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Suzuki,Tata,Zenn,Chrysler and European car news

Clipped to the Drawing Board by George Tan  

Suzuki Motor Corp will engineer and build a new "world car" in India, its chief executive said on Tuesday, underlining the importance of the fast-growing market to the company.
The car will be manufactured by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd in which Suzuki owns 54.2 percent, and the car will be sold globally

Tata`s Rs 1 lakh car has been termed one of the trend setters of 2007. As one of the worlds cheapest cars it finds a place in the list of "Most Important Trends for 2007"

Also making news, are small electric cars.  With a claimed 245 mpg the Zenn electric car is anticipating a steep rise in sales

Whilst, Chrysler is planning to recall nearly 600,000 Dodge trucks and vans to address concerns that the vehicles could shift out of park without the key in the ignition.

Despite the woes of the US auto industry and the fact that US manufacturers are shifting production offshore,
the dollar’s falling value is making European automakers eager to build more vehicles in the US

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Jonno (92) Senior board member | 2007-12-12 02:16:19
Somehow I don't associate India with the car manufacturing giants, but obviously Suzuki do. Is it all down to cheap labor or are there other factors coming into play? dunno - but an interesting move - wonder wot the Chinese will do ?
Dirk () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:18:14
245 mpg sounds pretty good to me - but can I get it in and SUV - I need plenty of grunt when I drive
Sal () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:21:59
from an engineering perspective , you probably can if you combine solar, diesel, electric and all of the clever regenerating tricks such as capturing energy thru breaking and generating electrical power when coasting down hill and ..... - Dirk, if your an engineer - work it out for yourself
Des () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:24:39
a sort of a delicious irony isn't it - the US is looking to send manufacturing off shore to get a cheaper labor component and the Europeans are looking at manufacturing on mainland US -......to get a cheaper labor component
Sal () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:27:36
if you've ever been to Europe you'd know that the costs are sky high - so the US IS cheap to them - I guess that its all relative -
Andrez () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:32:32
what's a Tata ? a potato without the po ?
- I was never any good at spelling!!
my education was sadly lacking - and my adult life hasnt been much better but hey -- a couple of beers and I'm happy
Stel () Newbie | 2007-12-12 02:38:21
poor old Chrysler just can't take a trick -
last week it was Toyota doing recalls to fix problems - but somehow it always seems worse with the Chrysler products - I can't remember too many problems with the old Chargers - but then my standards and expectations where different back then - but what a good looking car - they probably did have a few faults now that I think about it - but what a good looking car - how about the ...
no lets not go there - what a good looking car
Jonno (92) Senior board member | 2007-12-12 03:56:31
we all need transport and our needs are all different - I keep thinking that public transport is the right way to go - but I would need 3 to 4 extra hours on my day just to get to and from work - without the personal travel - it just wouldn't work - some people are happy with a small 2 seater but not much good if you need to move a big load or lots of people - I guess thats why we have personal choice - all of these cars suit someone - not every car suits everyone
bill (73) Senior board member | 2007-12-12 20:12:25
these little cars are just great - i see them as the sort of things to carry in the trunk instead of a spare tire - so that if you get a flat - use the spare car to get you home -
probably good in traffic - get out the spare car so you can whizz around through all of the small spaces and find small parking spaces
Spud () Newbie | 2007-12-15 16:36:03
How come the Zen electric car claims a fuel consumption of 245mpg if its all electric - ? shouldn't it be distance per charge ? or some other terminology
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