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Mahindra XUV400
The Mahindra XUV300 is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra. It is based on the X100 platform of SsangYong Tivoli called as S201 and has been sold in Indian market since February 2019. Mahindra slotted it in the segment along with their Bolero Neo (formerly called the TUV300) to rival the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon and the Ford EcoSport. History The XUV300 was initially codenamed as S201. Based on European spec Ssangyong Tivoli, it underwent major modifications to suit Indian roads and market conditions. The SUV was wind tunnel tested at Pininfarina facility in Italy. Mahindra officially revealed the name of XUV300 in December 2018. The XUV is wider and taller than Tivoli in dimensions but is made shorter than the counterpart to fit into sub-four-meter segment. It also resembles its sibling XUV500 in looks with similar projector headlamps and DRLs, front grille and the wheel arches. It was launched on 14 February 2019 in I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahindra & Mahindra
Mahindra & Mahindra is an Indian automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed and later renamed Mahindra & Mahindra. Part of the Mahindra Group, M&M is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers by production in India; the Mahindra Tractors subsidiary is the largest manufacturer of tractors in the world by volume. It was ranked 17th on a list of top companies in India by Fortune India 500 in 2018. Its major competitors in the Indian vehicular market include Maruti Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Motors. Dr. Anish Shah is the current CEO and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra. History Mahindra & Mahindra was founded as a steel trading company on 2 October 1945, in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed by brothers Kailash Chandra Mahindra and Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, along with Malik Ghulam Muhammad. Anand Mahindra, the present Chairman of Mahindra Group, is the grandson of Kailash Chandra Mahindra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza
The Suzuki Brezza (known as Vitara Brezza for the first generation) is a subcompact crossover SUV from Suzuki and manufactured by Maruti Suzuki in India. The Brezza is the first Suzuki-branded car which was fully developed in India. The model was designed as a smaller alternative to the global market Vitara and targeted to young audiences. It is only available for right-hand drive emerging markets in Asia and Africa. The first-generation model was also marketed by Toyota as the Toyota Urban Cruiser between 2020 and 2022. As in the original Vitara model, the name "Vitara" is derived from English word "vital," as in "vitality," while the name "Brezza" means "breeze" in Italian. __TOC__ First generation (YF; 2016) The Vitara Brezza was first unveiled in India at the 13th Auto Expo in February 2016. It was previewed by the XA Alpha concept car that was showcased in 2012. The production model is built on global market Vitara's platform. In 2016, the vehicle contains 98 perc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cars Introduced In 2019
A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, Car seat, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport private transport#Personal transport, people rather than cargo. There are around one billion cars in use worldwide. The French inventor Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first steam-powered road vehicle in 1769, while the Swiss inventor François Isaac de Rivaz designed and constructed the first internal combustion-powered automobile in 1808. The modern car—a practical, marketable automobile for everyday use—was invented in 1886, when the German inventor Carl Benz patented his Benz Patent-Motorwagen. Commercial cars became widely available during the 20th century. The 1901 Oldsmobile Curved Dash and the 1908 Ford Model T, both American cars, are widely considered the first mass-produced and mass-affordable cars, respectively. Cars were rapidly adopted in the US, where they replac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subcompact Crossover Sport Utility Vehicles
Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) car size class definition, the subcompact category sits between the "minicompact" and "compact" categories. The EPA definition of a subcompact is a passenger car with a combined interior and cargo volume of . Current examples of subcompact cars are the Nissan Versa and Mitsubishi Mirage. The smaller cars in the A-segment/city car category (such as the Chevrolet Spark and Smart Fortwo) are sometimes called subcompacts in the U.S., because the EPA's name for this smaller category — "minicompact" — is not commonly used by the general public. The prevalence of small cars in the United States increased in the 1960s due to increased imports of cars from Europe and Japan. Widespread use of the term subcompact coincided wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahindra Vehicles
Mahindra may refer to: Business * Mahindra & Mahindra, an Indian multinational car manufacturing corporation ** Mahindra Truck and Bus Division, an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer owned by Mahindra & Mahindra * Mahindra Group *Kotak Mahindra Bank, an Indian bank People *Mahinda (Buddhist monk), the son of Emperor Ashoka and proponent of Buddha's teachings in Sri Lanka * Mahindu, 10th century Chahamana king of north-western India Places * Mahindra World City, integrated business cities in India **Mahindra World City, Jaipur, India ** Mahindra World City, New Chennai, India * Mountain Mahindra or Three Peaks Mountain, in Indian Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh * Mahendra Mountains, a mountain range described in Indian epics, identified with the Eastern Ghats * Mahendragiri (other) Schools * Mahindra École Centrale, a private engineering institute located in Bahadurpally, near Hyderabad, India * UWC Mahindra College or Mahindra United World College of India, an internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harman Kardon
Harman/Kardon is a brand of US-based Harman International Industries. Harman Kardon was originally founded in Westbury, New York, in 1953 by business partners Sidney Harman and Bernard Kardon. The company is focused on three audio equipment business segmentsAutomotive, Consumer and Professionaloffering products under company-owned brand names including AKG, Bang & Olufsen Automotive, Becker, Crown International, dbx, DigiTech, JBL, JBL Professional, Infinity Systems, Harman/Kardon, Lexicon, Mark Levinson Audio Systems, Soundcraft and Studer. HARMAN International corporate customers include Apple, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Ford, Genesis, Google, Hyundai, Kia, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Ram Trucks, Toyota and Volkswagen. As of June 30, 2007, the company held 1,885 trademark registrations and 294 pending trademark applications around the world. The company also held 1,695 United States and foreign patents and 2,172 pending patent applications covering various audio, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin NCAP
The Latin New Car Assessment Programme (Latin NCAP) is an Automobile safety rating, automobile safety assessment programme for Latin America and the Caribbean. Founded in 2010, it offers independent information to consumers about the safety levels of new cars in the market. Latin NCAP tests are based in international renowned methodologies, with vehicles awarded a safety rating between 0 and 5 stars, indicating the protection the cars offer to adult and child occupants. The programme started as a joint initiative and in 2014 it was established as an association under a legal entity framework. Rating Latin NCAP started meeting and 2009 and its first frontal impact results were published in 2010. Ratings were assigned to adult (blue) and child (green) occupants on a scale of zero to five stars based on performance in a Euro NCAP 64 km/h frontal offset deformable barrier impact test. The results showed that many popular compacts showed high risk of life-threatening injury b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global NCAP
Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) is a project of the Towards Zero Foundation, a UK-registered charity. The programme serves as an umbrella organisation encouraging co-operation between the various New Car Assessment Programmes around the world, and a consumer test for vehicle safety in markets that are weakly regulated or do not yet have their own consumer safety programmes. Campaigns Safer Cars for India In January 2014, Global NCAP released the first ever independent crash test results of five popular compact cars sold in the Indian market, starting their popular 'Safer Cars for India' project. The assessment was based on 2013 Latin NCAP assessment protocol for adult occupant protection and 2010 Latin NCAP assessment protocol for child occupant protection. The five cars tested did not have frontal airbags and showed varying degrees of collapse of the passenger cell, and were awarded zero stars for adult occupant protection because injury measures from im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahindra Marazzo
The Mahindra Marazzo is a compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) manufactured by Mahindra & Mahindra since 2018. The Marazzo was exhibited at the 2019 North American International Auto Show alongside the Roxor. Design The Marazzo was designed and developed by Mahindra's Design Studio, partnering with Pininfarina, Mahindra Research Valley, Chennai and Mahindra Automotive North America, Troy, Michigan in the initial stages and product engineering. The initial project code name was U321. The Marazzo was launched on September 3, 2018 and it is available either a 7-seater with captain seats in the middle row or an 8-seater. The climate control for the rear passengers is mounted on the center roof with a diffuse throw option for reduced noise. Chassis The Marazzo is built on a heavyweight (1650kg), high and rigid ladder frame chassis containing a 52% of high strength steel with a transversely-mounted front-wheel-drivetrain, the world's first such arrangement. Mahindra has opted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CarDekho
CarDekho Group is an Indian technology company headquartered in Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan with large offices in Gurugram, that operates digital platforms for automotive sales, reviews, insurance, and financing. Its platforms include CarDekho, BikeDekho, Gaadi.com, ZigWheels, Zigwheels, PowerDrift, InsuranceDekho, Rupyy, and Revv Cars, Revv. The company also operates in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the United Arab Emirates. History CarDekho was founded in 2008 by Amit Jain and Anurag Jain in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The idea for CarDekho emerged after the founders attended the 2008 Auto Expo in Delhi. Initially, the platform was launched as an online portal providing car reviews, specifications, and price comparisons for buyers and sellers. Before founding CarDekho, the Jains had established GirnarSoft in 2006, a software solutions and outsourcing company that later became the parent company of CarDekho and its associated platforms. The company later introduced insurance services t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahindra XUV500
The Mahindra XUV500 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra. The XUV500 was designed and developed at Mahindra's design and vehicle build center in Nashik and Chennai and is manufactured in Mahindra's Chakan & Nashik plant, India. During its development, the car was code-named 'W201'. It is the first monocoque chassis-based vehicle the company has produced. It is succeeded by the Mahindra XUV700, XUV700, which was planned to be the second-generation XUV500 during development. History Pre facelift (W201) (2011-2015) The XUV500 was launched in 2 variants in 2011, sharing the same engine: the W6 in two-wheel drive only. The W6 includes a 6-inch monochrome infotainment display, two airbags, ABS with electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and disc brakes on all wheels. The W8 which can be specified in two or All-wheel drive. The W8 adds GPS navigation, six airbags, a touch screen, electronic stability control, electronic stab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pininfarina
Pininfarina S.p.A. (; ; short for Pininfarina Società per Azioni) is an Italian automotive design, car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. The company was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian multinational Mahindra Group acquired 76.06% of Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million. Pininfarina is employed by a wide variety of automobile manufacturers to design vehicles. These firms have included long-established customers such as Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Peugeot, Fiat Automobiles, Fiat, General Motors, GM, Lancia, and Maserati, to emerging companies in the Asian market with Chinese manufactures like AviChina Industry & Technology, AviChina, Chery, Changfeng Automobile, Changfeng, Brilliance China Auto, Brilliance, JAC Motors, JAC and VinFast in Vietnam and Korean manufacturers Daewoo and Hyundai Motor Company, Hyundai. Since the 1980s, Pininfarina has also designed high-speed trains, buses, trams, roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
