September 3rd, 2008 — hybrid vehicle, nissan
Nissan is considering developing plug-in hybrid vehicles that can be charged at home, as it seeks to catch up with its rivals in fuel-sipping cars, an official said Wednesday.
Japan’s third-largest automaker is considering the move as consumers are increasingly switching to fuel-efficient cars due to high gasoline prices, spokesman Mitsuru Yonekawa said, declining to give further details.
Nissan has already conducted tests with an experimental model and is deciding whether to bring the car to market, according to local media.
Nissan has been slower than Toyota and Honda to embrace petrol-electric hybrids, seeing a brighter future for vehicles running entirely on electricity.
In an effort to close the gap with its rivals, Nissan is due to launch the first hybrid using its own technology in the United States and Japan in 2010.
Source :AFP
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September 3rd, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, Hyundai
All–new i20
The all–new i20 sub– compact, due to be launched in Europe towards the end of 2008, will be a highly significant addition to the new generation of Hyundai vehicles identified by the ¡®i´ prefix. Designed at Hyundai´s European Design Centre in Russelsheim, Germany, the chic new five–door i20 rides on a longer wheelbase than its predecessor model, the Getz, giving the i20 an athletic stance and spacious interior architecture. Featuring Hyundai´s distinctive design motifs ? a bold chrome–topped grille flanked by piercing teardrop headlamps at the front and striking stacked rear light clusters – the i20´s modern lines are further strengthened by neat detailing, including colour–co–ordinated bumpers, sills and wing mirror. The well–packaged interior boasts generous levels of standard equipment.
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September 3rd, 2008 — toyota
September 3rd, 2008 — TaTa
Tata Motors recently launched the new generation of the country’s first and only fully indigenous car — the Indica Vista at a function at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Launched first in 1998, the Indica achieved its highest sale of 144,690 nos. in 2006-07, and exited 2007-08 as the second largest selling model in the industry.
Speaking on the occasion of the launch, Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Sons and Tata Motors, said, “The second generation Indica Vista showcases the progress Tata Motors has made over the last several years of its first outing in the passenger car business in design, quality, technology, performance and refinement.
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