Singur (WB), Oct 4: A 12-hour shutdown began here today in protest against the Tata Motor's decision to pull out Nano car project from Singur.

Most of the shops and markets are closed in the area and vehicular traffic are also off the roads.

Supporters of the shutdown blocked the Howrah-Burdwan Chord line at Kamarkundi railway station, holding up trains.

Farmers, who gave their land for the Nano project, blocked the Durgapur expressway besides the Tata's plant since last night protesting against the decision.

Delhi chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit launched solar-electric rickshaw in the capital on Thursday. These auto rickshaws would use the renewable sources of energy and help to reduced pollution in the city.

With the aim to replace the older models of Logan cars in India, Mahindra Renault recently launched new and better versions of Logan cars. The new model, which is supported by many new features has been developed after obtaining extensive feedback from the customers. 

Japanese small car major Suzuki launched new model in Paris on October 2, 2008. It is the fifth global model of the company.

Its new small car A star is expected to come in the market by the end of this month. The company ranked the new model just below the popular Suzuki Swift model of the company.

New Delhi - India's Tata Motors announced Friday that it was scrapping plans to manufacture the world's cheapest car, the Nano, in the eastern India state of West Bengal because of continuing protests over farmland acquired for its plant.

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata told reporters in the state capital Kolkata that the company feared for the well-being and safety of its employees.

The cash crunch and the ‘shraadh’ season has hit the automobile sales especially the four-wheel segment though there had been marginal silver line in the sales outcome of two wheelers. 

The degrowth of its largest A2 segment of Zen Estilo, Swift, WagonR, and Alto hit 1.29% dip in sales but, surprisingly, the people’s car, Maruti800 took the biggest brunt by 33.6% drop in sales to 3,467 units only.