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Tata Nano – First looks

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Autocar has gotten their hands on the cheapest car on this here planet, the Tata Nano. Advertised as the $2,000 car, it would likey be more like $8,000 if it ever landed on North American soil. Here are some details of the 4-door car, available in standard and deluxe versions:* Length: 10.17 feet * Height: […]

That’s a lot of darned scooters!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

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You know, I was just reading something about India’s motorcycle and scooter market. It’s a Bloomberg story that reports an 8 percent drop in motorcycle and scooter sales for the span of April 2007 and January 2008, down to, get THIS, 6.1 million units (and they are the SECOND-largest market for 2-wheeled vehicles). Let’s put […]

Massive increase in Chinese and Indian motorcycle production

Thursday, October 25, 2007

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Here’s little, but IMPORTANT piece I found over at that great UK cycle site, Visordown.com. Seems China and India are kicking up a notch in the sub-200cc category. Not sure how/if this will affect Japanese, Taiwanese and Korean numbers in the coming years, but it’s something to note. Here’s what Visordown had to say: CHINA […]

Manjit Bassan wins the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

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Damn! Mud bogging?! You ever seen anything like this at the Gymkhana?Another year of the Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally has concluded with Manjit “The Man” Bassan taking home the Rs (money). Here’s a snippet: It was lucky that a competitive sector was canceled due to heavy water logging. Under the circumstances, riders had to exercise […]

The Times of India (business) – Two-wheeler majors bet on scooters

Monday, July 16, 2007

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Just had to post this story. Just when we thought that India had finally gotten too big to ride on cheap little scooters and stopped making the Chetak a standard dowry gift, it turns out that the demand is actually growing. So, how does one of India’s top-dog manufacturers keep up with demand? They team […]

Channel 4 Video – The Indian Job (600 miles in an Autorickshaw)

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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You ever want an Autorickshaw? Maybe not like this modern, minivan looking version (I personally think it’s kinda cool), but how about a Piaggio designed Bajaj? If not, you WILL once you’ve watched this wonderful video from Nick Gibbs called “The Indian Job”. If you’re a REAL thrill seeker, you’ll actually drive one in India. […]