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Passenger car sales decline yet again
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers or SIAM's FY13-14 sales report shows the total domestic vehicles sales clocked marginal growth of 3.5% lower than the forecast of 4-6%. Also disappointing was the second consecutive year of decline in passenger car sales by 4.6% compared to the drop of 6.7% for the last fiscal.
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BMW planning more performance models for India
"BMW always starts with flagships, that's the all new BMW M6 Grand Coupe and there are some more cars coming during this year from the M family. We will do it one after the another,", says Philipp Von Sahr, President, BMW Group.
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Audi India sets three records in sales
German luxury car major Audi continues to dominate its number one position in the Indian luxury car segment staying ahead despite growing competition. The car maker clocked sales of 2,740 units in the January-March quarter (it's highest quarterly no), amidst the overall gloom in motown.
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Review: Made-in-India Harley Davidson Street 750 ready to rumble
Indian muscle with global aspirations. That's what Harley Davidson likes to call its much-anticipated made-in-India Street 750 motorcycle. India is amongst the first five markets in the world besides the US, Spain, Portugal and Italy which has got the Street 750.
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First Drive - Hyundai Xcent
To take on highly successful products like the Maruti Suzuki Dzire and the Honda Amaze in a highly competitive segment might be intimidating for some car makers but not for Hyundai. With an attractive price tag for both the petrol and diesel variants and built on the same platform as the popular Grand i10 hatch, we are not surprised with the high confidence levels.
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Toyota Plant Woes Continue
Striking Workers Refuse to Resume Work After Refusing To Sign Management Undertaking
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Toyota's Shekar Viswanathan speaks about labour unrest at Indian plant
Toyota's manufacturing plant at Bidadi experienced its first lockdown back in January 2006. The plant is undergoing a similar situation currently and the reason remains the same - dispute in wage negotiation between the company's management and labour Union.
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Wage dispute at Toyota plant in India hits production
Japanese car major, Toyota, has declared a lockout at its manufacturing plants in Bidadi on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka. With effect from March 16, the lockout follows a wage dispute between the Toyota management and the workers union.
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Review: Isuzu MU-7
The new SUV from Isuzu called MU-7 has the old-school, no-nonsense looks.It will appeal to many buyers in India. But, currently the Toyota Fortuner is still the hot favourite in this segment and so the MU-7 will need to prove that it has the attitude to be a serious player among the big boys.
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First Drive: Datsun GO
We drive Datsuns first hatchback in India - the GO. It looks a good car indeed, but does it have what it takes to survive in this competitive market? We drive it to find out.
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Faulty Design on Volvo Buses?
Bus manufacturer Volvo has found itself in a spot of bother with the Andhra Pradesh Police Crime Investigation Department (CID) citing the bus' faulty design as one of the major reasons for the bus fire tragedy which claimed 45 lives last year.
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Mahindra Reva revises price of the e2O to Rs. 4.82 lakhs
In a bid to boost the 'value for money' proposition for the all-electric e2o, Mahindra Reva has reworked the pricing to separate the car and battery cost to the consumer.
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First Drive: 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe
The premium SUV from Hyundai is back with a bolder design and more features. Here's our first impression on the third generation Santa Fe that was launched recently at the Auto Expo.
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