The compact sedan Zest competes with the established brands like Maruti D'zire, Honda Amaze and Hyundai Xcent.
The research firm ranked small car Chevrolet Spark as the leader in terms of quality in the compact car segment with a score of 127, mid-size sedan Chevrolet Aveo topped the midsize segment with a score of 109 while Chevrolet Optra (97) was ranked highest in the premium midsize segment, GM India said in a statement.
Sanand plant exported 78,930 cars. The one at Chennai exported 79,539 units of EcoSport model
Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Wednesday launched a new automatic variant of its diesel powered luxury sedan Sonata Embera CRDi, priced at Rs 15,71,656 (ex-showroom Delhi).
"We are planning to bring Evo 10 to India through the completely built route (import). This may push the cars' end cost but the company has no plans to locally build the car yet. The response for the car (from the market) will decide whether it can be manufactured here or not," said a company executive on the condition of anonymity. Internationally, the car costs $30,473 (Rs 12 lakh) and $32,697 (Rs 13 lakh) for different variants.
The discount offer comes on the back of Japanese giant Honda Siel Cars offering a substantial discount of Rs 800,000 on the Civic Hybrid. HSCI sold 235 Civic Hybrids, which carried a priced tag of Rs 14 lakhs (Rs 1.4 million) after the discount, in 10 days. The offer by Ford will run on the full range of variants of the car for a limited period of 10 days starting Wednesday.
Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday said it is likely to raise in the next few weeks, the price of its entry level sedan Swift DZire to offset high input costs.Based on the Swift platform, Maruti has priced this entry level Sedan in Mumbai from Rs 4.70 lakh for petrol and at Rs 5.60 lakh for diesel (ex-showroom).
The special discount of Rs 800,000 offered on the Honda Civic Hybrid is not sustainable by the car-maker and could be a strategy to clean up its inventory.
Fiat is riding the New 500 wave across Europe since its July 2007
Maruti Udyog Limited, the country's largest carmaker, launched its premium sedan SX4 priced between Rs 618,000-689,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) on Monday.
Ford India is graduating from exporter of vehicle assembly kits to exporter of fully-built cars.
Tata Motors on Monday announced its foray into passenger vehicle segment of the Ghanian market with the launch of its car and multi-utility vehicles in the country.
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The new car would come with a 1.8 petrol litre engine in three different grades. "This year's target is to sell 63,000 vehicles, and by fiscal 2015 we are aiming for a market share of about 10 per cent. The Altis marks our big step toward the achievement of this goal," Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) Vice-Chairman Vikram Kirloskar said. The company, which sold about 50,000 units last year, currently enjoys around three per cent of the Indian passenger car market.
2016 has been the most important one for Renault in India, backed by strategic measures in all key biz dimensions.
An all-new engine and a host of features mark the new V-series Mahindra Scorpio.
The limited edition Aveo comes at a premium of Rs 54,000 over the existing base price of Rs 5.95 lakh. The new variant would be powered by a 1.4 litre petrol engine and has been introduced to commemorate GM Corp's centenary celebrations, GM India said in a statement.
Positioned in the same category as Octavia, the Optra diesel version is competitively priced in the range of Rs 8.73 lakh and Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), while the latter is being sold in the range of Rs 11.35 lakh to Rs 14 lakh.
Maruti Udyog, the country's largest carmaker, today launched its premium sedan 'SX4' priced between Rs 618,000-689,000
India has been selected as Fiat's manufacturing hub for right-hand drive versions of the Linea sedan.
The new Amaze would have a base variant that would come with dual airbags.
The new variant 'Superb Comfort' is the third upgrade on Superb. It has been priced lower than the existing model which is sold at Rs 22.29 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) to boost sales during the upcoming festive season.
Maruti's 7 models in India's top ten selling passenger vehicles in 2016-17
Carmaker Skoda India has decided to price Fabia, the hatchback it plans to launch at the Auto Expo in January, in the range of Rs 5-6 lakh.
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, will launch its new Audi A4 sedan in July this year. The A4 is priced at Rs 29 lakh (Rs 2.9 million) (ex-showroom Mumbai without sales tax, transportation, etc).
Audi plans to launch a total of 10 products in India this year as it looks to fend off stiff competition from rival Mercedes-Benz.
Kicking off the India plan, the company announced on Monday appointment of three dealers in Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh.
The Tatas sold over 14,466 Indica cars, which was slightly lower than the sales of 14,592 units of the Santro hatchback in January.
The sales comprise 1,504 units of hatchback Chevrolet Spark, 1,550 units of multi-utility vehicle Tavera, 1,227 units of Aveo/Aveo U-VA and 498 units of sedan Optra, it said.
"It has a special place in our product strategy. Millions of Indians own compact cars. With growing incomes and better lifestyle, many of them want to upgrade to a sedan. But on Wednesday, they are not able to find an entry level sedan that offers style, features and performance. The DZire offers all this, and at an attractive price," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director S Nakanishi said.
General Motors India on Tuesday increased vehicle prices by up to Rs 61,000 in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and expiry of reduced excise duty concessions.
The mid-life refreshed Accord comes with stylistic changes along with added features while mechanically it remains unaltered
Overall, we feel that the Hyundai Elantra is a very good car for people who aren't into aggressive driving but for those who want refinement and comfort along with a long list of features and a pleasant driving experience.
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Honda Siel Cars India has started training its sales force to counter the challenge of SX4, the sedan launched by Maruti Udyog on May 7.
There have been so many cars that have been launched in India and if you are looking to buy one, then it might be quite confusing to pick the right one.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors, makers of Innova, has targeted to sell 4000 units per month in 2007, a senior company official said on Monday.
Tata Motors is likely to launch the world's cheapest car as early as January 2008, turning a whole new chapter in the retailing of low cost vehicles.
The cast of cars that won't be back for 2007 is varied, including vehicles of every stripe from exotic supercars to plebeian sedans.
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