VOLVO S60 GETTING READY FOR FOR BELGIAN TOURING CAR SERIES DUTY

It was just last month when we saw the debut of all new S60 sedan in Geneva motor show, But swedish carmaker has already prepared a racing version of the Sedan set to make its race debut in Belgium touring Car series (BTCS). As per BTCS Silhouette S1 regulations the car was build locally by the Volvo`s Belgian S60 racing team.

As per the regulations all the cars must have same type of  front and rear suspension, tubular chassis and aerodynamics. The Belgian Touring Car Championship is highly-regulated and as such, there’s very little deviation between each racer which takes the race in the hands of driver.

TVS to Resurrect Max R

Now comes TVS!!! Bajaj is marching ahead with its Pulsar and Discover brand while Hero Honda continues to be on No 1 spot with its Splendor. TVS has decided to resurrect the Max R 100 which was discontinued in 2005 after BS II norms. To be in competition and to penetrate in rural marker Max R will be upgraded with a 110 cc engine which will be BS III compilant. It will be sold under the name MaX 4R, as the name suggests it will be a 4 stroke engine.

Nissan plans to bring Teanna and Xtrail as CKD

Nissan after innaugrating manufacturing unit in Chennai with Renault is eying to bring down Teanna and Xtrail as complete knocked down units to reduce the cost. It is pretty clear that Nissan now wants to be a volume player in India rather than niche player.

Nissan and Teanna both are available as completely build unit (CBU) for which it has to pay 110% tax while CKD attracts only 10% tax.