January 18th, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, suzuki
While the halo at Auto Expo might justifiably be all pervading over the Tata Nano, industry leader Suzuki has finally done something which it wasn’t known to do. For the first time in the history of the firm, it has let two Indian designers conjure up the look and feel of what would be the company’s fifth World Strategic Model - the A-Star Concept.
Saurabh Singh and Rajesh Kumar Gogu are the two young lads credited with penning the stunning exterior of the A-Star Concept and also its sporty interior. They have, for the first time for a Suzuki, delivered a design where quite a few details from the Indian way of life have been incorporated in some form.
The A-Star Concept is a critical model in Suzuki’s model line-up. Since it is to be built in India for export and domestic markets, it was appropriate that there was a bit of Indian-ness to the design.
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January 10th, 2008 — Uncategorized
January 9th, 2008 — Auto show / Motor Show, TaTa
January 8th, 2008 — Bajaj, Renault, nissan
It’s the biggest auto show ever showcased in India. But the Ninth Auto Expo 2008, scheduled to open to the public on January 10 at New Delhi’s Pragati Maidan, is really two shows, not one.
Show One – the show – is the launch of the much ballyhooed Rs 1 lakh Tata small car on Thursday. Everyone, from the public to competitors, is waiting with bated breath for the curtains to go up on that car.
Which is why the rest of the crowd is planning Show Zero – the show before the show - well before the Expo formally opens. To avoid being overshadowed by the Tata car, automobile manufacturers are scheduling their announcements for January 8-9.
all begins with Bajaj Auto’s small car on Tuesday, followed by General Motors, Volkswagen, Fiat (Tata’s joint venture partner), Maruti, Volvo Cars and the rest.To be unveiled by Rajiv Bajaj, managing director of Bajaj Auto, this small car has been planned as a joint venture with Renault and Nissan. If everything goes according to plan, the car will hit the roads in 2010.
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