The 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show features more than 1,000 models of imported and domestic cars, fuel/electric vehicles and stunning concept cars.
The diesel hatch is expented to be priced at Rs 5.3 lakh.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday called for sports and cultural events to be scrapped or curtailed for two weeks as the country battles to stem coronavirus contagion amid mounting concerns the 2020 Tokyo Olympics could be cancelled. Abe's call came after a Tokyo baseball team said it would play games in an empty stadium this weekend, while two businesses in central Tokyo reported confirmed cases of infection a day after the government urged companies to recommend staff consider working from home.
Note ban hits sales and registration of new cars; states work online payments model to deal with cash crunch. Ajay Modi and T E Narasimhan report.
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
Both the MPVs were recently unveiled in the Indonesian market and will soon be launched in India to lure the customers.
They are recalling a total of about 3.4 million vehicles worldwide as a result of an airbag problem.
Right now, the 'Lower D' or LD segment -- which the industry defines as a sedan that costs between Rs 1.5 million and Rs 2 million, is longer than 4.5 metres, and powered by an engine of 1.8 litre or larger -- has barely three cars, all of which have been around for over a decade in India. Nevertheless, at least one foreign auto player is looking to bet big on the segment.
GO is the first Datsun car for the 21st century.
Automobile dealers' body FADA said the Budget lacked immediate demand boosters for the automobile industry.
India wasn't applying widespread crash testing like foreign countries do, so manufacturers didn't see the need for an investment focus on safety. Customers rarely walked into showrooms asking for the safest car. They wanted the cheapest or the most fuel-efficient or the best-looking car.
They just don't have similar colours, Datsun's marketing campaign too seems be inspired from Maruti Alto 800.
Datsun Go will be the five door hatchback and is called 'K2' inside Nissan's facility.
Keacy Carty hit an unbeaten fifty to steer the West Indies to a thrilling five-wicket victory in the ICC Under-19 World Cup final, in Mirpur, on Sunday. Chasing India's paltry total of 145, the West Indies won with three balls to spare and claimed their maiden Under-19 World title.
Carlos Ghosn has appointed small-car specialist Gerard Detourbet to design one specially for India.
Various manufacturers, including Nissan and Honda have also been impacted due to faulty airbags supplied by Takata.
'I am a big admirer of engineering in India because India has a particular skill in frugal engineering.'
Nissan's premium car brand Infiniti will become title sponsor of Formula One world champions Red Bull next season under a new four-year deal, both parties announced on Sunday.
Leading tyre maker Apollo also saw a production loss of 450 tonnes till December 2.
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
China's automobile industry has been the largest in the world in terms of automobile unit production since 2008.
Renault readies a practical and spacious people-carrier for a 2014 Auto Expo.
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
For Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler company, it's a calculated gambit to revive Harley-Davidson whose ride in India has been anything but easy since it got here.When automotive firms embark on alliances, it's a roll of the dice on how such marriages will play out.
The company is far behind its aggressive Japanese competitors, selling only 4,000 vehicles annually.
The Tour de France was rocked on Tuesday when Luxembourg's Frank Schleck, third overall in last year's race, was pulled out of the 2012 edition after failing a dope test for a diuretic.
Strong festive demand in October helped carmakers register a seven-per cent volume growth in the domestic market, even as the largest player, Maruti Suzuki, reported low single-digit growth.
Maruti Suzuki is offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 on its hatchback Celerio to Rs 35,000 on entry level Alto800.
Despite efforts by carmakers such as Ford, GM and Nissan to aggressively expand their Indian operations, domestic automakers continue to dominate the market.
Logistics, due to road conditions, continues to pose a challenge.
Nearly three years after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam lost the war, T E Narasimhan visits north Sri Lanka to find a country limping back to normal.
Scorpio's All Wheel Drive variant is the cheapest.
Burgeoning demand for spacious people movers in India has led Ashok Leyland, a medium and heavy truck builder, to plan on developing a utility vehicle to take on the likes of Toyota Innova, India's largest selling multi-seater personal vehicle.
Auto giants like Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan too will hike prices, even though no announcement has yet been made.
Apart from the cut-throat competition it gets from Ford Figo, Chevrolet Beat, Nissan Micra, Hyundai i10 and Toyota Etios Liva, Swift will need to compete with a few more rivals soon.
Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
Carlos Ghosn, 57, will unveil the concept version of Paris-based Renault's compact car prior to the start of the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix of India, which is scheduled to take place in October 28-30.
Bajaj Auto's new four-wheeled people-carrier might well create an entirely new category.
We pitch Micra Diesel against the latest iteration of the car that kick-started the diesel hatch wars, the Indica Vista Quadrajet Aura+!
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