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Audi India Finance Arm For Audi Car Loans
Honda Civic With Sunroof Price In India
Tata Nano Promotion Team Doing Good Job With TV Commercials
Audi R8 Sports Car Now In India At Rs 1.32 Crores Ex-Showroom
Bajaj Boxer Re-launch In India In April 2011

Audi India Finance Arm For Audi Car Loans

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:36 AM PST

Audi India director Michael Perschke has confirmed that Audi will start its own finance its own finance arm in India to provide luxury car loans to Audi buyers in India. The finance arm will be operational by the first quarter of the year 2011. Besides its own finance arm, Audi has also tied up with some other finance companies to provide auto loans. This is not the first time an automobile company is running its own finance wing, there are many Indian automobile companies doing this already. Having own finance wing helps process the loans quickly and deal with the HNI customers on a priority basis. This will help Audi to improve sales and push the sales higher. The expected sales target of Audi in the year is to sell about 4500 units compared to about 3000 units of luxury cars and SUVs sold in India by Audi in the year 2010.

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Honda Civic With Sunroof Price In India

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:58 PM PST

Honda has provided one of the most desired features by the Honda Civic buyers. As per a customer feedback survey conducted by Honda, Sunroof was one of the most desired features by the buyers of Civic, which gives Honda enough reason to provide this option with Civic. This a win-win for both Honda and buyers as it will help boost the sales for Honda and help buyers to opt for the features they wanted in their car. Along with the sunroof, Honda has also introduces a new colour of Honda Civic in India – Urban Titanium along with the existing colours.

The Civic sunroof range will be available at the following prices (Ex-showroom Delhi):
Civic with sunroof

1.8V MT – Rs.13.53 lac
1.8V AT – Rs.14.27 lac

Extracts from the official press release from Honda:

The introduction of sunroof gives the car an impressive panoramic feeling making it look
brighter and larger. The Sunroof was found to be the most desirable feature in the Civic
based on the customer's feedback.
Honda Civic will have a new color Urban Titanium along with the existing colors available in
the range.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Tatsuya Natsume, Director, Marketing, Honda Siel
Cars India Ltd. said, "We are delighted to introduce the new Civic with sunroof which further
augments the style quotient of the car and make it even more desirable. We believe that this
variant will greatly appeal to the customers for whom the style is a way of life."
Launched in 2006, the Honda Civic redefined the lower D segment of passenger car
segment in India. HSCI has sold over 50,000 units cumulatively in the last 4.5 years and has
won several automobile awards including the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) 2007 and
topped the JD Power Initial Quality Study in 2010 with the best ever score in the Industry.
The 1.8 L i-VTEC engine in the new Honda Civic is the most advanced engine technology
available in the segment. It combines Honda's i-VTEC (Intelligent Variable Valve Timing and
Lift Electronic Control) technology with VTC (Variable Time Control), delivering both powerful
performance and superior fuel economy. The ARAI fuel efficiency results of 15.5 km/l for
Civic MT reiterates its unmatched fuel economy.
The Honda Civic comes fully loaded with various active and passive safety features
including ABS (Anti – Lock braking system) with EBD (Electronic Brake – Force Distribution
System) & Brake Assist, Dual SRS airbags and pre-tensioner seat belts. Honda's Advanced
Compatibility Engineering Body (ACE) and G-CON (G-Force Control Technology) provide a
high integrity survival zone that enhances self-protection and better compatibility in collisions
with other vehicles.
The Honda Civic comes with a 2+2 year warranty and 24-hr roadside assistance as
standard value for all new Civic buyers.

Tata Nano Promotion Team Doing Good Job With TV Commercials

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:40 PM PST

Tata is leaving no stone unturned to make Tata Nano successful in terms of sales. Tata Nano is lately gaining popularity and sales momentum slowly with special schemes like 4 Years Extended Warranty and special maintenance package, Availability of Tata Nano all over India, Special Tata Nano Finance Schemes and lot more. The sales of Tata Nano has picked up with these efforts in the month December 2010 and the production has also been ramped up to higher levels. To help grow the sales further and make Nano more popular, the new TV commercials of Tata Nano are helping a great deal. In India a lot of people from middle class and lower middle class watch TV quite often and it's a very effective way of reaching the target buyers and leaving a strong positive impression of Tata Nano on their mind.

Below are the TV commercial of Tata Nano which show three different conditions to show how Tata Nano can impact the people who want to upgrade from a two-wheeler to a four-wheeler. One of these ads show a couple driving through rain and singing, other one shows a young couple enjoying each others company in the middle of a short traffic jam. The third one shows a small family of four driving comfortably on their car. These ads not only contain the feature aspects of the car, but the social and usability aspect of Nano for the entry level car buyers who want to upgrade from two-wheelers.

Tata Nano Rain TV Commercial

Tata Nano Young Couple TV Commercial

Tata Nano Family TV Commercial

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Audi R8 Sports Car Now In India At Rs 1.32 Crores Ex-Showroom

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:09 PM PST

Audi has launched its world renowned sports car, the Audi R8 in India. The car has won "World Performance Car Of The Year 2010" title last year and has a head-turning exterior, a sporty interior and a heart to whirl the thrill out of anyone with its superb acceleration. It is powered by a massive V10 engine with 5200 CC displacement and whooping 525 BHP max power. With the torque of 530 Nm, it can reach from 0 to 100 in 3.9 seconds. Do these facts thrill you? This car can touch a max speed of 316 KMPH, yes, you read it right, its 316 KMPH.

The car will come to India as a CBU and will attract heavy duties which make it quite expansive. The Ex-showroom price of Audi R8 V10 in Maharashtra is Rs. 1.32 crores, which means you need to shell out a lot of bucks to own one. Lets see how many of these will make their way to Indian roads in the year to come.

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Audi R8 Detailed Specifications & Features

Bajaj Boxer Re-launch In India In April 2011

Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:56 PM PST

With petrol prices rising almost every month, commuter bikes make big sense in Indian market. Bajaj Boxer is one such commuter segment bike from Bajaj Auto which has been known for its high fuel efficiency and low running and maintainece cost. Bajaj Boxer is a 100 CC commuter segment bike which was discontinued by Bajaj in the year 2007. Since then, Bajaj has been focusing more on the 125 CC segment and Pulsar range. Still the largest selling bikes in India are from 100 CC segment. Considering this statistic and potential to make large volumes of sales, Bajaj has decided to re-launch Bajaj Boxer in April 2011. S Sridhar, Bajaj two-wheelers' chief executive has stated this news while talking to Financial Chronicle publication.

We will bring you detailed specifications, features and price as soon as its officially announced.

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