By Bhargav TS Maruti Suzuki has launched the new generation of its small car Alto K10. The new K10 is the second car in the Maruti Suzuki portfolio to get the AMT transmission (Auto Gear Shift/AGS) after the Celerio; this made the Alto K10 the most affordable automatic to go on sale in India at Rs 3.94 lakh. The car[Read More…]
As part of its continued plan to expand its global engineering and manufacturing footprint, the Canadian auto components major Magna International Inc. has announced the establishment of two new facilities in the Sanand in Gujarat. While the new plants reflect business awards for vehicle programs built off global-platforms, they also help position Magna for further growth in India as vehicle production expands.[Read More…]
Despite continuing slowdown in the auto industry, Halla Visteon Climate Systems India Limited (HVCSIL) is confident of growth and as supporting plans in place. The Managing Director of the company Amit Gupta, who is also the South Asia Operations Director spoke to T Murrali to share his views of the company’s strategy. Edited excerpts: Q: As the one responsible for HVCC South[Read More…]
Srikant J Once every few years there comes a vehicle that challenges the set perceptions of the public about a particular segment of cars. The iconic M800 started it in the mid-80s; Toyota Qualis did it for MUVs and Mahindra Scorpio did so for the SUV segment. Maruti Suzuki now banks on the Celerio, with its much acclaimed first-in-the-country[Read More…]
T Murrali The Nissan vision – Dream, Access and Trust, has been kept in mind while engineering the Datsun GO. The company has built an automobile by not merely changing the external looks but by bringing in some unique technologies, which were earlier confined to only their premium cars. The final product would impress and attract customers in totality –[Read More…]
Buoyed by the success of Celerio, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited introduced Celerio Green, the CNG powered Celerio recently. Priced at Rs.4.68 Lakh (Ex-showroom, Delhi), the Celerio Green is available on the VXi trim (Manual Transmission). Powered by the factory fitted iGPI technology (intelligent Gas Port Injection) the Bi-fuel Celerio Green delivers best-in-class fuel efficiency of 31.79 km/kg[Read More…]
International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) and Maruti Suzuki (MSIL) are jointly organizing an annual intercollegiate technical event EFFI-CYCLE under the banner of SAE-Northern India Section. The competition is for undergraduate and graduate engineering students who have a passion to design a 3 wheeled, 2 seater, electric and human powered hybrid vehicle which is much more efficient and environment friendly[Read More…]
