Ford drives in SUV EcoSport

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Flush with the success of hatchback Figo, Ford India on Wednesday unveiled another global product - a compact SUV called EcoSport - besides announcing a fresh investment of $142 million for the product in its Chennai facility.

EcoSport has been built on Ford’s latest global platform and comes with a 1,000 cc, 3-cylinder petrol engine. But the company claims that this engine will provide power equal to a 1.6-litre engine at 120 ps.

EcoSport is the second of eight new global models that Ford plans to launch in India as it targets Asian and African markets in a push to increase annual global sales to 8 million units by 2015.

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Harley-Davidson launches two bikes at lower prices in Indian Market

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Performance biking and lifestyle brand Harley Davidson announced the launch of two more bikes in the Indian market through the CKD route.

The company is extending its CKD operations with the introduction of these two brands from its Dyna range of motorcycles. The FXDB Street Bob and the FXDC Super Glide Custom are the two bikes that were unveiled at the Auto Expo here on Thursday. These two bikes were earlier offered as imports and will now be assembled at Harley Davidson India's facility at Bawal, Haryana, from knocked down kits supplied by the company's US parent.

The Street Bob, a tough big-twin with classic bobber style, will be the most affordable 1,600cc bike in India with a sub-Rs 10 lakh price tag, said Mr Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson India. Riding enthusiasts can now place their orders at the company's seven dealerships around the country for the Rs 9.95-lakh bike.

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Auto Expo 2012

A prestigious launchpad for the biggest names in the business, Auto Expo 2012 features sports cars, concept vehicles, custom bikes and more. Amitabh Bachchan, John Abraham and Katrina Kaif lent starpower to horsepower at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Supercar-DC Avanti: Actor Amitabh Bachchan and car designer Dilip Chhabria strike a pose with this latest from the DC stable.

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Bajaj Auto launches low cost car RE 60, promises 40 km per litre

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Bajaj Auto unveiled India's latest ultra-low-cost car on Tuesday, a 200cc four-seater that looks set to compete with the Tata Nano for the title of the world's cheapest auto.

The group gave no price for the low-emission vehicle which will have a top speed of 70 kilometres an hour
(43 miles an hour), but the build quality indicated it was pitched firmly at the bottom of the market.

"At Bajaj Auto, we believe the people of the planet deserve much better, much faster," Bajaj said of the car, which will be launched some time this year.

The petrol engine will do 35 kilometres per litre (83 miles per US gallon) in normal driving conditions and emits just 60 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre, the company said. It weighs just 400 kilograms (880 pounds).

Bajaj said that emissions were "typically half of what the small cars currently emit in our market."

India has become a centre of low-cost innovation exemplified by the Tata Nano, which was launched to great fanfare in 2009 as a means for poor families to get their hands on their first car.

A no-frills model costs as little as Rs 140,880 ($2,770).

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