Crash test...

Brevísimas: Los más recientes resultados de crash test realizados por la Euro NCAP... Autoblog

Ford hace llamado de revisión masivo a su camioneta estrella... Reuters

Crash test...

Brevísimas: Los más recientes resultados de crash test realizados por la Euro NCAP... Autoblog

Ford hace llamado de revisión masivo a su camioneta estrella... Reuters

Lo que se ta' moviendo en la industria...

Fiat lanza en Brasil la versión más adsequible del nuevo Uno...Los más recientes llamados a revisión de las automotrices...Otra versión super aligerada para el de por sí atlético Lotus Elise... Edición especial conmemorativa para el 9-3 convertible de Saab...Nuevo motor para el pequeño Nissan Micra....El veterano Murciélago todavía no está muerto, al menos no para una prestigiosa casa tunera.

Lo que se ta' moviendo en la industria...

Fiat lanza en Brasil la versión más adsequible del nuevo Uno...Los más recientes llamados a revisión de las automotrices...Otra versión super aligerada para el de por sí atlético Lotus Elise... Edición especial conmemorativa para el 9-3 convertible de Saab...Nuevo motor para el pequeño Nissan Micra....El veterano Murciélago todavía no está muerto, al menos no para una prestigiosa casa tunera.

El modelo vs La modelo.

Nissan Juke vs una preciosidad (tv spot)...











Vía: Nissan.

El modelo vs La modelo.

Nissan Juke vs una preciosidad (tv spot)...











Vía: Nissan.

GT-R time...

El Nissan GT-R ya lo conoces desde hace un buen rato así que pocas cosas hay que decir de este generador de adrenalina...¿Pero la palabra superlujo estaba representada en este exótico japonés? Hasta ahora nop...Por eso el nuevo GT-R Egoist vino a cambiar eso (ya habíamos comentado algo del mismo hace unos días)....así que dale un vistazo a un reguero de fotos del GT-R que no tiene nada que envidiarle, digamos, a un Mercedes CL600 o un Bentley Continental GT.... [Ver aquí] Autoblog


En otro orden: El rebú entre Ford y Ferrari por un nombre diariodesevilla

GT-R time...

El Nissan GT-R ya lo conoces desde hace un buen rato así que pocas cosas hay que decir de este generador de adrenalina...¿Pero la palabra superlujo estaba representada en este exótico japonés? Hasta ahora nop...Por eso el nuevo GT-R Egoist vino a cambiar eso (ya habíamos comentado algo del mismo hace unos días)....así que dale un vistazo a un reguero de fotos del GT-R que no tiene nada que envidiarle, digamos, a un Mercedes CL600 o un Bentley Continental GT.... [Ver aquí] Autoblog


En otro orden: El rebú entre Ford y Ferrari por un nombre diariodesevilla

Breves de la industria...

Nissan registró un alza de 78% en sus ganancias del tercer trimestre fiscal en relación al período de octubre a diciembre de 2009. La automotriz japonesa atribuyó sus ganancias de 972.3 millones a un aumento de los ingresos fuera de Japón, pese al alza del yen...Saab, automotriz sueca, formará una sociedad con la empresa india HAL para fabricar sistemas bélicos aéreos para helicópteros livianos avanzados en India. El proyecto fabricaría componentes para los helicópteros Dhruv, de HAL...General Motors planea pagarles a sus empleados de planta en Estados Unidos al menos 3,000 dólares a cada uno en calidad de distribución de ganancias, dado que la automotriz volvió a la rentabilidad en el año 2010, aseguraron fuentes al tanto. Se trataría del mayor pago de este tipo por parte de la compañía...Peugeot-Citroën informó que volvió a la rentabilidad en 2010 debido a una mejora en el mercado mundial de autos y a una nueva línea de modelos. La automotriz francesa indicó que sus ganancias anuales fueron de 1,500 millones, mientras que en 2009 terminó con una pérdida de 1,600 millones de dólares. Peugeot también anunció planes de invertir en India.

Vía: WSJ.

Breves de la industria...

Nissan registró un alza de 78% en sus ganancias del tercer trimestre fiscal en relación al período de octubre a diciembre de 2009. La automotriz japonesa atribuyó sus ganancias de 972.3 millones a un aumento de los ingresos fuera de Japón, pese al alza del yen...Saab, automotriz sueca, formará una sociedad con la empresa india HAL para fabricar sistemas bélicos aéreos para helicópteros livianos avanzados en India. El proyecto fabricaría componentes para los helicópteros Dhruv, de HAL...General Motors planea pagarles a sus empleados de planta en Estados Unidos al menos 3,000 dólares a cada uno en calidad de distribución de ganancias, dado que la automotriz volvió a la rentabilidad en el año 2010, aseguraron fuentes al tanto. Se trataría del mayor pago de este tipo por parte de la compañía...Peugeot-Citroën informó que volvió a la rentabilidad en 2010 debido a una mejora en el mercado mundial de autos y a una nueva línea de modelos. La automotriz francesa indicó que sus ganancias anuales fueron de 1,500 millones, mientras que en 2009 terminó con una pérdida de 1,600 millones de dólares. Peugeot también anunció planes de invertir en India.

Vía: WSJ.

Nissan Micra to be priced below 4 lakh

Nissan Micra price has not been declared yet but speculations suggest that it's base variant is to be priced below Rs 4 lakh as it is loaded with a 1.2 litre petrol powertrain. However the exact information about Nissan Mircra price will be available on July 14, 2010-the launch date of the much-awaited compact car.

The Nissan Micra is to be positioned against Hyundai i10, Hyundai i20 and Maruti Swift. These competitors are already doing great for their respective manufacturers; however Nissan Micra comes with a lot of new and appealing features that might woo the car lovers in India. The initial bookings of the car have crossed the one thousand mark that shows how car lovers are passionate about this small wonder from Nissan.




Nissan Motor India Managing Director and CEO Kiminobu Tokuyama said in a event held a few days back, "We are delighted with this encouraging initial response. With the launch of the new Nissan Micra next month, Nissan will begin an exciting journey in India aiming to provide Indian customers with a full range of products and services." The new small car from Nissan-Nissan Micra-will be rolled out from Nissan's new plant at Oragadam near Chennai. 80,000 units of the Nissan Micra will be produced in its first year that will be used for both export and domestic market. The company has planned to export it over 100 countries which include the Middle-East, Africa and Europe.

Source:- Nissan Micra to be priced below 4 lakh - New Cars

Nissan Micra crosses 1000 bookings mark in just four initial weeks

Nissan Micra, the much awaited compact hatchback in India which is all set to be rolled-out in the country on July 15th this year, is receiving an overwhelming response from the buyers of this segment. According to the company, it has managed to receive more than 1000 pre-order bookings for Micra in the Indian market in just four weeks since it began bookings. Cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Mumbai and Chennai are amongst the major contributors to this high booking figure.



The Nissan Micra model is already available for display at company's showrooms across India where interested buyers can book the car with an initial amount of Rs 50,000. It will be launched in four variants ( XE, XE+, XL and XV) in the expected price range of Rs 3,90,000 to 5,20,000 (New-Delhi ex-showroom price).



The company is delighted with this encouraging initial response. With the launch of the new Nissan Micra next month, Nissan will begin an exciting journey in India aiming to provide Indian customers with a full range of products and services. The company is confident that this booking trend will continue to improve as it moves closer to the start of sales by middle of July 2010, said Mr Kiminobu Tokuyama, MD & CEO, Nissan Motor India.



The launch of Micra in India will mark the debut of Japanese auto behemoth in compact-car segment which accounts for more than 70% of total annual car sales in India. As the competition is very tough in this segment, the company has decorated Micra with some unique exterior and interior features. It is expected that the fully loaded version of Micra will be equipped with a basket full of features including auto AC (climate control), ABS, fog lamps and security alarm, push button ignition and front passenger side airbag.

Nissan Micra crosses 1000 bookings mark in just four initial weeks - New Cars

Nissan Micra to raise a price war in compact-car segment

Nissan Micra, one of the most awaited compact-hatchbacks in India, is expected to be launched in a competitive price range of Rs 3,90,000 to 5,20,000 (New-Delhi ex-showroom price) since almost all popular compact cars in the country fall in the same price segment. After its launch in India, Micra will be competing against some of the best-selling cars of its segment including Chevrolet Beat, Ford Figo, Volkswagen Polo, Hyundai i10 and the upcoming Toyota Etios.



This small sensation from Nissan will hit the Indian roads on July 15th of this year in four exciting variants including XE, XE+, XL and XV. Micra is already available for display at company's showrooms across India, where it is receiving an overwhelming response from buyers and car enthusiasts. The car can be booked at any Nissan dealership across the country on an initial amount of Rs 50,000.



The launch of Micra in India will mark the debut of Japanese auto behemoth in compact-car segment which accounts for more than 70% of total annual car sales in India. As the competition is very tough in this segment, the company has decorated Micra with some unique exterior and interior features. It is expected that the fully loaded version of Micra will be equipped with a basket full of features including auto AC (climate control), ABS, fog lamps and security alarm, push button ignition and front passenger side airbag.

Micra has specially been designed at Nissan's V-platform for emerging markets like India and China, where there is an immense growth potential in the compact-car segment.

Source:- Nissan Micra to raise a price war in compact-car segment - New Cars

Nissan Micra unveiled, Ranbir Kapoor signed as brand ambassador

Nissan Micra, the much awaited small car in the Indian market, is today unveiled for the first time in the country at a ceremony held in Mumbai. The company has signed Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as the brand ambassador. However, official launching will be done in the next month only.

While unveiling the Micra, Nissan's first made-in-India small car, Mr Kiminobu Tokuyama, Nissan Motor India managing director and chief executive officer, told reporters that it was an important and memorable day for Nissan India and its partner Hover Automotive. He was delighted to announce that Ranbir Kapoor is company's brand ambassador, after unveiling the Micra, its first made-in-India small car. Ranbir would endorse all Nissan's products and services beginning with the Micra, he added.

The Nissan Micra is informed to be available in 4 petrol variants and a diesel variant,the model comes with segment first i key and push button start and stop facility that are usually found in luxurious cars. The car can be booked at any Nissan dealership across India with an initial amount of Rs 50,000 which is 100% refundable.

The company has already announced that it is going to start delivery of Micra in India form July 15th and around 400 units of this car have already been booked. The Japanese company is aiming to produce about 80,000 units of the car for the Indian market in Financial Year 2010-2011. These units will be for both exports and domestic sales, Mr Tokuyama said. The company is manufacturing the Nissan Micra model at its Chennai facility which has an annual manufacturing capacity of 2 lakh units and it is to be increased to 4 lakh units in coming months.

Source:- Nissan Micra unveiled, Ranbir Kapoor signed as brand ambassador - New Cars

Defiance Technologies to design Nissan's upcoming compact-car

Defiance Technologies, a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland, is speculated to handle the designing of the upcoming Nissan-Ashok Leyland joint venture small car in India. It is expected that the company (Ashok Leyland) will announce the tie-up with Nissan at its upcoming annual general meeting.

Ashok Leyland which is the second largest commercial vehicle maker in India, is a leading player in manufacturing of buses, emergency and military vehicles. The company had recently announced that it will roll-out an LCV (Lightweight Commercial Vehicle) by the end of this year.

Nissan, a Japan based leading car maker, has entered into talks with Ashok Leyland in March this year to develop a compact car in the price range of Rs 2 to 2.5 lakh. However, there has not been any formal announcement made from either of the companies on this regard till now. This is not the first time when Ashok Leyland is in talks with a Japanese car company. In the year 2002, the company was in talks with Toyota Motors Corp to produce a small car in India, which failed due to equity and financial concerns.

The compact-car segment has already become very crowded with more then a dozen car models competing for a significant chunk of auto sales in India that includes Maruti Alto, Maruti Wagon R, Maruti Swift, Hyundai i10, Hyundai i20, Fiat Punto, Ford Figo Volkswagen Polo and Chevrolet Beat.

Source:- Defiance Technologies to design Nissan's upcoming compact-car - New Cars

Nissan Micra to Get 4 Star Rating

Nissan Micra, the new hatchback will soon be exported from India to Europe during the month of September. Micra has the possibility of scoring 4-star Euro NCAP rating. Though the company itself has not yet confirmed this, a renowned auto magazine says that Nissan Micra was unable to get the 5th star because of the revised system of crash safety by NCAP .

Vincent Cobee, the project Director for Nissan Micra, said, “We want to be competitive on safety, but to achieve the new five-star rating becomes outrageous. We are making no definitive statement on the rating we expect, but let us say that three stars would not put us in the right competitive set.” He further added saying, “The new Micra will be a value-driven proposition at the lower end of the supermini class, with a high level of features at a slightly lower price than before.”

Suresh Rangarajan who is the official spokesperson of Nissan India was also contacted who said, “We have not announced our specifications as yet. However wish to confirm that the car will be equipped with the standard Nissan safety norms that we adopt globally.”

An auto enthusiast says, “The 5-star rating does not make an iota of difference to Indian car buyers. As far as safety features like front airbags, ABS, side curtain airbags, stability control, etc are generally available in top-end versions (of any hatchback car) in the county. Furthermore, the volumes are pretty less in such segments.”

Source:- Nissan Micra to Get 4 Star Rating - New Cars

400 Nissan Micra cars booked in less then 2 weeks

Nissan India, which has recently signed Ranbir Kapoor as its brand ambassador, today announced that it has received booking for more than 400 units of its latest hatchback Nissan Micra in India, in just a period of less than 2 weeks. To make the most of this overwhelming response from buyers, the company has also started the pre-order bookings for the Micra at its showrooms across India.



Nissan has already announced that it will start the delivering the Micra model from 15th of July, 2010 and till then the model will be available for display at company's outlets across India. The company is targeting to produce more than 80,000 units of Micra model from its Chennai plant in FY10-11.



The Nissan Micra model is powered with a 1.2liter DOHC 12 Valve 3-cylinder petrol engine (with a five-speed manual gearbox) which is able to generate a maximum power of 76PS along with a maximum torque of 104kg @ 4000rpm. The model is coming with a segment leading fuel economy of 18.6 km/litre, as tested by ARAI.



The new Micra model will be launched in India in four variants including base model XE, middle range variants XE Plus and XL, and the top variant XV. The new model will be available in six exciting colors including Sunlight Orange, Blade Silver, Storm White, Pacific Blue, Onyx Black and Brick Red. It is expected that Micra will be placed in the price segment of Rs 3.5 to 5.5 lakh.

Source:- 400 Nissan Micra cars booked in less then 2 weeks - New Cars

Nissan Micra unveiled, Ranbir Kapoor signed as brand ambassador

Nissan Micra, the much awaited small car in the Indian market, is today unveiled for the first time in the country at a ceremony held in Mumbai. The company has signed Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor as the brand ambassador. However, official launching will be done in the next month only. While unveiling the Micra, Nissan's first made-in-India small car, Mr Kiminobu Tokuyama, Nissan Motor India managing director and chief executive officer, told reporters that it was an important and memorable day for Nissan India and its partner Hover Automotive.



He was delighted to announce that Ranbir Kapoor is company's brand ambassador, after unveiling the Micra, its first made-in-India small car. Ranbir would endorse all Nissan's products and services beginning with the Micra, he added. The Nissan Micra is informed to be available in 4 petrol variants and a diesel variant,the model comes with segment first i key and push button start and stop facility that are usually found in luxurious cars. The company has already announced that it is going to start delivery of Micra in India form July 15th and around 400 units of this car have already been booked. The Japanese company is aiming to produce about 80,000 units of the car for the Indian market in Financial Year 2010-2011.



These units will be for both exports and domestic sales, Mr Tokuyama said. The company is manufacturing the Nissan Micra model at its Chennai facility which has an annual manufacturing capacity of 2 lakh units and it is to be increased to 4 lakh units in coming months. While elaborating the company's plans of exporting this model in foreign market, Mr Tokuyama said that exports at this stage would be greater than the domestic market. But it does not necessarily mean that the company is prioritising exports. Both the India market and the emerging markets are important to Nissan.

Source:- Nissan Micra unveiled, Ranbir Kapoor signed as brand ambassador - New Cars

Nissan Micra to hit Indian roads on July 15th

Nissan Micra, the much awaited compact hatchback to which company has recently started displaying at its showrooms across India will hit the roads on 15th of July, this year. The company has already started the pre-order bookings of this model at its showrooms at an initial amount of Rs 50,000. The Nissan Micra model will be powered with a 1.2liter DOHC 12 Valve 3-cylinder petrol engine which is capable to generate a maximum power of 76PS @ 6,000rpm along with a torque of 104kg per 4000rpm. According the ARAI the Micra offers a high mileage of 18.6 km/litre. The Micra will be launched in four variants including XE (basic), XE Plus, XL (middle), and XV (high-end), in the expected price range of Rs 4 to 5.5 lakh (ex-showroom).



The new model will be available in six different colors including Sunlight Orange, Blade Silver, Storm White, Pacific Blue, Onyx Black and Brick Red. The Nissan Micra XE, which is the base model of the company, is featured with roof antenna, Drive Computer, manual AC, power steering with tilt adjustment, engine immobilizer, black interior colour scheme and driver side airbag. While the Nissan Micra XE + comes with some additional features as compare to the base model including OE Audio system with 4 speakers, seat cover – fabric (Black & Silver color combination), steering wheel cover (Pure Leather – Black & Silver color combination), full wheel covers.



The Nissan Micra XL variant, which is second from the top, comes loaded with some more additional features as compare to XE variant, which includes full wheel covers, rear wiper and washer, tachometer; parcel Shelf, integrated audio system with 4 speakers aux-in port, power windows: front and rear with drive anti-pinch function, central door lock, remote keyless entry.

The top variant, which has been named as Nissan Micra XV, is loaded with all new generation safety and comfort features like electric Park and fold mirror, door mirror electric adjustment, auto AC, Greige interior colour scheme, Intelligent Key with Push Button Ignition, front passenger side airbag, ABS + EBD + BA, front fog lamps, security alarm.

The launch of Nissan Micra will mark the debut of the company in the segment compact cars in India, which has already become very congested with a series of new car launches in last few months. The new entrants in this segment includes Chevrolet Beat, Ford Figo, Volkswagen Polo and recently launched new Maruti Wagon R.

Source:- Nissan Micra to hit Indian roads on July 15th - New Cars

Nissan mulling to develop a small car with Ashok Leyland

Nissan Motors, Japan based leading car maker, is mulling the option of joining hands with Ashok Leyland for launching a new small car in the Indian market. The company said in a statement on Tuesday that it may tie-up with the Hinduja Group owned firm Ashok Leyland for launching a global compact car in India. The Nissan group is already in the process of launching a light commercial vehicle (LCV) in the Indian market in partnership with Ashok Leyland, by year 2011.



In March 2010, both Nissan and Ashok Leyland were in talks for the development of a global small car in the price range of around $4,500-5,000. The company has indicated that the new compact-car will be its flagship model in markets like Indian and China, where there is a high growth potential in the small car segment. Besides India and China, the company will possibly launch this car in foreign markets like Indonesia, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia and some more Latin American nations.

Mr Collin Dodge, Executive Vice-President of the company has said that the new global small car could be positioned between the Tata Nano at the lower end and Maruti Swift at the upper end. The new small car will be competing with popular cars in India of this segment including best selling Maruti Alto, Maruti Wagon R, recently launched Chevrolet Beat, Volkswagen Polo and Ford Figo, and upcoming Toyota Etios.

Moreover, Nissan India is in the final stage of the launch of its much awaited compact hatchback Micra which will be launched in the month of July 2010. The model is already available for display and bookings at company's showrooms across India.

Source:- Nissan mulling to develop a small car with Ashok Leyland - New Cars