Pay hike announced for Maruti' Gurgaon facility workers.

India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki announced a pay hike of about 60% for its permanent employees at the company Gurgaon Facility.





Renault India Bajaj Auto collaboration terminated

French auto major Renault' India arm has terminated its collaboration with Bajaj Auto for the development of the Ultra Low Cost car.




















Renault Nissan Chairman and CEO, Mr. Carlos Ghosn announced the termination of the contract and stated that the car developed by Bajaj Auto 'RE60' was not inline with Renault's requirement which leaded to the termination.


Volkswagen India gets in the new Touareg

Auto major Volkswagen launched the new 2012 avatar of Touareg in India. Priced at Rs. 58.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), the new Touareg measures 40mm longer and 200kg lighter than the predecessor.

Nissan Evalia launched in India


Japanese Auto major Nissan launched its People mover 'Evalia' into India's most promising Multi Utility Vehicle segment. With a 50% more fuel efficiency that its rivals at 19.3 kmpl, Nissan aims at a 2000 - 2500 unit sales per month.


Rolls Royce Phantom II launched

Luxury car major Rolls Royce announced the launch of Phantom II in India. Priced at Rs. 4.5 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi) this new RR gets many minute design styling over its old generation Phantom.





Tata Motors bags single largest order for 1314 trucks

Country's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors gets its single largest ever order for trucks. Surat based Siddhivinayak Logistics Limited (SVLL) has awarded this order.

Mercedes Benz India' most affordable model B-Class launched

Mercedes Benz India launched its most affordable model the B-Class in a launch event held in Mumbai. Launched in two avatars the B180 and B180 Sport.

 Mercedes Benz India has introduced the B180 and B180 Sport in an attractive price tag of Rs. 21.49 lakh and Rs. 24.87 lakh respectively.



Mahindra's compact SUV Quanto launched

Utility vehicle major Mahindra & Mahindra launched the sub 4 meter version of the Xylo, the Mahindra Quanto.

Positioned as an entry level SUV, the new 7 seater Quanto comes in four variants and price ranging between Rs. 5.82 lakhs to Rs. 7.36 lakhs (ex-showroom, Thane).





Yamaha gets in the RAY to Indian market

Japanese two wheeler major Yamaha announced the entry into the Indian scooter market by the launch on the 110cc Yamaha RAY.

Equipped with a 4 stroke, air-cooled 113cc engine, the new RAY pumps a max power of 7.1PS @ 7500rpm and a max torque of 8.1Nm @ 5000rpm. Mated with a CVT transmission Continuous Variable Transmission), Yamaha claims a fuel efficiency of 62.1 kmpl and a performance of 0-60 kmph in just 12 sec.



Its official, Nissan Evalia launch on September 26th

Nissan India announced the launch of its most promising model for Indian market, the Nissan Evalia on September 26th.

The MPV which was first debut at the Auto Expo held at January 2012 in Delhi had gained a good attention and was since then awaited with a great anxiousness.



Jaguar Land Rover to have plant in Saudi Arabia

Indian auto major and owners of British iconic car brands Jaguar Land Rover, Tata Motors' Chairman Ratan Tata announced that the company is looking at setting up a plant for Jaguar Land Rover in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.




Renault launches Scala in India

Renault India launches its third mass market model, the Scala. The company introduced the Scala in a press meet held in Delhi yesterday at an introductory price starting a Rs. 6.99 lakh for Petrol and Rs. 8.69 for Diesel (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Scala, which is the rebadged version of the Renault Sunny is launched exclusively for the Indian market and was redesigned at the Renault's Mumbai design studio.

Tata Motors launches new Xenon Pick-up

India's largest commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors launched a new variant to its commercial vehicle range, the Xenon Pick-up.




















With an aim to increase its foot hold in the pick-up segment, Tata Motors have launched the new Xenon Pick-up at a price range of Rs. 5.44 lakh (ex-showroom, Thane) for Single cabin and Rs. 6.34 lakh for Dual cabin models.


Maruti Suzuki introduced a facelifted avatar of the Ritz Diesel

India's largest auto maker Maruti Suzuki launched a new avatar of the Ritz Diesel in India. Introduced with an aim to attract young buyers with interest for performance and efficient cars, the new Ritz is priced at Rs. 5.31 lakh onwards and offers a 23.2 kmpl fuel efficiency.





Maruti gets Swift Dzire Tour for Private car owners

Country's largest car maker Maruti has made a strategic move to save its market position and attract more buyers for its Swift range.























At a time when the car maker has a delay in operating its Manesar plant affecting the supply of its famous Swift, Swift DZire and SX4 models, Maruti has come up with an move to reduce the waiting period for the Swift DZire. Maruti has put back the first generation Swift DZire (now DZire Tour) for sale.