As another month in 2011 flies by, auto manufacturers are excited about the spur in sales the festive season brings with it. Still worries are plenty as interest rates and fuel prices have seen upward..
Here are some pointers from the Beat diesel press conference, a powerpoint presentation discussing technical aspects of the new engine along with official photographs released by General Motors. The..
As you read this post (first on IndianAutosBlog.com), GM India is announcing prices of the Beat diesel simultaneously in Mumbai and Delhi. Chevrolet Beat diesel price (ex-showroom New Delhi)..
In an official video, General Motors explains some facets of the XSDE SMARTECH diesel engine that debuts on the Beat diesel. The 24kmpl Chevrolet Beat diesel will be launched day after tomorrow..
As the rising fuel cost spiral the cost of ownership of petrol cars, many more manufacturers are diverting their resources towards diesel engines. Ford India officially confirmed that they will be..
The Chevrolet Beat and the Spark are the real volume drivers for Chevrolet India. Since its launch in Jan 2010, the Chevrolet Beat has made a small place for itself in the Maruti Suzuki dominated..
Sources tell IndianAutosBlog.com General Motors is in position to uncork the Beat diesel. Last month GM India told IAB that Beat diesel will launch in late July. Our sources tell us by mid July, the..
Our good friend Siddharth Vinayak Patankar of the highly popular Car and Bike Show on the NDTV network unwrapped the Chevrolet Beat diesel on last evening's episode. Siddharth gave readers the..
Speaking to IndianAutosBlog.com, vice-president of GM India Mr. P Balendran said an electric variant of Beat hatchback will be exhibited in India this month. Note that the event is not a..
GM will introduce the Beat diesel in the first week of July with a 1.0-liter 3cyl diesel engine producing 57bhp and 140 Nm @ 1,750 rpm, making it the smallest car in India with a diesel engine. Accord..
Even before its introduction, there are whispers in the market about the Chevrolet Beat diesel sending the i10 and Wagon R packing. The Beat diesel is here in the next 4-6 weeks at a premium of..
Speaking to Indian Autos Blog yesterday, a top GM India official revealed that the diesel variant of the Beat is only 6-8 weeks away from market introduction. Plenty of information has come out on..
In a press release General Motors has spoken about the 1.0-liter 3-cylinder diesel engine that will debut on the Beat during the second half of 2011. The diesel heart was designed by GM's Torino..
OnCars.in is reporting that the Chevrolet Beat diesel, expected here in June, will carry the XSDE nametag which stands for ‘Xtra Smart Diesel Engine.’ The word "Smart" has appeared twice before on..
IAB reader Sagar Parikh from Vadodara caught this Beat diesel on test inside the city limits. There's nothing secretive about this Beat diesel that arrives before June in India. The 936cc,..
GM India's most anticipated model that promises so much is this - the Chevrolet Beat diesel. Equipped with a 936cc, 3-cylinder engine based on the Fiat 1.3l Multijet, it will produce around 57 bhp..
After successfully developing the Smartech engine and putting it into the Beat, GM India has now turned its eyes to the diesel hatch back market. Their first contender for the market will be the Beat..
Contrary to our report of GM launching the Beat diesel in early 2011, the launch it seems is delayed. Instead of Beat Diesel, GM will introduce the LPG version in the next few weeks, the internal..
