Monthly Archives: July 2007

Indian cars going global

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For international car manufacturers, India is an appropriate export podium. The advantage being, Indian-made cars are available globally for considerably low cost with the enhancement in the quality. Low cost and advanced characteristics make Indian cars most favorite among the Europeans.

High-demand for Indian cars abroad has enabled the buyers to enjoy high discount rates. For instance MG Rover would market Tata Indica in the UK for Rupees 4.7-6.1 lakh (6,500-8,500 pounds) while the Hyundai Santro is being sold in Germany and Italy for Rupees 4.3 lakh (7,900 euro). The best part is that this rate includes supposed import duty of about 6%. The popularity of Indian cars is rising. Maruti Alto and Hyundai Santro were exhibited by the manufacturers at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Lately, foreign buyers have realized the quality of Indian cars and the affordable pricing. This high demand has made Indian car manufacturers beam with high profits. The request for Indian cars abroad has nearly doubled in recent past.

Those buying Indian makes have to pay lower import duty compared to buying Korean makes, which make Indian cars even more favorable.
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ABS – For a Power Stop

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Recently most of the car ads proclaim that their cars come with ABS. Are you wondering what this ABS is? ABS stands for Anti-lock Braking System.

When it comes to the working prospect, unlike the cars without ABS, cars with ABS will help to stop a car without any skidding. Invariable of how fast your car is moving, if you apply the brake, the car stops immediately though technically there are many actions taking place in a matter of few seconds. The anti-lock brakes use speed sensors to monitor the speed at which each wheel is turning. This data is shared with the vehicle’s powertrain control module (PCM) computer. If the PCM detects that one of the wheels is about to lock-up during braking, it takes control and avoids locking, therefore providing the driver with the maximum available braking capacity of the car and also allowing the driver to maintain steering control.

ABS being one of the safest features is being introduced in most of the recently launched and launching cars. Even the drivers of compact cars like Maruti Swift can experience the working ability of an ABS.

These brakes come it handy when you need emergency breaking and on slippery roads. So when you head to buy your next car ask the dealer, if the car is equipped with ABS.
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Volkswagen’s Indian assembled car to be launched shortly

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Germany based Volkswagen is all set to launch “Passat”, which will be the first model assembled in India. In order to strengthen the sales, this major car company is planning to set up a supplementary company, Volkswagen Group Sales India Private Limited.

The corporation is primarily aiming at metropolitan cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Bangalore to set up its dealership network and then it plans to steadily increase the operations to other Indian cities.

The Indian subsidiary will work as an autonomous delivery company for Volkswagen and Audi in India and has plans to import a few models. No doubt, a car with all the advanced amenities will rock on Indian roads very soon.
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Hyundai Santro Xing CNG launches in India

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Much awaited Hyundai Santro Xing CNG is finally launched. Though scheduled to launch by 2006, this car really tested many customer’s patience. For now this car is made available only at Delhi showrooms.

Minda Auto Gas Ltd. has been blessed with the dealership of the CNG kits. Installation of these kits would be done by Korean fitment expert NGVI. As per Hyundai, the superior kit is absolutely safe and the Lambda control system meets the Euro III emission rules, which reduce the pollutants.

This new environment friendly car will have 2 year, unlimited mileage warranty and additional 2 years warranty on the CNG kit and the fitment.

The CNG Santro has a manual selector knob, which would facilitate the driver to conveniently switch from Petrol to CNG and vice versa. The CNG cylinder has a capability of holding about 12 kg. The running cost on CNG for the Santro is predicted to be Rupees 1/km or even less, which will mainly depend on the driving cycle. The cost of the CNG Santro base model is Rupees 3,25,361, ex-showroom price, New Delhi.

It will take a few more months for this vehicle to come to the roads of Mumbai, Bangalore, and other Indian cities.
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