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General Motors will sign the agreement with Gov. of Maharashtra to set up engine and transmission plant. GM wants to be top runner in the rising Indian Auto Market as they intend to double their market share to 10 percent by 2010.
According to spokesperson, GM will begin the work at a Talegaon plant, where its 2nd vehicle plant is planned to initiate processes next week.
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editor on August 27th 2008 in Auto India News, General Motors
General Motors now planning to launch its all new the Chevrolet Cruze (Codename: GMX071), the mid sized sedan and will replace its Chevrolet Optra, a C-segment saloon in Indian market by mid of 2010. The Cruze was 1st revealed in the General Motors press conference in July’08. The car will make its official unveiling at Paris Motor Show in October’08.
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editor on August 24th 2008 in Auto India News, General Motors
India’s top UV manufacturer, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., is not concerned in purchasing GM’s Hummer brand, but will instead focus on their own models for the main US market.
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GM’s second plant is expected to begin its manufacturing from the month of September in country. The plant may have the production capacity of 140K units and shall produce small cars to compete with the market heads like Maruti, Tata – Nano etc. in a small car segment.
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editor on August 7th 2008 in Auto India News, General Motors
The Chevrolet Aveo sedan is not much popular in India, and General Motors may plans to replace it soon. But, the replacement could still be up to 2-years away.
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editor on July 18th 2008 in Auto India News, General Motors
In the recent survey, Euro NCAP, the safety rating agency has given following NCAP ratings for some of the Indian cars. Other cars did no apply for the ratings:
| Model |
Adult Safety |
Child Safety |
Pedestrian Safety |
| Hyundai i10 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Chevrolet Spark |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| Hyundai Getz |
4 |
4 |
1 |
| Suzuki Swift |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Skoda Fabia |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Chevrolet Captiva |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| Nissan X-Trail |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Honda CR-V |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Audi A4 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
| BMW 3-Series |
5 |
4 |
1 |
| Mercedes C Series |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| Hyundai Sonata |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Skoda Laura |
4 |
4 |
2 |
| Skoda Superb |
5 |
4 |
2 |
| VW Passat |
5 |
4 |
2 |
GM will invest Rs 1000 crore to Rs 1200 crore to set up the powertrain making facility at their Talegaon plant near Pune.
The industry is expected to sign the memorandum of understanding with the government of Maharashtra for the reason within fortnight or so. The powertrain plant will have the capacity to create 2-lakh units/annum.
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editor on July 6th 2008 in Auto India News, General Motors
Increasing inflation and slowing demands have imposed car manufacturers to modify their strategies.
The 1st to fall in line is GMI (General Motors India), which has declared the special offer cost of Rs 2.66 lakh at ex-showroom, Delhi for their small car model Chevrolet Spark.
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