These vehicle could soon be heading to India
As the most exciting auto show of the year is underway we show you some of the sexiest Harleys that are on display.
Among the cars unveiled at the Auto Expo on Wednesday was Mahindra and Mahindra's e-KUV for Rs 8.2 lakhs ex-showroom Delhi. With a single charge range of 150 km and a 55 min fast charging upto 80 pc, it was both a head-turner and a conversation-starter.
Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is driving in the new year under the shadow of a slowdown in sales with the post-pandemic pent-up demand in distant memory. The shift in the auto industry -- where advanced technologies like autonomous driving, vehicle intelligence, connected features and electrification are quickly gaining traction -- will be reflected in the upcoming Bharat Mobility Global Expo in which India's flagship Auto Expo has been clubbed to be held from January 17-22, 2025 in Delhi-NCR.
Honda BR-V will be launched in India this year.
The production and concept vehicles which are to be displayed include the company's hybrid sedan Chevrolet Volt, sports-car Chevrolet Camaro, sports utility vehicle Captiva Extreme, electric version of its small car Spark, CNG version of Chevrolet Aveo and its race car WTCC Cruze.
VF 7 and VF 6, as the models are called, will go on sale in August after the inauguration of VinFast's plant in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, and deliveries will follow later.
Austrian sports bike maker KTM on Wednesday said it will launch its first motorcycle, jointly developed with Bajaj Auto Ltd, in India at the Auto Expo to be held in the capital early next year.
Going one step ahead, a number of car makers are planning to launch their new car models in the first week of the January 2012.
Force Motors on Thursday said it will launch a hybrid variant of its commercial vehicle 'Traveller' by the end of 2012 after unveiling to the public at the upcoming Auto Expo next month.
Chinese auto component manufacturers are quietly making inroads into India.
'...the auto industry to get back to 7% to 8% annual growth.' 'High growth in the SUV segment alone will not achieve this, as it is a small market.'
Here's a list of the show's snazziest and sleekest.
The most awaited car and bike biennial event turned out to be a grand success.
Tata Motors on Friday announced its partnership with Italy-based Fiat Auto Spa.
Fada estimates that global supply chain headwinds like scarce availability of rare earth elements for electric vehicle components and geopolitical tensions may affect urban consumer sentiment in June as well.
Hero MotoCorp has launched the bike in four colors: white, red, blue and black. The price tag put up by the company is different for each variant. While the drum brake avatar costs Rs 55,900, the disc brake variant will cost Rs 57,900.
The 11th Auto Expo 2012 that began on Thursday in New Delhi with a slew of launches that marked the debut of many automobile manufacturers into new segments of the dynamic Indian vehicle market.
The cute Italian two-wheeler earns an e-scooter avatar.
Datsun vehicles will start sales in India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa from 2014.
Bajaj Auto's new four-wheeled people-carrier might well create an entirely new category.
The 660-cc car will be priced higher than the Alto.
A-Star has been developed by Maruti Udyog and its Japanese parent, Suzuki Motor Corporation for the global markets.
Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, showcased an exciting display of cars at the 11thAuto Expo in New Delhi.
Honda had unveiled the concept of the vehicle at the Delhi Auto Expo this year and said it will be priced below Rs 500,000.
Most of these car models have already been unveiled at the recently held Delhi Auto Expo 2012.
This revolutionary crossover is a strong contender of Toyota Innova, Mahindra Xylo, Mahindra Bolero and Mahindra Scorpio.
Bolder and stylish, Hyundai Tucson makes a strong comeback.
Even India's largest passenger carmaker in Maruti Suzuki best known for its hatches, sedans and vans, could not resist the temptation to announce its upcoming MPV.
Upcoming 2012 Delhi Auto Expo will be special this time.
If Honda is unleashing premium bikes to take on Yamaha, the latter is getting into scooters.
German luxury auto major BMW India has launched its much-anticipated 7 Series and X1, produced at the company's Chennai manufacturing unit.
Tata Motors is expected to unveil its Rs 1-lakh car, which has been the subject of much debate recently and is now being called the People's Car by the company. Maruti Suzuki will showcase two small cars, the A-Star and the Splash. Both these cars are headed for the Indian roads.
Travellers at the Mumbai airport were in for a surprise recently. They were greeted by Volkswagen's flagship product Beetle. Not the original one, but a car made from scrap, which was a "tailor-made" out of home (OOH) advertisement designed by DDB MudraMax.
When the world's cheapest car was launched to global fanfare at the 2008 Delhi Auto Expo, a Singaporean journalist asked Ratan Tata whether he had considered the traffic implications once the Nano hit the roads.
Pictures from the Bangkok Motor Show where the car has been displayed show a well designed car by Honda that resembles nothing anyone has ever seem in a Honda stable.
Toyota Motor Corporation unveiled the much-awaited small car that it developed for the Indian market at the Delhi Auto Expo.
To tax the small car 'like crazy' so that the market does not grow until an efficient and affordable mass transit system is in place is short-sighted in the extreme.
Fiat Punto is Fiat's new entry-level model in India.