News of the Week - WagonR Pro LE and Camry Introduced

We started the last week of August with an objective to reveal informations on upcoming cars, which are to launch by the last quarter of 2012 or the early next year. The list included Mahindra Quanto (Earlier known as Mini Xylo/Xylo Mini), Ashok Leyland Stile, Tata Safari Storme, Renault Scala, Honda City CNG, Land Rover Freelander 2 upgraded and few more. We also covered two big launches that happened during the week, Maruti Suzuki WagnoR Pro Limited Edition and New Toyota Camry.

On the other hand, there was an international launch, Freelander 2 which is said to coming to India as well.  So here we bring to you the weekly synopsis of all the major happenings taken place.

Mercedes-Benz India Inaugurates the Largest workshop Ever

The German Luxury car marker, Mercedes-Benz inaugurated the workshop at Andheri (East) Mumbai on August 20, which is the largest ever workshop set up by any luxury car manufacturer in India. Spread over a massive covered area of 100,000 sq. ft. the new state-of-art workshop of AutoHangar, Mercedes-Benz India’s dealer partner in Mumbai, was inaugurated by Mr. Peter Honegg, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India and Mr. Mohan Mariwala, Managing Director, AutoHangar.

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Suzuki Head and Narendra Modi to Discuss on Setting Up Plant in Gujarat

Maruti Suzuki seems fast tracking their plans of setting up their facility in Gujarat. Last month, Chief Minister of Gujarat, Mr. Modi met suzuki officials during his visit to Japan to ask MSI to convince for shifting their operations to his state. PTI now reports that Suzuki Chairman & CEO Mr. Osamu Suzuki will be meeting Narendra Modi the next week and review all the possibilities of their 4000 crore investment plan in Gujarat.

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Mercedes-Benz Opens its First Dealership in UP at Lucknow

Mercedes-Benz is working hard on expanding their dealership network across India, especially in the tier-II cities. After opening their showrooms in cities including Indore and Karnal, they have recently opened their dealership in Lucknow, which is the first one in Uttar Pradesh.

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Maruti Suzuki India Launches Limited Edition WagonR Pro

Maruti Suzuki India launched a special edition version of its hachback WagonR, called as WagonR Pro on 22nd August. The all new Edition has been priced at Rs 4.45 lakh (ex-showroom). However, the WagonR Pro has got some cosmetic changes in and out, but it has certainly helped the car become refreshed.

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Mahindra Quanto, the Official Name for Mini Xylo!

A new set of pictures of Mahindra Mini Xylo or Xylo Mini has revealed two crucial informations about the car, it will be named as the Mahindra Quanto as the new pictures wear the ‘Quanto' nameplate. The other most important thing is, it will come with an additional third row of seats making it a seven-seater.

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Mitsubishi Dealership Opens in Amritsar, Punjab

Hindustan Motors Ltd launched Mitsubishi dealership in Amritsar on August 22, that has now brought the number of Mitsubishi dealerships in the country to 39, out of which 12 are located in north India. In Punjab, the company had its presence in Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Mohali, now Amritsar becomes the fifth city to get a Mitsubishi dealership.

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Anand Mahindra Inaugurates Reva's Green Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Plant

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., a part of Mahindra & Mahindra Group inaugurated its manufacturing plant on August 23rd. It s the first platinum rated automobile facility in India. Inaugurating the world–class, energy efficient, green manufacturing facility, Mr. Anand Mahindra, Chairman and Managing Director, Mahindra Group unveiled the Group’s vision to co-create and shape the “future of mobility”.

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Ashok Leyland Stile coming First Quarter 2013- Exclusive

Where on one side, Nissan Motors is launching its MPV, the Evalia on 25th September, its Indian partner Ashok Leyland is planning to bring its version of Evalia called Stile in the first quarter of 2013. The car was previously showcased at this year's Indian Auto Expo, held in Delhi.

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Force Motors Coming with Full Force

The Indian Auto giant, Force Motors Ltd seems to be working very hard on both its passenger and commercial vehicle segment. As per the word on street, the company is planning to set up a new plant to expand its small commercial vehicle range and will do a Pan-India brand building exercise. On the other hand, the company is all set to launch its maiden SUV Force One in 4x4 + ABS option targeting the urban buyers and an MUV soon after that.

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Tata Safari Storme Launch on 24th September- Scoop

Tata Safari Strome, which is making headlines constantly ever since it was unveiled at the Indian Auto Expo, a lot of rumours were spread on its launch. And this has made us contact to our trusted sources which gave us the exact launch date of the Safari Storme. It will be launched on 24th September.

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Renault Scala Launching in 1st Week of September

The Scala, which is the Renault's version of Nissan Sunny is all set to be launched in the very first week of September. Looks identical to Sunny, the Scala gets the design inspiration from the Fluence as well, and looks more premium than that of the Sunny.

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Freelander 2 upgraded, coming to India soon

Land Rover has finally revealed the first images and details of the facelift version of its premium SUV, the Freelander 2, which will make it debut at the coming Moscow Motor Show. The new Freelander 2 now certainly gets better at comfort, convenience and driving pleasure. The same car will make its way to India as well.

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Petrol Prices Might Increase by Rs 3

After giving a nominal hike of Rs 70 paisa in the petrol prices, Indian oil marketing companies are now planning to give it a hike again, and this time around it will be increase by Rs 3. The reason justified by oil marketing companies is the increase in crude oil prices internationally due to which they are bearing a loss of Rs 3/litre on selling the petrol.

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New Toyota Camry Launches at Rs. 23.8 Lakh

Toyota Kirloskar Motors, has finally rolled out the much awaited facelift of its premium D segment sedan, the Camry on 24th August at a price of Rs 23.8 lakh. The closest competitors of the Camry will be Volkswagen Passat, Honda Accord, Skoda Superb and others.

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Honda City CNG Variant

Honda cars India which is facing a tough time in the Indian sub-continent due to lack of diesel variants in its line-up, is now planning to bring in the CNG version of its entry level sedan, Honda City soon in India. Recently they had introduced the automatic version of its S line up as well.

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