Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Chevrolet Launch Beat LPG

Chevrolet has kept the launch of Beat LPG a low profile affair, just like the ‘Smartech’ engine launch. Beat LPG comes with ARAI certified mileage of 13.29 kmpl and its tank can accommodate 26.2 kL.
Chevrolet has not announced the price of Beat LPG officially, but dealers and auto analysts expect it to be dearer than the Beat petrol by Rs 35,000. Chevrolet Beat LPG comes with a company fitted multi-point LPG injection system which has the following benefits over conventional LPG kits;
•    Lighter in weight
•    Continuous power output
•    No incidence of jerks or backfiring when shifting from LPG to petrol or vice versa
•    Corrosion free
•    LPG kit is placed in the engine compartment itself, giving more cabin space
•    For more safety, better quality Nylon pipes with high strength used

Monday, January 31, 2011

General Motors New Engine

The engine was developed at the General Motors technical centre at Bangalore and it will be produced at its Talegaon plant in Maharashtra.2nd hand cars

Meanwhile, General Motors International Operations President Tim Lee said that the country is a vital market for General Motors. He said that they focus on leveraging their unmatched overseas resources and their rising domestic capabilities in order to develop segment leading vehicles and power trains in India for India.

However, at first, the engine will be utilised for the new models that GM will provide in the country.Tata Dealers In India

Moreover, the Talegaon plant has a capacity of 1.6 lakh power trains while the second phase will have a capacity of 1.4 lakh power trains which will take the total capacity to 3 lakhs.

General Motors Company is an American multinational automaker based in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second largest automaker (behind Toyota of Japan)

With its global headquarters in Detroit, GM employs 209,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in some 157 countries.

Monday, January 24, 2011

2012 Chevrolet Sonic

GM seems to be working on a conpact UV variant of the Chevrolet Sonic. Blog is carrying heavily camouflaged  spyshots of a possible Crossover variant of the Chevrolet Sonic. This variant might be aimed at the growing breed of compact SUVs that will soon make an appearance as emission and efficiency norms tighten across the world.

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While Mahindra is readying up the Mahindra Xylo Mini SUV for an Indian launch sometime in the near future, the Nissan Juke and similar vehicles from other car manufacturers are also expected to make the cut in the near future. All of this sounds very

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

GM India's Next Two Year Plan

Mr Karl Slym, MD & President, GM India said, “In the next 24 months, we will launch six mew models of passenger cars and 14 new versions (of existing models).” Of these 6 new cars, 3 of them will be cars from GM’s Chinese partner SIAC – Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. GM also stated that they will launch 14 updated variants of their existing models within the same period.

Within the next 12 months, GM will invest the $100 million on their Halol unit which will see its annual capacity increase from 85,000 units to 1,05,000 units. Currently GM manufactures Aveo, Cruze, Optra and Tavera at Halol unit. GM India is a 50:50 JV between GM and SIAC.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

GM to launch eeco rival

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When launched, the Hong Tu with its 2500mm wheelbase will compete with the Maruti Eeco. This model is powered by a 1.2-litre 85bhp petrol motor which qualifies it (along with a sub-four meter length) as a “small car” which entitles it to an excise saving in India. The rear wheel drive Hong Tu comes with a five-speed manual transmission. The base variant has rear leaf spring suspension while the top variant gets coil springs.

Don’t be put off by the strange sounding names of these products because they will be completely re-badged and in all likelihood sold under the “Tavera” moniker, the sub-brand GM is planning to create for its range of Wuling products. Also, these products will be modified for Indian conditions. This means giving them higher ground clearance and re-engineering them for overloading.

Initial impressions of Wuling products indicate that they are indeed hardy if a touch crude. Reliability and durability are believed to be good but the fit and finish of the interiors is quite poor and well below Maruti standards. However, for the Indian market, these products which are expected in 2011-12 will be completely revamped and sold at prices that could send shockwaves through the industry

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Tata motors offers extended warranty for nano

Tata Motors Finance, a non-banking finance company, is now set to offer 90% loan on the Nano at an interest rate lower than those charged on two-wheelers. Nano will now come with a extended warranty of 48 months (or 60,000 km) from 18 months (or 24,000 km). This extended warranty will cover existing owners too.
A new comprehensive maintenance contract will be offered at Rs. 99 and will help customers take care of running maintenance of the Nano. Currently, Tata is in talks with leading financial institutions present in remote parts of different states where sales counter for the Nano are available.
Nano was introduced in the market more than a year ago with an aim to provide consumers a better alternative to a two-wheeler. The car created immense hype but in the past few months, Nano lost the fizz among customers amid reports of poor quality. Now, banks are unwilling to provide finance for the car and confidence among car buyers for Nano has also sagged. In November, Tata Motors was compelled to drop production of the car to only 509 units to clear the huge inventory it carries at most Tata Motors dealerships.
But now, Tata has opened sales of the small car in 12 states and aims to cover the entire country before the end of the year. State Bank of India and HDFC Bank are being approached to sort out the consumer profile for loan seekers. Additionally, special sales executives will be hired to deal with Nano customers and more focus & support will be extended in rural areas.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Chevrolet spark JD quality award

Chevrolet Spark won the top award for quality for the fourth consecutive year in the India Automotive Initial Quality Study announced by J.D Power Asia Pacific 2010. The Chevrolet Spark was ranked the highest in the compact car segment in this year’s study conducted by JD Power. This is for the record fourth time in a row that Spark has bagged this prestigious award. Chevrolet Beat bagged the second position in the Premium Compact Car segment and the Chevrolet Tavera was placed at second position in the Multi Utility Vehicle/Multi Purpose Vehicle segments respectively.