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Archive for the ‘Premier’ category
2013 Premier Rio may be moving upmarket to compete in Compact SUV segment
Premier Rio is based on Zotye 5008/Nomada which was once sold as Daihatsu Terios in late 1990s. Rights to the Daihatsu Terios were sold to Chinese car maker Zotye Auto, than Indian automaker Premier Ltd. struck a deal with Zoyte to manufacture the Nomada mini SUV under license in 2009. Thus the Rio, India’s first [...]
Premier Rio gets a new look, sketches leaked!
The Indian auto major Premier has come forth with a cheap urban SUV – the Rio. Premier Rio is a rebadged Zoyte 5008, CKD kits of which are being imported from China. The car also has a Japanese connection as the Zoyte 5008 is alleged to being a copy of the last gen Daihatsu Terios. [...]
Pastout – Premier Padmini
Premier Padmini was an automobile manufactured in India from 1967 to 2000. Premier Automobiles Limited, erstwhile flagship company of India’s Walchand Hirachand Group, assembled Fiat’s Fiat 1100 cars from the 1950s until 1997. The car ruled Indian roads for three decades (1955-1985). The Fiat 1100D based on the Fiat 1200 GranLuce Berlina debuted in India in 1964 with a 1,089 [...]
New Premier RiO CRDi4 launched at Rs. 6.74 lakh
Premier has silently launched its much awaited compact SUV RiO with a 1.3-litre Multijet heart at an exciting price of Rs 6.74 lakh and the new model called Premier RiO CRDi4. Besides the new model, the RiO is available in two other variants – the 76.6PS 1.2-litre petrol (BS IV) and the 64.8PS 1.5-litre diesel [...]
Premier enters a diesel engine deal with Fiat for RiO
Premier and Fiat India have now signed a 3 year agreement which will see the latter supply 1.3 litre multi-jet diesel engines that will power Premier’s compact SUV, RiO. The initial agreement has been made for a supply of 28,000 engines, and the number could be revised with increase in demand for the RiO. Fiat’s [...]
Premier Rio to get Fiat sourced 1.3-litre multijet diesel for BS IV norms
As we reported earlier, that Premier Rio will get Fiat 1.3 Multijet diesel engine for BS IV markets from this-year. Now the CEO of Fiat India Automobiles, Rajeev Kapoor mentioned that the company is engaged in talks with the Pune based automotive company Premier Ltd. regarding the supply of diesel engines for Premier’s compact SUV [...]
Premier plans set-up 200 Authorized Service Stations for ‘Rio’ by June
Premier launched the facelifted Rio at the 2012 Auto Expo. The company has received a tremendous customer response for the ‘Rio’ at the 11th Auto Expo 2012,including new dealership applications, Premier Ltd. is ramping up its after sale service network all over India by setting up ‘Premier Authorized Service Stations’, branded as ‘PASS’. The Company [...]
2012 Auto Expo – Premier Rio facelift 3 variants showcased
Premier Automobiles Ltd showcased three variants of its new Rio at the 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi. The face-lifted vehicle gets newly styled sharper headlamps, a new and more stylish grille and a rear spoiler that gives a sporty touch to the car. The interiors also have been given a beige once over. The Rio [...]
Spied – Premier Rio facelifted in Pune, yet again!
BA readers know Premier India, is all-set to launch a new Premier Rio version in January 2012. Now once again the Premier Rio facelifted was spotted on the Pune roads during the trail-run, its just another confirmation of the same. The heavily camouflaged test mule doesn’t offer many details on the revamped version. But, the [...]
Premier Rio gets Fiat’s 1.3-litre Multijet diesel engine
Premier, the company which is widely known for the taxis we have in Mumbai made their comeback in the second half of 2009 with the introduction of their mini-SUV named Rio. Even though the car made less news it gave birth to a one of a kind platform in the Indian market, that of an [...]
