The Baleno is a runaway hit for Maruti Suzuki with delivery wait extending to six months.
Almost all car makers are trying to catch consumers' eyeballs by offering cash discounts, free insurance and paying registration charges of the car, distributing gift cheques, silver and gold coins and free accessories.
The year 2015 was quite eventful with plenty of automakers making news with either new models or facelifts of their existing models.
Audi India launched the second generation 2016 Audi R8 at the show.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
The price tag ranges from Rs 5.3 lakh to Rs 8.59 lakh
The eagerness to own a compact fast car has gone up and manufacturers have their hands full keeping pace with these demands.
New car launches in the past six months have driven sales growth despite a hike in vehicle financing. In April, new launches accounted for 17 per cent of over all sales.
The new cars which have been launched in the last six months include the Zen Estilo from Maruti, Hyundai Getz diesel, Spark from General Motors, Logan from Mahindra Nissan and Fiat Palio Stile.
About two dozen car & SUV models and two-wheelers lined up for launch
Prominent ones are Maruti's smoky Ciaz and Fiat's gorgeous Avventura.
The price of the Polo GT may be hiked by around Rs 15,000
The 2015 Ford Figo is a completely new product and does not share anything with its earlier model
The latest Hyundai i20 is an exciting car, given the overall drive experience, transmission, ride quality and tech. And while it may not be as low cost as a Maruti or come with the "heavy German steel-feel" of the Volkswagen, it does carve out a niche for itself at pole position with a combination of technology, styling, drive and ride comfort, and low cost of ownership, says Pavan Lall.
Three hatchbacks have been muscled up to offer a more adventurous driving experience.
"Honda Jazz is very spacious and the flexibility inside the cabin makes it extremely versatile, while the new and punchy diesel heart comes at the right time," says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and M&M draw visitors with a range of concept cars.
Renault Kwid is taking things one step further with the French automaker offering a product that is high on value and style.
From a Rs 9-lakh Maruti to a Rs 2 crore-Nissan, Indian auto industry packs quite a surprise for car buyers
Among Indian cars Vizag-based Stephen Panchigalla clocked 13.366s in his Skoda Octavia in the same J Class, which was run jointly for both Foreign and Indian cars, to ended up as the 'Fastest Indian Car.' Of the day.
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