Automobile

Ceat to start commercial production at Halol tyre plant in January

November 29, 2010
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Ceat to start commercial production at Halol tyre plant in January

According to PTI report quoting Ceat’s Deputy Managing Director Anant Goenka, tyre-maker Ceat will start commercial production at Gujarat based Halol facility by January next year. The company has invested Rs 650-crore in the Halol plant which has a capacity to make 3,00,000 passenger car radial tyres (PCRs) and 40,000 truck and bus radial...

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Ford officials, Gujarat govt talk on car plant project next week:PTI

November 28, 2010
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Ford officials, Gujarat govt talk on car plant project next week:PTI

According to PTI report, Car maker Ford India is understood to be in discussion with the Gujarat government to set up its second manufacturing plant in the country, as it gears up to introduce eight new products by 2015. PTI quotes officials from the state government and says that the company officials are likely...

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Was Gujarati Bahu Niira Radia a ‘Nano link’ between Modi and Tata?

November 27, 2010
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Was Gujarati Bahu Niira Radia a ‘Nano link’ between Modi and Tata?

Was “Gujarati Bahu” Niira Radia a link between Ratan Tata and Narendra Modi? Did Tata Nano car plant come to Gujarat due to Narendra Modi’s famous SMS “Suswagatam”, or also due to middle work of Niira Radia? Was there Niira Radia behind Gujarat government’s unbelievable and controversial sops to Tata Motors?(The detail of benefits...

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Gujarat govt signs MoU with Tata Motors for Skill Development Center

November 27, 2010
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Gujarat govt signs MoU with Tata Motors for Skill Development Center

In presence of Minister of State for Industries Shri Saurabh Patel, the Employment and Training Department on Friday signed a MoU with Tata Motors. Prudent policies of State to help the youth, launching a new initiative to give the youth exposure to industry, Tata Motors would now partner the skill enhancement programme with Sarkhej...

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Hyundai in communication with Gujarat govt to set up car plant here

November 20, 2010
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Hyundai in communication with Gujarat govt to set up car plant here

According to report published in Hindu Business Line, Hyundai Motors which has two plants in Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, is looking at Gujarat as a location for its next plant in India. Three top Hyundai Motors officials are reliably learnt to have made a presentation on Thursday to top Gujarat Government officials who had...

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General Motors Halol plant strike ends after Gujarat Government intervenes

November 2, 2010
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General Motors Halol plant strike ends after Gujarat Government intervenes

Three-day strike in Halol based General Motors plant is likely to end today. According to Vadodara region Deputy Labor Commissioner K.O.Shah, a successful meeting was organized yesterday in Godhra in presence of Assistant Labor Commissioner S.V.Vasava and Government Labor Officer M.S.Patel with representatives of the company and agitating workers. While workers put demand of...

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Worker strike at General Motors Halol plant enters second day

October 30, 2010
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Worker strike at General Motors Halol plant enters second day

Strike by workers at General Motors India”s Halol plant in Vadodara today entered the second day, causing production loss of 225 units and affecting manufacturing of big cars. “So far, there has been production loss of 225 units due to the employee strike at the Halol plant. The production in first shift could not...

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General Motors India inaugurates LNG facility at Halol, mulls Rs 900 crore investment here

September 23, 2010
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General Motors India on Wednesday inaugurated an LNG facility at its Halol plant in Gujarat for gas supply to its manufacturing plant. The new facility is a result of an agreement between General Motors India, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and INOX India for the supply, re-gasification and final delivery of LNG at the...

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Ducati to open showroom in Gujarat at Ahmedabad’s Cama Motors

July 18, 2010
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Ducati to open showroom in Gujarat at Ahmedabad’s Cama Motors

Italian bike major, Ducati will soon launch its showroom in Ahmeadad joined hands with Cama Motors. Ducati delivered first bike in Ahmedabad recently, and according to Vikram Mehta, after-sales head of Ducati, the company has target to sell around 20 bikes this year in Gujarat. Ducati bikes are priced between Rs 8 lakh to...

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Modi announces Sanand-Changodar eco-township in collaboration with Japan

June 2, 2010
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Modi announces Sanand-Changodar eco-township in collaboration with Japan

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendrabhai Modi today announced a ‘next generation’ development strategy for Sanand-Changodar eco-township in collaboration with Japan. the resident film watch films Launching the commercial production of ‘Nano’ car from the Tata’s  Sanand facility, he said the project has opened up the development of Sanand-Changodar, as new urban growth centres. Gujarat...

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Tata Nano Sanand plant inauguration possibly on 2nd June

May 17, 2010
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Tata Nano Sanand plant inauguration possibly on 2nd June

CNBC TV18 has announced 2nd June as the official date when Sanand will start rolling out Nano’s, though TATA Motors. CNBC TV18 also said that Sanand plant has already started manufacturing world’s cheapest car. Currently around 100 to 120 Tata Nano’s are being manufactured on a daily basis and around 3,500 Nano’s are ready...

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Hero Honda-ZF Lemoforder JV to make auto parts at Halol for General Motors

March 2, 2010
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Hero Honda-ZF Lemoforder JV to make auto parts at Halol for General Motors

Hero Motors Ltd. said Tuesday it has signed a pact with Germany’s ZF-Lemforder to form a joint venture to make chassis for small cars in India. The joint venture will initially make auto parts at Halol in Gujarat state and Talegaon in neighboring Maharashtra in western India, and will supply components to General Motors...

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