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April 2008 Auto Sector Updates:

• Setco Automotive targets to double turnover in three years - (24/4/2008)
• India supplies horns for 5 lakh BMW luxury cars - (24/4/2008)
• Auto parts cos to post modest Jan-March profit - (23/4/2008)
• Apollo group co to sell 15% in arm to PEs for Rs 70 cr - (23/4/2008)
• BMW opens its first showroom in Kolkata - (24/4/2008)
• Maruti Q4 net at Rs 297.7 crore - (24/4/2008)
• Mitsubishi plans to price Outlander at Rs 15.5 lakh - (24/4/2008)
• Toyota overtakes GM as world's top automaker - (24/4/2008)
• Tata gets US antitrust clearance for Jaguar, Land Rover - (24/4/2008)
• Mahindra & Mahindra drives Scorpio to Chile - (23/4/2008)
• Honda to hike City, Civic prices by up to Rs 10,000 - (23/4/2008)
• BMW aims to be market leader in premium car segment by 2010 - (23/4/2008)
• German co to setup heavy truck manufacturing plant in Pune - (22/4/2008)
• Tatas' world-class R&D hub coming up in UK - (22/4/2008)
• Indian market to be flooded with luxury sedans - (21/4/2008)
• Daimler, Hero to invest Rs 4,400 cr in commercial vehicles venture - (21/4/2008)
• Chinese cars eye emerging markets fo drive fast on export targets - (21/4/2008)
• M&M set to buy Belgian gear-maker for $475 mn - (21/4/2008)
• Auto majors plan company-run showrooms to drive car sales - (21/4/2008)
• Sutlej Motors to meet global standards in bus body building - (20/4/2008)
• Auto sector corners a large pie of M&As by domestic firms - (20/4/2008)
• Good demand for bicycles due to fuel price hike - (20/4/2008)
• Maruti to hike prices in May first week - (20/4/2008)
• Maruti keeps market share in FY08, Tata loses ground - (19/4/2008)
• Zip, zap...IIT Delhi's F1 car for Silverstone circuit - (19/4/2008)
• Higher input costs pushing up bike prices - (19/4/2008)
• Delhi to sweep streets clean of 15-yr-old cars - (18/4/2008)
• Beijing auto show spotlights automakers' hopes for booming China market - (17/4/2008)
• Car companies to hike prices by Rs 4,000-16,000 - (17/4/2008)
• Rahul Bajaj seeks CLB's permission to convene board meeting - (17/4/2008)
• Cheap Chinese fake bikes haunt Bajaj Auto - (17/4/2008)
• Ceat plans to set up 2 new plants in India: Official - (15/4/2008)
• SC asks Tata Motors to file reply on Singur project - (15/4/2008)
• M&M showcases hybrid version of Scorpio - (15/4/2008)
• Chrysler and Nissan unveil production alliance - (15/4/2008)
• US firm launches new bearings manufacturing plant in India - (16/4/2008)
• M&M launches Alfa in Andhra Pradesh - (15/4/2008)
• M&M launches Alfa Passenger in Andhra Pradesh - (14/4/2008)
• Argentum may roll out luxe cars for Karmann - (14/4/2008)
• Volvo expects India, China to drive its growth in Asia - (13/4/2008)
• SC asks Tata Motors to replace defective car - (13/4/2008)
• Hyundai cuts export target due to strong rupee - (12/4/2008)
• Mitsubishi Motors to increase its capacity to four folds - (12/4/2008)
• JK Tyres acquires Mexican tyre co Tornel for Rs 270 cr - (12/4/2008)
• Oil, environment, lifestyle fuel Asia's two-wheeler boom - (12/4/2008)
• Toyota's small sedan to debut by 2010 - (12/4/2008)
• Toyota to invest Rs 1400 cr for small car plant - (11/4/2008)
• Ajanta to challenge Nano with electric car - (11/4/2008)
• Tata faces green, not nationality issues with JLR - (11/4/2008)
• Bajaj-Renault Lite may miss launch date - (11/4/2008)
• Auto sales dip After seven straight years of growth - (11/4/2008)
• Fiat may roll out cheaper Palio in BRIC countries - (11/4/2008)
• Consumer court asks Hyundai Motor to replace faulty engine - (10/4/2008)
• Automobile sales drop 4.7% in 2007-08 - (10/4/2008)
• Atlas Copco acquires holding in Indian drilling technology Co - (10/4/2008)
• Tata Motors' Nano heads for South Africa - (10/4/2008)
• Indian SMEs help Rover for a smooth drive - (10/4/2008)
• Ford plans side-view mirrors to track blind spots - (10/4/2008)
• Indian auto suppliers eye US companies - (9/4/2008)
• Ford India launches roadside assistances in Chandigarh - (9/4/2008)
• Steel prices to impact profits of auto firms: Tata Motors - (9/4/2008)
• Tata Motors on expansion drive in Africa - (9/4/2008)
• Tata Motors to make trucks in South Africa - (9/4/2008)
• SRF approves Rs 17 crore expansion project - (9/4/2008)
• Hero Honda to pump in additional Rs 150 cr in Haridwar - (9/4/2008)
• Emcon Technologies plans to setup plant in West Bengal - (9/4/2008)
• Hero Honda starts Haridwar facility - (9/4/2008)
• Ford India's 24-hour roadside service in Hyderabad - (9/4/2008)
• Sifcor stake buy to give BFL more market access - (9/4/2008)
• M&M's Bolero sells 50,000 units in FY08
• Bharat Forge buys Groupe Sifcor of France - (8/4/2008)
• Eicher's motor bike unit March sales up 14% - (8/4/2008)
• India drives BMW's record sales - (7/4/2008)
• Eicher Motors March sales fall marginally - (7/4/2008)
• Tata Motors raises truck, bus prices - (7/4/2008)
• Eicher Motors March sales slip marginally - (7/4/2008)
• Ashok Leyland March vehicle sales up 27 per cent - (7/4/2008)
• Maruti to power small cars with genext engines - (7/4/2008)
• Tatas to focus on 'world truck', goes slow on Iveco deal - (7/4/2008)
• China is world's 3rd largest motor vehicles producer
• JK Tyres to invest Rs 480 cr for capacity expansion
• Maruti Suzuki to launch 'world car' from India by end-2008
• Nano may steer clear of Sona, eyes cheaper option
• Hyundai to roll out small car from Chennai plant
• Steel price hike could affect Nano's Rs 1 Lakh tag
• Hyundai i10 is JK Tyre-Indian Car of the Year 2008
• S&P downgrades Tata Motors corporate credit ratings to 'BB'
• Tata Motors buys Nissan's South African plant
• Indica engine to power Ace
• Volkswagen hikes India investment for Skoda Fabia
• GM shows off Volt, progress toward 2010 launch
• M&M, I-Venture team buys Italian gear maker Metalcastello

March 2008 Auto Sector Updates:

- TVS launches Scooty Teenz Electric

- Hero Group, UK's Ultra scrap JV plans

- GM shows off Volt, progress toward 2010 launch

- Tata Motors gets nod to produce 'eco cars' in Thailand

- Tata Motors to list on Tokyo Stock Exchange

- Worker dies inside Tata's Singur project site

- Tatas plan to raise $983 million in Japan

- Steel Strips Wheels bags Rs 110-cr order from Renault

- M&M, I-Venture team buys Italian gear maker Metalcastello

- Mahindra sees double-digit growth in FY09

- Duty cut perks up sales figures of auto companies

- TVS Motor March sales down 9% on year

- Maruti posts record annual sales, up 13.3% in '08

- Ferrari may drive into India in 2010

- Tata Motors to invest Rs 6K cr in Pune, M&M readies Rs 1,500 cr for Chakan

- Tata Motors to invest $1.5 billion over 4-5 yrs

- Tata's acquisitions of JLR sparks an outpouring of national pride

- Hinduja Group eyes stake in Valeo

- TVS motor company launches 125CC TVS Flame

- Amtek Auto may lose $18 mn due to global currency turbulence

- Auto component industry seek check on input cost

- Ford sells Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Motors

- Auto component industry seek check on input cost

- Minda Group becomes darling of global auto firms

- JBM Auto in JV with Italy's Magnetto

- TVS bags TPM award

- Bajaj, Hero Honda, Kinetic plan gas-based 2-wheelers

- Luminous Power to foray into electric 2-wheeler segment

- AAIFR dismisses SEBI, BSE appeals on Dunlop

- Ceat sells surplus Mumbai land

- Apollo Tyres to set up greenfield plant in Hungary

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