New Delhi, January 11, 2012: World’s third largest company in the commercial vehicle market the Nasdaq-listed company PACCAR is looking to tap India for component sourcing and developing technology for its global operations. The US-based Paccar, which participated in the 11th Auto Expo here for the first time, has set up a technical centre in Pune in partnership with technology solutions... 

Yamaha register 28.5% sales growth in July 2011 On a consistently successful path, India Yamaha Motor again continued to show an upward trend in the sales growth, registering 28.5 % growth in its overall sales that stood at 38,197 units in July 2011 vs. 29,728 units in July 2010. In the domestic market, the company sold 29,021 units in July 2011 vs. 22,899 units sold last year. The export figures... 

With Audi and BMW eager to munch into the Mercedes share of the luxury car segments, it seems Mercedes is spending considerable time in researching and creting masterpieces. One such masterpiece in production is the 2012 Mercedes B-class that sports as much luxury as packed in an E class. The interiors of the car are given a cockpit appearance much to the delight of the driver. While we wait for an... 

Tata Motors vehicle's new Tata Iris was spotted today doing rounds on the outskirts of Pune. The Tata Magic Iris was spotted without any cammo and badges at a honest speed of 40kmph. The Tata Magic Iris by Tata Motors is all set to be the new age auto rickshaw in Indian cities. The company has planned launch to happen area wise and the Tata Magic Iris can be spotted in some of the cities already.... 

  Nisssan has made considerable and unprecedented success with the launch of the Nissan Micra. While the company is busy celebrating the success of the Nissan Micra, it is also contemplating bringing in the Nissan Sunny sedan with a new name in India. While talking to the Financial Chronicle, Dr Andy Palmer, executive vice-president, said, “The new sedan for the Indian market will be completely... 

Audi has officially confirmed that the Audi A3 saloon will be available in India by 2013. In an interview, Audi head, Michael Perschke said, “The next logical step after getting the Q3 to India in 2012 is to look at the A3.” The German carmaker has adopted a really aggressive strategy since it has entered the Indian shores and seems these efforts are paying off with more and more Audi's coming... 

It seems that Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar plant is causing unending pain to them. Its hardly been a month that the 13 day strike was called off, that the workers have again gone on strike today afternoon. The last time the strike happened Maruti ended up losing nearly Rs 630 crore. The reason for this strike is that five of the workers were suspended over "allegedly assaulting a supervisor" yesterday.... 

Royal Enfield is the beloved bike of India, and to add more stars to its popularity it is all set to produce higher capacity machines. The company has witnessed how their 500cc machines have been such a hit that the waiting periods go into 8-9 months. Also, higher capacity bike production might also be triggered due to the entry of Harley Davidson in India. The company wants to create models of such... 

BMW India is all set to launch the X3 SAV (Sport Activity Vehicle) on the 24th August in Pune. The BMW X3 will be present in both petrol and diesel variants for the Indian market. BMW X3 will be available in a 3.0 litre petrol and a 2.0 litre diesel engine. The petrol version can churn out 302 bhp and diesel will churn put 184 bhp of power. BMW X3 will be same as X1 and X5 in terms of body shape... 

If one of your priorities this year was buying a car, you can put that to a halt thanks to the interest rate hike proposal by RBI. The car sales have taken a dip in the last two years owing to the RBI hikes,which already caught a worry among the car makers. This news will definitely cause a stir as the financing costs will rise. Honda Siel Cars India Senior Vice-President (Sales and Marketing) Jnaneswar... 

  The much awaited version of Beetle by Volkswagen is already into production at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. The Mexico plant has employed nearly 15000 workers and had manufactured a massive 4.35-lakhs vehicles last year. The company has no plans to maintain the old version and will be discontinuing it as the production of the new Beetle begins. The Beetle is been sold by Volkswagen  in India... 

Though its a long wait for this amazing small car to reach India, the enthusiasts abroad can be happy as the much waited for Volkswagen Up! 3- and 5-door city car will be revealed in Paris on August 22. After its world debut, the Up! will be sent off in both its electric small displacement gas or diesel engines forms to the Frankfurt auto show that will be held in Germany in September. The official... 

The much ailing Tata-Fiat joint venture has considerably bought down losses thanks to the cost cutting measure and improved engine exports, but they still maintained a low car production. The aggressive cost cutting measure was adopted for the cars, engines, and transmission making Ranjangaon facility near Pune. This effort and aggressive measure is an effort for the JV to be made successful. Financial...