Mercedes launches C-Class diesel

German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz today launched the diesel variant of its C-Class sedan, priced up to Rs 42.9 lakh ‘ex-showroom Delhi’.
The company has launched the C-Class diesel in two trims, the 'C 220 CDI Style' variant priced at Rs 39.9 lakh and the 'C 220 CDI Avantgarde' priced at Rs 42.9 lakh ‘all prices ex-showroom Delhi’, Mercedes-Benz said in a statement.
The diesel variants of the new C-Class will be available as completely built units only, it added.
Besides, Mercedes-Benz said it has commenced the local production of the new-generation C-Class petrol at its Chakan plant.
"With the launch of the C 220 CDI we now present the complete portfolio of the new generation

C-Class to our Indian customers," Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director & CEO, Eberhard Kern said.
The commencement of local production of the new C 200 Avantgarde petrol within three months of its India debut, reiterates the company's commitment of providing customers fascinating products which are made in India, he added.
Mercedes-Benz has raised the manufacturing capacity of its Chakan plant to 20,000 units annually and production will commence from

the newly constructed facility in 2015.
The plant currently produces five models ? C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, ML-Class and GL-Class. 

'i20 Active' to be launch soon

Korean auto major Hyundai will make the global debut of its new crossover model, i20 Active in India next month. As part of its plans to bring new products to touch the 5 lakh sales milestone in the country Hyundai will launch i20 Active. "Designed at Hyundai Motor's Design Centre Europe in Russelsheim, Germany, i20 Active is scheduled to make an official global debut in the Indian market in the month of March 2015''.

Hyundai Motor India said in a statement. While revealing the design renderings of the "SUV looking car", the company said it has "sporty refinement, with the enhanced practicality and quality" without sharing details.

Earlier this month, the company had launched the updated version of its mid-sized sedan Verna priced up to Rs 12.19 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Rakesh Srivastava had said the company's "aspiration is to achieve the 5 lakh sales mark in the domestic market" and the updated Verna would play a significant role in achieving the milestone.

In order to achieve the target, he stated HMIL has lined up a slew of products for this year, including models in new segment. The i20 Active will be competing with the likes of Toyota Etios Cross and Fiat Avventura in the newly emerging premium hatchback-crossover segment in India.

Yamaha to launch small car

Japanese Bike giant Yamaha will join the four-wheel market by launching small cars in Europe as early as 2019 to meet rising demand for energy-efficient vehicles, a company official said.

The firm has been mulling manufacturing four-wheel vehicles for years, exhibiting a prototype 1,000 cc engine car and an electric-car battery at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.

Yamaha is planning to build car plants in Europe to sell them in the region before 2020, the company spokesman said, without elaborating.

"As small cars are already prevalent in Europe, our first car launch will be (there)," he said.

"But we are also studying opportunities in emerging
countries" as well, he added.

His comments were in response to an interview with company Chief Hiroyuki Yanagi that appeared in the leading Nikkei business daily, in which he said Yamaha will supply its own engines for the new European market cars, while outsourcing
some other parts production.

While it is best known for its motorcycles, Yamaha has worked with Toyota on car engine development since the mid-sixties, supplying more than three million engines to the World's biggest automaker over that period.

Renault to launch MPV Lodgy in India

Automaker Renault India today said it will roll-out a multi-purpose vehicle 'Lodgy' and a small car this year and expects to double its sales in two years. "India is a strong market for Renault and we have strong presence in the country. We will launch MPV Lodgy by month-end or early next month.

"After that we will also launch sub-Rs 4 lakh small car. It will be a global car," Renault India Country

CEO and MD Sumit Sawhney told reporters. Sawhney declined to comment on price of Lodgy but said MPV segment has seen consistent growth and it grew by double digit in 2014 in the domestic market. On below Rs 4 lakh car, he said: "It is in the developing stage and will be launched after nine months."The company, which at present gets 80 percent of its total sales from Duster, expects Lodgy to bring down this share.

"Duster has been volume driver for us. We hope the MPV will also be a volume driver with Duster. Right now 80 percent of our sales is from Duster. We expect this share to come down when we launch Lodgy," he added.Renault India currently sells five models - Pulse, Scala, Duster, Fluence and Koleos. Elaborating on the company's growth plans, he said the company's "vision is to achieve over 5 percent market share in 2016. It is 2 percent at present.


"Renault, which sold about 48,000 units in 2014, expects its sales to double in two years, he added.The company is also gearing up to strengthen its dealership network this year. "Our network right now is at 157 dealers. We want to take it to 205 by this year. Majority of them will be in tier III and IV towns", he said. Renault and Nissan have a manufacturing facility at Oragadam near Chennai with a joint investment of Rs 4,500 crore spread over a period of seven years. Referring to the tie-up with Nissan, he said: "We have announced that we will not come with cross-badging of products anymore.

"We have just launched upgraded Pulse with more features and working on launching Scala with new

features." Cross badging means launching the same car with some cosmetic changes. Initially, both Renault and Nissan launched cross-badged cars under the names Pulse and Scala and Micra and Sunny. When asked if the company will export its new products, Sawhney said: "Right now, we are shipping to some countries. Lodgy and the small car will be focused on the domestic market. But we may ship them overseas in future."

Salman to work with Deepika in Sultan

Good news for the fans’ of Salman Khan and Deepika Padukone.

They both are coming together for Yash Raj Films ‘Sultan’.

The film is going to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.

The film is expected to on floor this year but Salman Khan’s

busy schedule pushed the film behind. It was earlier reported that Katrina Kaif has been approached for the female lead but it is Deepika Padukone who grabbed the film.

A source quoted, "Salman and Deepika were to co-star in Shuddhi, but she could not do that film. She has already done three films with Shahrukh Khan and was keen to do a film with Salman."

However, no official confirmation was made by Yash Raj Films.

Salman Khan is highly impressed with the script and he immediately gave nod to the film. The film is said to go on floor before Salman Khan would starts shooting for Karan Johar’s ‘Shuddhi’.

‘Sultan’ would be Salman Khan’s second film with Yash Raj banner after Kabir Khan’s ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and first film with

Deepika Padukone.

Kim poses nude for 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has posed nude for the upcoming 10th season of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'.

Kardashian, 34, said in a clip of the season's first episode, she wanted to get a nude photoshoot done because she knows her body will eventually change again, reported E! Online.

"If I get pregnant again soon, my body is going to totally transform. 

So, I'm doing this photo shoot today naked. I just want to capture my body and have these photos to last forever," she said in the clip.

Earlier, Kim also poses nude for a magazine cover page.

     

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