New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India

New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India | Car Sales | Nissan Motors India Ltd. (NMIL) is having its manufacturing facility at Chennai in association with Renault in India. Nissan is presently selling Teana, a luxury sedan and Xrial and  Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and 370 Z a sport car model by importing them. Nissan Micra is a small car hatchback model that is manufactured in India and sold in Indiain both petrol and diesel versions. Nissan can be able to sell about 13,000 Micra cars last year and is planning to increase the sales of Nissan Micra to 40,000 cars this year in 2011.

According to Nissan cars company sources it is planning to produce 4,00,000 cars from the Indian manufacturing facility and is planning to export about 2,00,000 fromIndia. Nissan motors have announced the launch of new sedan model Nissan Sunny in Indian car markets. Nissan sunny is a mid size sedan and shall be available in both petrol and diesel variants for Indian markets. Nissan Motors is further planning to increase its dealer network in India to 200.

Nissan Motors is also planning to manufacture the spare parts locally with in India to maintain them cheaper compared with other and compete with other cars. Nissan Motors further stated that is planning an SUV to compete with Toyota Innova in association with Ashok Leyland in India.

New Nissan Sunny 2011 Petrol & diesel Mileage: 

It is revealed that sunny is designed with V platform. It is expected that the petrol version shall be launched with 1.5 liter engine and the diesel version with 1.6 liter engine with 5 manual gear systems. The mileage of both Diesel and petrol versions of Nissan sunny is yet to be revealed.

New Nissan Sunny 2011 petrol / diesel sedan price in India: 

Though the company not yet announced the price, it is expected that the base model of Nissan sunny petrol is expected to be around Rs. 8 lakhs and the diesel variant with a price of Rs.1 lakh more than the petrol version.

Nissan sunny has to compete with Maruti sx4, Maruti swift dzire, Hyundai Verna and Toyota Etios in its class for both petrol and diesel variants. - CAR SALES

New Nissan Sunny Petrol & Diesel, mileage & price in India

Westfield Sportscars

Westfield Sportscars | Car Review | Westfield Sportscars are manufacturers of both factory built and kit versions of several two-seater, open top sportscars. Their main product line is a Lotus Seven inspired car - vehicles originally designed by Colin Chapman with only the bare essentials for motoring in order to give the rawest and most exhilarating driving experience.

Whilst Caterham Cars bought the rights from Lotus Cars, Chris Smith set up a rival company and manufactured kits with very similar styling and construction. This led Caterham to threaten litigation (based on Industrial design rights) in the late 1980s which was eventually settled out of court and resulted in Westfield improving and changing the design of their cars. Whilst externally sharing a common look, Westfield and Caterham cars are somewhat different in construction. Westfield prefers to employ the same glass fibre body method that Lotus has traditionally used for their other models such as the Elise, Esprit, and Elan, rather than the aluminium used by Caterham.

Westfield has also pioneered technical innovations such as Independent rear suspension and a wider chassis, which other manufacturers have since adopted. The company has recently introduced a version of its SEi kit that uses donor parts from the Mazda Mx5 Miata. This is generally called an SDV (Single Donor Vehicle) kit. There is also an SDV kit that uses a Ford Sierra as a donor.

According to figures given to the magazine Total Kit Car, Westfield produces about 450 SEi and XTR chassis each year.

In the first series of BBC's Top Gear, a Westfield XTR2 driven by the black Stig set a faster lap time than the reigning record holder of that series, the Pagani Zonda.

In December 2006, Westfield became a part of Potenza Sports Cars Limited. In December 2007, it was announced that GTM Cars also became a part of Potenza Sports Cars. - CAR REVIEW

Westfield Sportscars

Fiat

CAR REVIEW | Fiat | Fiat S.p.A. (legal company name) or FIAT (an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino - English: Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded i by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli n 1899. Fiat has also manufactured railroad vehicles, tanks and aircraft. As of 2009, Fiat (not including Chrysler) is the world's ninth largest automaker as well as Italy's largest car manufacturer.

Fiat Barchetta 4w, 1995

Fiat-based cars are manufactured all over the world, the most widely produced outside Italy, is built in Brazil, where they are best-sellers. It also has factories in Argentina and Poland. Fiat has a long history of licensing its products in other countries. The activities of the joint venture can be found in Italy, France, Turkey, India, Pakistan, China, Serbia and Russia.

Fiat 124 Spider, 1985

Agnelli's grandson Gianni Agnelli was Fiat chairman from 1966 until 1996, and honorary chairman from then until his death on 24 January 2003, while Cesare Romiti served as chairman. After their removal, Paolo Fresco served as chairman and Paolo Cantarella as CEO. Umberto Agnelli then took over as chairman from 2002 to 2004. After Umberto Agnelli's death on 28 May 2004, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo was named chairman, but Agnelli heir John Elkann became vice chairman at age 28 and other family members are on the board. At this point, CEO Giuseppe Morchio immediately offered his resignation. Sergio Marchionne was named to replace him on 1 June 2004.

Fiat 124 Spider, 1975

In September 2010, shareholders approved a plan to split Fiat's industrial businesses from the group. Truck manufacturer Iveco, farm gear maker CNH Global NV and the industrial part of Fiat Powertrain Technologies were demerged into a new entity, Fiat Industrial, at the beginning of 2011. Fiat Industrial has a separate listing on the Milan stock exchange beginning 3 January 2011.

Fiat Gamine yellow, 1968

Fiat Clubs - "United by the same passion"

From historical models such as the 124 to the Cinquecento – a real myth not only in Italy – up to the more recent Fiat models: people all over the world are inspired by the same interest for our brand. Meet them at the on-line Fiat Clubs and take part in rallies and events.

Fiat Gooding Pebble Beach, 1953

Fiat WorldWide: The natural evolution of a great company. The company always active in the international arena, that never lost its flair for innovation. This why are present all over the world together with all the Fiat Clubs founded by Fiat fans who share your interest and enthusiasm. Fiat Clubs website: www.fiat.com. - CAR REVIEW

Dodge

CAR REVIEW | Dodge | Dodge is a brand of cars, sport utility vehicles (SUV), multi-purpose vehicles (MPV), and pickup, produced and marketed by the Chrysler Group, LLC in 60 countries around the world. Dodge was founded by the Dodge Brothers Company in 1900 to supply parts and assemblies for Detroit's  automotive industry. Dodge started to make their full own cars in 1914. The Dodge brand then was sold to Chrysler in 1928.

Dodge RAM, 1997

The Dodge  sale to Chrysler was passed through the short-lived Daimler-Chrysler merger of 1998–2007 as part of the Chrysler Group, was a part of Chrysler LLC owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity investment firm, and is now a part of the Chrysler Group LLC which has an alliance with Fiat. Fiat has plans to evolve many Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep existing platforms and products into Fiat-Chrysler co-developed vehicles.

Dodge CHallenger R/T, 1970

After establishing the company of Dodge Brothers by Horace and John Dodge in 1900, the company produced engine components and chassis of the vehicle. John Dodge in 1913 said that he no longer willing to only as "supplier" for Henry Ford, then in 1914 he and Horace agreed to make four-cylinder vehicles (Dodge Model 30). They made this car has all-steel body, while most other companies there are still elements of the wood. Besides the existing 12 volt electrical system, (cars with 6 volt electrical system was still existed until the 1950s) and a sliding-gear transmission. The company developed by the Dodge brothers were successful because of their good quality, and the company soon became the second largest company by sales in the U.S. market in 1916.

Dodge Polara, 1966

By 1914, Horace had found a solution by creating the new four-cylinder Dodge Model 30. Marketed as a slightly more upscale competitor to the ubiquitous Ford Model T, it pioneered or made standard many features later taken for granted: all-steel body construction (the vast majority of cars worldwide still used wood-framing under steel panels, though Stoneleigh and BSA used steel bodies as early as 1911); 12-volt electrical system (6-volt systems would remain the norm until the 1950s); and sliding-gear transmission (the best-selling Model T would retain an antiquated planetary design until its demise in 1927). As a result of this, and the brothers' well-earned reputation for quality through the parts they made for other successful vehicles, Dodge Brothers cars were ranked at second place for U.S. sales as early as 1916. That same year, Henry Ford decided to stop paying stock dividends to finance the construction of his new River Rouge complex. This led the Dodges to file suit to protect their annual stock earnings of approximately one million dollars; this led Ford to buy out his shareholders, and the Dodges were paid some US million.

Chrysler Dodge Custom Royal, 1959

The Dodge Brothers vehicles in 1916 also won acclaim for durability while in service with the U.S. Army's Pancho Villa Expedition into Mexico. A notable example was in May, when the Sixth Infantry received a reported sighting of Julio Cardenas, one of the most trusted subordinates Villa. Lieutenant George S. Patton led ten soldiers and two civilian guides in three Dodge Model 30 touring cars to conduct a raid on a ranch house in San Miguelito, Sonora. In the firefight the party killed the three men, one of whom was identified as Cardenas. Patton's men tied the body to escape hoods, back at headquarters in Dublán and enthusiastically of American journalists. - CAR REVIEW

Buick

CAR REVIEW | Buick | Buick is a luxury brand of car produced by General Motors (GM). Buick car  models are sold in the United States, Canada, Israel, Mexico, China, and Taiwan, with China being its largest market. Buick holds the distinction as the oldest active American make. Some current Buick models are shared with GM's German Opel subsidiary.

Buick Lacrose

The Buick is currently the oldest American still-active automotive make, and among the oldest automobile brands in the world. It originated as the Buick Auto-Vim and Power Company in 1899, an independent internal combustion engine and motor-car manufacturer, and was later incorporated as the Buick Motor Company on May 19, 1903, by Scottish born David Dunbar Buick in Detroit, Michigan. Later that year, the struggling company was taken over by James H. Whiting (1842–1919), who moved it to his hometown of Flint, Michigan, and brought in William C. Durant in 1904 to manage his new acquisition. Buick sold his stock for a small sum upon departure, and died in modest circumstances twenty-five years later.

1912 Buick logo

Between 1899 and 1902 two prototype vehicles of Buick were built in Detroit, Michigan by Walter Lorenzo Marr. Some documentation exists of the 1901 or 1902 prototype with tiller steering similar to the Oldsmobile Curved Dash.

Buick Enclave, 2010

In mid-1904 another prototype was constructed for an endurance run, which convinced James H. Whiting to authorize production of the first models offered to the public. The architecture of this prototype was the basis for the Model B.

The first Buick made for sale, the 1904 Model B, was built in Flint, Michigan. There were 37 Buicks made that year, none of which survived. There are, however, two replicas in existence: the 1904 endurance car, at the Buick Gallery & Research Center in Flint, and a Model B assembled by an enthusiast in California for the division's 100th anniversary. Both of these vehicles use various parts from Buicks of that early era, as well as fabricated parts. These vehicles were each constructed with the two known surviving 1904 engines.

Buick Eight Sedan, 1951

The power-train and chassis architecture introduced on the Model B was continued through the 1909 Model F. The early success of Buick is attributed in part to the valve-in-head engine patented by Eugene Richard. The creation of General Motors is attributed in part to the success of Buick, so it can be said Marr and Richard's designs directly led to GM.

The basic design of the 1904 Buick was optimally engineered even by today's standards. The flat-twin engine is inherently balanced, with torque presented to the chassis in a longitudinal manner, actually cancelling front end lift, rather than producing undesirable lateral motion. The engine was mounted amidships, now considered the optimal location.

Buick 2011

Durant was a natural promoter, and Buick soon became the largest car maker in America. Using the profits from this, Durant embarked on a series of corporate acquisitions, calling the new mega-corporation General Motors. At first, the manufacturers comprising General Motors competed against each other, but Durant ended that. He wanted each General Motors division to target one class of buyer, and in his new scheme Buick was near the top — only the Cadillac brand had more prestige. This is the position that Buick occupies to this day in the General Motors lineup. The ideal Buick customer is comfortably well off, possibly not quite rich enough to afford a Cadillac, nor desiring the ostentation of one, but definitely in the market for a car above the norm.

At first, Buick followed the likes of Napier in automobile racing, winning the first-ever race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Buick 1931

Buick launched its first closed-body car in 1911, four years ahead of Ford. As part of General Motors' companion make program, in 1929 Buick Motor Division launched the Marquette sister brand, designed to bridge the price gap between Buick and Oldsmobile; but, Marquette was stopped in 1930. Buick recorded another first, when it became the first company to introduce turn signals in 1939. - Car Review

Buick

Bugatti

CAR REVIEW | Bugatti | Bugatti (legal company name Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S.) is a French automobile company. The company was founded in 1909 by Ettore Bugatti (born in Italy). Bugatti was founded in the town of Molsheim in the Alsace region in France. Its main product is high-performance automobile, like Bugatti Veyron.

Bugattis were well-known for the beauty of their designs (Ettore Bugatti was from a family of artists and considered himself to be both an artist and constructor) and for the large number of races they won. The death of Ettore Bugatti in 1947 proved to be the end for the marque, and the death of his son Jean in 1939 ensured there wasn't a successor to lead the factory. No more than about 8000 cars were made. The company struggled financially, and released one last model in the 1950s, before eventually being purchased for its airplane parts business in the 1960s. Today the name is owned by Volkswagen Group, who have revived it as a builder of limited production exclusive sports cars.

Founder Ettore Bugatti was born in Milan, Italy, and the automaker that bears his name was founded in 1909 in the town of Molsheim in Alsace. The company was known as much for the detail of its engineers in their cars, and how the artistic designs were executed, given the artistic nature of Ettore's family (his father, Carlo Bugatti (1856-1940) was a furniture Art important Nouveau jewelry designer). The company  of Bugatti also enjoyed great success in early Grand Prix motor racing, winning the first Monaco Grand Prix. The company's success culminated with driver Jean-Pierre Wimille win the 24 Hours of Le Mans twice.

Bugatti Ttype 35b Grand Prix, 1925

The Bugatti produces several Famous vehicles, such as Bugatti Type 35 Grand Prix cars, Bugatti Type 41 "Royale", Bugatti Type 55 sports car and Bugatti Type 57 "Atlantic". - CAR REVIEW

Bugatti

Chevrolet

CAR REVIEW | Chevrolet | The Chevrolet, or Chevy, is one of automobile brands produced by General Motors Company (GM). Chevrolet was founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted William C. Durant, the founder of General Motors on 11/3/1911. General Motors (GM) acquired Chevrolet in 1918. The Chevy was positioned by Alfred Sloan to sell a lineup of mainstream vehicles to directly compete against Henry Ford's Model T in the 1920s, with "Chevrolet" or "Chevy" being at times synonymous with GM. Chevrolet sells and produces a wide variety of automobiles in North America, from subcompact vehicles to medium-duty commercial trucks.

Chevrolet Camaro Z28, 1998

In 1912, when Durant sold the Chevy shares to McLaughlin, Durant had an idea that McLaughlin was in full production building McLaughlin Cars with Buick power trains (15 year contract Durant had with McLaughlin). Durant felt he could have McLaughlin do with Chevrolet what he did with Buick, and had McLaughlin build his Chevys as well.

Chevrolet Caprice Coupe, 1979

Starting in 1915 in 1916, Durant and the McLaughlin Brothers had traded Chevrolet stock at 5 to 1 and 7 to 1 and took over General Motors holding Company. McLaughlin had no worry about his Buick contract when Billy was back at the helm. General Motors started in Canada in November 20, 1907, McLaughlin and Durant started their company General Motors Holding Company in the USA September 16, 1908. McLaughlin is never addressed by the Ken Kaufmann papers or build documents but takes credit for the Bow Tie information published years before.

Chevrolet Camaro, 1967

McLaughlin started the truck the 1919 Chevrolet and General Motors in 1916 became a public company. McLaughlin traded at $ 500,000.00 Buick that had shares traded during the McLaughlin stock on November 20, 1907. This investment by McLaughlin McLaughlin and Durant gave greater ownership of General Motors and Chevrolet in Canada is building the Chevrolet. The truck plant was closed after the construction trucks from 1919. - CAR REVIEW

Chevrolet

Bentley

Bentley Convertible, 2009

CAR REVIEW | Bentley | Bentley, with legal company name Bentley Motors Limited is a British automobiles manufacturer. Bentley Motors Limited was founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley known as W.O. Bentley or just "W O", when the first Bentley engine burst into life at new street mews, London.

Bentley Continental T, 1999

Bentley Motors had been previously known for their range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. After the war W. O. Bentley designed and made production cars that won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1924 and following models which repeated those successes each June 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930.

Bentley Corniche, 1980

From these modest beginnings, Bentley ’s company went from strength to strength through the 1920s, with an evolving series of acclaimed motor cars and a parade of racing triumphs to prove their outstanding performance. These laurels were capped with five outright victories at Le Mans between 1924 - 1930 and a sixth in 2003.

Bentley Continental Flying Spur, 1965

When production was moved from London to Derby and later to Crewe, Bentley was purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1931,  the company has been owned by the Volkswagen Group of Germany since 1998. The business is still based in Crewe, Cheshire, England with their Central Production Facilities there.

Bentley Mark VI, 1950

Before the First World War, W.O. Bentley had been in partnership with his brother HM Bentley selling French DFP cars, but he had always wanted to design and build its own line of cars bearing his name. In August 1919, Bentley Motors Ltd. was registered, and a simulated engine chassis was unveiled at the London Motor Show in October 1919. The engine was built and operational in December, and orders taken for delivery in June 1920, but development took longer than expected, and the first cars were not ready until September 1921. Durability won acclaim. Appearances were made in hill climbs and Brooklands and a single entry into the race at Indianapolis, 1922 500 Mile Run by W. Douglas Hawkes completed at an average speed over 80 mph.

Bentley, 1930

Bentley Motors Limited ("Bentley") is a company registered in England and Wales (VAT 279230739). Bentley Motors manufacture handcrafted motor cars in Crewe, England and have a rich heritage of 90 years as a pinnacle, British automotive marque. Bentley Motors, which located in Crewe, England since 1946 and owned since 1998 by Volkswagen AG, is dedicated to making responsive and powerful Grand Tourers with the stamina to cross continents at pace, and drive in refined comfort and style. - Car Review

Nissan

Car Review | Nissan | Nissan or Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. shortened to Nissan is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan that manufactures automobiles, trucks, buses, and products such as communications satellites, pleasure boats, and machinery. The name "Nissan" came into use during the 1930s as an abbreviation used on the Tokyo stock market for Nippon Sangyo, a holding company founded by Yoshisuke Aikawa (1880-1967). In 1931, Aikawa acquired a majority of shares in the automaker DAT Motors. Aikawa merged Tobata Casting's automobile parts department with DAT Motors and incorporated it as a new subsidiary, which he named Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Nissan Model 70 Phaeton, 1938.

In the 1950s, the management of Nissan made a conscious decision to expand into worldwide markets, realizing that its Datsun small car line would fill an unmet need in markets such as Australia and the United States. By 1970, Nissan had become one of the world's largest exporters of automobiles, continually improving on its technology and adding sporty cars to its line. By entering into partnerships with Austin and Ford, and creating subsidiaries and manufacturing plants in other countries, Nissan established itself as a major international automaker. In 1999, facing severe financial difficulties, Nissan entered an alliance with Renault S.A. of France. Renault appointed its own Chief Operating Officer, Carlos Ghosn, as Chief Operating Officer of Nissan. Under Ghosn's "Nissan Revival Plan" (NRP), the company has rebounded in what many economists consider to be one of the most dramatic corporate turnarounds in history.

Nissan Ohta, 1950

In 1928,Yoshisuke Aikawa (or Gisuke Ayukawa) (1880-1967), a Japanese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician, founded the holding company Nippon Sangyo (Japan Industries or Nippon Industries). The name "Nissan" came into use during the 1930s, as an abbreviation used on the Tokyo stock market for Nippon Sangyo. Nippon Sangyo was the famous Nissan zaibatsu (conglomerate) which included Tobata Casting and Hitachi. Nissan eventually grew to include 74 firms, and became the fourth-largest business conglomerate in Japan during World War II.

Nissan Sunny, 1970 - 1973

The Nissan controlled foundries and auto parts businesses, but Aikawa did not enter automobile manufacturing until 1933. In 1931, Aikawa purchased a majority of shares in DAT Motors, and in 1933, Nissan merged Tobata Casting's automobile parts department with DAT Motors.

Nissan 300ZX Turbo, 1990

In 1934, Aikawa incorporated the expanded automobile parts division of Tobata Casting as a new subsidiary, which he named Nissan Motor (Nissan) Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. The shareholders of Tobata Casting were not enthusiastic about the prospects of the automobile in Japan, so Aikawa used capital from Nippon Industries to buy them out in June 1934. From that time on, Nissan Motors was effectively owned by Nippon Sangyo and Hitachi.

Nissan Altima, 2002 - 2004

Beginning in 1938, the company converted entirely to production of trucks and military vehicles. Nissan built trucks, airplanes, and engines for the Japanese military during World War II. After Japan established itself in China, the company's main plant was moved there, and continued to produce machinery for the Japanese war effort until it was captured by American and Russian forces. In 1945, Allied occupation forces seized the main Nissan plants. They allowed production of Nissan and Datsun vehicles to resume at one plant, but other facilities were not restored to Nissan until 1955. For two years, from 1947 to 1948, the company was briefly called Nissan Heavy Industries Corporation. - CAR REVIEW