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.
Notwithstanding the slowdown in the automobile industry, German luxury car manufacturer Audi had an ”exciting time” last year in India, with sales in the country increasing a whopping 201% (1,050 units sold in 2008 as opposed 349 units sold in 2007)
The Tata Nano, as we all know has faced a King’s share of political reality in the recent past. In a rare first, the Tata Nano made itself visible to a group of people residing in the hilly town of Gopeshwar in Chameli district, to taste road reality! Residents of Gopeshwar got a rare glimpse of the Rs 1 lakh Tata Nano car parked on a roadside.
Tata Motors is in the process of analyzing a port at Simar to export its global car –Nano – to overseas markets. Gujarat is all set to become an important auto export hub in the country, with Mundra Port already setting up a dedicated car terminal for Maruti Suzuki.
As 2008 draws to a close, all eyes will be set on the much-awaited Tata Nano, reportedly to be launched in the last quarter of this financial year (Jan-Mar’09). The company dealers however are still left clueless and are not in any position to tell customers when ‘the people’s car’ will be launched. Tata motors is taking a defensive by not revealing much about the Nano. IAB to the reader’s rescue!
It has been exactly a week since Tata pulled out its Nano project from Singur. In the mean time the Bengal government has already made agreements with an ‘anonymous automobile company’ to fill the void left by the Tatas. This information was supplemented by the Transport and Sports Minister, Subhas Chakrabarty in a private TV interview. The MoU will be signed between the Government and the ‘anonymous company’ before October [ Read More ]
