The much awaited Renault Duster has finally been launched today with prices starting from a very competitive Rs. 7.19 Lakhs ex-showroom Delhi. The Duster is the second compact SUV to be on sale in India, the first being the Premier Rio. The launch of the Duster is a very important event in the Indian Automobile Industry as it is the first product in the compact SUV segment from a major car maker.  This segm ...

Mercedes-Benz India maintained its strong growth trajectory in India, with 10% growth In June. The key growth driver for the period goes to the powerful, agile and luxurious new third generation M-Class, sporting the Mercedes-Benz new design language reiterating the philosophy of ‘Best or Nothing’. The company has not disclosed the total sales figures. Mercedes-Benz India has planned more than 8 new models ...

General Motors India has sold 7364 vehicles in the month of June 2012. The Beat diesel certainly has helped the American car maker post high sales. Chevrolet launched the upgraded Cruze and the facelifted Captiva recently. The company also plans to launch the Sail twin in the next two months. The Sail twins will replace the Aveo sedan and Aveo U-VA, but the U-VA name plate will continue on the Sail hatchbac ...

Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India reported a sales growth of 157% during April-June 2012 selling 20,076 units as against 7,801 units sold during the same period last year. The company sold 2,667 units in the month of June 2012 as against 3,455 units sold in June 2011. Month on Month sales were down and the drop can largely be attributed to soaring petrol prices whic ...

Skoda Auto India registered a growth of 89% for June 2012 over the same period last year. Skoda Auto India’s total sales for June 2012 stood at 4,923 units against 2610 units for June 2011. Mr. Thomas Kuehl, Brand Head, Member of the Board & Director, Sales & Marketing, Skoda Auto India said, “The fluctuating market conditions have dampened sentiment across the industry, however, we have managed to ...

Chevrolet India launched the new updated Cruze in the Indian market at a starting price of Rs. 13.85 lakh. This mid-life cycle update gets substantial mechanical upgrades in terms of a more powerful engine and many new features. Changes in New Chevrolet Cruze 2012 LT & LTZ Variants: All new 6 speed manual transmission Driver side power window with express up and down function with pinch guard 6 way powe ...

Chevrolet Captiva with a more powerful engine was speculated since a long time, numerous Spy-Pics had emerged time and again and it was just a matter of time before the new version was launched. After a long wait, the day has finally arrived and General Motors has announced the launch of the updated Captiva, its popular SUV. The New Chevrolet Captiva now sports a 2.2-litre diesel engine which produces 186.5 ...

Exactly a month back we had posted the images of the all new Maruti Suzuki small car which has been speculated as the replacement for the ageing M800. But the new images give us a different picture all together. The new car will not only replace the M800 but also replace the current Alto F8. Maruti Suzuki is in the final stages of testing the all new car and in January Shinzo Nakanishi, MD of Maruti Suzuki ...

Couple of day back  we revealed that the Honda Brio diesel is undergoing testing and had showed you a video of the car with evident diesel clatter to confirm that it was indeed a diesel. Today we have more pictures of diesel Brio’s undergoing testing at various locations in and around Delhi PLUS ANOTHER VIDEO. The diesel engine in these Brio’s are imported from Japan and production of a prototype in India i ...

Honda plans to up the ante in the Indian market. The Japanese car maker is planning to launch more affordable models. The Brio was the first to be the cheapest in the Honda portfolio. Looking at the success of the Swift –Dzire, Indica-Manza, Honda to is planning the same with Brio platform. The company plans to launch a sedan which will be based on the Brio hatchback and will be under four metres. Toyota al ...

Chevrolet will launch the all new Cruze facelift on the 27th of June. The Cruze sedan has already been in the market for more than 3 years and has received minor tweaks periodically. The last update included JET BLACK interiors. Chevrolet have planned a number of launches in the next 6 months, the first being the Cruze facelift. Volkswagen has just launched the Jetta petro in the minus D segment and Chevrol ...

Just a couple of days back we posted of the BMW X1 facelift which is expected in India soon. BMW X1 is facing the heat from Audi Q3 which has stormed in the market with all 500 units sold in just 3 days of launch. The German car maker has advanced the launch of the new X1 and the Sports Activity Vehicle has been caught testing in outside ARAI in Pune. The X1 gets masking tapes all around car which has manag ...

The SsangYong Rexton SUV has once again caught testing near Periyakulam en-route to Munnar. Ssangyong is testing both the 2WD and the AWD versions of the Rexton SUV in India. SsangYong will start assembling sport-utility vehicles in India late this year to avoid high import tariffs imposed on completely built units. SsangYong plans to assemble the Rexton SUV with a 2.7-liter diesel engine starting from the ...

Mahindra Mini Xylo will be officially launched in India during the Diwali festive season and the company maker is in the final stages of testing. The Mini Xylo has been caught numerous times in different parts of India. The mini Xylo is expected to be Mahindra maiden entry in the under 4 metre segment and is going to a play very important role to drive volumes. Mahindra has recently clinched the third spot ...

Mahindra is in the process of giving its only sedan car that is the Verito mid-life facelift. This is the normal Verito and not the less than 4 meter long compact sedan which is in the pipeline.  Mahindra has been testing the Verito for quite sometime now. Mahidra Verito facelift caught testing in Chennai Verito is essentially the Logan from Renault which was taken over by Mahindra after the Mahindra-Renaul ...