Tata Motors acquired JLR some time back but only today did they formally introduce the JLR brand in India at a lavish brunch event at The President.
The function was presided over by the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors Mr Ratan Tata, Mr Ravi Kant Vice Chairman Tata Motors, Mr P.M.Telang MD Tata Motors, Mr David Smith CEO Jaguar Land Rover, Mr Phil Popham MD Land Rover, Mr Mike O Dricoll MD Jaguar and Mr Ravi Dube President Passenger Cars Tata Motors.
The event was attended by a large number of people, every big media company had its representative there.
News that Fiat Palio sales are sagging, is not new. But why is Fiat still persistent on selling its oldest model in India?
Minor cosmetic changes didn’t help Fiat when it had launched the upgraded Palio a couple of years back. Even the addition of 1.3 L multijet to its engine portfolio didn’t improve its prospects much (maybe it was too late?).
Fiat Palio sales has nosedived to just 388 units during Jan-Apr ’09 down 72% Y-o-Y. However the management states that problems arising from the incapable paint shop as the reasons for decline in sales. Whatever the management says, its high time Fiat brings in the new small car to achieve its sales target of two lakh cars by 2014.
Based on what we’ve heard and what we can make out from this low-resolution picture, the rear portion of the Sonata YF is tidy, sharp, fluid, poised, brisk, funky, cool and a whole lot of other things.
Did the design engineers of the Hyundai i40 derive all their inspiration from the Indian Ocean?
Even the spy shots portray how the car flows from bumper to bumper. Would I be wrong if I said this is the most stunning car Hyundai’s ever made?
We can’t repeat the details an specifications of the i40, we’ve done it over and over, you just have to read our earlier posts under the Hyundai Sonata YF/i40 category to learn more.
You’ll gain a world of knowledge by doing so.
In the form of the Grande Punto, Indians have got a brand new car to boast about. Very soon, people in other countries will also receive one, and that car would arrive in India say in two years time.
By then, an all-new Grande Punto would have penetrated markets overseas. And the story continues.
Bottom line – many manufacturers unload the old, somewhat outdated stuff into India. Note, I’m not taking anything away from Fiat or the Grande Punto.
Neither am I referring to Maruti Suzuki who lived most of their life in India by introducing ‘new’ cars that were already an average grandfather’s age.
Sources tell us the Skoda Yeti SUV will be Skoda’s next big launch in India. The Yeti will be displayed at the country’s biggest occasion for car enthusiasts and manufacturers – the 2010 Delhi Auto Expo
The Skoda Yeti which was shown at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show is set to arrive in Indian showrooms in early 2010. It expected to be priced in range of Rs 10-12 lakhs and would become the first SUV launched by a non-Indian auto maker in that price bracket.
We’re sick of seeing these spy shots, we’ve been treated only to spy shots of the Hyundai i40 over the last few months. Weeks ago, one photograph of the interior showed how Hyundai is moving away from the world of hard plastics towards a modern and cleanly laid out dashboard and central console design.
With this spy shot, Hyundai blog comments the plastic quality will be similar to the Audi A4. Now, that’s great news!
We’ve brought you two renderings of the 2010 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado in the past. The 6-year old SUV is due for a thorough makeover, the latest edition has a different design to it from what we can see.
The 2010 Toyota Prado would contain all the genes of a Land Cruiser, off-roading capability an inherent quality. As such, no news on the new Prado’s engine or gearbox, but we’re expecting powerful diesel and petrol units derived from the current line-up.
No, I’m not referring to the next generation Chevrolet Spark based on the Beat concept but the Spark that many of us know as the Daewoo Matiz.
The diesel derivative in India would be dearer by 15-20 percent the regular car’s price tag. The new engine is rumored to be a sub-one liter CRDI unit.
Power and torque should marginally climb, the torque advantage will undoubtedly make it easier to drive. The CRDI technology should keep vibration and noise out of the cabin.
