Gerard Detourbet, Managing Director of Alliance A-segment Development Unit, Renault-Nissan spoke to Bhargav TS on the CMF-A platform and the development of Renault Kwid. Q: For Renault-Nissan alliance Kwid is the first car to be produced under Common Module Family-Affordable (CMF-A) platform, what are all the challenges you faced while developing it? Detourbet: CMF-A is a platform jointly developed by[Read More…]
Mahindra has announced the name for its all-new compact sub 4-meter SUV. This new car will be called the TUV3OO and will feature a 1.5-litre engine to avail of the excise duty cuts. The new SUV will go up against the Ford EcoSport and will be launched in mid-September. The new compact SUV, the Mahindra TUV3OO follows the XUV5OO nomenclature[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), a leader in Indian automobile industry has launched its best in class sales channel NEXA in New Delhi. MSIL always pioneers in experimenting different strategies to attract customers and unambiguously will hi-five its success on all its experiments. NEXA a sales channel is architected to quench the customer’s pampering thirst. Indian car buying segment is[Read More…]
BMW always epitomes its models with significant characteristics and attributes. The recently launched second generation BMW X6 claims to be the the world’s only sports activity coupe equipped with xDrive40d variant with the 3-litre twin-turbo in-line six diesel engine which churns out 313HP of total power and 630Nm of maximum torque and is mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. BMW’s[Read More…]
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has launched its new 110cc Livo. Livo is powered by the proven 110cc 4-stroke engine that comes with magnificent enhancements with advance design and practicality. With an improved combustion efficiency the Livo will deliver a claimed mileage of 74kmpl. The new Livo is available in 2 variants — a self-start equipped, drum[Read More…]
Scania Commercial Vehicles India, inaugurated its first dealership in Bidadi, Karnataka. Transpro Motors has been appointed exclusively to sell Scania buses and on-road trucks and extend aftermarket services such as vehicle service, spare support, accidental repair and insurance. The new dealership in Bidadi will further strengthen the existing dealer network of Scania. The strategic location of the new dealership will[Read More…]
Text : Bhargav TS The compact hatchback segment in India is so far dominated by Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, who enjoyed the sweet spot with their flagship models Alto and Santro. Now, the French automaker Renault is ready to compete with the established players by offering its latest compact hatchback Kwid, which was globally unveiled in Chennai recently. The new[Read More…]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) the 100% wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany, has unveiled its second wave of products with the inauguration of bus manufacturing plant, which is located within the premises of DICV’s Chennai plant. The company will be producing the buses under Mercedes-Benz and BharatBenz brands for the domestic market and will be exporting Mercedes-Benz[Read More…]
Text & Photo: Bhargav TS German luxury carmaker BMW has increased the level of localisation in its cars assembled at the Chennai plant by 50%. By increasing the local content the company intent to stay stronger in India by passing the cost advantage to its customers. To highlight the localisation strategy, BMW India invited Sachin Tendulkar to the Chennai plant,[Read More…]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M), launched the New Age XUV500. The cutting edge technology embellishing the car gives a competitive edge and this comes with 6 variants W4, W6, W8, W8 AWD and the all new W10 & W10 AWD. Technologically competent though, this car with W4 variant will be priced competitively at Rs 11.34 lakhs (ex-showroom, Chennai). New Age[Read More…]
