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With a view to keep up with its commitment to the Indian market, GM India has recently showcased its entire portfolio of products at the International Auto Show in Hyderabad at Hyderabad International Convention Centre from July 22 - 25, 2010.

Be it the Chevrolet Captiva, Spark or the Beat, all the offerings from the GM portfolio will be on display at this much-awaited motor show. P Balendran, Vice-President, General Motors India said that the Hyderabad motor show has provided the company with an attractive opportunity to get more close to its consumers and gain insights about the buying behavior.

The German luxury car maker, Mercedes Benz has recently said that the company will soon be starting its operations on the second shift at its Chakan greenfield facility. It is to be mentioned here that the luxury carmaker has invested close to Rs 200 crore, to meet the increased demand in the Indian market.

Mercedes-Benz India Management Board -Member (Sales and Marketing) Director Debashis Mitra recently said that the company will soon be starting operations on the second shift at its Chakan unit which is very much capable of producing close to 5,000 units a year.

In a move that shows the commitment of the conglomerate, M&M toward the Indian tractors market, the company has recently introduced its range of tractor brands with the Bharat (Trem) stage III A in the Indian market.

It is to be mentioned here while the implications for the emission norms will only be applicable on the 1st October of this year, the company has pro-actively launched its new line-up of product offerings in the Indian market.

Till now, Indians have only seen ministers like Shashi Tharoor, Businessmen like Anand Mahindra aggressively presented on the micro-blogging website - Twitter.

But under the recent move, Ford fiesta will become the first tweeting car to be present on the website. The AJ, a 2011 Ford Fiesta has recently become the first car that can tweet.

Fighting its falling market share in the Indian passenger car market, Maruti Suzuki has now decided to use the most effective weapon in its amour - The Alto to fight against the counterparts.

Notably, the company is planning to launch the K-Series Alto in the Indian market next month. While the new variant of the most-selling product in the Indian market will not only help the market leader to regain its lost market share but also will result in bringing additional units for the Alto.

Global IT majors IBM and Oracle are making plans to establish divisions at the technology park in Kerala.

According to a representative of the state IT department, both the companies had started exploratory discussions to establish shop at the technopark.