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Maruti a favourite as June sales rise 20% on utility vehicles

Jul 02, 2012

Utility Vehicle (UV) sales (Gypsy, Grand Vitara & Ertiga) skyrocketed to 5,638 units from just 185 units in June last year. #Car manufacturers #passenger car sales #Maruti Suzuki #Suzuki SX4
Mahindra plans to take on Tata with CNG Maxximo

Jun 29, 2012

Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra plans to take on rival Tata Motors in the mini-truck space with its newly launched CNG variant of Maxximo priced at Rs 3.99 lakh. #Tata Motors #Automotive industry #Car manufacturers #Compressed natural gas #CorporateStrate
Maruti to launch fuel-efficient 800cc car by year-end

Jun 26, 2012

Automaker Maruti Suzuki announced that it will introduce a new 800cc car by the end of this year which will be more fuel efficient and expensive than Alto. #NewsTracker #Car manufacturers #Maruti Suzuki #Suzuki Alto

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Auto makers could hike prices soon, sector may bounce back

Jun 06, 2012

Softer interest rates, new product launches and exports may help auto sector bounce back after dismal showing so far. #Business/Finance #India #Car manufacturers

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Fuel efficiency a major focus of manufacturers

2013-06-14 15:06:00

There is a lot of information being pushed at us these days related to fuel efficiency and what its relevance is from both an economic and environmental perspective. As head of the New Car Dealers Association, whether I’m talking to consumers or our deal #Canada
Calcutta Telegraph
Car players bank on new models, variants

2013-06-16 21:37:00

New Delhi, June 16: Car companies are lining up new models as well as variants to push sales, which have witnessed a slump for seven consecutive months. Tata Motors, which reported a 23.37 per cent decline in vehicle sales at 49,304 units in May, is set #New Delhi #Tata Motors Ltd #India
The Bucyrus Telegraph
Sports car racing changes

2013-06-14 02:14:00

LEXINGTON — One era is coming to an end, and much like the Disco era, no one seems to mind. Sports car racing in America was largely splintered for well over 20 years, but with the acquisition and merger of Grand-Am Road Racing with the American Le Mans #Boris Said #Ohio #Rolex

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