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Dr Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has been named as Ssangyong Motor Company’s new Chairman. M&M has finished all formalities related to the Ssangyong’ acquisition. Ssangyong’s focus lies in building a formidable product lineup along with strong human resources. Mahindra is ready to pump in fresh funds to achieve these near term objectives. The following press release discusses the shuffle in the  [ Read More ]

Here are some low resolution images of the Honda Brio from the global unveiling happening in Thailand as we write this.

Hours from now Honda will launch the much awaited Brio mini car in Thailand. Displayed on two previous occasions as concept models, it will finally be shown in its production form to members of the Thai media. Indian Autos Blog readers had a glimpse through an earlier post featuring spyshots captured during trial runs on a Thai expressway. The engine bay of the Brio will house the bigger brother Jazz’  [ Read More ]

Ratan Tata’s dream child – the Tata Nano hasn’t quite dominated the market as one expected. Heck, it hasn’t even challenged the supremo Maruti Alto in that segment. Sure, the Singur event, the fire controversies, manufacturing & delivery issues and other factors had a lot to do with the slow progress of the Nano in terms of sales. But Tata Motors also felt that the ‘distribution aspect’ of the car  [ Read More ]

The spy pic that we got you of a strange test mule being tested in Sweden is indeed from the Skoda stable. We predicted that Skoda is testing the so called ‘Felicia’ or in other words our new Octavia. Now Skoda has officially confirmed that it has started work on a sedan which will be exclusive to the ‘developing markets.’ Skoda might be tempted to make a sedan on the  [ Read More ]

BurnYourFuel has reported on the 2011 HM Ambassador with brochure scans. The new Amby is BS4 compliant and has a petrol engine under the hood. It does not have any structural or mechanical upgrades. New features are simply accessories bolted on to existing car. The 2011 Amby has a OHC MPFI 1,817cc petrol engine generating 71bhp @ 4800rpm and 13.7kgm @ 2250rpm. It is matted to a 5-speed manual transmission.  [ Read More ]

Our reader Prateek Joshi spotted the new Ford Fiesta sedan near ARAI Pune. According to him, the car was brought to complete homologation with badges covered in duct tape. Though the image reveals nothing about the car or its features, it indicates the launch isn’t far away. What we know is Ford is gearing up for the Fiesta and is very particular that it gets off to a start similar  [ Read More ]

If news from AutocarIndia is to be believed, then the new Corolla is all set to encompass a wider section of the Indian sedan market. According to ACI, Toyota is all set to drop a 1.6L in the Corolla. This way, the Corolla will now also cover the C+ segment. Now a Teambhp member has spotted this soon-to-be-launched face lifted Corolla in Mangalore. From the images, you must have noticed  [ Read More ]