Americans Choose More Indian and Chinese Cars

More than the Korean and Japanese cars, it is now the Indian and Chinese cars that are interesting for the American car buyers. A survey conducted by an American agency recently exposed this interest for Americans for the Asian Brands, especially Chinese and India.

It is true that the American car market is not as strong as it was before but the country is slowly recovering from the poor economical conditions and as a reason this could be seen as an apt time to form a strong stand in the country’s car market. And the Indian and Chinese carmakers will have to wait for some time before they find themselves in a relaxed position in the American car market.

Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra will be the two main car brands that will be representing India in America while the Chinese car market has so many car models to its credit. Now is the time for both the Chinese and the Indian carmakers to make a global impression. As America being the world’s largest car market in the world, both the car markets will get acceptance worldwide if accepted in America

20000th Mercedes on Indian Roads

Mercedes-Benz rolled out 20000^th Mercedes on Indian roads.

Long back in 1995 Mercedes-Benz made its entry in the Indian car market. Since then the company has enjoyed a splendid journey. You would be excited to know that the first Mercedes-Benz car on Indian roads was an E-Class. This scintillating car has undergone various modifications and advancements to transform into the present day E-Class.

Now, the actual excitement comes with the fact that the 20000^th Mercedes rolled out from the Mercedes’s production facility in Pune on April 9, 2008 was again an E-Class. We don’t know whether it was a coincidence or was it done purposely. But the fact remains that since the first launch Mercedes-Benz E-Class is considered to be one of the best luxury car on roads.

Even more exciting is the innovative interior and exterior of the 20000^th Mercedes that comprises an Iridium Silver exterior and a Black leather interior. In addition, a distinctive badge of ‘20000’gives a unique look to the path-breaking Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

Tata and Ford Reduced Car Prices

With the government reducing excise duty rates, Indian car manufacturers have reduced car prices to pass the complete benefit to car consumers.

Maruti Suzuki was the first car manufacturer to cut down the car prices of all its car models with immediate effect. And others were still in process of evaluating the possibilities of reduction and studying the impact of lower excise duty on car market.

Now, even Tata Motors and Ford have reduced their car prices. You can now buy different variants of Tata Indigo and Tata Indica at a price cheaper in the range of Rs 12,000 and Rs 23,000. Tata Safari and Tata Sumo will be cheaper by a price cut in the range of Rs 16,000 to Rs 36,000.

Talking about the Ford, the company announces a 3% reduction in its entire range of car models available in the Indian car market. The prices of Fusion, Fiesta, and Endeavour will be lowered in the range of Rs 17,500 to Rs 54,000 depending on variants and models.

Reduction in excise duty has given both the car manufacturers and car consumers an opportunity to rejoice.

Ford Expands Road Assistance

Ford India is making its presence more powerful in India. The car manufacturer wants to provide its customers a hassle-free driving experience in and around the city. So the company has proclaimed to launch the Roadside Assistance Service (RSA) in four more cities in India. They are Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Coimbatore and Jaipur.

Previously the car manufacturer had introduced these services in nine major cities including metros. Now with the addition of four more cities, the total number of cities having such facilities has increased to 13.

This service programme comprises of Ford fleet of two types of vehicles including flat bed trucks and emergency response motorcycles. The flat bed truck allows customers to get vehicle carried to the service centre and get them repaired without the damages generally experienced during the towing of cars.

Ford believes that customer’s satisfaction is the most important step for success. Therefore, with the introduction of this service in four more cities the company will cover 60 % of Ford car owners in the country.

Carazoo Wins 2008 Best Designed Auto Website Award

 

Carazoo bagged the PC World Web 2008 Award for Best Designed Auto Website on June 16, 2008. Carazoo is a one-stop website for all car buyers and sellers. This prestigious award was received from PC World – a leading technology magazine with bigger circulation and the largest read computer or business magazine.

 

2008 Auto Website Award

 

Carazoo.com is a division of Logix Microsystems Limited, a BSE/NSE listed IT company, and was launched on August 21, 2007. It flaunts itself as India’s First and Only car portal with interactive animations. It’s good to aim for the sky and there will be many more stepping stones for Carazoo during its journey to the top!

Own your Dream Car

Every one dreams of owning a car and with so many makers and brands, it has become difficult to choose from. As it is a big investment one has to be very careful while choosing a car. The first thing you should do before buying a car is to gather a thorough knowledge about the car, like what kind of  body you are looking for, a petrol version or the diesel version and finally, the most important the budget. But don’t get panic as how and when to do such a research. Thanks to the Carazoo.com, now you can do this with out stepping out from your home or office. Carazoo.com provides you the opportunity to get all the information online by just few clicks. The portal is a complete solution to car related queries.

 

Carazoo.com is now offering a discount of upto Rs 1, 10,000 on purchase of any car if booked through them. Sounds great! Grab this attractive offer if you are planning to buy a car. But the offer is valid only on certain cities. This portal also updates you with latest news, interesting blogs and articles on cars. So what are you waiting for! go ahead and own your dream with an eye-catching discount from Carazoo.com.

India positions 10th in domestic car sales

Demand for car sales in India and their raising graph in their sales chart clearly indicates the growth of Indian car industry. I was proud to know that Indian car industry ranked 10th in the world with respect to domestic car sales in the year 2007.

It was for the first time ever last year; the global car sales crossed the 70 million mark, where U.S topped the list with sales of 16.46 million cars. The second position was taken by China with 8.792 million car sales, followed by Japan (5.354 million), Germany (3.483 million), the UK (2.8 million) and Italy (2.741 million).

India was one among the 3 emerging markets that raised one notch from the 2006 rankings with the total domestic sales of 1.99 million cars for year 2007. India is one of the major bases for manufacturing small passenger cars and flaunts in the automotive industry of being the 3rd largest manufacturer of small cars.

Next generation Sumo rocks

The next generation of Sumo out with a big bang carrying the name tag Tata Sumo Grande. It really a boon to the SUV lovers who hold their buy other SUV’s are bit too expensive. Tata Sumo was one of the first SUVs to reach the Indian market and its success was so high that Tata motors were finding it difficult to meet the demand of the customers.  It still shines on the road as a cab because of its tough and rugged body.The new and improved Sumo Grande has many more features and has an exciting and fresh appearance and is making a good impression on the Indian market and in Indian hearts.

Lord Swaraj Paul’s enters Indian car industry

UK-based business magnate Lord Swaraj Paul-led Caparo Group is now put in investment in a car-aerospace components manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. Many international car component manufacturing companies are already getting lured by the emerging Indian car market, but now it’s good to see renowned philanthropist like him entering the market.

 

The Group is expected to invest Rs.3,500 crore to lay down a car Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in a small district near Andhra Pradesh. They have already singed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the stare government of Andhra Pradesh.

 

As the work is expected to start by March this year, the new venture will open up as many as 10,000 jobs. Now this sounds good, more job opportunities for auto job aspirants. 

Super Nano

Dilip Chaabria, the style guru of Indian cars does spare any cars with out adding his creativity to it. He has created wonders with his creative ideas, for instance, DC’s Ambierod at the Auto Expo turned old and boring Ambassador into a total wannabe. The revamped Amby proved that with little creativity and hard work any thing can look so posh and cool. 

And his next target was yet to be launched Tata ‘Nano’. It is already a funky, small looking and he customized in such a way that more or less it looks like a spaceship.  Let me brief you on his creativity with Nano.

 

To start with, he groomed everything starting from gull wing doors, xenon and LED light panel, wider wheels and equipped with the fastest bike power engine of 1400cc called Hayabusa – power monster that will turn this cutie into a roller-coaster. Hayabusa is world’s fastest bike and you can imagine the power of Nano with this engine. The interiors were also loaded with next generation gadgets like a PC screen featuring internet, navigation, games and last but not least the customized instrumental panel glimmered to the screen. 

I wonder will it be ever be on the road. But if it makes it will be the coolest car in town.