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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Maruti Suzuki news august 2011, Indian consumers still confident

Maruti Suzuki news august 2011, Indian consumers still confident | CAR SALES | Something curious is happening at Maruti Suzuki. 2011 has been cruel on India's largest carmaker - a crippling strike followed by plunging sales (25% down in July) has left the company and auto analysts reaching out for their seat belts. The company expects measly single-digit growth for the industry this year. At the same time, more and more people are actually walking into showrooms to actually check out new cars, says Mayank Pareek, executive marketing director Maruti Suzuki.

"This signals two things - sentiments are good and the intention to buy is intact but they are holding on to the purchase for interest rates or other reasons," says Pareek. "The consumption story is powerful and intact. Long-term bullishness remains."

Deep Kalra, CEO of Makemytrip.com, India's largest online travel portal, points out to the traveller numbers in the holiday-segment of the company's business. In the past two years, the number has more than doubled to 4,50,000. This season, Kashmir, says Kalra, had the best tourist season ever and there were no hotel rooms available for booking. India's domestic aviation traffic grew by 14 % in June - second only to Brazil (15.1%) globally. In Mumbai, the mood at the Future Group, the country's largest modern retailer, is equally upbeat. Damodar Mall, the group customer director, sees "growth coming in on the higher side".

This means that a woman who works Jyothi - plows AAM India and the equivalent of the American, Joe the plumber - is to keep the zipper in her purse open? Do you continue to spend on groceries, and splurge on shopping sprees for his shopping center, despite 11 rate hikes in the central bank over the last 18 months? Will he buy a small car that was going to buy more than two years, by the end of the year? Going Pareek Kalra and see what their business, it seems that the great Indian consumer is not used for power, although many of the macroeconomic data lose their charm. - CAR SALES

Maruti Suzuki news august 2011, Indian consumers still confident

Friday, August 5, 2011

Westfield Sportscars

Westfield Sportscars | Car Review | Westfield Sportscars are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a Lotus Seven inspired car - vehicles originally designed by Colin Chapman with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience.

Whilst Caterham Cars bought the rights from Lotus Cars, Chris Smith set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation (based on Industrial design rights) in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise, Esprit, and Elan, rather than the aluminium used by Caterham.

Westfield has also pioneered technical innovations such as Independent rear suspension and a wider chassis, which other manufacturers have since adopted. The company has recently introduced a version of its SEi kit that uses donor parts from the Mazda Mx5 Miata. This is generally called an SDV (Single Donor Vehicle) kit. There is also an SDV kit that uses a Ford Sierra as a donor.

According to figures given to the magazine Total Kit Car, Westfield produces about 450 SEi and XTR chassis each year.

In the first series of BBC's Top Gear, a Westfield XTR2 driven by the black Stig set a faster lap time than the reigning record holder of that series, the Pagani Zonda.

In December 2006, Westfield became a part of Potenza Sports Cars Limited. In December 2007, it was announced that GTM Cars also became a part of Potenza Sports Cars. - CAR REVIEW

Westfield Sportscars

New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India

New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India | Car Sales | Nissan Motors India Ltd. (NMIL) is having its manufacturing facility at Chennai in association with Renault in India. Nissan is presently selling Teana, a luxury sedan and Xrial and Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and 370 Z a sport car model by importing them. Nissan Micra is a small car hatchback model that is manufactured in India and sold in Indiain both petrol and diesel versions. Nissan can be able to sell about 13,000 Micra cars last year and is planning to increase the sales of Nissan Micra to 40,000 cars this year in 2011.

According to Nissan cars company sources it is planning to produce 4,00,000 cars from the Indian manufacturing facility and is planning to export about 2,00,000 fromIndia. Nissan motors have announced the launch of new sedan model Nissan Sunny in Indian car markets. Nissan sunny is a mid size sedan and shall be available in both petrol and diesel variants for Indian markets. Nissan Motors is further planning to increase its dealer network in India to 200.

Nissan Motors is also planning to manufacture the spare parts locally with in India to maintain them cheaper compared with other and compete with other cars. Nissan Motors further stated that is planning an SUV to compete with Toyota Innova in association with Ashok Leyland in India.

New Nissan Sunny 2011 Petrol & diesel Mileage:

It is revealed that sunny is designed with V platform. It is expected that the petrol version shall be launched with 1.5 liter engine and the diesel version with 1.6 liter engine with 5 manual gear systems. The mileage of both Diesel and petrol versions of Nissan sunny is yet to be revealed.

New Nissan Sunny 2011 petrol / diesel sedan price in India:

Though the company not yet announced the price, it is expected that the base model of Nissan sunny petrol is expected to be around Rs. 8 lakhs and the diesel variant with a price of Rs.1 lakh more than the petrol version.

Nissan sunny has to compete with Maruti sx4, Maruti swift dzire, Hyundai Verna and Toyota Etios in its class for both petrol and diesel variants. - CAR SALES

New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India

Hino

Hino | CAR REVIEW | Hino, or Hino Motors, Ltd., is a producer of diesel trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles, based in Hino, Tokyo, Japan. Hino Motors, Ltd., since 1973, has been the leading medium and heavy-duty diesel trucks manufacturer in Japan. It is a subsidiary of its holding company, Toyota Motor Corporation.

The Hino traces its roots back to the founding of Tokyo Gas Industry Company in 1910. In 1910 Chiyoda Gas Co. was established and competed fiercely against incumbent Tokyo Gas Company fighting for gas lighting users. Tokyo Gas Industry was a parts supplier for Chiyoda Gas but it was defeated and merged into Tokyo Gas in 1912. Losing her largest client, Tokyo Gas Industry Co. broadened their product line including electronic parts, and renamed herself as Tokyo Gas and Electric Industry, TG&E and was often abbreviated as Gasuden. It produced its first motor vehicle in 1917, the Model TGE "A-Type" truck. In 1937, TG&E merged its automobile division with that of Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. and Kyodo Kokusan K.K., to form Tokyo Automobile Industry Co., Ltd., with TG&E as a shareholder. Four years later, the company changed its name to Diesel Motor Industry Co., Ltd., which would eventually become Isuzu Motors Limited.

The following year (1942), the new entity of Hino Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. spun itself out from Diesel Motor Industry Co., Ltd., and the Hino name was born. Following the end of World War II, the company had to stop producing large diesel engines for marine applications, and with the signing of the treaty, the company dropped the "Heavy" from its name and formally concentrated on the heavy-duty trailer-trucks, buses and diesel engines markets, as Hino Industry Co., Ltd. The company took its name from the location of its headquarters in Hino city within Tokyo prefecture.

To sharpen its marketing focus to customers, in 1948, the company added the name "Diesel" to become Hino Diesel Industry Co., Ltd.

In 1953, Hino entered the private car market, by manufacturing Renaults under licence, and in 1961 it started building its own Contessa 900 sedan with an 893cc rear-mounted engine. The Italian stylist Giovanni Michelotti redesigned the Contessa line in 1964 with a 1300cc rear-mounted engine. Fed by two SU type carburettors, this developed 60 hp (44 kW) in the sedan and 70 hp (51 kW) in the coupé version. However, Hino ceased private car production very quickly in 1967 after joining the Toyota group. The Contessa 900 and later the 1300 in 4 doors sedan were assembled in Israel at the Kaiser-Illin assembly plant in Haifa. They were produced between the years 1963 to 1967.

Hino Trucks are also assembled in The Republic of Ireland by J Harris on the Naas/Nangor Roads.

Hino’s drive is centred on a concept that it calls human engineering. Human engineering refers to the development of technical solutions to the unique challenges facing each customer. Hino trucks are engineered to make your working experience a safe, reliable and comfortable one.

HINO sets new industry quality standards with trucks that have become synonymous with durability, reliability and low cost of ownership.The Hino family of light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks offer outstanding engineering, the latest technology, and safety and comfort features that make your work easier. - CAR REVIEW

Hino