Mr. Eberhard Kern, MD and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, “2013 is the ‘Year of Offensive’ for Mercedes-Benz India and we are excited to present the all new GL-Class to our valued customers. We have already succeeded with the new M-Class and now the introduction of the new GL-Class will further strengthen our dominance in the Luxury Large SUV segment.

US auto major General Motors launched Chevrolet Enjoy, a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at a price
ranging from Rs 5.49 lakh and Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) in India. Chevrolet Enjoy is available
in petrol and diesel variants.
Chevrolet Enjoy petrol model is powered by 1.4 litre SMARTECH four-cylinder engine which is mated to a five-speed manual transmission system, delivers 104 PS power at 6000 rpm and a torque of 131 Nm
at 4400 rpm. Chevrolet claims that Enjoy petrol provides 13.7 kmpl.

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India recorded sales of 8,488 units in April 2013 as against 7,075 units in the corresponding month last year. Buoyed by the launch of its family sedan Amaze in April 2013, the car manufacturer registered a growth of 20%.

Tata Motor’s sales of commercial vehicles in April 2013 in the domestic market were 36,025 nos., LCV sales were 26,023 nos., while M&HCV sales stood at 10,002 nos.Sales of passenger vehicles for April 2013 were at 11,570 nos. Sales of the Nano/ Indica/ Indigo range in April 2013 were 8,918 nos. The Sumo/ Safari/ Aria/ Venture range sales were 2,652 nos.

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) launched a new 110cc motorcycle, Dream Neo in India priced Rs. 43,150 (Ex-Showroom, Delhi), making it the company’s cheapest two-wheeler in the country. With the launch of its entry level bike the ‘Dream Neo, Honda expanded its product portfolio further in the 100-110cc mass segment which commands a lion’s share of nearly 50% in Indian 2Wheeler market.

Mr. Hiroyuki Suzuki, CEO & Managing Director, India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. said, “We at Yamaha strongly believe in constant innovation. The R&D centre will help us to put channelized effort in conceptualization of new models and parts keeping in mind the changing customer preferences. This will help us not only to develop models and parts for India market but also to develop models and parts for export markets as well”.

Tata Motors has been presented the prestigious Indian Multinational of the Year award at the AIMA Managing India Awards 2013, held on April 11, 2013, in New Delhi. On behalf of the company, Mr. Karl Slym, Managing Director, Tata Motors, received the award from the Hon’ble President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee.