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STRATEGY: GM puts off Hummer, Cadillac launch plans
To double compact car Spark production. New Delhi, Aug. 1 General Motors plans to stave off the domestic launch of its global sports utility vehicle brands — Cadillac and Hummer — for this year. ...

PERFORMANCE: Bumpy ride for auto companies in July
Two-wheeler sales surge. Mumbai, Aug. 1 It was mixed fortunes for automobile companies in July. Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor India reported flat sales in the domestic market while Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra showed a decline. ...

MARKETING RESEARCH: Inflation, dearer money see slowdown in durables sales
Industry registers lower growth rates than last year. Chennai, Aug. 1 The consumer electronics and durables industry is witnessing a slowdown in sales, which is being attributed to various reasons such as the inflationary trend, expensive ...

STRATEGY: Aggressive plans for affordable 3G devices
New Delhi, Aug. 1 One of the first things before anyone can experience third generation services is to have a compatible device. Currently, a simple 3G-enabled mobile handset costs about Rs 8,000 and a high-end smart phone costs about Rs ...

STRATEGY: It’s time for Titan to grow in overseas markets
Having grown and consolidated its presence and market share in the domestic wrist watch market, Titan Industries intends to make further forays into overseas markets with the Titan brand. ...

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE: IPL kept PVR’s audiences away from theatres in Q1
Profit dips by 35% to Rs 3.88 cr. New Delhi, Aug. 1 The cinema theatre chain PVR’s net profit for the first quarter ending June 31 was down by 35.3 per cent to Rs 3.88 crore compared with Rs 6 crore in the corresponding period in the ...

RETAILING: Cherma’s retail to expand across AP
Hyderabad, Aug 1 Cherma’s, a Hyderabad-based retail chain of readymade garments, is looking at opening three new stores every year in various towns and cities in Andhra ...

SHOPPING: Bangalore malls ‘bouncing back to normalcy’
Bangalore, Aug. 1 Bangalore’s malls that experienced a dip in footfalls of more than 30 per cent during the weekend are slowly limping back to normalcy. ...

STRATEGY: Raj TV uses Rs 25.06 cr of IPO proceeds
Chennai, Aug. 1 Raj Television Network Ltd has informed the stock exchange that against the total projected utilisation of Rs 52.81 crore up to June 30, 2008, from the IPO funds, Rs 25.06 crore has been utilised towards acquisition of contents ...






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