...]

Ford, GM suspends manufacturing in Russia

Automobiles July 1st, 2009

Ford, GM suspends manufacturing in Russia
The problems for US based auto giants Ford and GM seems to be never ending.
The two companies have now suspended production of their cars in the Russian market due to lack of demand and slow sales.
GM spoke about this decision: “GM has decided to suspend production from July 1 to [...]

WSJ: Gannett cutting jobs

Job Cuts July 1st, 2009

WSJ: Gannett cutting jobs
Wall Street Journal has reported that the news media industry giant Gannett is firing as many as 1000 workers.
The aim is to cut costs as the revenues from advertising is declining rapidly.
Gannett owns the popular newspaper USA Today.
The WSJ report said that most of these job cuts have taken place [...]

Satyam: A. S. Murty new CTO. Rakesh Soni COO.

Announcements July 1st, 2009

Satyam: A. S. Murty new CTO. Rakesh Soni COO.
Tech Mahindra has announces some major management changes at their new subsidiary Mahindra Satyam.
The company has now named A. S. Murty as the new Chief Technology Officer.
Satyam has also named Rakesh Soni as their new Chief Operating Officer. Soni was previously with Tech Mahindra. [...]