Reports

Launches and green talk dominate Geneva Motor Show 2008

12 April, 2008

The International Motor Show in Geneva marks the beginning of the auto expo season in Europe. As the second biggest international auto show after the Detroit Motor Show, Geneva is the global anchorage for automotive brain trust to gather over new con..

Little Nano shows the future at Geneva Motor Show

12 April, 2008

The Tata Nano made its European debut at the recently held 78th Geneva Motor Show along with three other passenger models from the company’s stable including the new generation Indica, the new Safari DICOR 2.2 VTT and the Xenon...

Ultra low cost cars not to impact used car market

12 April, 2008

Contrary to the popular belief that ultra low cost cars like the Nano would hit the market for second hand cars, some of the used car players in the organised sector opine, it would give an indirect fillip to the market rather than impacting it adver..

Slowdown in two wheeler sales impacts overall auto market

12 April, 2008

While domestic automotive sales declined by around six percent between April 2007 and February 2008, weighed in by around a nine percent decline in two-wheeler domestic sales, vehicle exports led by two-wheelers grew by around 22 percent in the same ..

Tyre, battery manufacturers feast on growing replacement market

12 April, 2008

If the aftermarket or replacement market for tyres and batteries is anything to go by, the downturn in the Indian automobile industry has not had any crippling effect on the automotive tyre and battery manufacturers...

Growing vehicle fleet raises issues on automobile recycling

30 March, 2008

Move over e-waste, it may be time to consider recycling and disposal of automobiles nearing the end of their lifespan. Ageing fleet of passenger cars, two & three wheelers, and commercial vehicles is raising questions on their useful working life..

Size preferred over capabilities for SUVs

30 March, 2008

Even as Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) get increasingly unpopular in developed markets due to their reputation as ‘gas guzzlers’, choices for Indian customers has markedly increased over the last couple of years...

Vehicle manufacturers showcase their mettle at Defence Expo

30 March, 2008

Automotive majors showcase their mettle at the Defence Expo 2008...

Garage equipments get special house at expo

30 March, 2008

At the recently concluded Auto Expo in New Delhi, of the many new introductions, one was a pavilion on garage equipments technologies. A critical component of the ever-growing Indian auto industry, the pavilion was designed to give the industry an ov..

Second Hyundai plant up on stream

30 March, 2008

India’s second biggest passenger car manufacturer and leading South Korean carmaker, Hyundai Motor India (HMIL), recently inaugurated its second manufacturing unit within its existing plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai...