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Skoda Auto’s sales grew in all regions of its presence in April. The total sales reached 63,726 Skoda vehicles, 23.3% more as compared with the same period of last year. Also compared with last year, the cumulative sales over the period January - April 2008 grew by 17.7 %, reaching 237,200 vehicles.

The fastest-growing markets over the first four months of this year are Russia (14,231 vehicles, + 75.3%), India (6,396 vehicles, 50.4%) and China (22,032 vehicles, start-up period).

Available in all equipment levels for the first time in April, the new Skoda Fabia Combi has built a good position in worldwide markets. With 9,623 vehicles, the sales of the new model are 24.5% higher than those of its predecessor. The April sales of the short Fabia reached 13,267 vehicles, 25.8% more than in the same period of last year.

The best selling model is the Skoda Octavia with 25,475 vehicles (+42.9 % as compared with April of last year). The sales volume of Skoda Octavia Tour is 7,500 vehicles (+16.3 % as compared with April of last year).

“We are very happy about the positive sales trends, especially as we are now waiting for the launch of the new Superb that is soon going to get to customers in all major markets,” said Fred Kappler, BOD Member responsible for sales and marketing. “We are mainly growing in new markets, i.e., Russia, China and India. These countries accounted for eleven percent of Skoda Auto’s total sales in 2007. Considering the first four months of this year, the trend is likely to continue in 2008.”

Courtesy: Skoda Auto, Czech Republic

A meeting of the Board of Directors of Tata Motors Limited will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at the Registered Office of the Company to consider the Audited Annual Accounts and the dividend, if any, for the year ended March 31, 2008.

Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of US$ 7.2 billion in 2006-07. With over 4 million Tata vehicles plying in India, it is the leader in commercial vehicles and the second largest in passenger vehicles. It is also the world’s fifth largest medium and heavy truck manufacturer and the second largest heavy bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and South America. Tata Motors and Fiat Auto have formed an industrial joint venture in India to manufacture passenger cars, engines and transmissions for the Indian and overseas markets; the company also distributes Fiat-branded cars in India. Tata Motors’ international footprint include Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Co. Ltd. in South Korea; Hispano Carrocera, a bus and coach manufacturer of Spain in which the company has a 21% stake; a joint venture with Marcopolo, the Brazil-based body-builder of buses and coaches; and a joint venture with Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company of Thailand to manufacture and market pickup vehicles in Thailand. Tata Motors has research centres in India, the UK, and in its subsidiary and associate companies in South Korea and Spain.

Courtesy: Tata Motors Limited, India

Barcelona - Creating the largest solar panel structure for industrial use in Spain has not only reduced Nissan Motor Ibérica’s carbon footprint and lowered its energy bills, but has also won the company an important award.

In recognition of the moves made to improve its energy efficiency, Nissan has won the 2008 Carles Ferrer Salat Award, presented annually by Fomento del Trabajo Nacional, a confederation of Catalan businesses. Continue reading ‘Nissan wins 2008 Carles Ferrer Salat award in Spain’ »

Click to view the Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 in hi-res

Any day with a new Italian supercar is a good day. Today, then, is such a day, brought to you by one of the most stoic names inside or outside the business. Those in the know will recognize the name as belonging to Giotto Bizzarrini, the sportscar guru whose career brought him to the likes of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Alfa Romeo and Iso. Among his most famous creations were the iconic Ferrari 250 GTO and the enduring Lamborghini V12 whose latest evolution can still be found in the Murcielago and Reventon. In the 1960’s Bizzarrini went independent and built, among others, the original P538S. Although it didn’t do very well at Le Mans – spinning at the start of the 1966 running and failing to start in ‘67 – the P538S gathered a following as one of Bizzarrini’s greatest designs. Continue reading ‘Rendered Phat: Scuderia Bizzarrini P538’ »