Monthly Archives: August 2007

Mahindra to launch bio-fuel-powered SUVs in India

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One of India’s auto firms, Mahindra&Mahindra (M&M), is geared to launch bio-fuel-power-driven Scorpio and Bolero SUVs. These vehicles are said to hit the Indian roads by the end of this year. The firm is thinking of replacing the engines of the existing models with this new engine.

The prototype is ready and has covered a few thousand kilometers. However, the company is waiting for it to traverse a few more kilometers and check its performance before it is officially launched. The vehicles are powered by a bio-diesel form of combustion and are expected to boost fuel economy. According to a company release, these vehicles will not undergo any price hike and will adorn the price tag of the existing models.
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India’s Maruti 800 is global

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The Maruti 800 is India’s compact and mileage friendly car. This car is also preferred in countries that include Chile, Algeria, and Egypt (left-hand drive) and its right-hand drive models is one among the favorites in neighboring countries like Sri Lanka and Nepal.

According to the Society for Indian Automobile Manufacturers, in the previous financial year, Maruti exported over 10,000 units, though the sales count dropped in India. The export rate is expected to grow higher in the coming years. Other cars that are exported by Maruti include the WagonR, Alto, Swift, and the Zen. Among these, the Alto, which is manufactured both in right-hand and left-hand drives, is competing with its own sibling the Maruti 800 for the top spot.

Maruti is set to seduce its buyers with good financial schemes and offers along with excellent customer care services. Other die-hard competitors for Maruti are Fiat and Volkswagen.
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Bajaj set to launch a four wheeler in India

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Talks of hamara Bajaj launching a passenger car is on the air for a while. After their hands-on 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers, Bajaj is planning to launch a four wheeler by 2008 that would range between two to five lakhs. This company is also planning to showcase their unnamed vehicle in January 2008 Auto Expo.

Probable guesses are that it could be a hatchback, which would pose nose-to-nose competition to other compact cars that are on road. It is also said that the company will be launching a 4-wheeler goods carrier by 2009. The company confesses that the motive behind focusing on a goods carrier is that there is absolutely no rivalry on that frontage.

Other manufacturers are also planning to launch compact cars by the same time, which will definitely lead to a tug-of-war in India’s compact car segment. High market for compact cars have made top manufacturers like Tata Motors, Honda, Toyota, GM, and so on, think of releasing compact cars that come under the same price range as that of Bajaj.
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BMW joins fray in India’s car market

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Most of the auto majors are aiming at India. Recently many foreign luxury cars have debuted on Indian roads and various others are planning to do so in a couple of months.

BMW, German’s most favorite carmaker, has declared that its M-series sports car and luxury sedan 5-series will start being manufactured in India by 2008. This decision was taken seeing the response of the Indian public to the other models by the same manufacturer. The 3 series and 7 series cars were received well in India and are said to have sold over 400 units and the sales are expected to grow further in a few months time.

With increasing models and sales, BMW is planning to increase the dealership across the country. More luxury car manufactures aiming at India means more choices of luxury cars on Indian roads.
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