The Tata Motors’ Rs 1-lakh car may soon become the car of choice for taxi operators across the country. Taxi operators are postponing their plans to buy Indica and other small cars and waiting for the Tatas to showcase their small car in the Delhi Auto Expo in January 2008. Join discussion...

Bike Chronicles of India takes a look at the failure of the Honda Unicorn in India. Everyone seemed to like it, but not many bought the Unicorn. Why? Honda says it was a marketing failure. BCI thinks it was a matter of Honda getting the consumer wrong - the 150 cc market wanted a hooligan bike not another great commuter motorcycle. "The Honda Unicorn was neither sporty enough nor economical enough. It was a classic example of "Confused Positioning"." Read more at BCI. Join discussion...

Micro Technologies (India) Ltd, has developed a Vehicle Black Box or "Micro VBB" to counter the menace of car theft. "It is a security and messaging anti-theft device and also works like a data recorder on the similar lines of an aircraft black box. Sensing any intrusion of vehicle doors and immediately communicates it to the registered user's mobile through SMS. Owner messages back to immobilize the car." Neat idea? Join discussion...

Mahindra Renault will ramp up its dealer network to 43 by June end to meet the growing demand for the Logan passenger car. The dealer network will be increased to 70 in the next two months, said a Mahindra Renault official. Mahindra Renault has sold 2,786 Logan cars in May. About 71 per cent of the cars sold so far were diesel models of Logan, which is being manufactured at Mahindra and Mahindra's facility in Nashik. Join discussion...

Even as it prepares to ramp up production of its upgraded multi-utility vehicle, Rhino Rx, the Delhi-based Sonalika group is scouting for land in south India to set up its second tractor manufacturing plant. Join discussion...

Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp booked a better-than-expected 23 per cent jump in quarterly profit as its Swift, SX4 and other compact cars powered a robust global sales growth amid record-high fuel prices. Join discussion...

Hyundai India has already decided on price rise for the Verna; also looking at increasing prices for Santro Xing and Getz Prime due to increasing input costs Join discussion...

Nissan-Renault chief Carlos Ghosn announced his intention to develop a $3,000 (around Rs 1.2 lakh) car using frugal engineering in India. Apart from Tata's strong belief in the rs one lakh car, this is a good endorsement. However, Maruti and Hyundai and many others say they just can't do it. Join discussion...

The Tata rs one lakh car, Honda Jazz, Skoda Fabia, Chevrolet Captiva and more - ongoing coverage from dancewithshadows Join discussion...

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