The countdown to the Singur rollout of Tata Nano appears underway. While there is no official confirmation from the Tatas, the Tata Motors dealer network has it that bookings for the Nano will kick off by mid-September. Company executives are totally hush, hush on the issue.
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Economic Times

About a week back, Abir Roy, 26, a professional working with a multinational, was sure that he would buy a Tata Nano. It took only a week and an announcement by the PM for Roy to change his decision, thanks to crude prices touching $138 per barrel by Monday afternoon.

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Economic Times

Jaguar and Land Rover, now owned by Tata Motors, face considerable challenges from a tougher global economic climate and stiffer carbon controls, but see great opportunities in emerging markets, officials said.
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Economic Times

At a time when the car industry is reeling under the fuel price hike, country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has launched a new LPG variant of its once flagship model M800, priced between Rs 2.05 lakh and Rs 2.26 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
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Times of India

With an investment of Rs 4,500 crore, Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd on Friday inaugurated a new passenger vehicle plant at Oragadam situated about 45 km from here. After formally, unveiling a plaque to mark the inauguration, Tamil Nadu State secretary for Industries Farooqui said "this project will not only provide for trade and investments but also for creation of job opportunities".
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Economic Times

Toyota Motor Corp. said on Friday it had developed a new zero-emission fuel-cell vehicle that has a longer cruising distance than previous models and can operate in freezing temperatures.
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Economic Times

Even as statutory approvals for the acquisition of iconic brands Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) are nearing completion, Tata Motors is planning to bring these brands to India as early as 2009.
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Economic Times

M&M is launching a limited edition of its Logan car shortly which will target high-end customers, repotrs the media from New Delhi. The new variant will be launched sometime in July and will come with a host of refined features to meet competition from some newly launched cars...

Economic Times

Diversified Indian conglomerate Tata group has emerged as the world's sixth most reputed company, joined by 10 others from the country such as Infosys, Maruti and SBI in a list of Top-200 firms released here.
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Economic Times

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India's top utility vehicle maker, said on Thursday it had signed an agreement to acquire Italy's Engines Engineering SpA for an undisclosed sum.
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Economic Times