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Automobiles A Revolutionary Change In The Transportation
The evolution of wheels led to the revolution in the field of transportation. Centuries later much has changed. Today the scene is completely different. The word automobile is a next big thing. Automobile industry has grown on a large scale. Automobile industry comprises of twowheeler three wheeler and fourwheelers.
Two wheelers section is of three types: scooters mopeds and motorcycles. Scooters provide quick and easy transportation. It rules the heart of Indian masses and comprises of the major part of transportation. Its popularity can be attributed to affordability and easy maneuvering on the jam packed Indian roads. Bajaj Chetak Honda Eterno Kinetic Blaze and LML Select II are some of the long list of scooters available.
Modes or scooterettes are light weight and easy to drive tailor made to satisfy the needs of working women and collegegoinggirls. The Automobile Products in India API first started the manufacturer of mopeds from 1955. It constitute about onefourth share in the Indian two wheeler industry. TVS Scooty Yo Smart Kinetic Zing are some of the popular mopeds running on the roads.
Motorcycle rules the heart of the youth in India. There are several twowheeler companies like the Yamaha Kawasaki and Hero Honda that are ruling and the automobile market. Today it the major segment of the Indian twowheeler industry and shares the major percentage of the twowheeler industry followed by mopeds and scooters.
Three wheelers are the economical way of manufacturing especially in the developing countries. They are used greatly due to their easy maneuvering capabilities across the narrow lanes. Bajaj Auto and Piaggio are the leading threewheeler manufacturers the Southeast Asian nations.
Cars rule the four wheelers sections in the auto industry. Nowadays cars are the status symbol. A car decides the worth of a person. Various big automobile industries are spurting in Japan Korea US and UK and expanding their niches to all over the world. The collaboration between giants is turning bigger with each passing day. The range of the cars varies from luxury cars to small cars and SUVs sports utility vehicles to MUVs multi utility vehicles. Famous fourwheeler industry includes Maruti Tata Hyundai General Motors Mercedes Chevrolet Audi and the list is endless.
For the automobile aficionados the dream to drive on a swanky ad speedy motorcycle or a luxury car is possible. Buyers can take the car loan or bike loan to drive their dream meanmachine. There are bike insurances car insurances and even threewheeler insurances which provide the necessary coverage against the unforeseen incident or accidents.
Bike insurance minimizes risks and provides coverage for damages and injuries. Without insurance the vehicle is left with serious damages. But with the help an insurance policy bike owner can claim for compensation. It covers the cost of damage done to the vehicle.
About the writer:nbsp;nbsp;Timmy is an experienced Auto and mostly Cars Automobiles Sector consultant who has been in the industry for quite a few years. Working as a consultant he also has written a number of articles on entertainments
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Automatic Cars Are The Latest Trend Of Indian Car Market
The Indian car industry always offers something new to the people. They come up with the innovative technologies and creative designs that will enhance the drivability. Car with automatic transmission are very common abroad but in India it is recently gaining its popularity. Many car manufacturers are launching either new variants or new models equipped with automatic gear box. Now a days car with automatic transmission is experiencing good sales. Automatic cars are very popular among women drivers. They feel it easy to drive and this is the very reason for automatic car sales go high. With the growing demand of such cars and targeting the women driver many car manufacturers are launching the automatic versions of their models.
In 2008 Hyundai had rolled out the automatic version of Santro on womens day as a limited edition. This clearly reveals their target audience. Some of the models enabled with automatic transmission are Hyundai’s i20 Chevrolet Captiva AT version Fiat’s Linea Honda City Mitsubishi Outlander Mahindra Scorpio Mitsubishi Outlander and the lists just goes on and on. Unlike before the car manufacturers are offering five to six speed automatic transmission systems which result in better fuelefficiency clubbed with improved pick up and performance.
One of the most popular and hotselling cars with automatic transmission premium hatchback cari10 which is sells more than 1600 automatic transmission variants per month. This is an impressive figure which is more than the company initial expectations. The company received an overpowering response from woman drivers and the growing jamming in city is pushing up demand. Other than i10 Verna from the sedan segment too offers an automatic transmission. The car manufacturer is also thinking of bringing a variant exclusively for the physically challenged.
The Indian car manufacturer Mahindra amp; Mahindra also launched the automatic version of Scorpio in 2008. Scorpio AT sports a complete 6speed automatic gearbox and the powerful 2.2 litre mHawk engine. Mamp;Ms flagship model Scorpio gets the credit of being the first Indian car brand and also the first SUV to be equipped with a 6speed automatic transmission.
The trend of automatic cars is growing rapidly and every car manufacturer is trying to join the race. Honda the Japanese car manufacturer already has variants with automatic transmissions like Civic Accord City CRV. As aforesaid it is one of the best features that a women driver looks for beside highend features.
Another quick selling car with automatic transmission is Chevrolet Captiva. Normally Captiva has captured good sales in the Indian car market and now with the automatic versions the sales are gone still higher.
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Autodelta Appoints Sam Van Lingen
The Auto Channel reported that Autodelta is pleased to declare that it has selected Sam van Lingen The Netherlands biggest and oldest Alfa Romeo with great auto body parts dealership faction as its official driving force for the country. With immediate effect Sam van Lingen will turn out to be a full Autodelta agent and with elite accountability for the entire regions of The Netherlands.
As the newest agent for The Netherlands Sam van Lingen will bring all the actions of a full Autodelta agent and supplying an extensive variety of products such as auto body parts from the Autodelta Sportline and GTA Racing ranges as well. Sam van Lingen technicians have been Autodelta factory trained. In line with full Autodelta agents Sam van Lingen will undertake bespoke conversions of the Jrange cars.
Were delighted to be appointed Autodeltas sole authorised agent for The Netherlands. We have been working with Autodelta for almost two years now and our customers have been impressed by their products which has been born out by rapidly growing demand. Autodelta has provided an excellent level of service and support with factory engineers coming out on an almost monthly basis and they have provided a very high and exacting standard of training. With the exciting and expanding Autodelta range and the superb range of cars Alfa Romeo now has and which are due in the near future it seems a perfect moment to take our growing relationship with Autodelta to the logical next stage. Everyone at Sam van Lingen is pleased by this opportunity and we are looking forward to spreading the Autodelta brand name across the Netherlands says Willem Meijdam Area Manager Sam van Lingen Haarlem.
It is with great pleasure that we are able to announce Sam van Lingen as our official agent for The Netherlands. The Alfa Romeo brand is held in the highest regard in The Netherlands where there are so many passionate and committed owners. Its always been a market where we have received widespread support from the highly knowledgeable and enthusiastic devotees of the marque so it is excellent news that we can now offer our widest possible range of service to Dutch owners; and Im pleased to able to appoint to this task a dealer group as well regarded and successful as Sam van Lingen. I can rest assured that they will be an excellent agent. Our first involvement with Sam van Lingen came two years ago when they were a technical service point on the European Tour. Their efficiency impeccable standards and attention to detail stood out along with their huge enthusiasm for Alfa Romeos values that are at the core of our philosophy. Since then everything has really snowballed and I’m looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship says Jano Djelalian Managing Director Autodelta.
About the writer: Anthony Fontanelle is a 35yearold automotive buff who grew up in the Windy City. He does freelance work for an automotive magazine when he is not busy customizing cars in his shop.
