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March 31, 2011

General Motors to Increase Car Prices in India

Filed under: Automobile — Winson @ 9:55 AM

The American major auto company General Motors is thinking of rising the prices of its Chevrolet cars in India. The company has already increased the prices in January by two percent and it will be the first time in the history of automobiles a price increase would happen within a span of just two months.

Chevrolet is offering great value in its products like the Spark and Beat which are showing lot of sales because of their price advantage over the competitors and the company’s much advertised ‘Three Year Promise’ plan. The company is also offering other products like Aveo, Optra, Cruze, Tavera, Captiva which are well known as value for money products. The undercutting of the rivals has a great effect on the profits of the company and so the company is forced to consider a price hike for a second time in this year and the other factor is the inflation which is consistently making the prices of the commodities to increase.

It is interesting to watch whether the sales of these models will decrease with rise in the prices. Some of the other automobile companies in India are also planning to increase the prices of their products.

Tata Motors Launches Fuel Efficient Car Indica eV2 in India

Filed under: Automobile — Winson @ 9:54 AM

The Indica eV2 is from the series of Indica and it is the successor of Indica V2. This car is the most fuel-efficient car and it has a mileage of 25kmpl along with the ARAI certificate.

The car has a diesel engine with 1396 cc pumping out 70 bhp at 4000 rpm, torque of 140 NM at a lower 1800-3000 RPM, tarter motor protection and reduction in the weight of the car by around 10 kg. The engine is provided with 32 per cent in power, 65 per cent increase in torque and most importantly, 46 per cent increase in the fuel efficiency. This is available in petrol variant also and both engines are BS IV compliant. The diesel version of Indica eV2 is available in the range of Rs. 3.95 lakhs and Rs. 4.77 lakhs and the petrol version in the range of Rs. 2.95 akhs and Rs. 3.58 lakhs.

The car is quipped with advanced technologies like SMART EMS CHIP that perfectly calibrates every minute engine component to optimize functionality, addition to that other features are MAXIMUM CHARGE COMBUSTION, which means a newly designed engine block and piston assembly, DRAG REDUCTION , which means redesigned wheel arches and subtle alterations on the exterior making car more aerodynamic and reducing the drag coefficient. The Tata Motors made the car more luxurious by adding features like Auto Drive Assist and Clutch To Start Systems. The interior features include power windows, key less entry, Blue tooth enabled music system and USB port, 4 spoke collapsible steering wheel, tachometer, rear parcel shelf, 60:40 rear seating, front and rear fog lamps. The exterior features include alloy wheels, attractive decals, a new tail light cluster and rear bumper.

The all new Tata Indica eV2 is available in four different colors and it has a warranty of 24 months or 75000 kilo meters whichever is earlier.

March 12, 2011

World’s Most Popular Car Color

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: — Winson @ 3:53 AM

DuPont releases their Global Automotive Color Popularity Report every year. DuPont issued its 58th annual color popularity report recently and silver and black are in tight competition for the title of “world’s most popular car color” and both are separated by only 2 percentage points. Black is the leading vehicle color globally and silver is at second place, white and gray are tied for third place.

The top 10 global vehicle colors are:
1. Silver — 26 percent
2. Black/Black Effect — 24 percent
3. White/White Pearl and Gray — 16 percent each (tie)
4. Red — 6 percent
5. Blue — 5 percent
6. Brown/Beige — 3 percent
7. Green — 2 percent
8. Yellow/Gold — 1 percent

European market opted greatly for black/black effect, making it top choice for nearly all vehicle categories, with 24 percent. Black/black effect are popular for luxury models in the Pacific region. In India, with 29 percent share in the market, white is the leading color. In South America, silver rules with 33 percent of the market. Japan opted for white/white pearl as its top color choice for vehicles, continuing at 28 percent of total market share.

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March 10, 2011

Role of Essential Oils Present in Spices in Aromatherapy

Filed under: Health — Tags: — Winson @ 7:08 AM

Essential oils are the aromatic and volatile oils extracted from different parts of the plants, like leaves, roots, barks, seeds, fruits, etc. Application of these essential oils for the physical and mental well being of humans is known as aromatherapy. As essential oils are found to have significant healing effects, they are the main ingredients of aromatherapy. The main usage of essential oils in aromatherapy are:

Easy Inhalation: essential oils are used to cure cold, influenza and other respiratory problems, by adding few drops of essential oils in water and inhaling that water. As essential oils are highly volatile, they can be easily inhaled.

Massage: The essential oils are found to get absorbed in to the skin very easily, which in turn gets easily transfused in to the blood. Therefore slightly massaging with these volatile oils, pains, burns, bruises, etc. can be cured.

Bath: Essential oils, when added to the water while taking bath, is found to energize the senses and used to enhance the mood, relieving the stress.

Room Freshener: As aromatherapy involves treating various stress related problems using specific aromas, essential oils play a major role in this. Essential oils when used in room freshener or in candles, are sure to uplift the mood and help in enhancing mental well being of a person.

Apart from the above applications, essential oils are used in lotions, cosmetics, shampoos, medicinal syrups, toners, etc.

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March 3, 2011

Major Auto Recalls in USA 2010-11

Filed under: Automobile — Tags: , — Winson @ 7:28 AM

The following are the list of all the major recalls made in the US automobile industry, the list includes:

  • The 2011 Cadillac SRX, Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain, has the possibility of fracturing the seat belt anchor, which could effect driver or front-seat passenger. This problem is discovered in September.
  • Ford Windstars are recalled by the company because there is a problem in the axle and it may cause death to the passengers.
  • Almost 750,000 vehicles were recalled by Volkswagen and Chrysler, in two separate recalls because of the water leaking on to the carpet from the AC in Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans.
  • Because of a steering problem, 501,000 trucks in the United States are recalled by Japanese automaker Nissan along with 240,000 of 2002–04 Frontier pickups and 261,000 Nissan Xterra sport utility vehicles.
  • To override the gas pedal and cut power to the engine, the world no.1 automaker retrofitted the 2.2 million vehicles with smart stop system, in which the engine power is cut down if the pedal is being pushed for longer than one and a half second at speeds greater than five miles per hour.
  • Suzuki is recalling almost 70,000 SX4 which includes hatchbacks and sedans because the outside mirrors may fall off. Suzuki told the agency it became aware of the problem in 2009 after discovering that a supplier had stopped using thread lock on the screws.
  • 470000 vehicles will be recalled by Honda in USA for a break fluid problem which includes Acura RL, Honda Odyssey models.
  • Mazda is recalling 215000 Mazda3, Mazda5 cars in United States for the steering problems.
  • The Mercedes-Benz is calling back 85000 recent cars because loosening of a connection fitting on the high-pressure power steering line allowing power steering fluid to leak.
  • 485 Italia super cars is recalled by Ferrari for the problem of machine which has a tendency to burst into flames.

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