Ford Motors

Founded in:June 16, 1903Head Office:Dearborn, Michigan, USAWebsite:www.india.ford.com

World's fourth largest automaker, Ford Motor Company, was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on June 16, 1903. Ruling the automobile sector for over a decade, the company had a modest start with a capital of just $28,000 from 12 investors. In the early years, the company produced just a few cars a day at its factory on Mack Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Today, Ford has major manufacturing operations in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, the People's Republic of China, India, and so on. The four wheelers manufactured are widely renowned for their unique styling, excellent performance and providing utmost luxury.

Ford's automotive brands include Aston Martin, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. In the wake of economic liberalization in India, Ford entered the Indian market and since then Ford India Limited has registered an impressive growth. The company's venture into the Indian automobile market dates back to 1926, but sadly it was shut down in 1954. Despite its failed attempt, the automaker once again entered the Indian automobile business in 1995, as a 50-50 joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). The company was christened as Mahindra Ford India Limited (MFIL). The plant is located in Maraimalai Nagar near Chennai and has the capacity to produce 1, 00,000 vehicles per annum.

Three years thence, in 1998, Ford acquired 72% of the share in MFIL, thereby renaming the company as Ford India. The company made a debut in India with Escort, its first passenger car. With the advancement of technology and to adept with the rising demand, Ford replaced its Escort with Ford Ikon in 2001. This indigenous car was an instant hit and allured the Indians. After the magnanimous success of Ikon, the company added some more luxurious cars to its product line, including Fiesta, Fusion, Mondeo, Endeavour and Endeavour Thunder+. The other models include the Ford Zetec (MIFL) and Ford Escorts (MIFL).

Ford Endeavour
Ford Endeavor is a 7 seater SUV, available in both 2-wheel and 4-wheel drives. Equipped with latest technology in the market, Endeavor becomes a desirable vehicle for automobile consumers. The spacious 7-seater Endeavour has a domineering road presence. Offering world-class comfort to its passengers, Ford Endeavor is pleasure to ride. The sporty stance of the vehicle is enhanced by an aggressive front.

Ford Fiesta
Fiesta is a model offered by Ford, originally an American company which entered the Indian market in the year 1988. Designed specifically to adapt the demanding Indian road conditions, Fiesta is a mid-sized car offering perfect combination of style and performance. Providing satisfying comfort, it has been successful in Indian market.

Ford Fusion
Fusion is a premium hatchback of its maker Ford India. Designed to run optimally in Indian conditions, it has been developed and calibrated to provide a balanced combination of drivability and low emissions. Hard engineering effort in making it means Ford Fusion is agile and fun to drive.

Ford Ikon
Ford Ikon is a stylish sedan which runs with elegance. Cpacious interior is enhanced with dual beige tone and accessories like rear reading lamps. The engine runs smoothly, making driving the car fun. The car has competent chassis, good ride and comfort.

Ford Mondeo
Ford Mondeo has elegant, muscular exterior and stylish interior designed with quality, which makes driving it a thing of pleasure. It is something which itself draws attention while moving on road. Innovative technology is used in designing it, and it shows. It is a large family car sold by Ford in various markets of the world.

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Skoda Auto

Founded in:	1895 as Laurin & Klement, Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic (In India in 2001)
Head Office:	A-1/1, M.I.D.C Five Star Industrial Area, Shendra Aurangabad - 431 201
Website:	www.skoda-auto.co.in, www.skoda-auto.com

Skoda Auto is a part of the famous automobile manufacturer of Europe, the Volkswagen Group. It was founded as Laurin & Klement, in Czech Republic, in the year 1895. Like most of the famous car manufacturing companies, this company also started off as a bicycle manufacturing company. The company merged with Skoda Manufacturers, one of the leading companies in Czechoslovakia, in 1924, after running into some financial problems.

The tryst of Skoda Auto with India began in the year 2001 (more precisely, on November 16, 2001), when it entered the Indian market. The company began at Shendra, the outskirts of Aurangabad. It was Skoda's first manufacturing unit in Asia. Today, it is Skoda's registered head office in India. Skoda has received a great response in the Indian market and this is why its business has expanded to a great extent in the last eight years.

Known for the stylish exterior and classy outlook of its cars, Skoda Auto is also famous for its constant effort to come up with modern technologies. Till date, twelve luxury cars of Skoda have entered the market and all of them have received great response. In 2005, the company’s annum share in the luxury car market in India was estimated to be more than 25 %. In 2005, Skoda set up a vast network of 41 dealerships, equipped with 35 facilities, across the country. The total sale of the year was about 27,000.

The year 2006 also proved to be quite lucky for Skoda Auto in India. It was in this year only that Skoda Laura was awarded 'Most Technologically Advanced Car' and Skoda Superb Turbo Diesel was named 'Best Variant', by CNBC-TV18 Autocar Awards. The company also received 'Executive Car of the Year' award from NDTV Profit Car India and 'Automotive Technology of the Year' award from Overdrive, both for Skoda Laura.

Skoda Fabia
Skoda Fabia, a premium car of the hatchback segment in India, boasts of dynamic looks and fresh design. Providing world-class luxury, with smart technology and state-of-the-art safety features, Fabia is a joy to ride. The car is popular among those who look for practicality and durability, along with style and affordable price.

Skoda Laura
Skoda Laura, based on A5 platform, is a customized sedan, tailor-made for Indian conditions. Catering to luxury D-plus car segment of India, the car has cutting-edge engine technology, well-finished exteriors and classy interiors. , has so much to offer that it proves to be a real value for money.

Skoda Laurin & Klement
Skoda has earned a reputation for producing fuel efficient cars that are sturdy and reliable. Laurin & Klement has maintained this tradition of Skoda. It is the most precious car from the company’s stable, having a number of advanced features that make it a very unique D-segment car. This is a high quality machine, with resilience, durability and fuel efficiency.

Skoda Octavia
This sedan is one-of-its-kind, taking driving and riding experience to a new high. Skoda Octavia is a vehicle that any car enthusiast would like to drive. Elegance is felt in every aspect of Octavia. It is a blend of impressive styling, catchy design, voluminous interiors, powerful engine, advanced safety equipments and satisfying performance.

Skoda Octavia Combi
Skoda Octavia Combi offers the features of a sedan, combined with the practicability of a hatchback. The car has all the advantages of a premium class sedan, like luxury, comfort, safety, performance and load-carrying capacity. It comes across as a unique blend of lavish space, practical dimensions, design and versatility.

Skoda Superb
Skoda Superb is a find blend of design, luxury, performance, and safety. A thoughtfully conceptualized and uniquely designed car, it gives utmost sense of satisfaction to its end users. Its tiptronic automatic transmission makes it possible to cruise effortlessly through city traffic. And the technology used in the car makes it a driving pleasure.

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Fiat India

Founded in:1899Headquarters:Turin, ItalyWebsite:www.fiat.com, www.fiat-india.com

Fiat India, a child company of Fiat Auto Spa of Italy, makes world-class cars available in India at competitive and affordable prices. The company specializes in localizing its cars, and gets them assembled in a tailor-made way. Fiat has a history of licensing its products to other countries.

About the Company
Fiat was founded more than a century before in 1899 at Turin, Italy by Giovanni Agnelli. It is a big industrial group involved automobile manufacturing, agricultural machinery, construction equipment, and production systems. The group, which operates in more than hundred countries, deals in diverse areas. It has more than two lakh employees all over the world.

Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited (FIAPL), set up in 1997, is a joint venture of Fiat and Tata Motors. The company manufactures the Palio Stile and Palio Stile in India and imports its other cars into India from Italy. Fiat plant in India is located in Ranjangaon near Pune in Maharashtra. In collaboration with Tata Motors, the plant also manufactures Tata Indica.

Premiere Automobiles Limited, a Mumbai-based manufacturer, was licensed by Fiat to manufacture its models in 1944. The company produced models like Fiat 500 and Fiat 1100. In 1973, it used the Premier name for the first time in its vehicles. Their Premier Padmini was based on Fiat 1100, Premier 118 and Premier 138D were based on Fiat 124.

Fiat 1.6 Sport Adventure
Fiat 1.6 Sport Adventure is a car specially designed keeping Indian roads in mind. The car’s looks and interior suit Indian palate. It can move calmly on not-so-good roads and fuel consumption is all good. In short, it can be said that Indian consumers will overall find satisfaction with Fiat 1.6 Sport.

Fiat Grande Punto
Fiat Grande Punto is credited with bringing a change in hatchback car scenario. A joint venture between Italy's leading car maker Fiat Motors and India's trusted car maker Tata Motors, Fiat Grande Punto is a premium B segment hatchback car. Designed by world renowned Giorgetto Guigiaro,

Fiat Palio
Fiat Palio Stile is a hatchback category car which has enjoyed tremendous success in European markets. Offered by a joint venture between Fiat India Private Limited and Tata Motors, it is an all-rounder blending space and practicality with great looks.

Fiat Petra
Fiet Petra combines refinement with performance. A sedan of Pallio platform, it is available both in petrol and diesel options. Its pros are quality, performance, maintenance, and value for money. It has its cons too, but these are negligible. It is a mid size cars that provides you all the desired comfort and luxury.

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Skoda Yeti

Skoda is all set to launch its robust SUV Skoda Yeti in India. Boosting an aggressive sporty look and compact size, Skoda Yeti will be euippped with 1968 cc, 2.0L diesel engine. 5 Speed Manual Transmission Gearbox and amazingly high mileage both in cities and in highways make Yeti a tough competition for other variants in the segment

including Mahindra Scorpio, Tata Safari and Maruti Grand Vitara, Mahindra Bolero.

Skoda Yeti will be available with both 4 Wheel Drive and 2 Wheel Drive option. Both the variants will be powered yb the same engine with the difference in transmission. The 2 Wheel Drive option will have 5 speed manual transmission gearbox whereas, 4 wheel drive option will have six speed manual transmission gearbox. Another more powerful variant of Skoda Yeti is expected to be launched which will be powered by 2.0L, 1968cc, Turbo Charged diesel engine with 6-speed manual transmission gearbox and with advanced Haldex clutch.

Company	Segment	Biggest USP
SKODA	SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle)	Compact size and stylish look

Exterior appearances
Skoda Yeti has a distinctine sporty look. Front is dominated by an aggressive front grille, surrounded by four sporty headlamps and few other elements which impart an original and striking expression to Skoda Yeti. The rear lamps are also extending all the way to the wings and when they activated the traditional letter C lights up. Other features of exoterior appearance inckudes an electrically adjustable two-part panoramic sun roof and crossways roof-rack.

Interior appearances
Elegant and dual tone stylish interiors make Skoda Yeti a car of highly advanced luxuries. The roomy and spacious interior, higher level of comfort, eflex interiors with fabric upholstery, dashboard in black-black, and other features impart a royal touch to Skoda Yeti. Highlights of Yeti interiors include foldable tray in the rear seat back rest, storage compartment in the middle of the top of the dashboard, sunglass compartment which is located in the roof panel sunny bag removable sack, extendable dividing net that separates the passenger space from the luggage compartment offers higher level of comfort.

Price
Skoda Yeti is expected to price in the range of Rs 17 to 18 lakhs.

(Please Note: The price range is ex-showroom and based on the close approximation. Please check the latest prices and variant specifications with your dealer)

Technical Specifications

Dimensions & Weight
Overall length, mm	4,223
Overall width, mm	1,793
Overall height, mm	1,691
Wheel base, mm	2578
Fuel Tank Capacity	60 ltrs
Turning Circle Radius	5.15
Engine
Type	Turbo Charged diesel engine
Cubic Capacity	1968 cc
Max. Gross Power	110PS @ 4200 rpm
Max. Gross Torque	250 Nm @ 1500-2500 rpm
Brakes
Front Brakes	Ventilated Disc Brakes
Rear Brakes	Leading-Trailing Drum Brakes
Wheels & Tyres
Wheels	7.0J X 17"
Tyres	215/60 R16 Tubeless
Gear Box
Gear Box	5 Speed Manual (2 Wheel Drive) 6 Speed Manual (4 Wheel Drive)

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