Hyundai launches Verna Transform in India Priced at Rs 6.55 - 9.21 Lacas - Verna Transform Photos, Images

Hyundai India launched the all new Verna Transform, on Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010 with dynamic features and a distinctive sporty styling. Verna Transform gets a fresh new bumper design, new headlamps and stylish new front body coloured grille with gives more aggressive look.

New Hyundai Verna Transforms will compeet with Maruti-Suzuki SX4, Honda City, Fiat Linea and Ford Fiesta. The Verna Transform retains the powerful & popular powertrain of its predecessor. The petrol variants include – 1.6 VTVT & 1.6 SX VTVT – while the diesel variants include - 1.5 CRDi VGT, 1.5 SX CRDi VGT & 1.5 SX VGT (AT).

New Hyundai Verna Transforms Prices in India:

Petrol Version - Rs.6.55 to 7.50 Lakhs (Ex showroom Delhi)

Diesel Version - Rs. 7.87 to 9.21 Lakh (Ex showroom Delhi)

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Hyundai Verna: Advanced Hyundai Verna Launched @ Price Rs 6.56 Lakh

India's largest car maker Hyundai Motor India today launched an advanced version of its mid sized sedan Hyundai Verna, price between Rs 6.56 lakh and Rs 9.22 lakh (ex showroom Delhi). This new car Hyundai Verna Transform will be available in two varints of 1.6 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel.

"The Verna Transform is all set to boost Hyundai's already superior line-up of products in India by raising the benchmark in the sedan segment," Hyundai Motor India Managing Director and CEO H W park told reporters here.

Hyundai Cars India has sold more than 80,000 units of the old Hyundai Verna, which was launched in September 2006.

Nissan Micra: Pre-Order Bookings Zoom Over 1000 in 4 Weeks

Nissan Motor India Private Ltd (NMIPL) today announced that the pre-order bookings of the soon to be launched Nissan Micra has crossed 1000 in just four weeks since the bookings began at the company showrooms from last week of May 2010.

Nissan Micra has so far clocked 1049 pre-order bookings until closing hours of June 21, 2010. In the cities, Delhi leads the race closely followed by Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Chennai amongst others.

Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, MD & CEO, Nissan Motor India says, “We are delighted with this encouraging initial response. With the launch of the new Nissan Micra next month, Nissan will begin an exciting journey in India aiming to provide Indian customers with a full range of products and services. We are confident that this booking trend will continue to improve as we move closer to the start of sales by middle of July 2010.”

Says Abhijeet Pandit, Vice President –Sales & Marketing, Hover Automotive India, “We are overwhelmed with the response received on the bookings for the new Nissan Micra and it has already exceeded our expectations. This is very encouraging and we thank the customers for the appreciation and the enthusiasm shown to purchase the Micra. It is also heartening to note that our exercise of announcing Ranbir Kapoor as our brand ambassador has yielded good results and we have seen a jump of nearly 40% since the teaser campaign went on air from June 10, 2010. This is just the beginning but I would like to thank the sustained efforts of our dealer partners for this achievement.”

Nissan launched their multi-media teaser campaign (print, digital, radio and TV) featuring Ranbir Kapoor from June 10, 2010. The all New Nissan Micra is born out of the need of simplying city chaos. With a mix of convenience and high performance features, the Micra stands for simpler city driving and thereby better living.

The new Nissan Micra has created an unprecedented amount of euphoria and attention. The teaser ad campaign featuring Ranbir Kapoor has already created a good amount of awareness and recall and has had a far-reaching impact with the customers.

The new Nissan Micra will be launched nationwide on July 14, 2010.

Source: Nissan Motor India Private Ltd

Nissan Micra: Small Car Nissan Micra To Be Launch in India in July

Japanese car major Nissan today said it will launch its much-anticipated small car Nissan Micra in India in July.

"The new Nissan Micra will be launched nationwide on July 14, 2010," the company said in a statement. The company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Nissan Motor India, will roll out the new Micra from its recently inaugurated facility at Oragadam near Chennai.

The industry sources put the likely price of the base version of the hatchback below Rs 4 lakh. The company has earlier said that it will pit the new Micra, which comes with a 1.2 litre petrol engine, against Maruti's Swift, Hyundai's i10 and i20. These cars are priced between Rs 3.44 lakh and Rs 6.95 lakh.

Nissan Motor India, which recently roped in Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as brand ambassador, had started bookings of the car in end of May and has so far received 1,049 orders.

"We are delighted with this encouraging initial response. With the launch of the new Nissan Micra next month, Nissan will begin an exciting journey in India aiming to provide Indian customers with a full range of products and services," Nissan Motor India Managing Director and CEO Kiminobu Tokuyama said.

The company has announced to produce 80,000 units of the new Micra, for both domestic and export markets, in its first year. Nissan will export Micra to over 100 countries, including Europe, Middle-East and Africa, by later half of 2010.

The new Micra will be produced in five countries including Thailand, India, China and Mexico. The fifth location is yet to be decided.

The Japanese carmaker had earlier said that it was targeting to sell 1,00,000 vehicles in India by 2013, for which it will launch nine models in the next two years, including the sedan version of Micra.

Source: Nissan

Kia Cars in India Soon; Be Ready For Launch Kia Cars

Kia, is planning to enter in Indian market soon. Kia is one of the largest car maker in the world. Its cars produced in 14 plants that too located in major markets like the Germany, Australia, China and US.

Kia feels that the Indian auto market is promising these years than 4 years back when it attempted to enter but withdrew the plan. In order to understand the Indian auto market intensely, the South Korean maker has given this job to a global consultancy to conduct product clinics so as to test its cars on Indian roads.

Kia is very confident for India because of Hyundai is already selling their cars in India at good amount as well. Hyundai is the second largest car maker in India. It solds more than 40000 cars in India till May 2010.

It will be interesting to know about what will be the strategy for Kia to enter in India with their portfolio against Maruti Suzuki which is already no.1 car maker in India. But worlds 4th largest car maker Hyundai-Kia group entering with a host of cars, will stir the Indian auto market for sure!

Tata launches Jaguar XJ in India, priced at Rs. 85 Lakh - Jaguar XJ Photos, Picture, Images

Tata owned British brand Jaguar launched it luxury sedan "XJ" in India at a price tag of Rs. 85.05 Lacs. Jaguar XJ is powered by a 5.0-litre 383bhp AJ-V8 Gen III naturally aspirated direct-injection V8 petrol engine.

Jaguar XJ will compete with German luxury cars Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the BMW 7-Series and the Audi A8.

Jaguar XJ Price in India:

Rs. 85.05 Laks ex-showroom price in India

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New Iconic Jaguar XJ Arrives; Jaguar Land Rover Start Deliveries in India

Jaguar Land Rover has begun deliveries of the iconic Jaguar XJ in India. The car was shown in India during the Delhi Auto Expo in January this year and the stunningly beautiful and revolutionary new product from the Jaguar stable was acclaimed by one and all.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr S Krishnan, Tata Motors’ Senior Vice President (Commercial), Passenger Car Business Unit, said, "We notice a very intense aspiration in India to own an XJ. We are encouraged by the number of customers who have expressed a desire to own this iconic car."

Sleek, sporting and sophisticated, the all-new Jaguar XJ brings a daring new spirit to automotive luxury. It offers a seductive mix of striking design, breathtaking performance and engineering. The elongated teardrop shape of the side windows establishes the car’s silhouette and lies at the heart of its flowing design. It does not just look streamlined -- its drag coefficient of 0.29 makes it the most aerodynamic Jaguar ever, along with the XF.

At the heart of the all-new XJ’s construction is Jaguar’s unique lightweight vehicle architecture. Primarily aluminium, but also using magnesium and composite alloys, this allows Jaguar to produce a significantly lighter and stiffer body – the lightest in its class. The structure features aerospace-based riveting and bonding processes, and uses these advanced materials to deliver improved strength, enhanced refinement and superior safety performance.

A coupé profile cloaks a cabin that offers comparable levels of space to saloons with a more conventional style. There is generous accommodation for five occupants. The exquisitely designed interior has a strong sporting character throughout. The spacious cabin is rich in the tactile delight of soft-glove leather, warm veneers and cool chrome.The panoramic glass roof dramatically enhances the sense of light and space inside.

In keeping with its status as the ultimate four-door Jaguar, the XJ introduces a new generation of interior technologies, pioneering the use of display and infotainment systems such as the innovative Virtual Instrument dials, 8" full color Dual View technology Touch Screen display and 1200W Bowers & Wilkins premium surround sound system.

The all-new XJ delivers a driving experience that is just as memorable as the car’s appearance. Benefiting from technologies like continuously variable damping (Adaptive Dynamics), quick ratio power-steering system, JaguarDrive SelectorTM, JaguarDrive ControlTM, Jaguar Sequential Shift and Dynamic Stability Control with Trac DSC mode the new XJ combines responsive, sporting dynamics with the refined, supple ride expected from a luxury Jaguar.

The new XJ is available in India in the long wheelbase version. It is powered by the highly acclaimed 5.0-litre 385PS AJ-V8 Gen III naturally aspirated direct-injection V8 petrol engine. More information on the product is available on the Jaguar India website at www.jaguar.in

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Source: Tata Motors