India: MUL's first fully Indigenous car may arrive by ’07

FISH · 05-02-2006, 09:24 AM

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/1511696.cms

AHMEDABAD: Maruti Udyog, the country’s largest car-maker, may not roll out its first fully indigenous car by ’07. MUL managing director Jagdish Khattar indicated that the company may take some more time to introduce a fully-indigenous car. “We are working on it but it may take some more time,” Mr Khattar told ET.

However, he was quick to add that work in that direction was going on. “The intention to develop an indigenous car is very much there and we our team is putting in its best to deliver. Our engineers have already introduced changes in Zen, Esteem and WagonR models. There is a marked change in the situation as compared to what it was five years ago. Designing Swift in Japan by our own people was another significant achievement,” said Mr Khattar.

The company, while going for its IPO, had said the new car will be developed by the company’s research and development department and will be ready in the next three years. So far MUL has introduced models developed by Suzuki, its Japanese parent.

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IMPALAon20s · 05-02-2006, 01:25 PM

whats Indigenous mean?

Whirling_Dervish · 05-02-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by IMPALAon20s

whats Indigenous mean?

In this case, Indian made/engineered.

mbukukanyau · 05-02-2006, 01:59 PM

Indians are very good copy cats.. it will be just like China.. a GM car with an indian name and terrible safety standards

johnny smallblock · 05-02-2006, 02:06 PM

The title of the thread:

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India: MUL's first fully Indigenous car may arrive by ’07

The first sentence of the article:

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Maruti Udyog, the country’s largest car-maker, may not roll out its first fully indigenous car by ’07.

I'm just sayin'

Bravada · 05-02-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

Indians are very good copy cats.. it will be just like China.. a GM car with an indian name and terrible safety standards

If they want terrible safety standards, they should start with the Aveo

tollytime · 05-02-2006, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by IMPALAon20s

whats Indigenous mean?

It means there's going to be a big red dot on the roof.

01Sunfire · 05-02-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by tollytime

It means there's going to be a big red dot on the roof.

Thats a pretty ignorant comment there isn't it???

beelzebub · 05-02-2006, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tollytime

It means there's going to be a big red dot on the roof.

Yeah.. very nice. No wonder GM has trouble attracting minorities.

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