Tata Motors Assured Launched: Pre-owned car operations by Tata Motors kick starts

The trusted auto giant of the country, Tata Motors will get even more close to people with its new Pre-owned car sales operations program, Tata Motors Assured.

Of late, the pre-owned car market in India is mostly in the hands of unorganized market players and with the advent of a big player like Tatas we can expect great benefits to used car buyers. The Tata Motors Assured launched with a motive to create a transparent platform where both buyers and sellers of Tata cars have one-stop place to buy or sell Tata cars.

‘Tata Motors Assured’ is available initially in 10 big cities of India with 15 dealers. The cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, Ludhiana, and Vapi. Once the program goes well it will be expanded phase wise to all over India through the network of Tata Motor dealers.

Buying a pre-owned Tata car under ‘Tata Motors Assured’ program implies that the car is certified by Tata Motors for quality. The freebies include one-year and/or 20,000 km warranty by the company with 3 free services. The offer valid throughout India where there is network of Tata Motors dealers.

Hopefully, Indian used car buyers will make use of the Tata Motors Assured and avail of the benefits. Since taxi market is huge under the private used car sellers, the prices and quality are not the same and only lucky few will strike a deal once in a while. Thanks to the Tata Motors Assured every Tata car (pre-owned) buyer is guaranteed of quality. The price for some may be a little higher, but you get the services and certification by Tata Motors Assured.

The car will pass through a quality control by the company’s owned trained technicians and the company promises to replace with genuine Tata spares. And should you equate all of this buying from Tata Motors Assured becomes cheaper and a wiser choice of buying any of the Tata cars under one roof.

I believe Tata Motors Assured will be embraced by people and becomes a great success just like the Maruthi True Value.

Honda Wave 110i is launched

Honda Wave 110i is lauched and is launched as a scooter in Thailand. The launch of Wave 100i yet again proves the leadership of Honda in the motorcycle market. Wave 110i should not be looked as a youth scooter as it appeals, but indeed it is designed as a family scooter and has several features to appeal families, the company says.

The looks of the Wave 110i scooter are first of all very trendy and when spotted on roads could be eye turner for sure. To me, Wave 110i is more fit to be called as motoscooter than a scooter. The new commuter scooter, Wave 110i is designed by incorporating cutting-edge technology of Honda; the PFM-FI technology (Programmed Fuel Injection) which is an electronic supported fuel injection system, delivering appropriate amounts of fuel for each cylinder. The new suits smaller motorcycles and smaller displacement scooters. This PGM-FI technology is a registered trademark of Honda Motor Co., Ltd and this ensures better control of fuel combustion through accurate amounts of fuel. It also means you can start the engine super fast and the scooter delivers more power (25% more than its forerunner Wave 100). The emission loads is also reduced, thereby giving greater fuel economy (18% greater fuel economy as compared to its predecessor Wave 100). The scooter runs on a 4-stroke engine and comes with either drum brakes or the disc brakes depending on the variant you choose (about 3 variants to choose from). Wave 110i is available in 8 colors and priced at 34,000 Thai Bhats. Honda aims to sell about 4 lakh units of Wave 110i every year and seeing success of Wave 125cc it doesn’t look impossible. Thanks to also the PGM-Fi technology which should boost the sales of new Wave 110i.

Probably, if Wave 110i scooter is a success there in Thailand, we can hope to see it foray into the Indian scooter market as well. For now, its all waiting.

Bajaj XCD 135 cc DTS-Si is launched: A preview of the bike

If you are bitten by the Bajaj, here’s something exciting for you. Year 2009 began just and Bajaj has already come with the launch of its new model, Bajaj XCD DTS-Si 135cc bike. Bajaj Auto Ltd The launch of the Bajaj 135cc DTSi happened yesterday the 21st day of January.

Bajaj Auto Ltd Managing Director, Rajiv Bajaj remarks at the launch of the bike that the new XCD DTS-Si will have so many added attractive features besides power. The styling of the new Bajaj XCD DTS-Si with its international features is going to appeal strongly to the bikers. The MD says that XCD DTS-Si bike comes in 2 versions; the 135cc and the 125cc.

Bajaj Auto Ltd, India’s number 2 and the country’s very popular bike maker made the new XCD 135cc DTS-Si redefining the style with of course the successful DTSi engine which otherwise is a rightful technology belonging to only Bajaj Pulsar models. The Digital Twin Spark Ignition (DTSi) enables very efficient combustion of fuel and gives enhanced performance under extreme conditions. The engine produces a power of 10.5 bhp with 11PS and displaces

The mid-segment which is 125cc segment will see new launches and now the Bajaj XCD Sprint 135cc DTS-Si comes with a full digital instrumentation tweaked digital console and sports a digital speedometer, odometer, the tail lamps fitted with LEDs, electric start, and stylish fuel tank cap. The rear suspension is with gas-filled NITROX shock absorbers and the front suspension is a DU bush. Bajaj XCD DTS-Si also comes with 5-speed gear transmission and disc brakes (and yes optional disc brakes both front and rear). The fuel tank is aerodynamic in design. All of these features fixed within Rs. 46,000 and Rs. 51,000 range is something that is only possible on the part of Bajaj Auto.

That apart the bike makers claim that XCD 135cc DTS-Si will have fuel economy within the 65-70 km per liter range making it a big animal wanting less. These features will help XCD Sprint 135cc bike to attract the low-segment 100c bikers.

Bajaj Auto Ltd seem to be turbo charged, and who said recession the Pune bike biggie already launched one among the 6 new models it promised to launch in 2009 and this XCD Sprint 135cc DTS-Si is a mid range bike including 2 more (yet to be launched) and the other 3 would be premium segment bikes. In my opinion the slip in the 2008 last quarter Bajaj Auto sales as a whole will be compensated by the XCD 135cc DTS-Si in this quarter. And, wait! Bajaj Auto Ltd has more to give bike lovers! Keep waiting. I will update about the upside and flip side of XCD 135cc DTS-Si soon!

When the world suddenly becomes gray and bleak for you….

These are the do’s when you feel low and trust me they really work!

Realize what’s happening to you and talk to either of the parents or even a counselor.
Try and maintain healthy and regular sleeping habits ensuring that you get 8 hours of sleep every night.
Eat three balanced meals and drink a minimum of 6-8 glasses of water. Never over snack (which happens with most people and you know the outcome of it).
Cut down your caffeine intake to one or two cups of coffee a day.
If you are a singer or one who love music listen to some soothing numbers and singing your favorite numbers also helps you from the ‘low down’ feeling. If you are a writer do some writing, and I often indulge in this and it does work great to me.
Join any fitness program at a neighborhood gym or take aerobics class. In fact, do anything that can get you moving and it will be quite helpful.

These are the dont’s:

Don’t give to excess smoking of cigarettes and alcohol intake as well.
Don’t discuss about you and the reasons that led you let down with someone who’s not interesting in giving you the time you want from him/her.
Don’t give to random relationships or one-date stands to ward off the feelings of loneliness.