HM to launch a new model in October

safari_lover · 11th June 2008, 02:44

Another new car in the Indian market but this time from an unexpected company.
Hindustan Motors are launching a new car before Durga Puja.

Anyone with more information?

source: Hindustan Motors promises new model in October

rider60 · 11th June 2008, 02:59

i eagerly looking forward to this, a new car from HM.

i just hope at least this car wont sport decades old technology or designs.

1100D · 11th June 2008, 03:10

Just wish that its just not another new-age tin-wrapper, but something befitting the aura of the Ambassador. However, that will not happen.

ray · 11th June 2008, 05:42

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Originally Posted by safari_lover

Another new car in the Indian market but this time from an unexpected company.
Hindustan Motors are launching a new car before Durga Puja.

Anyone with more information?

source: Hindustan Motors promises new model in October

I bet its an old ambassador with rain sensing wipers

Quote:

The technology used for the car will be partly in-house and partly from a partner, said Ravi Santhanam, managing director of Hindustan Motors Ltd (HML).

CrAzY dRiVeR · 11th June 2008, 07:07

Could it be the new Lancer/ Outlander?

However, since HM still thinks its in the early 90s, dont be too surprised if the above post comes true.

Steeroid · 11th June 2008, 08:46

An amby with Voice Prompt, Rain Sensing Wipers, Single press power windows and SatNav.

My Landmaster will still be better !

musicmanaman · 11th June 2008, 08:55

Let's give HM guys' a break, atleast they are trying, and who knows if they really come up with something great, maybe a competitor to the TATA NANO. Anyways let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope this time around they come up with something that would put HM back on the map.

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Originally Posted by Steeroid

An amby with Voice Prompt, Rain Sensing Wipers, Single press power windows and SatNav.

My Landmaster will still be better !

Hi Steeroid, by the way is the Landmaster project complete?

cooldude1988765 · 11th June 2008, 09:02

I am hoping its the outlander. And a small prayer GOD please please give it a diesel engine.

karanraheja · 11th June 2008, 09:40

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Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Could it be the new Lancer?

I doubt New Lancer will be out this year. Mind you if HM does announce Lancer will be out this year i bet half of them will start saving it up for it.

safari_lover · 11th June 2008, 10:01

I don't think it would be the Outlander or the new Lancer. The article says they have developed the car inhouse and the prototype is ready. Going by that, it should be a all new vehicle.

Elito11 · 11th June 2008, 14:07

Hindustan Motors Ltd (HM), which manufactures the Ambassador car and Japanese automobile major Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s vehicles in India, is set to launch a new passenger car in October—its first entirely new car since the Contessa, which was launched in the early 1980s and officially withdrawn in 2003.

“The company has, on its own, developed a new platform for the car. Though we have taken some technical inputs from others, the design is entirely our own,” said R. Santhanam, managing director of HM, in Kolkata on Tuesday. The car, he added, would be manufactured at HM’s factory at Uttarpara in West Bengal, and launched in October

“To cope with competition, we have to launch new products. We have been planning this (launch) for quite some time,” Santhanam said. But asked about the specifications of the new car, he said, the company wasn’t ready to announce anything.
The prototype of the car is ready and has been tested extensively at the Uttarpara factory. “It has now been sent for mandatory tests...,” said an HM official who spoke on condition of anonymity

Full Article / Source - Hindustan Motors set to launch new passenger car in October - Corporate News - livemint.com

Elito

neoonwheels · 11th June 2008, 15:50

ok... so now the HM new car (???) will surely hit ARAI in Pune. Tushkey or anybody who has access to ARAI ofc in Pune can post spy pics..

indivic · 11th June 2008, 16:32

I somehow get the feeling that this will be a MUV

amtak · 11th June 2008, 16:52

It is hightime that other players too enter the MUV market. Lets hope that it is a good quality MUV

veyron1 · 11th June 2008, 17:12

I wish/hope it'd be a RWD sedan. Only if God had knocked some sense into the HM guys.

How I miss the Conty.

An MUV, IMHO, would be pointless now. We're already spoilt for more options than one can contend with. Another needle in the haystack is off the course for HM.

Want reliability & refinement? Innova it is. VFM & performance? Scorpio. F.E & utility? Tavera. Lowest markup/vehicle cost? Rhino.

11th June 2008, 02:44	#1
safari_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Bagdal Posts: 1,158 Thanked: 786 Times	HM to launch a new model in October Another new car in the Indian market but this time from an unexpected company. Hindustan Motors are launching a new car before Durga Puja. Anyone with more information? source: Hindustan Motors promises new model in October
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rider60 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bhagyanagaram. (A.K.A. Hyderabad) Posts: 1,619 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	i eagerly looking forward to this, a new car from HM. i just hope at least this car wont sport decades old technology or designs.
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1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,117 Times View My Garage	Just wish that its just not another new-age tin-wrapper, but something befitting the aura of the Ambassador. However, that will not happen.
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CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 18,041 Thanked: 79,109 Times View My Garage	Could it be the new Lancer/ Outlander? However, since HM still thinks its in the early 90s, dont be too surprised if the above post comes true.
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Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,025 Thanked: 2,757 Times	An amby with Voice Prompt, Rain Sensing Wipers, Single press power windows and SatNav. My Landmaster will still be better !
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cooldude1988765 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 222 Times	I am hoping its the outlander. And a small prayer GOD please please give it a diesel engine.
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safari_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bengaluru / Bagdal Posts: 1,158 Thanked: 786 Times	I don't think it would be the Outlander or the new Lancer. The article says they have developed the car inhouse and the prototype is ready. Going by that, it should be a all new vehicle.
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Elito11 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 508 Thanked: 108 Times	Hindustan Motors to launch new passenger car in October 08 Hindustan Motors Ltd (HM), which manufactures the Ambassador car and Japanese automobile major Mitsubishi Motors Corp.’s vehicles in India, is set to launch a new passenger car in October—its first entirely new car since the Contessa, which was launched in the early 1980s and officially withdrawn in 2003. “The company has, on its own, developed a new platform for the car. Though we have taken some technical inputs from others, the design is entirely our own,” said R. Santhanam, managing director of HM, in Kolkata on Tuesday. The car, he added, would be manufactured at HM’s factory at Uttarpara in West Bengal, and launched in October “To cope with competition, we have to launch new products. We have been planning this (launch) for quite some time,” Santhanam said. But asked about the specifications of the new car, he said, the company wasn’t ready to announce anything. The prototype of the car is ready and has been tested extensively at the Uttarpara factory. “It has now been sent for mandatory tests...,” said an HM official who spoke on condition of anonymity Full Article / Source - Hindustan Motors set to launch new passenger car in October - Corporate News - livemint.com Elito
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neoonwheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,070 Thanked: 1,882 Times View My Garage	ok... so now the HM new car (???) will surely hit ARAI in Pune. Tushkey or anybody who has access to ARAI ofc in Pune can post spy pics..
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indivic BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 849 Thanked: 204 Times	I somehow get the feeling that this will be a MUV
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amtak Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai - The city of Sea Link!!! Posts: 2,986 Thanked: 1,111 Times	It is hightime that other players too enter the MUV market. Lets hope that it is a good quality MUV
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veyron1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,424 Thanked: 54 Times View My Garage	I wish/hope it'd be a RWD sedan. Only if God had knocked some sense into the HM guys. How I miss the Conty. An MUV, IMHO, would be pointless now. We're already spoilt for more options than one can contend with. Another needle in the haystack is off the course for HM. Want reliability & refinement? Innova it is. VFM & performance? Scorpio. F.E & utility? Tavera. Lowest markup/vehicle cost? Rhino.
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