Skoda mulls tie-up with Maruti for small car It’s action time at SkodaAuto India. After Volkswagen, another group company SkodaAuto India is looking at the possibility of collaborating with Maruti Suzuki to launch a small car below its newly-launched new generation Fabia by 2012. A senior official of the company on Thursday said in Chennai [...]
Tata dreams of number two spot for Nano in 2011 TATA Nano is projected to become India’s second best selling car next year, according to market research firm JD Power. Nano will replace Hyundai’s i10, which is slated to take the second position in 2010 after Maruti’s Alto. Tata’s Indica will be the third best [...]
Tata Nano sales slow despite a surging market The company says buyers are postponing delivery till the festive season sets in, fire incidents not a factor. Sales of the Nano, the small car from the Tata Motors Ltd stable that was touted as the world’s cheapest car, have seen a steady deceleration in the three [...]
India’s Renault New Model Roadmap 2011-2013 “A three-year roadmap between 2011 and 2013 has been charted out with five products, including a small hatchback, identified to be launched in India,” a senior official of Renault India told media. “Initially, there will be about 7-8 dealers in metros when the first two products are launched in [...]
Toyota to enter Japan minicar market with own brand Toyota Motor Corp. said it would enter the growing Japanese minivehicle sector next year through a supply deal with unit Daihatsu Motor Co. in a move set to intensify competition in the tough domestic market. Under the deal announced today, Daihatsu would supply three minivehicle models [...]
GM and Maruti Suzuki will add range with LPG/CNG car NEW DELHI: As petrol and diesel have become costlier after government decided to decontrol fuel prices, it’s focus alternate fuel for carmakers. And they are chalking out plans to strap more of their models with CNG and LPG variants. Faced with a slew of new [...]
Maruti Suzuki Swift vs Nissan Micra The newest kid in town is the Nissan Micra and it is ready to take on the established king of the ring, the Suzuki Swift. But can beat the benchmark? Let’s find out. With the new Micra, the little Nissan has now entered its fourth generation and takes a [...]
Hyundai I40 Wagon/sedan to hit European showroom in Q2 and Q4 of 2011 we don’t know why some asian car Maker is deley launch of it’s D-segment car in European market.according to auto express Hyundai I40 Wagon/sedan to hit European showroom in Q2 and Q4 of 2011 respectively,although the sedan version of I40 is ready [...]
Toyota to Produce ‘Etios’ Engines, Transmissions in India Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt, Ltd. (TKAP), TMC’s joint-venture auto-parts manufacturing company in India, will produce engines and transmissions for a compact passenger car newly developed for the Indian market. Production of the vehicle, the “Etios”, is scheduled to begin in [...]
Volkswagen wants to work with Maruti on new models German automaker Volkswagen has said that they are willing to work in collaboration with Maruti on new products for the global markets. Volkswagen own 19.9 per cent stake in the Maruti’s parent company Suzuki. “There will (be) some projects which will hit the Indian market. Let’s [...]
