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GM India reveals aggressive expansion plans starting with Mini

GM India reveals aggressive expansion plans starting with Mini

The success of its two hatchbacks – the Aveo U-VA and the Spark and new releases from other automakers – has spurred GM India to think of bringing the Chevrolet Mini sooner than ever!

GM is now working out all odds to bring in the ‘Mini’ and heat up the premium hatchback space. The Chevrolet Mini which is based on the Beat concept (showcased two years back in New York Auto Show) will come with frugal Petrol and Diesel engine options; expected to be positioned above the Chevrolet U-VA and priced around that range.

The Chevy Mini as it appears (in pictures), would be a large hatchback- possibly the largest hatchback India has seen (we’ll leave out the SRV for now)! But this is just a speculation (a visual perception), as no dimensions have been revealed yet.

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Entry posted on February 4th, 2009 and filed under Chevrolet, General motors, New Chevrolet Spark

Tata Xenon Super CNG to be Unveiled at Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008

Tata Xenon Super CNG to be Unveiled at Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008

Tata Motors’ Thailand division is launching the Xenon Super CNG pickup truck at the forthcoming Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008, on November 29th. The TATA Xenon Super CNG is Tata’s and Thailand’s first purpose-built pickup truck with a factory-installed full CNG system.

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Entry posted on November 25th, 2008 and filed under Tata

Video- Renault’s V6 dCi Diesel engine

Video- Renault’s V6 dCi Diesel engine

French Automaker Renault recently unveiled a new V6 diesel engine. A V6 diesel engine might never find its way into Renault’s Indian offerings, but it certainly gives us an idea of what Renault’s R&D is up to and what we can expect from their diesel cars in the future.

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Entry posted on November 21st, 2008 and filed under Renault, Technical

Scoop! Hyundai i40 is the Upcoming Hyundai Sonata

More details have emerged about the next gen Hyundai Sonata which will be called the i40. The new mid-sized saloon and estate will go on sale in Europe in 2010, replacing the ageing Sonata. According to a Hyundai insider, the i40 will major on style, “and won’t be a car that people buy purely [...]

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Entry posted on November 6th, 2008 and filed under Future cars, Hyundai, Hyundai Sonata YF

Revealed- Volkswagen developing New Midsize Sedan (NMS)

Volkswagen has been caught developing a new sedan aimed particularly at the US market. The particulars of the new sedan, code named Volkswagen NMS, or VW New Midsize Sedan, are scarce, but the company recently circulated a few pointers: it will be the size of a Volkswagen Passat, but at the price of a [...]

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Entry posted on October 30th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Volkswagen

Renault Sand’up based on the Dacia Sandero

Renault Sand’up based on the Dacia Sandero

Renault knows how to spawn multiple cars from the same platform. Have a look at their upcoming cars- the Sandup based on the Sandero’s platfrom or even the Sandero Stepway

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Entry posted on October 29th, 2008 and filed under Mahindra, Previews, Renault

Diesel version of Tata Nano to enter market in Sept 2009

Tata Motors will sooner or later launch the diesel version of the Nano, and here is some in-depth information concerning the car. Wheels Unplugged claims that the diesel version will be introduced in September 2009. Reports earlier suggested that Tata would announce the diesel variant later next year, but this is the first instance [...]

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Entry posted on September 16th, 2008 and filed under Tata, Tata Nano
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