Happy Diwali

Wish all of you " happy an prosperous diwali".

New generation Alto –A star

Recently Suzuki showcased its Alto A star at Paris Auto Show, and in coming days it will be launched in India too.

Suzuki is targeting European market with this car and will be called as Alto out there ,but will be A-Start in India .
As maruti want it to co-exist with current alto and to challenge Hyundai ‘s i10.
It has got great looks and with its beautiful look it will please the fairer sex.

A-star will be price between Rs3-4 lakhs(petrol version). No plans for the diesel version yet by Maruti-Suzuki.

Buick –General Motors

“Buick” may not be that popular or say known brand in Indian automobile market but it has potential and history attached. Most of us have certainly heard of Opel, chevrolet the well know brands in India .But do you know ? it’s the buick which goes back to the origination of General Motors.
I first heard of this brand when I was in Shanghai (China) ,and guess what !China is the biggest market for Buick.
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Ok ,lets peek into the history of Buick and thus the origination of GM .
Buick was at time independent motor company know as Buick Motor Company ,started in early twentieth century ,1903 @ Detroit(Brith places of many auto giants) .
William Durant took over in 1904 to manage Buick and Buick soon became the largest car maker in America. He used the profits earned out of Buick success for series of corporate acquisitions and thus emerged the great General Motors.
Durant philosophy was each General Motors division to target one class of buyer, and in his new scheme Buick was near the top only the Cadillac was more prestigious.

Even today Buick is sold in large numbers in USA ,Canada ,China ,Taiwan .
In china Buick is left back VW in the sales figures .

Checkout some of the models of Buick .

Buick Enclave (2008 — Current)
Buick Lucerne (2006 — Current)
Buick Park Avenue (2007 — Present, only sold in China)


I hope to see Buick on Indian Road some day.

Intuition – The Sixth Sense

Intuition ! what is intuition ?Do we believe in it and should we believe in it?
Is intuition an supernatural phenomena or is it purely analytical ?
With these questions in mind ,I thought of putting my understanding of intuition.


To start with I am a firm believer in intuition. But what is intuition ?
Intuition is the ability to sense and come at conclusion without putting thought process into it.
This word has always excited me and it is integral part of my life .Being a teenager I thought its supernatural phenomena and its not analytical but off late I have changed my perception of intuition.

I have at times taken quite a number of decision on intuition. And to my surprise it worked almost without exception ,and to add more to ,after deciding on intuition and later putting the thoughts to it I never regretted my decision.

So is intuition the subconscious mind of ours which direct us with an instant response based on the experiences we have gone through. Yes ,is my answer as far as I understand.
I am sure a person having positive attitude in life will always come up with intuitions that are positive too.And I feel the more to talk and feed your intuition is simply become stronger and accurate.

Recently while going through some biographies of the successful CEOs ,I found that its part of there personality too and just not that they use it quite frequently even at crucial points.As its not always possible to have all the data before you start. So its better you start quick with 80% info then wait longer for the rest 20%.

To conclude i feel its good to listen to our intuition it might help most of times.

Bullet Classic –Bullet Reborn

Here is a good news for the bullet enthusiasts. Royal Enfield will launch the bullet classic soon.
It will be a 500 CC bike .This will prove out to be beast with 27.2 BHP,looks are stunning too.

Just to give you some brief info ,Bullet is the longest running model since 1932,a great achievement I feel.

For more details check the link below.

http://www.bulletclassic.com

Hyundai i20-The new one in Hyundai stable

Come december 2008 and the car lovers have another gift from hyundia motors in the form of i20 after the much talked about success of i10.

In the recently held PARIS MOTOR SHOW October 2008 ,hyundia showcased its i20. Its an replacement for the supermini Gets. The style of i20 is quite influenced by i30.

The i20 with a price tag 4.5-6L and will take on the new Skoda Fabia, Suzuki Swift ,Swift desire . The car will be manufactured in Chennai and exported to other part of world just like i10.


So do we consider the regime of much acclaimed Swift is gone from the Indian roads.

Some specs to look for in i20

Model: Petrol
Car Body Type: Hatchback
Displacement: 1248cc
Engine Type: Petrol
Maximum Power: 78bhp

Buffettology(Warren Buffet’s philosophy)

In the trying times of market meltdown and global recession looking inevitable it looks to me as if it’s the right time to follow buffettology (Warren Buffet’s philosophy).

Warren Buffett the greatest investor and philanthropist of modern times is disciple of Benjamin Graham ,the founder of value investing philosophy .Value investors look for securities with prices that are dramatically low compared to there worth i.e value investors seek products that are of high quality but underpriced.



He chooses stocks totally on the basis of their overall potential as a company . When Buffett invests in a company, he isn't concerned with whether the market will eventually recognize its worth; he is concerned with how well that company can make money as a business.
So his idea is buy a stock or say business thinking that share market might be closed for 10 years. Although the share market will be closed but the sound business you have invested in will keep on growing irrespective of markets.


Buffett typically only considers that have been around for at least 10 years.
As a result, most of the technology companies wouldn't get picked up by Buffett.
Another point to focus here is Buffett will invest only in a business that he fully understands.
He says never underestimate the value of historical performance which guides you about the company’s capabilities to increase worth of its investors. But remember that the past performance of a stock does not guarantee future performance.

He believes that its better to invest in companies dealing in cola ,chewing gum than to an technology company as people will never stop chewing gums or drinking coke.

Some of the important Quotes from buffet to remember and follow:

1. Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

2. You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.

3. Never invest in a business you cannot understand.

4. Investing is laying out money now to get more money back in the future.

5. If a business does well, the stock eventually follows.

6. It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

7. For some reason people take their cues from price action rather than from values. Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

8. Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

9. All there is to investing is picking good stocks at good times and staying with them as long as they remain good companies.

10. Wide diversification is only required when investors do not understand what they are doing.

11. What we learn from history is that people don't learn from history.

12. You are neither right nor wrong because the crowd disagrees with you. You are right because your data and reasoning are right.

13. You don't need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with 130 IQ.

14. The best business returns are usually achieved by companies that are doing something quite similar today to what they were doing five or ten years ago.

15. Diversification may preserve wealth, but concentration builds wealth.