Chinese firm plans car plant in WB

KOLKATA: West Bengal is soon likely to become a leading automobile hub of the country. After the Tata Motors’ small-car project in Singur, Kolkata-based Xenitis Group on Saturday signed an MoU with Chinese auto major Guangzhou Motors Group Company for setting up a passenger car and truck manufacturing facility in the state.

The company has already set up a two-wheeler assembly line in Hooghly in a technical collaboration with Guangzhou.

Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Mahindra & Mahindra has already signed an agreement with a local company for setting up an automobile facility in West Bengal.

The state government is also in active consultation with the Hinduja Group-controlled Ashok Leyland for an automobile unit.

“Mahindra & Mahindra is keen to set up a unit here. As far as I know, it’ll float a joint venture with a local firm. I’m also talking to the Hinduja Group and we are optimistic,” he said.

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SAMSUNG Unveils the Symbian OS Smartphone SGH-i400

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a leading provider of mobile phones and telecommunication systems, today showcased its latest Symbian OS smartphone SGH-i400 at S60 summit in Madrid, Spain.

The Samsung i400 is perfect for users who want to have all of the advanced features of a smartphone in a slim and stylish design. The new smartphone i400 is based on Symbian OS and S60 which offer extensive language supports, enhanced download applications and multitasking features. With Symbian S60, the Samsung i400 allows its users to install programs on their mobile phones just like PCs. The stylish slider phone supports full web browsing and Bluetooth connectivity for active business users. To enhance its multimedia features, the Samsung i400 also includes 2 Megapixel camera, music key and stereo dual speaker. Moreover, the i400 has a 2.3” wide display for the convenient use of business and multimedia functions.

S.P. Yoon, Vice President of Samsung’s Telecommunications Network Business said, “We are happy to introduce our new Symbian based smartphone SGH-i400 which follows the earlier release of SGH-i520, the first Symbian OS smartphone. We can provide a convenient mobile phone experience for our users by adopting Symbian S60.” He added, “Samsung is excited to present new smartphones to our customers around the world, and we will continue to reveal new models to fit our customers’ needs.”

The i400 will be launched in Russia from July 2007 and to be expanded in other European countries shortly