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Car-maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor today launched a limited edition of its multi-utility vehicle Innova, priced at Rs 13.13 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).  The new variant -- Innova Crysta -- will be powered by a 2.5-litre diesel engine and will have Bharat Stage-III and IV emission norms options, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said in a statement.  "The Innova has been our flagship brand in India and has been a market leader since launch. The new limited edition Innova Crysta is aimed at offering exclusive ownership experience by offering enhanced luxury features," TKM Deputy Managing Director (Marketing) Sandeep Singh said.  The company will sell only 1,000 units of the limited edition of the vehicle till October, 2011, he added. The New added features are as follows:- 1 . Smoked Alloy wheels 2 .Body Graphics Rear Roof Spoiler 3 . Dual Tone leather seat cover 4. Dark wood panel   5 . Floor mats Muffler Cutter 

Hero MotoCorp launched a new off-road bike called Impluse.  The new 149.2cc motorcycle which develops 13.2bhp at 7500rpm. A sign of things to come, the new bike shows us the fresh face of Hero as it treads a bold new path, entering the hot and relatively unexplored on-off road motorcycle segment in India, we’ve often longed to see filled. An apt motorcycle for Indian roads that remain in terrible condition all year round, Hero MotoCorp’s Impulse sits tall on a long travel telescopic front suspension, with a monoshock rear suspension and spoke wheels, as commonly associated with these rugged, go-anywhere motorcycles. This Hero is tough, with massive body panels including a high floating front mudguard, and large overhangs extending ahead of its big, high set fuel tank. Instrumentation is trendy. The four-stroke engine is carburreted, with a single cylinder and air-cooling, its silencer and heat shield running the entire right length of this bike under its seat. You get a five-spee...

World number one two-wheeler company, Hero MotoCorp revealed its bold new face and logo, along with one new bike and another scooter at a gala, superstar-studded mega event in London. Performing on stage were Shahrukh Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, tennis legend Boris Becker, F1 veteran David Coulthard, star Indian music composer, A R Rehman and rap singer Akon.

German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz on Wednesday announced the launch of 'SLK 350' in the country, priced at Rs 61.9 lakh (ex showroom New Delhi).  Commenting on the sales expectations from the new model, Mercedes Benz India Director (Sales and Marketing) Debashis Mitra said: "Last year, we were selling 3-4 cars a month. We hope with the new SLK we will be improving that number".  The new car will come to India as a completely built unit (CBU) and will be available in petrol version, Mitra said, adding that the company sold around 3-4 cars a month of SLK 200 last year.  Speaking about affect of the recent interest rate hikes and increase in cost of petrol on the luxury car segment, Mitra said the impact would not be substantial.  "..the luxury car industry will be impacted, we cannot say it won't be impacted. But the growth rates are extremely impressive now. It will come down to impressive. But I don't think it won't go to low or something like th...

The Countries largest Utility vehicle maker Mahindra & Mahindra today said it was in the process of finalising product platforms jointly with South Korea's SsangYong Motor Co which it acquired last year.  "We are investing in product and brand development in SsangYong Motor Co. Both the teams of M&M and SsangYong Motor Co are working together to develop new product platforms over the next 3-4 years," M&M President Automotive Sector Pawan Goenka told reporters here.  M&M had acquired a 70 per cent stake for USD 378 million in the South Korea's third-largest maker of sport utility vehicles, Ssangyong Motor Co in 2010.  "We are not expecting SsangYong Motor to turnaround this year, but we are focusing on volume growth of the company," Goenka said, adding that the company is pleased with Ssangyong's performance and it is on track to achieve target of 1,20,000 units in 2011.  The company has sold 55,000 units in the first six months and hopes...

Bureaucrat turned corporate chieftain turned entrepreneur Jagdish Khattar aims to set up 200 Carnation Auto centres across the country, from the present 25, within the next four years. Having delivered 2.50 lakh vehicles since starting off three years back, Khattar says that the company would grow at a much faster pace in the coming years and they have ambitious plans to be present in 100 cities in the next four years. He says that the servicing and repair of all kinds of vehicles by different manufacturers under one roof offered by Carnation Auto has been drawing increasing number of customers, due to cost efficiency and better services. The former MD of Maruti Udyog Ltd, Jagdish Khattar said that increasing number of people are now choosing to get their after sales service and repairs done at certified auto solution hubs established by Carnation Auto instead of the neighborhood garage or the original vehicle manufacturers service centre.  He said that right now about 70 % of the...