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Tata Motors will launch 8 models in Europe

Cars like the Tata Indigo Manza will hit European stores later this year

Tata Motors is looking for ways to bring its line-up of cars to Europe. The first cars will be shipped in by the end of this year. Tata is planning to debut a total of eight models in Europe and the United Kingdom this year, according to Autocar India.

Let’s see – Tata Nano, Tata Indica, Tata Indica Vista, Tata Indigo Manza, Tata Sumo Grande, Tata Xenon, Tata Aria.

This list seems the most logical one.

Tata Motors Vice Chairman Ravi Kant -

We need to be selective, but seven or eight types of vehicle would be about right. We would be engineering cars that are not just for India. We want to put the philosophy of the Nano into effect

Tata Indica and Indigo will hit UK shores this year. Tata will also bring the Nano Europa and Aria to Britain in the next few years.

Tata Motors earlier withdrew its Indica hatchback sold under the name Cityrover, from the UK after it recorded consecutive months of poor sales.

Tata has to rework some of its models to comply with European norms. The company claims even after the rework the vehicles won’t loose its competitive edge in pricing.

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Entry posted on January 27th, 2010 and filed under Tata

Ford small car debuts at Frankfurt; uses 1.2 petrol, 1.4 diesel

Ford small car debuts at Frankfurt; uses 1.2 petrol, 1.4 diesel

Going through Ford’s history, nothing like what they are going to do has been done before. The American auto maker plans to launch an assualt in the sub-compact hatchback segment of developing markets, not by creating something from scratch, but by using a phased-out base.

Ford’s new small car, developed in 19 months, is codenamed B 517 and the automaker’s first ever hatchback in India. Not only will it be manufactured and sold here, it will be shipped to Europe, South Africa and Australia. Its highlight – usage of a phased out Ford Fiesta platform.

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Entry posted on July 30th, 2009 and filed under Ford

New Nissan March/Micra (X02A) debuts next year with dual injection technology

New Nissan March/Micra (X02A) debuts next year with dual injection technology

The next generation Nissan Micra/March will be manufactured in key developing regions of the world. Reports in the media state the new compact car intended for maturing markets like India, Africa and parts of Europe will debut in Thailand in March 2010.

The new Nissan small car will not only be manufactured in India, but also in Thailand, China, Mexico and an unnamed location.

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Entry posted on July 20th, 2009 and filed under New Nissan Micra/March, Nissan

Rendering – Skoda’s budget car based on Up!

Skoda’s new city car would be based on the parent company VW’s Up! platform. The new car might be named “Popular.”

The Popular is aimed at developing parts of the world where there is an ever lasting demand for small and economical cars. The city-runabout would make its first appearance in 2012, and we’ve dug up evidence proposing its Indian connection a while ago.

Skoda is looking to establish itself as a compact car maker. It does have SUVs and grand sedans in the line-up, but its plans going into the future insists there will be more budget than frills and flair. There’s the bigger hatchback that will slot inbetween the Fabia and the Octavia and plans to make a low-cost Octavia for India and other Asian countries.

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Entry posted on July 16th, 2009 and filed under Skoda

New Suzuki Grand Vitara diesel out in Europe

New Suzuki Grand Vitara diesel out in Europe

The Suzuki Grand Vitara diesel will soon available in Europe, the car will come only as a 3-door version with the 1.9 ltr diesel engine sourced from Fiat.

Recently Maruti Suzuki added Grand Vitara 2.4 ltr petrol to their gamut of cars in India. In Europe the 3 door models are available with options of 1.6 ltr petrol and the 1.9 ltr common rail diesel.

The new models bring with them a series of features like ABS, EBD, ESP (Electronic Stability program), 17 inch alloys (optional), automatic air conditioning, rear privacy glass and a 6 CD changer.

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Entry posted on July 7th, 2009 and filed under Suzuki

Honda Civic could get the Mugen treatment in Europe

Honda Civic could get the Mugen treatment in Europe

Japanese tuning legend Mugen might just lay its hands on the Honda Civic and what might come out of this is anyone’s guess, a sheer powerhouse Mugen Honda Civic RR expected to rip the roads off.

Mugen will be striping extra weight off the car and boost the power to 240hp that pretty much will do the trick, if not then the big 18-inch alloys, upgraded Brembo brakes, Recaro sports seats and specifically re-tuned suspension ought to do it.

Of course all this high end tweaking doesn’t come cheap. The Mugen Honda Civic RR is expected to cost Rs. 27 lakhs. But befoe all we Indians get excited about this, it will be sold only in the European market.

Like how the 270 bhp Accord made it to India, the Mugen-treated Honda Civic could serve as a limited edition. After cars like the Honda Civic Hybrid, we infer the company isn’t necessarily against experimenting, which gives us confidence to say there is a chance for such a car.

With BMW selling its M models in the country and Mercedes with its complete AMG lineup, why can’t Honda ship Mugen cars and cash in on the performance market?

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Entry posted on June 15th, 2009 and filed under Honda, Tuning

Mini Honda Jazz could be the perfect urban runabout

Mini Honda Jazz could be the perfect urban runabout

It is true! Honda’s city car rivaling the Toyota iQ and Smart Fortwo is a smaller version of the proven Honda Jazz.

Honda’s mini car dreams have got us dreaming. Honda, I think is emulating the Honda City’s strategy meaning a smaller version of the flagship car. In the mini car’s case it is the Jazz with the guiding light.

The mini Jazz could go on sale as early as 2011 reports say, which is very unlikely considering the high level of work required to bring out a car. It could take a year longer than that, but then this is Honda, and they are capable of anything.

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Entry posted on June 7th, 2009 and filed under Honda, honda jazz

Honda celebrates half a million Jazz sales in Europe

Honda celebrates half a million Jazz sales in Europe

The Honda Jazz steals our spotlight since it goes on sale next month in India. Reports pertaining to the Jazz’s cost have severed buying hopes fueled controversy, and yet again we are posting a figure, which isn’t its price tag.

In the international arena, the Honda Jazz hasn’t put a foot wrong. 500,000 cars have been sold in Europe alone since the arrival back in 2002. The supermini has 335 liters of boot space that is comparable to sedans of the same price range, and offers interior room that is comparable to cars on the bigger side in India.

A major slice of its success is attributed to its space and comfort. The Honda Jazz is credited with B-segment size, value and frugality combined with C-segment passenger space and boot capacity. In the recent crash test evaluation, the Jazz scored the maximum five stars, which signified its crashworthiness.

It is a ballsy daring move by Honda to drive a hatchback into the Indian market and price it above all the existing hatches including its classmates. The Jazz mounts on the new City’s platform and a tailor-made 1.2-liter petrol engine for Indian customers sits under the bonnet.

The Tata Indica’s success is often traced back to its unbeatable comfort/space combination. But another factor that helped the Indica take off was its price advantage, which operates against the Jazz.

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Entry posted on June 1st, 2009 and filed under Honda, honda jazz

Hyundai’s ‘Nano’ model is codenamed GB; Will come in petrol and diesel variants

We’ve placed the Hyundai small car in the limelight not once, but twice here before.

What we did not know in both the occasions was the Hyundai small car, codenamed GB, will be sold with a 800cc engine and a 1.0-liter engine petrol engine.

Yeah, adjoin a diesel engine to that, reports Auto Express. How many cylinders and horsepower is however not known yet.

Reports also confirm Hyundai engineers from Korea and India are working closely in designing this car. Both the teams bond in Hyundai’s facility in Namyang (Korea) and in Hyderabad (India).

During the second half of 2010, this car will go on sale in India. Formerly, it was known that the Chennai plant where the i10 is made would be utilized for the small car, but after the recent labour issues in the plant, Hyundai might look at Russia or European countries for producing the car.

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Entry posted on May 14th, 2009 and filed under Hyundai

Hyundai to move i20 production out of India

After a 17-day worker strike, Hyundai has resolved the situation and decided to shift i20 production to Europe. Thanks to the strike, export targets fell short by 15% and production was down 5%. The company’s also facing electricity shortage after talks with the state government failed.

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Entry posted on May 9th, 2009 and filed under Sideblog

Tata Nano will have a hard time making it to Europe – Audi; New Image Gallery

Tata Nano will have a hard time making it to Europe – Audi; New Image Gallery

German auto major Audi recently issued a negative comment on the Nano’s journey to Europe. Audi claims the Nano would find it very difficult to travel European roads mainly due to the stringent EURO NCAP (European New Car Assesment Program) safety regulations and the upcoming emission norms.

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Entry posted on March 15th, 2009 and filed under Tata, Tata Nano

Bharat Stage-IV to come into force in 2010

Bharat Stage-IV to come into force in 2010

The Bharat Stage-IV will come into force next year, said Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) president Pawan Goenka. Regulations for emission levels are already the same for CNG and diesel under Euro-IV, a standard which the Bharat Stage-IV norms expect to meet.

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Entry posted on January 29th, 2009 and filed under Announcements

New Exhaust system for Porsche 911 Carrera and Targa

New Exhaust system for Porsche 911 Carrera and Targa

Porsche has just announced that it will offer a new sport exhaust system for the Carrera and Targa models that will give drivers the ability to make their Porsche louder at the push of a button.

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Entry posted on January 27th, 2009 and filed under Porsche
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