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Apollo to bring Vredestein to India

Premium-tyre brand coming to India by mid-2012.
1 min read21 Mar '12
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Apollo Tyres is set to launch the Vredestein brand of premium tyres in India by mid-2012, sources have told Autocar India. Although Vredestein caters to the high-performance segment, it has studied the demands of the Indian market under the premium segment. It found that in India, low-level and heavy tyres are present in mass segments. The company will carry out certain adjustments to its product line-up before the India launch. 

 
With an aim of expanding its global footprint, Apollo plans to build two new facilities in East Europe and Brazil in the next couple of years at an investment of over Rs 2,500 crore. Back in 2010, Apollo had launched its own brand of tyres in Europe, banking heavily on Vredestein’s prevailing infrastructure. Company insiders have confirmed that Apollo has sealed a  deal of providing space-savers for Volkswagen cars in India.

Mercedes-Benz unveils SL65 AMG

Mercedes-Benz unveils the the mighty 621bhp, 6.0-litre V12 SL65 AMG.
1 min read21 Mar '12
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New Jetta Petrol launch in April

New Jetta petrol to be powered by 120bhp 1.4 TSI motor. Will compete with the likes of Skoda Laura, Honda Civic, Renault Fluence and Toyota Corolla Altis.
1 min read21 Mar '12
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Revived Datsun coming to India

Renault-Nissan chief executive, Carlos Ghosn confirms Datsun name being revived as a budget car brand.Two sub-Micra hatchback models planned.
2 min read20 Mar '12
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Datsun cars to hit our shores by 2014.

(L-R) Kiminobu Tokuyama, MD & CEO, Nissan Motor India, Ashwani Gupta, Program Director, Datsun Business Unit and Dinesh Jain, CEO – Hover Automotive India at the unveiling of the Datsun brand.

Audi A6 bags AACOTY title

The Audi A6 is the winner of the inaugural Autocar Asian Car of the Year award, recognising the best new car from across the entire Asian continent.
1 min read20 Mar '12
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Old Dzire to be called Dzire Tour

The taxi-market Dzire Tour will be available in both petrol and diesel variants priced at Rs 4.88 lakh and 5.91 lakh respectively.
1 min read19 Mar '12
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