IndiaNissan readies Datsun brand for IndiaMay 24, 2013 06:01 CET  Nissan will introduce its first Datsun model in India by March 2014 as the carmaker offers cheaper vehicles in a push for a fivefold increase in its share of Asia's third-biggest auto market. CEO Carlos Ghosn revived the brand to widen Nissan's appeal to customers in countries such as India, Russia and Indonesia.... Read More »
Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brandMay 18, 2013 06:01 CET  Audi has overtaken BMW as India's top seller of luxury vehicles, and Audi executives say the success is due to the automaker's rapid expansion outside large urban centers, as well as the Q3 SUV introduced last year.... Read More »
Renault-Nissan parts warehouse in India nearly destroyed by fireMay 10, 2013 06:01 CET A major warehouse supplying parts to a Renault-Nissan plant in India was almost destroyed by fire early on Thursday, but the incident is unlikely to affect alliance operations in the country, Nissan said today.... Read More »
Renault-Nissan parts warehouse in India nearly destroyed by fire 3:48 pm U.S. ET | May 9, 2013 A major warehouse supplying parts to a Nissan-Renault alliance plant in India was almost destroyed by fire early today, a Nissan spokeswoman said, possibly affecting production at the plant that makes 400,000 vehicles a year.... Read More »
BMW under inspection in India after report of tax probeMay 9, 2013 06:01 CET  BMW has said it is cooperating with Indian authorities after a newspaper reported the automaker is being investigated for possibly owing $120 million in taxes.... Read More »
Mercedes, BMW, Audi chase young, female, frugal customers in IndiaApril 23, 2013 12:11 CET  In an effort to raise stuttering sales in India that far lag emerging Asian rival China, Mercedes, Audi and BMW are targeting young and female buyers outside the ultra-rich classes with small locally made cars.... Read More »
Ex-Hyundai Europe boss to run VW IndiaApril 16, 2013 06:01 CET  VW has promoted Gerry Dorizas, its veteran head of sales in India and a former chief of Hyundai Europe, to run its overall operations in the country.... Read More »
Tough road ahead for India carmakers as boom market crashesApril 13, 2013 13:54 CET  India's annual car sales fell for the first time in a decade in the financial year just ended and are expected to post subdued growth this year, calling into question bullish expectations that fueled billion-dollar bets from global manufacturers.... Read More »
Tough road ahead for India carmakers as boom market crashes 7:54 am U.S. ET | April 13, 2013  India's annual car sales fell for the first time in a decade in the financial year just ended and are expected to post subdued growth this year, calling into question bullish expectations that fueled billion-dollar bets from global manufacturers.... Read More »
Tata may add higher priced Nano models to counter slow salesApril 11, 2013 06:19 CET  Tata may launch higher priced models based on the Nano, the $2,000 compact it introduced with great fanfare in 2008. The reason: Few buyers wanted a vehicle that was primarily pitched as a cheap alternative to a motor scooter.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Germany stumbles in global sales race 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 4, 2013  Germany knows just how powerful the BRIC nations have become. Once the world’s third-largest vehicle-sales market, Germany is at risk of falling to seventh in the global ranking this year because of the rise of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China).... Read More »
INDIA Fiat bets on SUVs and sporty cars in India rebootMarch 27, 2013 10:01 CET  Fiat will open a fully-owned dealer network in India almost a year after it ended an unsuccessful partnership with Tata to build and distribute cars in the country. Fiat hopes to crack the world's seventh-largest car market by tapping into fast-growing areas such as SUVs and sporty cars.... Read More »
WPP India unit sacks employees after sexist Ford adsMarch 26, 2013 19:31 CET  An Indian unit of advertising group WPP has sacked employees over a series of ads, including one showing women tied up in the trunk of a Ford driven by ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.... Read More »
WPP India unit sacks employees after sexist Ford ads 1:31 pm U.S. ET | March 26, 2013  An Indian unit of advertising group WPP has sacked employees over a series of ads, including one showing women tied up in the trunk of a Ford driven by ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.... Read More »
MARKETING Ford apologizes for mock ads showing tied-up womenMarch 25, 2013 16:52 CET  Ford and a WPP unit apologized over unauthorized ads for the Figo in India, including a version depicting former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tying up and gagging three young women.... Read More »
Ford apologizes for mock ads showing tied-up women 10:52 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  Ford and a WPP Plc unit apologized over unauthorized ads for the Figo in India, including a version depicting former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi tying up and gagging three young women.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover studying India production, report says 12:04 pm U.S. ET | March 3, 2013  Jaguar Land Rover is investigating the potential of manufacturing cars and light trucks in India, company sources said, as the carmaker looks to build on its growth in emerging markets with the help of Indian parent Tata Motors. Building cars in India, which has developed into an emerging market export hub for many global carmakers, would allow Jaguar Land Rover to skirt high import taxes on luxury cars.... Read More »
Renault, Nissan will build new plant in India, report saysFeb. 21, 2013 19:46 CET  Renault and Nissan will invest about $320 million in a new car assembly plant in India to build Datsuns and low-cost Renault cars, a Japanese business paper said.... Read More »
Bosch's auto unit boss expects sales rebound in 2013Feb. 13, 2013 06:01 CET  Bosch's auto division boosted global sales by 1.7 percent last year but missed its 2012 sales target, Bernd Bohr, the unit's boss, said. For 2013, he expects sales to increase by 3 percent to 5 percent, but to reach that goal cuts will need to be made.... Read More »
GM replots emerging market strategy, hedges on China partner 9:09 am U.S. ET | Jan. 27, 2013  GM is reconsidering its emerging-market strategy, CEO Dan Akerson says, in remarks that could dent the global ambitions of its Chinese partner, SAIC Motor. GM has indicated for three years now that it would use SAIC, which produces affordable no-frills cars in joint ventures with GM, as its ideal partner to expand in emerging markets. But in recent months, GM has been looking to partner with Peugeot Citroen in Europe but also in Russia and Latin America.... Read More »
BMW, Mercedes hatches head to India after China flopJan. 22, 2013 06:01 CET  Hatchbacks from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi grew so popular in Europe that the carmakers bet Chinese consumers would feel the same way. They didn't. Next stop: India.... Read More »
Renault taps Logan creator for $5,500 India carDec. 18, 2012 06:01 CET  Renault has given Gerard Detourbet, the man behind the no-frills Logan, a mission to devise an even cheaper vehicle program for India that can compete with such champions of frugality as Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai.... Read More »
The smartest guy in the room 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012  You think of global auto industry leaders, and there are arguably three giants: Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne, Volkswagen's Ferdinand Piech and Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn. But these days you must add Ratan Tata, 74, to that list -- four of the smartest guys in the automotive room, if you will. Dare we call Tata the Piech of India? Perhaps it's better said that Piech is the Tata of Germany.... Read More »
Renault eyes Tata Nano rival, report saysNov. 21, 2012 10:06 CET  Renault aims to grow its market share in emerging markets with the launch of two low-cost vehicles, one of which would challenge the Tata Nano in India, a French news Web site reported. The two models, priced at 3,000 euros and 5,000 euros ($3,800 and $6,400), will be less expensive than models from the automaker's budget Dacia brand.... Read More »
Schaeffler recruits veteran GM exec as India CEONov. 19, 2012 10:20 CET  German supplier Schaeffler Group has named Dharmesh Arora, a former General Motors executive, as head of its operations in India.... Read More »
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