Product Launches

General Motors India to launch next-generation small car 

General Motors India is going to launch two new products in the small and mini car segment in addition to Chevrolet Spark, which will be launched in April `07, reports Economic Times.Company executives said apart from Chevy, Spark and Aveo U-VA, General Motors India is planning to launch a next-generation small car, but it may take some time.  

Tata Tea launches variants of single origin orthodox tea :  Tata Tea Ltd (TTL) launched hereon Wednesday four variants of single origin orthodox tea under the Tata Tea Gold brand, namely,Darjeeling, Assam, Nilgiris and Ceylon, each variant reflecting the subtleties of the places of origin, with the hope that the demand for orthodox tea in the country will gradually rise in the coming years. A triangular pack of 100 gm has been priced at Rs 30.  

The company also announced the launching of Tetley brand of green tea (in tea bags) in the domestic market to create a unique “well-being segment” in the category of branded tea. It has been priced at Rs 25 per box containing 10 bags 

  HCL-Toshiba launch eco-efficient notebooks   
New Delhi, Nov 22: High technology product manufacturer, Toshiba in association with HCL Infosystems on Wednesday launched a range of eco-efficient consumer and business notebooks. Compliant with the European Union (EU) RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) directive, this range includes the products in two categories — business and consumer.  

The business category would have features like thin and light portg M500 ultraportables with 12.1-inch diagonal XGA display and swappable optical drive, while consumer category would have Qosmio TM next-generation “four-in-one” audio-video notebook series with HD DVDRom, a Toshiba release said.  

New Product Launch ( Oct 27 , 2006 )

Hero Honda Launches 2 New Variants, The New Glamour And Passion Plus Ltd Edition (October 25, 2006 )

Delhi, Oct25: Hero Honda Motors Ltd has announced the launch of two new variants – the new Glamour and Passion Plus Limited Edition. The Company has recently undertaken a slew of initiatives in various fronts to consolidate its market share, with new product launches, augmenting capacity and innovative consumer campaigns. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh last week laid the foundation stone of the Company’s new manufacturing plant in Haridwar, Uttaranchal. The plant will be operational by the middle of 2007 with an initial capacity of 500,000 units. This will further augment the existing installed capacity of the Company.

Passion Plus is a very important model for the Company with significant sales contribution, next only to Splendor. The new Passion Plus Limited Edition restates its position as the original style bike, and the initiative has been backed by strong communication through a new TVC. Hero Honda Glamour is being refreshed with stylish 5-spoke alloy wheels. Both these new models will further enhance sales growth for the Company in the deluxe segment where it enjoys clear leadership position.

Intex Intros 19-inch TFT LCD (Oct 27, 2006 )

Intex Technologies India has unveiled its 19-inch TFT LCD monitor, the 1901, described as an avant garde, suave, and elegant piece of work. The new monitor is intended to attract desktop users wanting a more quality digital/entertainment experience.

Commenting on the launch, Sanjay Kumar, PC product manager, Intex Technologies, said, “We are targeting SOHO, SMEs, and Corporates aggressively, especially in tier II cities. Keeping in sync with contemporary technology trends, Intex 1901 is a step ahead to keep our loyal customers contented with both value and quality.”

With its TFT LCD variants in 15-inch and 17-inch sizes already available in the market, Intex now plans to add 14-inch, 15-inch, and 17-inch models to its product portfolio.

The 1901 is available for a MOP of Rs 13,900. It comes along with a three-year warranty.

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES (Oct 13th-20th)

Nakamichi launches high-end LCD and Plasma TVs in
India

Japanese consumer electronics giant Nakamichi is introducing its high-end LCD and Plasma range of televisions in
India. The base price for Nakamichi LCDs in
India will be Rs.2 lakhs and that of the plasma TVs will be Rs. 2.37 lakhs. The decision to enter the Indian market was taken by the company due to the upsurge in demand for the LCD and Plasma TVs among household.

 

NEW TVS ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS

TVS Electronics a Chennai based IT peripheral manufacturer has launched TVS Champ multimedia Keyboard and an optical mouse combo pack on 17^th October. The price of the pack is Rs 900/- and had a one year replacement warranty. The internet ready keyboard has 18 hot keys and three special keys.

 

HP LAUNCHES STORAGE SOLUTION

Hewlett Packard has launched a new product for the SMB segment in the storage space on 17^th October. It is called AIO (All in One), this storage will address the needs ranging from application storage management and protection.

 

IOL AND MTNL LAUNCHES FIRST IPTV

IOL Broadband launched
India’s first IPTV on 14^th October in Mumbai which enables the subscriber to access digital television services through Internet protocol. It was done with the association of MTNL. The service will be commercially launched on Diwali. MTNL has entered into a strategic tie up with IOL Broadband and would provide service for Rs 199/-  a month.

 

YAHOO
INDIA LAUNCHES INDICHAT

Yahoo! India has launched Yahoo! Indichat plug-in which enables the user to chat in Hindi, Tamil without any need for a keyboard. It also offers other plug-ins which facilitates chat in other Indian languages such as Telugu, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarathi and Malayalam.

 

NEW LG CHOCOLATE

LG electronics has launched a new handset model in
seoul on October 18^th aimed at repeating the success of its premium ‘Chocolate’ phone . the new version of the chocolate phone has current consumer preference for metal casings.

 

Nokia launches new N-Series

Nokia the leading brand in
India hereby declared on Oct-11 that it is launching new N70, N73 Music edition and N91 with 8GB memory. It also announced that it would introduce 10 new multimedia handsets in the N-Series division. Its new concept is known as “my connected life” covering the trend of convergence among Internet, PC’s and electronics. Mr.Vineet Taneja, Director, Multimedia, Nokia
India said that the price would even cross 33,000/- mark.

 

 

Sources :

The Hindu

Business Line

Business Standard

Economic Times

 

 

NEW PRODCTS LANCHED (Oct 7 – 12)

 

NEW BIKE LAUNCHED BY HERO HONDA 

Hero Honda has launched an all new look 150CC motorcycle CBZ.  The bike named as CBZ X-treme will be having disc brakes and alloy wheels as standard fitments. The new bike will be available in two variants. The base variant of the new offering has been priced at Rs.54500 and the self starter will be priced at Rs.56500. Teams from
Japan’s Honda and Hero Honda have jointly developed the new model.

 

CLUB MAHINDRA LAUNCHES NEW
HOLIDAY PACKAGE 

Chennai-based Club Mahindra holidays has launched a new holiday product ‘club Mahindra Fundays’ targeting the corporate sector. It is a ten-year membership plan and has been specially designed to be anti-inflationary and flexible.

                                                Companies that join as members can access 15 resorts of club Mahindra in destinations such as Goa, Manali, Coorg,
Bangkok and about 3700 resorts worldwide. The main features include single window access to fulfill all travel needs of an employee and flexibility of seasons and size of apartments. The company is targeting senior company officials for this package.

 

CONSUMER ELECTRONIC CHAIN LAUNCHED BY TATA SONS 

Infiniti Retail, a 100% subsidiary of Tata Sons on Monday launched Croma, its first national chain of multi-brand outlets for consumer electronic and durable products. The stores chain will be operated by Infiniti while the technical support and strategic sourcing facilities will be provided by Australian retail giant, Woolworths. The first Croma store in Juhu, Mumbai was launched by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons. Croma will be dealing in categories like home entertainment, small appliances, white goods, computers and peripherals.

 

MEHSANA
UNION LAUNCHES DUDHSAGAR MILK POWDER 

Mehsana district milk producer’s union, a member of GCMMF launched a new skimmed milk powder by the name of Dudhsagar recently. The Mehsana union has started supplying the milk powder directly to customers in parts of
India including some of the old customers of GCMMF

 

MICROSOFT TO LAUNCH NEW OFFICE SOFTWARE BY THIS YEAR-END 

Global IT giant Microsoft announced on Monday that it would be formally launching its latest office software called the 2007 Office system by this year-end. The preliminary version of this software called the BETA 2 which contains an improved combination of word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and other programmes was launched in May this year.

                Out of the 250 applications developed for the software, 25 have been in partnership with Indian tech firms such as TCS, Wipro and Sonata. The applications developed by TCS helps in financial reporting while Wipro’s contributions automate claims managements for firms in businesses like insurance.

 

Reference:

The Hindu

The Economic Times

 

 

New Product Launches

Music On The Move

September 20th Economic Times

Blaupunkt unveiled The Maui MP36 Car Radio with connections for preamps, subwoofers and external audio sources such as iPods. Featured with Vario Color Display, chrome highlights and a piano four-way rockers the Maui is priced @ Rs 8,950. The unit can be upgraded by a steering wheel mounted remote control and a CD changer.

Designer Tunes

September 20th Economic Times

MOTORAZR V3i D&G launched by Motorola and D&G features the new version of the device in luxurious gold and silver, with an engraved D&G logo. This limited edition also has an exclusive pendant featuring the gold DG initials. It is offered with additional customized features, such as special backgrounds, screensavers, MP3 ring tones and animations.

X Box 360

September 21st Economic Times

Microsoft launches its X box 360 video game console in India and Africa next week. The Japan unit of MS said it was to release a cheaper bare boned version of the X box 360 in Japan to boost sales ahead of the arrival of new machines from rivals later this year.

High-End Bikes In India

September 22nd Economic Times

Moto-Monsters in the 500cc plus range to be launched in 2007. Yamaha and Suzuki and many other key motorcycle manufacturers are planning to roll out high-end bikes in India by 2007. American motorcycle maker Harley Davidson is also keen on importing its bikes to the Indian market.

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

Loo-k!

Parryware Roca has launched the Niagra series that includes a coupled closet, European water closet, basin with short pedestal, counter basins and urinal. One closet is specially designed to flush with only four litres and two litres of water. It claims to save over 45,000 litres of water per year for a family of four. The prices range between Rs 1,650 and Rs 4,500.

(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.14th)

JUBILEE JOTTINGS:

Eagle Diaries is launching Eagle India Diary 2007 costing Rs 592 to commemorate its Golden Jubilee celebrations this year. It will also throw in a Jubilee Edition Slim-line Diary worth Rs 100 free. It is available at over 10,000 outlets across the country.

(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.14th)

FOR THE ROAD:

Xenos Technologies has launched new high-value CD/MP3 and AM/FM car audio receivers — the Xenos MP3 100, 150 and 200. These models include a premium CD player with MP3 compatibility, flip and detachable panels, LED colour changes and a 30-preset channel AM/FM tuner. The MP3/100 is priced Rs 7,000, MP3/150 Rs 7,500 and MP3/200 Rs 8,500.

(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com) (Dtd Sept.14th)

GREEN & CLEAN:

Alchemy Biotech has launched Jaguar Zoom, a 100 per cent acid-free, heavy-duty multi-purpose surface cleaner. It can be used on floors, glass, windows, aluminium, steel, appliances and mirrors with no harm to the environment, it is claimed. It is available in 400 ml and 250 ml bottles and 20 ml sachets at MRPs of Rs 60, Rs 35 and Rs 2 in Tamil Nadu.

(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)

SOAP STORY:

Cholayil has launched Medimix Sandal. With a combination of sandal oil and the ayurvedic formulation of eladi oil (a blend of 20 herbs), the new variant claims to work effectively on blemishes, dark spots and other pigmentation marks. It is priced at Rs 16 for 75 gm and Rs 24 for 125 gm
(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.14th)

FRUITY SOLUTION:

Garnier Skin Naturals has introduced New Garnier Light Moisturiser in an all-new 18 ml trial pack for Rs 55. Contents like pure lemon essence, mulberry extract and vitamin C are meant to fade out signs of skin darkening and eliminate dark spots
(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.14th)

FOR SOME CRUNCH:

Pidilite has launched Chikkers Chikki Bites Utsav gift pack for the festive season. It contains three varieties of Chikkers. It is priced at Rs 49 for 300 gm. It is styled in a Thousand and One Arabian Nights theme. They claim not to contain any added colour or preservatives.
(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com) (Dtd Sept.14th)

MS launches Indian version of Encarta :

Microsoft announced the India-specific version of `Microsoft Student Encarta premium 2007′, an educational software targeted at students in the age group of 6-19 years. The software will allow the children to access any information on any subject of their choice.
It has about 60,000 articles, an atlas, dictionary, and thesaurus, current and back issues of 100 leading magazines besides other tools
(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.7th)

For those moments:

Wespro Corporation, distributor of Aiptek products in India, has launched Aiptek Digital Pocket DVs, the DV 8900 and the DV Z100 Pro. The DV 8900 includes a digital camcorder, portable Media Player, digital still camera, voice recorder, PC camera, and mass storage and is priced at Rs 9,995. The PocketDV Z100 Pro is priced at Rs 12,995.
(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)

Face up:

Modi Revlon has launched Street Wear Lightwear Foundation, a water-based composition. It is available in three shades: Blush (for fair skin), Natural (for wheatish skin) and Honey (for dusky skin). A 30 ml bottle of the Foundation is priced at Rs 90 and is available at all StreetWear Cosmetic Doors across the country.

(Referencewww.thehindubusinesline.com)(Dtd Sept.7th)