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March 28, 2008

Car Family tree for car lovers!

Filed under: auto, car, tech — Shankar Manickam @ 10:53 am

Courtesy: Team-bhp.

March 26, 2008

Swift Dzire looks cool!

Filed under: auto, car, finance — Shankar Manickam @ 11:11 am

Here is the Brand New swift Dzire which may give sleepless nights to Tata Indigi/Logan/City/Swift and SX4.

Maruti Suzuki today rolled out a new entry level sedan called swift dzire. Swift Dzire comes in both in diesel and petrol variants powered by 1.3 litre engines. The DZiRE sedan boasts an incredible boot space of 464 litres.Apart from the boot the new grille, new fog lamp insert and tail lights with horizontal turn indicators distinguishes swift DZiRE from swift hatchback. The DZire also comes with first in class features such as including integrated stereo, steering mounted audio controls, automatic climate control, power windows and dual airbags.”The DZire is the seventh model Maruti Suzuki has launched in the last three years. It has a special place in our product strategy. Millions of Indians own compact cars. With growing incomes and better lifestyle, many of them want to upgrade to a sedan. But today, they are not able to find an entry level sedan that offers style, features and performance. The DZire offers all this, and at an attractive price,” said Mr.Shinzo Nakanishi, Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki said. The DZiRE petrol comes in three variants – DZiRE LXi, DZiRE VXi and DZiRE ZXi priced at Rs.4.49 Lakhs, Rs. 4.97 Lakhs and Rs. 5.90 Lakhs respectively (Delhi Ex-showroom). The diesel DZiRE, available in LDi, VDi and ZDi variants, will cost Rs. 5.39 Lakhs, Rs. 5.85 Lakhs and Rs. 6.70 Lakhs respectively. Swift dzire petrol variant is being priced in the range of Rs 4.49 to Rs 5.9 lakh while the diesel variants one is priced between Rs 5.39 to Rs 6.7 lakh.  Swift DZire comes in seven colours – Arctic White, Silky Silver, Clear Beige, Midnight Black, Bright Red, Azure Gray and Sovereign Blue.

Here’s The Exclusive Video ::

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OraW6LKeB_I

Official Site ::: http://www.marutidzire.com/

March 25, 2008

Maruti cuts prices till Swift segment!

Filed under: auto, car, finance — Shankar Manickam @ 9:16 am
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Maruti cuts prices of small cars by Rs 6,500 to Rs 18,030 Saturday, 01 March , 2008, 02:32New Delhi: Country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Friday said it has reduced prices of its small car from Rs 6,500 for Maruti 800 to Rs 18,030 for Swift Diesel (ex-showroom Delhi) after government cut excise duty on small cars from 16 per cent to 12 per cent.The company has announced price reduction in all the six models that qualify for the lower excise benefit: Maruti 800, Omni, Zen, Wagon R, Swift Diesel and Alto – India ’s largest selling car.Company Managing Director and CEO S Nakanishi said in a statement that in the short term, the reduction in excise duty will make small cars more attractive for customers and offset the negative impact of higher interest rates.

”This is an encouragement for companies like us, which are making major investments in capacity, research and exports,” Nakanishi said.

The company has the Maruti 800, Alto, Wagon R, Zen Estilo and Maruti Swift in the small car category eligible for the 12 per cent excise rate.

Overall, the Budget has some benefits for all sections of people while keeping the government’s finances healthy, he added.

Hurrayyyyyyy!

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