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REPORT: Volkswagen considering stake in Suzuki for micro-car alliance 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

According to reports from Reuters and Manager Magazin in Germany, Volkswagen is keen to purchase a 10 percent stake in Suzuki in order to cooperate on future small cars for emerging markets. In its home market of Japan, Suzuki is the second-largest automaker (behind Toyota) and dominates the ...

LPG-fueled Chevy Spark launched in India 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Chevrolet has just launched a factory LPG conversion of the little Spark in the Indian market. The Spark is re-badged version of the Daewoo Matiz sold in most of Asia. While there are a number of after-market conversions available, this is the first factory installation. Like most such ...

REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

After 203,000 firm orders, Indian automaker Tata found out that most buyers had opted for the more expensive variants of the Nano: only 20 percent of orders have been placed for the base model. The consequence is that Tata is considering a new strategy for the Nano, introducing new variants to ...

Engineering students from India create air-powered motorcycle 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just over a year ago, we reported on an air-powered moped that was built using carbon fiber tanks originally intended for firefighting use. Apparently, the idea has occurred to a few other people as well, as a group of engineering students from India have just completed another compressed ...

Tata receives 203,000 bookings for Nano, twice what they can initially fulfill 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

About a month ago, Tata Motors began accepting pre-orders (through a lottery/booking slip form) for the World's Cheapest Car, the Nano. In the first week, Tata announced it had sold over 81,000 booking forms but Tata has even better news to report this week: 203,000 fully paid bookings. Now ...

Indian electric vehicle companies request Federal Government help 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

The sorry state of the global economy is hurting industries all over the world, including in India where electric vehicle makers are experiencing slow sales of both two- and four-wheeled machines. Compounding the problem are low fuel prices that make EVs a tough financial sell. For these reasons, ...

Tata Motors look to Scandinavian companies to raise eco-awareness 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Executives at India's Tata Motors admit that their company is a bit behind the times when it comes to environmental awareness when compared to established players in Europe. "We are behind as far as the world is concerned. There are many Scandinavian companies because they are more conscious of ...

Suzuki announces hybrids and CNG vehicles for India 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Maruti Suzuki in India has announced ambitious plans for alternative powertrains for three or four models in the Indian market. Although the company aims for an all-electric model in the long run, the short term will see bi-fuel natural gas/gasoline powertrains available to take advantage of ...

Tata says it sells over 51,000 Nano "booking forms" in five days 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Tata knew pent-up demand for its super-cheap Nano would be so high in advance of its official delivery date that the Indian automaker set up an unique pre-ordering system allowing potential customers to sign up with booking forms. After all these forms have been collected, a computer will ...

Bajaj planning most fuel efficient car in the world 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

We've been hearing about a planned rival for the recently-launched Tata Nano from fellow Indian automaker Bajaj and corporate partner Renault/Nissan for nearly a year. According to reports, the project is still moving forward, though Bajaj isn't planning to compete directly with the Nano on price ...

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