Luxury carmaker BMW is set to launch the British marque Mini in India at a starting price of Rs 25 lakh. While the new Maruti Suzuki ...
A Nano car now worth Rs 22 crore
The Rs 22 crore car boasts of over 80 kg 22 carat gold, 15 kg silver and many precious gems The Tata Group Monday unveiled a Nano car...
Intel to stop work on MeeGo
If Intel stops work on MeeGo, the platform would be left much further behind compared to other popular platforms in the market. Intel&...
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Monday, 26 September 2011
BMW Mini to hit Indian roads soon
Luxury carmaker BMW is set to launch the British marque Mini in India at a starting price of Rs 25 lakh.
While the new Maruti Suzuki Swift has many takers in India, now it would be interesting to see its original inspiration will gather how many customers though there are legion of fans waiting for its arrival.
According to a report in The Economic Times, luxury carmaker BMW is set to launch the British marque Mini in India at a starting price of Rs 25 lakh.
It was reported that the German carmaker will start importing the iconic small car within the next two months and open two flagship dealerships, in Delhi and Mumbai.
BMW will bring in the entire range of the Mini - comprising its popular variants Cooper, Countryman, Clubdoor and the Cabrio.
The top-end Clubman is likely to cost around Rs 30 lakh and come with a complete sports package and accessories.
According to the report, Mini is among the original British cars that heralded a new era in motoring in the 1960s, with its space-saving frontwheel-drive layout.
Its smooth and sporty retro design has influenced a generation of carmakers ever since.
Clocking more than 2.34 lakh units a year worldwide, it sells the highest in the US, followed by Britain, Germany and Japan
The report quoted BMW India President Andreas Schaaf as saying "The Mini comes to India finally after years of hectic feasibility and surveys."
It was also reported that he said the company will showcase the car in the Auto Expo in January 2012
The report stated that the Mini will drive into a market where luxury small cars, such as the Volkswagen Beetle and the Fiat 500, have not found too many takers.
While Volkswagen managed to sell just 620 Beetles since its launch in December 2009, Fiat has sold just 100 units.
"We are selling close to 20,000 luxury cars annually and now the customers are willing to spend money on smaller famed brands.
Mini perfectly fits into the definition and India is now a mature market for premium luxury small cars," BMW India president said.
Mini perfectly fits into the definition and India is now a mature market for premium luxury small cars," BMW India president said.
It was mentioned that just as in the other markets across the world, the Mini will be sold as a separate brand, with an array of options for customisation, independent of the BMW's other cars such as the 5 Series, the 7 Series and SUVs such as the X5 and the X6.
"We plan to market it as a sporty car with iconic value. It will be a chunky and overtly masculine brand and positioned as a top-notch performer with high levels of customisation," Schaff said, according to the report.
Monday, 19 September 2011
A Nano car now worth Rs 22 crore
The Rs 22 crore car boasts of over 80 kg 22 carat gold, 15 kg silver and many precious gems
The Tata Group Monday unveiled a Nano car - made with gold and silver, and studded with precious stones - worth an astronomical over Rs.22 crore.
But, it's not for sale - the valuable and fully functional car is a unique branding and promotional initiative by Goldplus Jewellery, part of Titan Industries, a Tata Group company, an official said.
But, it's not for sale - the valuable and fully functional car is a unique branding and promotional initiative by Goldplus Jewellery, part of Titan Industries, a Tata Group company, an official said. The Goldplus Nano Car pales the average Rs.1.40 lakh Nano, which started with a Rs.1 lakh price tag at its launch .
The Goldplus Nano Car is billed as the world's first ever gold jewellery car and celebrates the 5,000 years of jewellery making industry in India.
The car's body is made with 80 kg 22 carat solid gold, 15 kg silver, precious stones - including diamonds, rubies - and other expensive gemstones, the official said
'As many as 14 techniques of jewellery making have gone behind the effort -- from the intricate filigree work to the delicate and colourful meenakari work, the stunning kundan to the traditional naqashi...marking the convergence of diverse and culturally distinct jewellery making techniques from around India,' the official told IANS.
Titan Industries managing director Bhaskar Bhat said that since eternity, jewellery made with gold and precious stones has been an integral part of the Indian woman's life.
'Indian jewellery has been an epitome of innovation and creativity, and carved a niche worldwide for itself for the intricacy of the designs crafted out of the precious metals and stones,' said C.K. Venkataraman, COO, jewellery division.
After its glittering launch in Mumbai Monday evening, the Goldplus Nano Car will travel to all the Goldplus showrooms at 29 locations around the country.
Saturday, 3 September 2011
Intel to stop work on MeeGo
If Intel stops work on MeeGo, the platform would be left much further behind compared to other popular platforms in the market.
Intel's work on MeeGo may be screeching to a halt due to lack of interest from the partners.Digitimes reports that Intel is probably looking to temporarily stop work on its own operating system for some time, up to 2012, and will instead work on Android and Windows Phone Mango platforms.
The news about Windows Phone Mango is slightly doubtful since these phones currently work only on ARM processors. Microsoft has issued clear guidelines about what components its Windows Phone Mango partners are allowed to use, but then Intel has been a Microsoft partner for a long time so the possibility cannot be discarded completely either.
There have been no comments from Intel on the issue. Nokia, which had come with a MeeGo device - N9, recently has no plans to continue with the operating system. At such a time, if Intel also stops work on MeeGo, the platform would be left much further behind compared to other popular platforms in the market.
The original vision from Nokia and Intel is to develop MeeGo as an operating system which could work seamlessly across all the devices including netbooks, tablets to smartphones. Work on the MeeGo platform began in March 2010, and the two companies had also started a joint innovation centre to work towards the development of MeeGo. But Nokia changed course midway, and it shifted towards Windows Phone 7.
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