DriveInside.com | Monday July 26, 2010
French auto company, PSA Peugeot Citroen, may use Hindustan Motors’ Tiruvallur plant near Chennai for its small-car project with Mitsubishi. Peugeot plans to develop a small car in India through a joint venture with Mitsubishi, which already has a tie-up with HM. While the Tiruvallur plant may help the companies save time and costs, it may not be Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday May 10, 2010
Hindustan Motors-Mitsubishi launched a new version of the Outlander last week. The Outlander 2010 comes with a BS-IV compliant 2.4-litre MIVEC engine, and is priced at Rs 19.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It is equipped with a theft-protection device, alloy brakes and clutch control. The company is also planning to launch its Evolution series and a Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday December 31, 2009
Hindustan Motors will be launching the tenth generation Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, or the ‘Evo X’, in the middle of 2010. Hindustan Motors is responsible for marketing all passenger cars from Japanese company Mitsubishi’s stable in India. The most powerful of all Lancer models so far, the Evo X runs on a 2-litre, 16-valve DOHC Mivec turbocharged Read More...
DriveInside.com | Monday July 27, 2009
Hindustan Motors is planning to launch a new premium segment car in the country, for which the technology will come from Mitsubishi Motors in Japan. The company is already in collaboration with Mitsubishi to manufacture the Mitsubishi Lancer, the Montero and the Outlander. HM is currently waiting to get the necessary approvals for the car from the Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday July 7, 2009
Several car makers in the country have slashed car prices following the announcement of the budget this week. The budget has reduced the excise duty on cars with engine capacities exceeding 2000cc by Rs 5,000 per unit. The duty on petrol-run trucks has also gone down from 20 per cent to 8 per cent. Hindustan Motors was the first company to act Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday March 25, 2009
Hindustan Motors (HM) and Mitsubishi yesterday launched the new version their premium SUV, the Montero, in Mumbai. The Montero was launched 4 years back in India and has sold 600 units in the country so far. According to Hindustan Motors Managing Director R. Santhanam, it enjoys a 42-43 per cent market share in the premium SUV category in India. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Wednesday December 10, 2008
It’s time for the patient car buyer to celebrate, now that almost all major auto companies have slashed car prices. Maruti Suzuki was the first to cut prices after the announcement of the stimulus package by the government and Hyundai Motor followed soon after. Other carmakers too were quick to announce massive discounts on their models.
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DriveInside.com | Saturday October 4, 2008
India’s Hindustan Motors and Japanese Mitsubishi Motors launched the SUV Mitsubishi Outlander in India. The Outlander is making a debut in India after receiving phenomenal success in North America, Japan, Australia, Canada and Western Europe, for its all-season and all-road capabilities due to its unique Electronically Controlled All-Wheel Control Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday June 12, 2008
The makers of Ambassador Car, Hindustan Motors (HM) is all set to launch a new passenger car in October this year. This will be the first entirely new car after Contessa which was launched in 1980s.The car would be launched during Durga Puja and manufactured at the Uttarpara plant.
Speaking to the press, Mr. R. Santhanam, MD of HM mentioned Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday April 1, 2008
Mitsubishi Motors and Hindustan Motors have launched the automatic transmission variant of their premium SUV Montero.
“The All New Mitsubishi Montero has received a phenomenal response since it was launched in India in August07 and to consolidate it’s position further we are launching the automatic transmission (A/T) variant. Montero’s Read More...
DriveInside.com | Thursday March 13, 2008
C K Birla group's Hindustan Motors, in joint venture with Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors, has big plans for India. It is planning to launch one model every six months as part of their growth plan. The company is currently selling four models: Pajero, Lancer, Cedia and Montero. It will launch another SUV Outlander in August-September 2008.
“We are Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday March 11, 2008
There’s good news for SUV lovers. Mitsubishi has announced its plans to manufacture Outlander in India and not bring it in as knocked-down-units or completely-built-units. The Outlander will be manufactured by Mitsubishi – Hindustan Motors’ JV, which also produces Lancer.
This step by Mitsubishi will bring down the price of the SUV by 70-80%. Read More...
DriveInside.com | Tuesday February 19, 2008
From 33 to 45. That is the kind of jump that Hindustan Motors is fathoming for Mitsubishi dealerships. “By the end of 2008, we will have 45 dealer locations pan-India and north India will continue to be our focus where we already have 10 dealerships,” said HM director Mr. Ravi Santhanam. The Japanese auto major sells its Cedia, Pajero, Lancer and Read More...