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TVS Apache 180 RTR With ABS Launch In Feb 2011
Suzuki Japan Working On 660 CC Engine For Maruti Alto & Wagon R
Tata Nano In Taiwan By TECO
New Ambassador Will Be Shorter To Avail Excise Benefits
Tata Motors Construction Trucks– Tata Prima Construck Range Launched

TVS Apache 180 RTR With ABS Launch In Feb 2011

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST

TVS has displayed its TVS Apache RTR 180 CC with ABS at the Auto Expo 2010 in Delhi. The bike attracted a lots of biking enthusiasts towards itself at the Expo. Its been over an year and the prototype is now ready as a production bike and will hit the Indian roads in Feb 2011 in India. TVS Apache RTR is a performance oriented bike from TVS and attracts a lot of youth buyers who want power and performance. Adding ABS to Apache will add some more safety and better braking capabilities to the Apache RTR. Everything comes at a price so this add on safety feature will also come at a price of about Rs. 8000 extra over the non-ABS version of Apache RTR in India.

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TVS Apache RTR 180 With ABS Features & Details

Suzuki Japan Working On 660 CC Engine For Maruti Alto & Wagon R

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:43 AM PST

Suzuki Motor Corporation Japan is using 800 CC to 1200 CC engine for its small cars for almost 16 years now. In the wake of competition and awareness for more and more efficient engines with higher fuel economy, Suzuki has started development of a new small engine. The New small engine will be a 600 CC internal combustion engine which will be used with a idle-stop system to deliver as high fuel efficiency as 27 KM per litre of petrol. This high efficiency will along with modern technology will reduce the emissions as well as the running cost of the car. Suzuki will invest close to $245 million to make this engine at its Sagara factory.

These engines will be more efficient that the presently used K-Series engines of Suzuki which power most of the small cars of Maruti Suzuki. These engines earlier earlier debut in Japan in small cars like Wagon R and Alto, later on these engines may replace the small K Series engines in India cars by Maruti like Maruti Wagon R and Maruti Alto.

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Tata Nano In Taiwan By TECO

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:15 AM PST

Taiwanese Auto major TECO is considering the possibility to sell Tata Nano in Taiwan. TECO Group chairman Huang Mao-hsiung while talking to media in a press conference quoted:

"We are making the evaluation to decide if we want to be Nano's agent, or to cooperate with India's Tata Motors to make Nano components, or to launch an electric car based on the Nano"

The Taiwanese version of Nano is expected to be upgraded and hve extra features than the Tata Nano sold in Indian market. It will be fitted air conditioning and with safety features like Airbags etc.. Its not yet clear as yet whether TECO will import Nano as a CBU or CKD. As a matter of fact, the upgraded version of Nano- Tata Nano V2 is not so far from its debut in India.

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New Ambassador Will Be Shorter To Avail Excise Benefits

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:57 PM PST

The present version of Hindustan Motors Ambassador is 4.3 meters long with a spacious interior and boots pace. This length of over 4 meters makes it to fall in large cars category which attracts a higher excise duty compared to the cars which are shorter than 4 meters in length. Hindustan Motors is already working on a new variant of Ambassador with New Engine. Not only the engine will be new, but the spy pictures of the car undergoing testing also suggests that the car will be less than 4 meters in length to avail the excise duty benefits to keep the overall cost of the car low to make it a more attractive deal.

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As of now, the expected date for the launch of the new variant it end of 2011. We hope to see the new and attractive variant coming out soon with a better performing engine.

Tata Motors Construction Trucks– Tata Prima Construck Range Launched

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 11:37 PM PST

Tata Motors has launched a range of construction trucks in India called the Tata Prima ConsTruck Range. It has two variants in this range as of now, the Tata Prima 3128K & Tata Prima 2528K. Below is the extract from Tata Motors official press release :

The Tata Prima 3128.K tipper has been specially developed for road construction and irrigation projects. Powered by 270 HP engine, the Tata Prima 3128.K has a larger and wider body for enhanced capacity. The model is tailor made for smooth movement of earthwork and quarry material. To ensure optimum vehicle usage, the Tata Prima 3128.K is equipped with a data logger that helps measure vehicle performance and driving practices along several parameters on a daily basis and the increased power ensures faster trips and higher profitability.
The Tata Prima 2528.K tipper has been designed for off-road deep mining applications. Equipped with strong aggregates like robust chassis frame, suspension and 1200×24 mining tyres and powered by 270 HP engine, the Tata Prima 2528.K can overcome any terrain. An air conditioned cabin, data logger, suspended driver seat, ergonomically designed instrument cluster improve driver efficiency, resulting in increased productivity and faster returns on investment.
Tata Motors will begin distribution of the Tata Prima Construck range with select customers in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal and Jharkhand. Driving crew of customers will be trained at Tata Motors’ manufacturing facility in Jamshedpur. The company has already equipped its service network to support the Tata Prima range.
The Prima Construck range will be available in the price range of Rs. 33 lakhs to Rs. 40 lakhs (ex-showroom Delhi).

The Tata Prima range, of which the Construck range is a part, comprises of about 10 major variants of two-axle trucks, multi-axle trucks, tractor-trailers, tippers, mixers and special application vehicles. The first product, the Prima 4028.S tractor-trailer was launched in November 2009, and was followed by the Prima 4928.S tractor-trailer in May 2010. The range has been jointly developed by Tata Motors and its two subsidiaries, Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company in South Korea and the Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc in the UK. The company has harnessed the best of inputs and technologies – in styling, engines, transmission, suspension, chassis frames, fabrication and dies — from partners based in countries like Italy, Germany, Sweden, the US, Japan and South Korea. The distribution of the range will be completed in phases over 2 years.

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