From January 1, 2010, Ford India will hike the prices of all its models across the board. The upward price revisions are in the range of Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 40,000 across various model and is due to a steady rise in input costs and exchange rate fluctuations, said a company release.
After the price hike is implemented, Ford Endeavour 4×2 will be available at a price tag of Rs. 15,99,000, while Ford Endeavour 4×4 will be available at Rs. 18,39,000. Meanwhile, Ford Ikon & Ford Ikon (D) will cost Rs. …

Mahindra & Mahindra will launch Maxximo, its latest entrant in the small commercial vehicle segment during the upcoming Auto Expo 2010.
The brand name Maxximo was chosen after much deliberation, keeping in mind its promise of delivering MORE – MAXIMUM at its core, a company source said. The name ‘Maxximo’ also epitomises the vehicle’s futuristic and advanced feel. ‘Maxximo’, delivers a class leading value proposition of superior performance, style and fuel efficiency.
Equipped with advanced technologies, Maxximo is ergonomically designed and sports stylised and car-like interiors. These and a host of other …

Qatar Airways added Danish Capital, Copenhagen and Barcelona to its ever-expanding route network during the airline’s summer schedule which begins at the end of March 2010. It was speculated that Doha-based carrier plans to launch two new unnamed European destinations.
Commencement of four weekly flights to Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark, will see the airline significantly increase its Scandinavian presence. Qatar Airways currently operates flights to the neighbouring Swedish capital, Stockholm, non-stop from Doha.
The airline recently announced that it will boost capacity on its Stockholm route with frequency increasing to …

Fly Mobile announced the launch and availability of its latest 800MHz CDMA mobile phone model, C-250 in the Indian market. The new C-250 CDMA phone will be available to customers at a price of Rs. 4490 through its nation-wide network of channel partners in top 100 cities.
C-250 CDMA phone comes with QC1110 chipset which enhances the battery talk time upto 8 hours. It is a BREW (Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless) capable phone which essentially means that it supports the application development platform created by Qualcomm that can download and …

Yes, its true. 3 Idiots have rewritten history by earning Rs 100 crores in just 4 days. Sounds unbelievable! We are talking about ‘3 Idiots’, the recently released Aamir Khan Starrer hindi movie. Reliance Big Pictures which released ‘3 Idiots’ in 2126 screens worldwide including 366 screens overseas has set new records in ticket sales in towns and cities across the world. In just 4 days the film has grossed over an astounding Rs 100 crores worldwide.
Inspired from Chetan Bhagat’s novel, “Five Point Someone” the film narrates the story of …

 
Suzuki Kizashi, the much-anticipated D-segment car, is all set to make its India debut at the Auto Expo 2010, beginning on 5th January, 2010 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.  It must be recalled that the concept version of the Suzuki Kizashi was displayed during Auto Expo 2008. However, this time an actual production model from the US has been exclusively imported for the event.  
Suzuki has designed Kizashi, the high end car that would give its owner a sense a pride or `status’. The idea is to create a large car …

 
Maruti Suzuki will showcase the hatchback version of its popular Suzuki SX4 at Auto Expo 2010 according to a company source. The Prussian Blue Pearl SX4 hatchback model which will be displayed at the Auto Expo 2010 is a 2.0 litre machine which has been exclusively imported for display at India’s biggest auto show. 
The SX4 hatchback, available in European markets with multiple engine options such as 2.0 litre, a 1.6 litre and an 1.5 litre petrol engines, is considered to be one of the most popular hatchbacks in the market. 
The …

German luxury car manufacturer, Audi announced a Limited Edition offer on the Audi A6 – 2.7 TDI as a part of its 100 year celebrations. The Limited Edition Audi A6 2.7 TDI will be available from January 1, 2010 and comes with a price tag of Rs. 37,00,000/- (ex-showroom Mumbai). Launched in India on April 23, 2009 with a price tag of Rs. 38,57,000/-, Audi A6 is considered to be the most successful business sedan launched in India.
The Audi A6 is not just the sportiest sedan in the business class …

Maruti Suzuki India is all set for a world premiere of Concept R3, the company’s first Compact Multi-Purpose vehicle concept, at the forthcoming Auto Expo 2010 in January. According to company sources, the 6-seater Concept MPV is an all-new compact vehicle completely different from any of the existing cars from the Maruti Suzuki family. Concept R3 has been conceptualized, designed and built from the scratch over a short time span of nine months by a team of talented Indian designers in India.
At Auto Expo 2010, Maruti Suzuki India will be …

Tasting the initial success after the launch in 2009, Fiat has announced that they will revise the prices of its Linea and Grande Punto from January, 2010. The prices of both Linea and Grande Punto will go up by Rs. 15,000 – Rs. 25,000 on an average and the new prices will come into effect from January 1, 2010. However, the price of the Fiat Palio Stile will remain unchanged.
Launched in January 2009, the Fiat Linea has recorded more than 12,000 units of sales wherein Grande Punto, which was launched …