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MARUTI RITZ

India’s number one car maker Maruti Suzuki’s smallest car “Maruti Ritz” was launched on 15th May 2009 in India. It is the good achievement of this company, because this new model is the 8th new model of this company within 48 months following the launch of Swift, Zen Estilo, SX4, Swift Diesel, Grand Vitara, Swift Dzire and A-star. In the A-2 segments, Maruti Ritz will be the 9th offering for the customers by Maruti Suzuki. In addition, it is the fifth global model for the Maruti Suzuki India after the launch of Swift, Grand Vitara, SX4 & A-Star.  It is known as the “Suzuki Splash” abroad. Ritz will be available in five variants, three petrol and two diesel with different engine capacities of new K-series 1.2 liter, four-cylinder, 85PS Petrol engine and the super-successful 1.3 litre, 16-valve DDiS, 75PS Diesel engine. Price of this smallest car starting from Rs 3.90 lakh to Rs 4.99 lakh. This car comes with Maruti Suzuki’s standard set of safety features like ABS, airbags, brake assists, ASP, etc. It is a front wheel drive car that is equipped with the second generation K12M petrol engine to offer more power and high fuel efficiency than any other cars. It is a small family car that is built by keeping in mind middle class family. More space is available inside this car. The rear seat is set higher than the front seats so all occupants get a good view out, and all seats are comfortable to sit. This car has a lot of storage space including a flip-lid box on top of the dashboard, a fair glove box and a tray ahead of the front passenger, but non-slip surfaces would make them more usable. Hope that Ritz will be positioned between the A-star and the Swift and will compete on Hyundai’s i10 and i20, Skoda’s Fabia, Ford’s Fusion, Fiat’s Palio and Tata Motors’ Indica Vista. It is a good choice for a family car, and it is a perfect vehicle for the Indian condition. It comes in Indian roads in eight vibrant colors including Glistening Grey, Racing Green, Bakers Chocolate, Firebrick Red, Blue Blaze, Silky Silver, Midnight Black, Superior White. Hope that it will be a good success in the Indian car Market.

MARUTI SUZUKI - OVERVIEW

India’s automobile industry is considered as the 10th largest automobile industry in the world. A number of foreign firms are initiated to the joint ventures with Indian companies. Day to day, automobile industry producing various kinds of vehicles, especially cars. Ford, General Motors, Huyndai, Honda, Toyota, Fiat etc.is  the most popular Automobile manufactures in the world. Maruti Suzuki is one of the leading auto manufacturers in India. The companies important business is manufacturing and marketing of utility vehicles and commercial vehicles. It is the number one car maker in India. In 2007, Maruti Udyog was renamed Maruti Suzuki India Limited . The company’s headquarters is located in Gurgaon, near Delhi. This company annually exports more than 50,000 cars and has an extremely large domestic market in India selling over 730,000 cars annually. Now Maruti Suzuki offers 12 models including Maruti 800, Omni, Alto, Versa, Gypsy, A Star, Wagon R, Zen Estilo, Swift, Swift Dzire, SX4, Grand Vitara.

AGNI -II MISSILE

Indian scientists again proved their talent by successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni-II missiles from a defense base in Orissa. This surface-to-surface as missile with a strike range of up to 2,000 km was testing-fired in this morning from the Wheeler’s Island near Dhamara in the district of Bhadrak. It was a user trial conducted by the Army and scientists from Defense Research and Development Organization and the aim of this test was to give the army confidence to fire the missile on its own without the help of defense scientists. This missile after three successful trials by DRDO is ready for production. 20 meters long Agni II missile is a part of India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Program and it can be fired from both rail and road mobile launchers. It takes only 15 minutes for the missile to be readied for firing.

ABOUT AGNI -II MISSILE

Agni-II is the medium range ballistic missile. It has a range of 2,000–2,500 km. It was developed due to the security challenges from China and Pakistan. India started work on Agni-II in 1997. This missile is 20 m in length with a diameter of 1.3 m in the first and second stages, and it can be fitted with 150 or 200 kT yield nuclear warheads, in addition to chemical, high-explosive, and sub munition versions. The main strength of this missile is its relatively high accuracy, especially at close range, due to its combination of an internal guidance system, a Global Positioning Satellite system, and radar correlation. This missile was first tested on 1999 from Wheeler’s Island in the Bay of Bengal. The test was conducted from a rail car launcher. In 2001, the Agni-2 was tested from a mobile launch vehicle (TEL). At that same year, approximately five Agni-2 missiles became operational and 10 missiles yearly are produced from 2001. This missile always be in a ready-to-fire mode and can be launched within 15 minutes. Agni-II missiles are used by 555th Missile Group of the Indian Army. Today, 2,000 km range version of Agni-II missiles were successfully tested from a defense base in Orissa.