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Indian automaker Premier Limited has signed an agreement with the Italian car major Fiat to source from it 28,000 BS-IV 1.3 liter multi-jet diesel engines for its compact SUV Rio over the period of three years from 2012 to 2015. The engines are in the process of calibration at Fiat’s Ranjangaon facility. The engine deliveries will commence by...

Premier Limited is in talks with Fiat for a possible commercial agreement to source its 1.3 liter multijet diesel engine for its compact SUV Rio. The Premium Limited is owned by the Walchand Hirachand Group used to manufacture the legendary Padmini car that dominated the Indian car market from 1955 to 1985. According to Mr. Maitreya Doshi,...

Premier Limited which recently started its second innings in the Indian passenger vehicle segment with the launch of its compact diesel SUV named the ‘RiO,’ has now recently introduced a petrol version of the SUV in India. The company introduced the petrol version of the compact SUV across major cities and select Tier II cities. The vehicle...

French auto company Peugeot-Citreon is all set to enter India, possibly in a joint venture with the UK-based Caparo Group, which already has an Indian subsidiary. Peugeot will be re-entering India 11 years after its JV with Premier Auto ended. It is looking at an initial production capacity of 6,000 units, which can be scaled up later. Caparo...