The All New Etios is designed to provide a true sedan experience
Toyota Liva has hit the Indian B segment car market with a bang and is priced aggressively at a starting price of Rs 399,000.
Let's see if Liva can live up to the expectations of the hatchback buyers and what will woo them to buy it as compared to Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai i20, Ford Figo, and others.
This Sporty initiative by Japanese carmaker will definitely steal the hearts of numerous 'racing' enthusiasts across the country.
The Etios Liva would mark Toyota's entry into the highly popular premium hatchback segment.
The car we're driving today is the most affordable Toyota in India, the Etios Liva and we tell you if you should consider it if you're in the market looking for a hatchback or look at the other obvious options.
Toyota makes an entry into the small-car space.
The new cars, which have undergone over over 100 changes, were spotted at a dealer's showroom.
Purely based on performance and drive experience, the better of the two is VW GTI TSI.
They have features such as bluetooth audio with remote, rear parking sensors and two-tone interiors.
Both the diesel variants will be powered by a 1.4-litre engine.
Japanese carmaker Toyota is recalling 41,000 units of its sedan Etios and small car Liva in India to replace faulty inlet pipe to fuel tank.
Will the latest hatchback from the stable of Toyota -- Etios Liva -- generate a phenomenal response? Let's find out...
The Etios sedan is powered by a 1.5-litre motor with twin cams and four valves per cylinder.
The new diesel Toyota Etios and Liva find themselves in a highly competitive scenario.
If you haven't had a chance to visit the show, we take you through the best four-wheelers on display at the event.
A glipse of what carmakers have in store for you.
The heart breaking Japanese catastrophe and huge booking orders of Etios saloon being the respective reasons.
Having entered the mass segment in India with its compact range, comprising the Etios and the Etios Liva a little over a year ago, the campaign marks its first major attempt to communicate to the masses.
The Rs. 3,200-crore (Rs. 320-billion) plant with capacity to produce 70,000 cars annually was to be inaugurated in Bidadi near Bangalore on March 15.
Indian and international brands are now all focused on small cars.
Three hatchbacks have been muscled up to offer a more adventurous driving experience.
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.
The company has launched the new version of Etios at a price range of Rs 545,000 and Rs 708,000 for the petrol variant and Rs 670,000 and Rs 815,000 (ex-showroom Delhi) for the diesel variant.
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
The proposed car is likely to be built on the platform the company developed for its much awaited sedan, Etios, launched last week in the country.
The company has capacity to manufacture 310,000 units annually.
Toyota had announced a global recall of 65 lakh vehicles to rectify a power window glitch, which could lead to fire risk.
Due to the continued pressure of high costs, Toyota is considering a price increase of up to 3 per cent across models with effect from January.
Prominent ones are Maruti's smoky Ciaz and Fiat's gorgeous Avventura.
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has declared assets whose value has more than doubled during the past five years, reaching around Rs 2.7 crore.
Car-maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor today reported an 89.34 per cent increase in sales to 17,395 units in January, driven by robust demand for its latest 'Etios' and 'Liva' models.
This trend is likely to gain pace with the new infrastructure cess on diesel vehicles.
The Etios sedan, which made its global debut in the country in December 2010, has sold over 20,000 units till date. This gives Toyota the hope that the new small car will catapult it among the top manufacturers in the second fastest growing automobile market globally.
As other global car makers struggle in India to keep sales consistent, the Korean player has made a heady combination out of design, launches and localisation.
The narrowing gap between petrol and diesel prices, an uncertainty around the future treatment of vehicles and low resale price of diesel cars are some of the apparent reasons for the strategy shift
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
Akito Tachibana, who took charge as managing director at Toyota's India operations from April 2016, talks to Ajay Modi on Delhi diesel car ban and DeMo.
Toyota Motor Corp is betting on pricier premium models offering better safety and quality.
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