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Honda Siel Re-Opens Brio Bookings

Honda Siel Cars India has re-opened the bookings of its latest offering- small car ‘Brio‘. The car’s bookings was suspended in December 2011 due to floods in Thailand resulting in component shortage. Now, you can book and buy the Brio at all Honda dealers across the India.

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Hero MotoCorp Partners With Erik Buell Racing To Develop High End Bikes

From no-where, Hero MotoCorp has announced that it has made a partnership deal with US based Erik Buell Racing. As a part of the deal, Hero will receive technology inputs and design cues for their future models from EBR.

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Tata Motors Selects JV Partner For JLR China

Tata Motors has selected its joint venture partner for manufacturing Jaguar Land Rover cars in China and is awaiting Chinese government approvals to start operations, the company’s chief financial officer, C.R. Ramakrishnan said.

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Tata Motors To Open 230 Exclusive Nano Showrooms In A Year

One of the largest automobile company in India, Tata Motors, is reviving the brand- Nano. In a move which is part of its aggressive marketing for the cheapest car in the world, the company is going to launch 230 exclusive Nano outlets in the country within 12 months. The showrooms will be in addition to the current tally of 120.

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GM To Launch 2012 Chevrolet Captiva By March End

To boost its sales in premium SUV segment, General Motors India is going to launch upgraded version of its Chevrolet Captiva Sports Utility Vehicle by End of March 2012. The car was displayed at last month’s Delhi Auto Expo.

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Honda CBR150R To Be Launched In March At Rs 1.15 Lakh

The country’s premium two wheeler category is expanding like never before. This year we already seen a launch in this category, which is dominated by Yamaha R15 for long time, in the form of KTM Duke 200 and unveiling of Bajaj Pulsar 200NS. It will get another competitor from country’s third largest two wheeler maker, Honda Motorcycles and Scooter India, which is all set to launch CBR150R in March.

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Tata Nano To Foray Into Bangladesh Market

After Nepal launch, Tata Motor‘s small wonder Nano, is all set to explore another Asian market- Bangladesh. According to some distributor in neighbouring country, Tata Nano will be made available in Bangladesh market by importing it as CBU very soon.

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National Automotive Board To Be Set Up For Growth Of Auto Sector

According to a report in Economic Times, Government of India is likely to be set up a specialised body for promoting sustainable development of the Indian auto sector by April. The new body will be called as National Automotive Board.


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Toyota Launches Cheaper Corolla Altis Automatic

Japanese automobile giant, Toyota Motor Corp., today introduced new petrol variant of its D-segment sedan Corolla Altis in India. The new Corolla Altis G (HV) comes with 1.8-litre petrol engine with seven-speed CVT automatic transmission.

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Honda Siel Cars Resumes Normal Production

Japanese car maker Honda Motors today said it has resumed normal production at its Greater Noida manufacturing plant in India. The company, which operated as Honda Siel Cars India, suffered lower output since November, due to floods in Thailand affecting component supplies.

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