Bigger cars all set to become more expensive with additional excise duty

Bigger cars all set to become more expensive with additional excise duty
Indian government has announced an additional excise duty which would make bigger cars more expensive.
This additional duty is applicable on cars above 1500cc engines. Cars between 1500-1999cc now attracts an additional duty of Rs. 15,000. Cars with engine larger than 1999cc would attract a [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7837-bigger-cars

Jaguar and Land Rover coming to India

Jaguar and Land Rover coming to India
Now that Tata has acquired the famous Jaguar and Land Rover brands, they are planning to bring them to the Indian market.
Tata Motors said in a statement: “Like Russia and China, Jaguar and Land Rover would be exploring the Indian market also. A team will be coming to India [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7787-tata-india-jaguar-land-rover

Maruti launches M800 Duo with LPG option

Maruti launches M800 Duo with LPG option
Maruti has launched a new variant of their Maruti 800 model with the LPG option.
This new model has been named M800 Duo. This new model has been priced between Rs. 2.05-lakh and Rs. 2.26 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The company said that this model has dual fuel option of petrol and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7786-m800-duo

Suzuki might bring Splash compact car to Japan

Suzuki might bring Splash compact car to Japan

Japanese automaker Suzuki has said that they are now planning to bring their European model Splash to their domestic market.
This would be the first time that they would be importing their cars from other markets to Japan.
A company representative said: “We’re considering the introduction of the model. We [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7715-suzuki-splash-2

Tata open to selling the Nano in any promising market

Tata open to selling the Nano in any promising market
Tata Nano is all set to arrive later this year and would become one of the cheapest cars in the world.
The company has now said that they would consider exporting the car for sale in any market that appears promising to them.
A Tata representative said: “There [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7640-tata-nano-usa

Microsoft software coming to Hyundai and Kia cars

Microsoft software coming to Hyundai and Kia cars
Software giant Microsoft has announced that they have now signed on deals with automakers Hyundai and Kia.
They would be supplying in-car software to these companies which enables the people to control media players and phones through voice commands.
Microsoft already has a deal with Ford for this technology and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7590-microsoft-hyundai

Nissan Murano coming to India!

Nissan Murano coming to India!
Japanese automaker Nissan is preparing to launch their latest model Murano in the Indian market.
Nissan Murano is their premium sports utility vehicle and it would complement their existing offering X-Trail SUV and Teana sedan.
This new model would take on the existing products in the Indian market like Toyota Prado, BMW X3, [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7589-nissan-murano

Skoda Superb updated edition to come to India next year

Skoda Superb updated edition to come to India next year
Skoda has said that they would be brining the next edition of their Superb model in India sometime next year.
This launch would be part of their strategy to enhance their position in the luxury D-plus segment. This segment is currently dominated by Mercedes Benz, BMW and [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7573-skoda-superb

BMW delay plans to launch Mini in India

BMW delay plans to launch Mini in India
BMW has said that they are now delaying their plans to launch their Mini compact car in the Indian market.
They were scheduled to bring the Mini to India sometime next year.
BMW said in a statement: “Last week, we have taken a decision to scrap plans to bring [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7495-bmw-mini-india

Tata Nano could be launched in South Africa

Tata Nano could be launched in South Africa

Tata Motors has said that they are considering launching their upcoming model Tata Nano in the South African market.
Tata Motors managing director Ravi Kant said in a statement: “South Africa is one of the biggest international markets and Nano perfectly fits into the personal transport market. We will [...]

Source: http://news.techwhack.com/7430-tata-nano-africa

Tata Xenon displayed at the Bangkok Motor Show

Tata Xenon displayed at the Bangkok Motor Show
Tata Motors is now entering into the Thailand market as the company displayed their new product named Xenon at the Bangkok Motor Show.
The company also announced the launch of their operations in this country.
They are aiming to challenge the existing players in the market with their competitively priced [...]