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Audi gears-up for Delhi Auto Expo, to showcase three new car models
The new models that will be showcased at the auto expo include A3 sedan's all new futuristic e-tron series, all new sporty S6 limousine and a new model of its popular Q-series of SUV's. Audi is currently the third largest luxury car maker in the Indian …
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Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback unveiled
The car will be sold in a number of countries across the globe and the company is confident of registering volume sales of this car in the global market. The all new mirage SUV is expected to be rolled-out in the Indian market following its launch in …
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US Energy Independence – The Big Lie
You can't fill up your SUV with coal, natural gas, nuclear energy or sunshine. Without the 7 billion barrels of oil we use every year, our just in time mall centric suburban sprawl society would come to a grinding halt. There is no substitute for cheap …
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Renault to develop new car platform for India, small car Pulse
The company currently sells the Fluence sedan and Koleos sport-utility vehicle in India and plans to introduce another SUV, Duster, by mid-2012. The Pulse will be the third car from the company and will be launched around January next year. …
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M&M brings first Ssangyong car to India – The Rexton
First it was the new look Bolero, then the much anticipated global SUV, the fancily named XUV 500, and the next one is perhaps the biggest of them all – The Rexton – the first Ssangyong car that Mahindra is bringing to India. The Rexton is expected to …
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Iconic Chevrolet completes 100 years
In a short span of little over 7 years, Chevrolet has also emerged as the fastest growing vehicle nameplate in India. With an array of products ranging from exciting mini cars like Chevrolet Beat and Spark, to the most awarded premium SUV – Captiva, …
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Catch a glimpse of the NEW Renault Pulse
Renault made its debut in the Indian market with the launch of the premium sedan Fluence in May, 2011 followed by its second offering the luxury SUV Koleos in September. Renault did not reveal the price of Pulse small car, but they did reveal its …
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Honda reveals official images of 2012 Honda CR-V crossover
Now, for the first time Honda has revealed official images of the 2012 Honda CR-V. As expected the new crossover SUV looks very similar to the concept we saw earlier in the year. The 2012 Honda CR-V won't be coming to India before making its American …
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Mahindra's new SUV clocks 200 bookings in South Africa
The company had launched the SUV in India at an introductory price between Rs 10.8 lakh and Rs 11.95 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The vehicle is priced between ZAR 2,39900 (about Rs 14.79 lakh) and ZAR 2,94900 (about Rs 18.18 lakh) in South Africa. …
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7 big names to offer new products to the auto market this festive season
Tata Merlin, is another SUV, from the Tata Motors, which will be rolled out on the Indian roads soon. To be priced around Rs. 10 lacs, Merlin is going through stringent tests at global level, in order to compete with the recently launched Mahindra …
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Mahindra pins hopes for volume ramp-up, local assembly on new global SUV
Indian vehicle maker Mahindra has been in South Africa for seven years, but is yet to achieve the sales volumes aimed for when it opened shop in 2004. However, it hopes the launch of the new Mahindra XUV500 sports utility vehicle (SUV) will change this …
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Mahindra Aims New XUV500 at Premium-SUV Market
By Sudhakar Shah Mahindra & Mahindra unveils its XUV500 in a bid to expand its commanding 60.5% share of India's SUV market. The auto maker invested Rs6.5 billion ($ 111 million) in developing what it calls a new category in the premium-SUV segment, …
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Mahindra targets bigger SUV pie with new launch
Shethiya said even though the initial response to the model from Force has been good, with M&M having a legacy of successful SUV launches, buyers will give preference to a Mahindra SUV. India sold 325000 utility vehicles in fiscal 2011, up from 272000 …
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XUV 500 vrooms on debut
“As of now, the SUV is a promising product and is available for sale only in India,” said Deepak Jain, assistant VP, Sharekhan. Jain felt that M&M would be able to sustain the sports utility vehicles sales at least for the next three to four months on …
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Car price still vital factor for buyers
Although price continues to be the most important factor for buyers purchasing new cars and sports utility vehicles (SUVs), each region in India shows a unique pattern of buying behaviour and preferences, according to the JD Power Asia Pacific 2011 …
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XUV 500 Mahindra & Mahindra's new SUV comes with 2179cc engine
The new car comes with contemporary design, exterior style and sophisticated technologies that find a comfortable and apt place in this new SUV. M&M design engineers at the Mahindra Research Valley at Chennai have developed it in-house in India and put …
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Hyundai launches new Santa Fe auto transmission variant at Rs.24,36500
Hyundai Motors India Limited, the second largest car maker in the Indian auto market, on Monday launched a new variant of its luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) – Hyundai Santa Fe – in the Indian auto market. The new variant of the Hyundai Santa Fe …
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