Maruti Ciaz, Compact SUV and LCV in Next 12 Months

Good looks or value for money? photoHonda has entered the Indian compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) market with the all-new Mobilio. This compact MPV blends style and practicality into a convincing package that Honda hopes will enable it to compete with Maruti Suzuki’s Ertiga. The Ertiga, which has the advantage of Maruti’s strong point—the top-of-the-line diesel version costs nearly Rs.1.5 lakh less than the Mobilio—has had an unchallenged...

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Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire - Reliable and efficient sub 4-meter sedan in India

Maruti Suzuki has been a strong brand in India that is known to deliver cars as per local needs and demands. The brand has been synonymous with reliability, affordability and efficiency. The Swift Dzire from Maruti Suzuki has been a popular choice in the sedan segment. In one of instances, the Swift Dzire sedan has also topped the sales charts in May this year out-beating the highest selling Alto hatchback with about 18,953 Dzire units being...

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Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire : Maruti Launched Limited Edition of Swift Dzire LDiX in Diesel

Maruti doesn’t need an introduction in India; the most successful car manufacturer still has almost 50 per cent share in the market and will continue to hold its position for a while. Maruti is known for reliability, affordability and efficiency. Swift Dzire has always been popular car in compact sedan segment. Maruti Suzuki has recently launched the limited edition of Swift Dzire known as Swift Dzire LDiX in diesel; this variant is offered...

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Maruti Suzuki S-Cross to be launched in January 2015

Maruti's highly awaited crossover will make its debut by the end of January and will be available with both petrol and diesel options. ...

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New 2014 Maruti Suzuki Swift to launch in November

Maruti will launch a refreshed version of its highly popular Swift hatchback in India in November 2014.The new Swift will be just a mid life refresh as compared to an all new model. As with the current car, the new Swift will be available with petrol, diesel and CNG options.Maruti Suzuki is also expected to offer both automatic petrol and an automatic diesel version of the new Swift. The new refresh will stick to it's current body shape...

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Hyundai Recalls More Than 419,000 Cars And SUVs

DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai is recalling more than 419,000 cars and SUVs to fix suspension, brake and oil leak problems. The biggest of three recalls posted Friday by U.S. safety regulators is of 225,000 Santa Fe SUVs from 2001-2006 to replace front coil springs that can rust and crack in cold-weather states. The springs can fracture and make contact with a tire, potentially causing a crash. The recall covers Santa Fes originally sold in 20 states...

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Upcoming Maruti, Hyundai and Honda Cars, Game of Thrones Style

2014 has been a competitive year for the automotible market as car makers have drawn out their swords to battle it out during, what can only be described as, a slump in sales. The winner of this hand-to-hand combat will be decided by an unbiased and independent adjudicator - the consumer. To appease them, the companies have lined up the market with a wide array of new cars and facelifts and in such circumstances, there is only one thing...

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Hyundai Elite i20 spied undisguised before launch on August 11

Hyundai was testing the facelifted version of the i20 hatchback in India since a long time. We have seen the car being tested several times but now we have received pictures of the car without the camouflage showing all the revisions the company has done to the exteriors and interiors. The car will be launched on August 11. The pictures of the Asta model of the car which our reader, Aman Aggarwal, sent us gives us a clear idea of the changes...

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Report – Honda India starts work on mini SUV and small car for 2017 launch

A report on the Economic Times says that Honda Cars India has started development work on an entry-level small car and a compact SUV. The work has progressed from a consideration stage to a development stage, sources told the publication. Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, president and CEO of Honda Motor India, confirmed that the process to develop the small car has already started. Both cars will be based on the same GSP platform underpinning the Brio. The...

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Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Honda post sales growth in July; Mahindra & Mahindra slides

Major carmakers Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Honda and Toyota today posted growth in domestic sales in July signalling revival in the automobile market that has been under a prolonged slump. India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India reported 19.9 per cent increase in domestic sales at 90,093 units in July as against 75,145 units in the same month last year. Its sales were driven mainly by the compact segment - comprising Swift, Estilo,...

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Honda has a very strong brand in India, says Yoshiyuki Matsumoto

Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, president and CEO of Honda Motor India, is cheerful and he has good reasons to be ebullient as Honda's two wholly-owned ventures in India — the car and two-wheeler businesses are on an overdrive. Speaking to ET's Ketan Thakkar and Satish John, Matsumoto takes the help of a translator. But often he lapses into English before realising that there is a man to do the job for him. Edited excerpts: source:-http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com...

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Honda Cars India Posts 40% Sales Growth in July

Honda sold 15,709 units in July, as against the 11,223 units in the corresponding month last year. Last month, the company sold 74 units of its small car Brio, while its Amaze and City offerings stood at 4,507 and 7,705 respectively. Beside this, it sold 58 units of its sports utility vehicle (SUV) CRV. The export of the company stood at 858 units in July, taking the grand total of vehicles sold in July to 16,567. Honda's new Mobilio is also...

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Honda Mobilio Bookings: Honda MPV crosses 9000 bookings in India

Honda Cars India has just launched their most awaited MPV – Mobilio in Indian market, according to the sources, this stylish 7-seater MPV has received over 9000 bookings just in seven days after its launch in India. Mobilio launched on 23rd of July in India and has received the good response from Indian car buyers; the current booking figure of this car is reportedly over 9000 units. Mobilio, is competing with Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, Toyota Innova, Chevrolet Enjoy and Nissan Evalia in the MPV Segment. The price of Honda Mobilio petrol...

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Mahindra E2O electric car to get power steering and four door variants

Mahindra Reva will launch two new variants of the E2o electric car. One variant will get an electric power steering as the added feature and the other will get four doors. The version with the electric power steering is already being displayed on Mahindra Reva’s official website. The power steering equipped E2o will be called the T20. The four door version is under development and more details of this variant are not yet available.  The...

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Honda To Overtake Mahindra As India’s 3rd Largest Car Maker

Honda Car India has been among the best foreign brands in our subcontinent for a while now. The Honda City in particular has been a flagship model, having created a fan following and even aspirational value. The car was expensive when it arrived in 1998 and still managed to sell around 60,000 units. Ever since then Honda has gained popularity among Indians for its brilliant use of space and refinement and the Japanese automaker is all set...

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Mahindra Ssangyong Korando to be launched in India on August 2014

HomeNewsMahindra Ssangyong Korando to be launched in India on August 2014 NEWS Mahindra Ssangyong Korando to be launched in India on August 2014 Updated on :06:18 pm, July 21, 2014 SHARE THIS 0 0 0 0 Indian auto maker’s South Korean subsidiary, Ssangyong Motor, has announced the launch of their new SUV 2014 Korando in India by August 2014. We have seen the first look of the car in Delhi Auto Expo 2012. Korando was initially...

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UK to allow driverless cars on public roads in January

The UK government has announced that driverless cars will be allowed on public roads from January next year. It also invited cities to compete to host one of three trials of the tech, which would start at the same time. In addition, ministers ordered a review of the UK's road regulations to provide appropriate guidelines. The Department for Transport had originally pledged to let self-driving cars be trialled on public roads by...

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Small cars fare poorly in crash tests

The four-door Mini Cooper Countryman was the only one of 12 cars to earn a top rating of "good" in new frontal crash tests. The Nissan Leaf, Nissan Juke, Fiat 500L and Mazda5 wagon all fared worst in the tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an Arlington, Va.-based safety group that's funded by insurers. The Chevrolet Volt, Ford C-Max, Mitsubishi Lancer, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ all got the...

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