Archive for the ‘Car News’ Category

Nissan Evalia launch is scheduled for second half 2012

Nissan Evalia (Code:- NV200) is the newest entrant in Indian people mover segment. The seven seater Evalia MPV is Nissan’s answer to Toyota  Innova. Nissan India will manufacture Evalia in their plant in Oragadam, Chennai. Nissan Evalia measures 4.4m x 1.88 m x 1.69m (length x height x width).The styling of Evalia looks very plain [...]

Spied- GM’s new MPV, Sunshine

Chevrolet has lacked a proper MPV in its Indian portfolio and that’s not going to be the case for too long as suggested by the guys at BS motoring. The Sunshine has been developed by Chevrolet in collaboration with a Chinese company named Wulling and is also the largest selling car in China. As can [...]

Mercedes Benz to introduce an India bound SLS AMG

Yes! you read it right…The Germans have finally decided to introduce their ultimate supercar to the Indian market. And this they plan to do with a bang at the Auto Expo scheduled next month. Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Peter Honegg has also promised the very impressive A class concept and  the [...]

660 cc Maruti Suzuki at the Auto Expo?

India’s largest car manufacturer has had a bad spell this year. What with the Manesar strikes, the delivery delays for the new Swift and to top it all, Hyundai rubbed in the Eon at the worst possible time. But then again, its never been an easy task to hold on to the tag of India’s [...]

Peugeot 508 caught testing on the Expressway

Last month we heard about the French manufacturer laying the foundation stone for its plant in Gujarat. And now we have seen the Peugeot 508 testing on the expressway for its road worthiness in the Indian market. The company has chosen a old school method of entering the market and will be rolling off the [...]

M&M XUV 500 bookings reopen in January next year

If you had your cheque books ready and were disappointed with M&M for suspending bookings, we have got good news for you. As you will already know, the XUV bagged more than 8000 bookings in a matter of ten days and the company decided they had better not bite off more than they could chew. [...]

Honda to introduce diesel vehicles for India

The Japanese manufacturer, Honda has bled crimson and blues in the Indian automotive market and knows all the high and low points of the system. In spite of a stubborn decade of petrol powered dominance, Honda has now turned to diesel cars, starting with the Brio. The Honda Brio is a small hatch and comes [...]

Fiesta to sport an automatic gearbox

Ford has been consistently chipping away at the market share block. Earlier the company unveiled the limited edition Endeavor, then there was the Figo with updated features. Also, the company was offering a Rs. 50,000 discount on the Fiesta Petrol last month. And now, the Fiesta is set be driven through an automatic gearbox.

Car sales take worst hit since December 2000

SIAM, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers has reported a 28.3% decline in the car market in spite of the festive season in the month of October. The last time around the Indian auto market was hit so bad, was back in December 2000.