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2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650R Coming to India
2012 Kawasaki Ninja 650R Coming to India

3 Aug 2012, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though most riders are on mopeds, India is still a huge market for motorcycles and there’s no shortage of buyers for Japanese or European imports. The latest scheduled to arrive is the 20...

 
Honda Withdrawing Civic from India
Honda Withdrawing Civic from India

3 Aug 2012, 11:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you had your eye on a brand new Honda Civic in India, now is as good a time as any to buy one. Most likely due to the lack of sales, Honda is going to effectively withdraw the current generation ...

 
Renault Working on Tata Nano Rival in India
Renault Working on Tata Nano Rival in India

1 Aug 2012, 15:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault India is currently developing a car smaller than the Pulse hatch. This would be powered by a tiny 800cc engine and could rival popular Indian cars like the Hyundai Eon, Maruti Suzuki Alto an...

 
Toyota Etios Coming to Brazil
Toyota Etios Coming to Brazil

1 Aug 2012, 13:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota made headlines in India with the launch of the tailor-made Etios sedan back in 2010. This was followed a year later by the Etios hatchback. Both have proven successful, so much so that the Ja...

 
Indian Mustang 'Eleanor' Replica Is Based on Daewoo Lacetti
Indian Mustang 'Eleanor' Replica Is Based on Daewoo Lacetti

1 Aug 2012, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While last week we showed you a distinctly Evoque-esque Tata 4x4, Indian ‘tuner’ and ‘car customizer’ has struck again, this time with something we thoroughly do not approve ...

 
Renault Duster Proves Successful in India
Renault Duster Proves Successful in India

30 Jul 2012, 15:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Launched only about a month ago, the rebadged Dacia Duster is selling very well as a Renault in India. Already, ten thousand order have been placed, and the factory that makes it has had to boost pr...

 
Volkswagen Changing Up! for Emerging Markets
Volkswagen Changing Up! for Emerging Markets

30 Jul 2012, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Volkswagen Up! is an affordable citycar currently available only in Europe. It’s got exposed metal panel inside, a basic layout and really small engines, all there in the effort to save we...

 
2012 F30 BMW 3-Series Launched in India
2012 F30 BMW 3-Series Launched in India

30 Jul 2012, 13:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW India has finally announced the launch of the most important car the Bavarian automaker has created in a long time, the all-new sixth generation BMW 3-Series. As you probably know by now, the F3...

 
Tata 4x4 Gets the Evoque Treatment
Tata 4x4 Gets the Evoque Treatment

19 Jul 2012, 14:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While we’ve seen some cars converted to resemble a car from a different brand, we’ve always laughed at the effort. This, is no exception! It is a Tata Safari that has been ‘styled&...

 
Violent Clash at Maruti-Suzuki Plant Leaves 1 Dead and 85 Injured
Violent Clash at Maruti-Suzuki Plant Leaves 1 Dead and 85 Injured

19 Jul 2012, 08:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Hyundai is not the only manufacturer facing strikes and riots. The Maruti-Suzuki factory in Manesar, India, was the stage for massive riots, which left 1 dead an 85 injured. Also, more...

 
Triumph Boosting Production Capacity up to 500,000 Units Per Year
Triumph Boosting Production Capacity up to 500,000 Units Per Year

18 Jul 2012, 15:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Triumph’s current production capacity of 50,000 bikes per year may skyrocket ten times, closer to 500,000 units per year, after they finalize their Indian plant, in the Karnataka region of the...

 
Skoda Reports Six-Month Sales Record
Skoda Reports Six-Month Sales Record

13 Jul 2012, 07:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Skoda has reported a very good first half of the year, with excellent sales on all the markets where its products are available. The January through June period marked a 8.4% increase over last year...

 
BMW Looking for Local Indian Market Partner to Develop Cheap Motorbike
BMW Looking for Local Indian Market Partner to Develop Cheap Motorbike

11 Jul 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / While China is proving an irresistible attraction for automakers, as they are rushing to build factories, launch new models, even market-specific ones (like long wheelbase versions of regular sedans...

 
Yamaha to Launch Ultra-Cheap €375 India-Bound Motorbike
Yamaha to Launch Ultra-Cheap €375 India-Bound Motorbike

27 Jun 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As India’s population keeps growing, more and more people need cheap means of transportation that don’t use up too much fuel or space, so, a motorbike is the ideal choice for the Indian ...

 
Indian Car Manufacturers Facing Poor May Sales
Indian Car Manufacturers Facing Poor May Sales

1 Jun 2012, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / High taxes and rising fuel prices have been cited as being the main reason for India’s poor May auto sales. The January-March figures showed that India’s usually rapidly expanding econom...

 
Honda's Sales in India to Account for 30% of Global Total by 2020
Honda's Sales in India to Account for 30% of Global Total by 2020

24 May 2012, 07:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / How much of their yearly motorcycle production do you think Honda sells in the US? Nope, you’re wrong, it’s 1.6% of their total worldwide sales. The bulk of their production goes to the...

 
EVs Now Tax Exempt in the Indian State of Maharashtra
EVs Now Tax Exempt in the Indian State of Maharashtra

22 May 2012, 07:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Maharashtra is the second-most populous state of India, with a population 112-million and a territory 307,731 km2 (118,816 square miles). It is also one of the states which contribute the most ...

 
Cheapest Honda Bike for India Revealed - New Dream Yuga
Cheapest Honda Bike for India Revealed - New Dream Yuga

15 May 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Honda has launched the cheapest bike in its current line-up in an effort to conquer the huge Indian market which is teaming with old bikes which need replacing, and a rock solid and growing economy ...

 
Yamaha to Build New Factory in India
Yamaha to Build New Factory in India

15 May 2012, 14:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Indian government has given Yamaha permission to build a new factory in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, in Chennai. Yamaha already have a factory in India, near New Delhi, and its produ...

 
Tata Motors to Launch Compressed-Air Car by the End of the Year
Tata Motors to Launch Compressed-Air Car by the End of the Year

14 May 2012, 12:23 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Aside from ‘free energy’ devices which some claim are myths (even though the information is just being suppressed so that we use more oil), creating power out of nothing is next-to-impos...