Suzuki headquarters in Japan avoids damage (1) tradeonlytoday told us that Suzuki reports that its corporate headquarters in Japan, and those who work there, were not harmed in the recent earthquake and tsunami. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire nation of Japan as they begin to assess the damage and rebuild their communities [...]
Consultancy’s view about the Koreans After it began exporting cars to in 1986, Hyundai Motor became the butt of ridicule. Its vehicles enjoyed a couple of years of rising popularity, mainly because they were substantially cheaper than the competition’s, but then sales plunged. The company learned, the hard way, that rattles, engine and transmission problems, [...]
India car sales report by models in February 2011 Major auto makers in the country such as Maruti Suzuki,Tata,Volkswagen and others saw their February domestic sales rise. Volkswagen sold Polo and Vento at 3,303 and 3,548 respectively last month and waiting period is around 12-15 week.It’s better than expectation from the company that just start [...]
Wardsauto: 18 months after TATA’s Nano went on sale in India TATA Nano,The bold plan to produce the world’s lowest-priced car has been up set by serious problems, ranging from production constraints and limited distribution to rising prices and inadequate financing. “Tata planners compromised themselves”, says Deepesh Rathore, IHS Global Insight’s managing director-India, who does [...]
India car sale report of January 2011 Overall economic growth, a wide range of new car models, higher personal incomes and easier availability of loans have been key growth drivers in India, one of the fastest-growing automotive markets in the world. Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car maker by sales, said it sold 109,743 vehicles in [...]
ACI: Nissan Plans 2 more small car for India Nissan is planning a massive assault on the huge compact car market in India with two all-new models that will sit below the Micra in the Japanese company’s model range. The first model (code: K2) will be built on a two-generation old Micra platform (code: K11) [...]
Suzuki to make compact cars for Mitsubishi Suzuki Motor Corp. will from next year supply compact cars to Mitsubishi Motors Corp.on an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) basis, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Friday. Without citing where it obtained the information, the report said that Mitsubishi will receive around 800 ‘Solio’ compact models per month from Suzuki, [...]
Q&A: Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Toyota Kirloskar Motor will, over the next 45 days, open around 30 dealerships for a smooth roll out of its much publicised compact car, the Etios, as well as the Etios sedan, to be launched in the presence of Akio Toyoda, president and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation. [...]
Tata Nano in safety upgrade after fires India’s Tata Motors is contacting all of the owners of its celebrated Tata Nano – the world’s cheapest car according to its manufacturer – to offer free safety upgrades, after several incidents of the cars spontaneously erupting into flames. Tata said the offer “does not constitute a recall” [...]
India car sale report in October 2010 Spurred by a festival season considered auspicious for new purchases, auto makers in India registered booming sales in October. Maruti Suzuki, which sells one of every two cars in India, sold 107,555 units in the domestic market, 50% more than a year earlier. Eight of Maruti’s 12 models [...]
