Autos

Chevrolet India will be bringing next version of their successful model Spark named as "Chevrolet Spark Facelift " Chevrolet Spark Facelift will continue to be powered by the 1.0-litre petrol engine which comes mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. There is no Diesel engine option for now. It will also feature a twin-port Chevrolet family grille and will also offer the same 3 year free maintenance plan.

Tata will be launching next version of Tata Safari in October 2012. Tata Safari has been one of the most successful car from Tata house, and there has been immense pressure to bring a newer version to compete with other outstanding competing cars in the market. To compete directly, Tata wanted to have more polished look for new version of Tata Safari Tata Safari Storme will be powered by the 2.2-litre 16-valve common rail engine (DiCor) capable of delivering 138bhp and 320Nm and will come with 4WD and 2WD options. Tata Safari Storme is priced in the range of Rs. 9 – Rs. 12 lakh.

Maruti Suzuki India will be launching Alto 800 in this Diwali. Maruti's 800 was largest selling car in India since it was launched. The booking for Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 will start from mid-october Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 is more sporty and a notch higher in appearance with the two-part grille, high positioned headlamps seen in A-star, power windows, Dual SRS air-bags also the plastic quality in the cabin area is way better.

Mahindra launched mini-SUV Quanto on Thursday Sept 20. The seven-seater mini-SUV will have starting price of Rs 5.82 lakh, high end variants will cost Rs 7.36 lack. The Quanto uses the same ladder-frame construction as the Xylo. The mini-SUV is powered by a modified version of the mHawk diesel engine called mCR100 Mahindra is planning to export Quanto to hot markets like Europe, South Africa and Chile.

Yamaha India launched Yamaha Ray scooter in India at a price of Rs 46,000. The Yamaha Ray was showcased at Auto Show, where Deepika Padukone was the Brand Ambassador for the product. Yamaha say "the seat height, the design of the centre and side stands were all created with women in mind to ensure the scooter is easy to get on to, easy to deal with and easy to ride."

Daimler, the company behind Mercedes brand, announced that they will start the assembly SUV M and GL-Class in India by 2013. "The necessary preparations at the selected three production sites in India, Thailand and Indonesia are proceeding full steam ahead. "Later on in the year, final assembly of the Mercedes M-Class using SKD kits will start there for the respective local market," Daimler said in a statement on its website.

Tata Motors on Wednesday launched newer version of premium pick-up truck Xenon. Tata Xenon was launched in global market 3 years back, and is available in South Africa, Thailand and Italy. From today, this product will be available in India also. "The pick-up segment is growing rapidly and we see this trend continuing," Pisharody said. Pisharody said, "The Xenon would compete with Mahindra’s Genio" "We are not looking at cutting production in the near future or have done so in the July-August period," Pisharody said.

Mahindra & Mahindra will be launching their next mini SUV - which is based on Xylo platform in September 2012 - nicknamed as "Mahindra Quanto" Mahindra Quanto will be available in three-cylinder twin-turbo diesel engine that can produce 65PS and have the same Size of Tyre using Toyota Innova.

Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is set to be launched in India in couple of months from now. Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is considered to be mother of all sports bikes in existence. The highlights of this bike is its 998cc engine. Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R is powered by a 16-valve inline-four DOHC engine. Bajaj Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R Features: Engine: Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, DOHC, four valves per cylinder, inline-four. Displacement: 998cc. Maximum Power: 138.3 kW (188 PS)/12,500 rpm. Maximum Torque: 83.2 lb-ft @ 8,700 rpm.

Harley Davidson has been toeing the idea of assembling its bikes in India since last 2 years. They are now finally going to start the process early next year i.e 2013 The Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer has been on an exponential growth in the international market. The company sells bikes imported imported from USA. The company already launched 12 bikes priced between Rs. 7.79 to Rs. 38.66 lakh in India.