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GM inaugurates flexi-engine plant in India

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The new engine plant will begin by producing engines for small passenger cars manufactured by GM in India. GM India’s sales have grown significantly since the rollout of its mini-cars, the Chevrolet Spark and Beat, said GM India President and Managing Director Karl Slym.

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Forecast: Indias car sales to surpass 2.6M units; more affordable small cars and new demand

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A Business Monitor International (BMI) report forecasts that car sales in India will surpass 2.6 million units by the end of 2010, fuelled by an increasing number of affordable small cars and demand from less penetrated segments, such as rural areas. While BMI forecasts growth of 17.4%

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Passenger Vehicle Sales in India in FY 2009 Climb 25.6%

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Sales of passenger vehicles in India grew to more than 1.9 million units in FY 2009 (April 2009-March 2010), up 25.6% from the prior year, according to figures from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. in April-March 2010 to more than 440,000 units. during April-March 2010 to more than 9.37

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Air Products to Supply H2 Fueling Equipment for Transportation Demo Project in India

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Air Products will supply hydrogen fueling equipment for a hydrogen transportation demonstration project in New Delhi, India. The hydrogen-powered fleet will transport visitors at the Pragati Maidan, where many large public exhibitions are held in New Delhi, in partnership with the India Trade Promotion Organization.

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Maruti Suzuki Delivers 10 SX4 Hybrids and 4 Eeco Charge Electric Concepts for Commonwealth Games

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Maruti Suzuki, India’s car market leader, recently provided 10 SX4 Hybrid and 4 Eeco Charge EV concepts for the use at the Commonwealth Games , running in Delhi 3-14 October. The SX4 Hybrid, first unveiled in January at the Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi, is a full parallel hybrid on a sedan platform. SX4 Hybrid. NHPP and MNRE.

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How many vehicles can the earth sustain?

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By 2010, we were at 1 billion vehicles. in India, 2.6 The numbers of vehicles in the world in different years came from the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, the American Automobile Manufacturers Association, and Ward’s Communications. The next 10-fold increase took an additional 44 years. billion vehicles.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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million diesel passenger cars sold in 2011, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association. In 2011, the US diesel market began to show signs of revival, with 27% growth over 2010. Other OEMs that are focusing on India, including Hyundai and Honda, may be able to capture a.

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