Automobile News, Mobile News & Other Product News: Infibeam - Associations category

Maruti Suzuki ranks highest in JD Power’s dealer service satisfaction in India

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:57:59 GMT

The study finds that the proportion of customers who defected to non-authorized service centers for their vehicle service requirements has decreased to 7 percent in 2009 from 11 percent in 2008.

Indian Auto sales jump by 14.75% in April-Sept

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:35:31 GMT

Passenger Vehicles segment during April-September 2009 grew at 13.46 percent over same period last year. Passenger Cars grew by 14.75 percent, Utility Vehicles grew marginally by 3.47 percent and Multi Purpose Vehicles grew by 21.90 percent in this period.

JD Power Asia Pacific 2009 India Escaped Shopper Study released

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:47:10 GMT

J.D. Power Asia Pacific Reports: As Internet Shopping Increases, More New-Vehicle Shoppers in India Make Selection and Rejection Decisions Prior to Visiting Dealerships.

Motor Vehicles Act to be amended to meet future needs: Kamal Nath

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:10:16 GMT

Shri Nath said,” We need to not only learn lessons from the past but also stimulate what would happen in future.” Thus, the amendments in the Act would take care of the best practises abroad and would not only “serve the present but also future”.

September sales projected to drop to 9.2M SAAR: JD Power

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:50:37 GMT

J.D. Power and Associates is maintaining its forecast for 2009 at 10.3 million units for total sales, with retail sales projected to come in at 8.6 million units. The 2010 forecast remains at 11.5 million units for total sales and 9.5 million units for retail sales.

Ford Motor signs $500 million deal with TN government

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:39:42 GMT

Ford, which established manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu in 1996, had previously announced the $500 million investment and its plant in located in Maraimalai Nagar has already undergone the first phase of its transformation. It is now being readied for volume production of the new Ford Figo revealed Sept. 23 in New Delhi by Mulally.

TMETC confirms UK govt assistance for Tata Indica Vista EV project

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:08:48 GMT

TMETC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors in the UK, engaged in design engineering and development of automobiles, working synergistically with Tata Motors.

SIAM Institutes Special Awards On The Occasion Of 50th Year Celebration

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:37:54 GMT

To mark the Golden Jubilee of SIAM, Awards were given in four categories: The Mentor Award, instituted in 2003 and given out every alternate year, the President’s Award newly instituted in 2009, the Past President Award and the special Golden Jubilee Award.

Vilas Rao Deshmukh inaugurates 49th Annual SIAM Convention & Golden Jubilee year

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:37:04 GMT

Mr. Deshmukh went on to mention that though the Indian automotive scenario was showing positive signs of improvement compared to the recent past, the commercial vehicle sector still needs attention in terms of renewed investment and much more R&D. Together with this there was a need for skilled manpower too if a positive rate of growth was to be sustained.

Volkswagen India holds a positive outlook for auto industry

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:42:10 GMT

Speaking as one of the panelists for the topic “REVIVAL – The Current & Future State of the Global Automotive Industry & Positioning of the Automotive Industry in India”, Prof. Heizmann said, he sees a growth especially for passenger car market. He also mentioned that the growth can further be enhanced through various government incentivised initiatives such as vehicle replacement program.