With Nexa, the value-for-money mass-market car maker hopes to attract premium buyers. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
The Dutchman stopped Hamilton from winning an eighth title with a gutsy turn in the final lap.
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The agency, which has downgraded Asian auto majors like Toyota, Honda and Hyundai... said the current downturn will continue for the next three-four years and companies in the continent would look at delaying expansion projects and shutting down plants.
Today, Suzuki depends on Maruti for its place in the world
The rupee's slide against the dollar and euro has put pressure on international automobile companies as compressed margins may force them to revisit prices of imported models in the next few months.
After Ducati, Harley Davidson and big bikes from Suzuki, Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki it's now the turn of the iconic British bike-maker Triumph Motorcycles to make its move in India.
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
Fernando Alonso left the Brickyard on Sunday without a fairytale victory to cap his Indy 500 adventure but had no regrets as he prepared to return to his Formula One day job with McLaren.
Improved performance and redesigned looks of new vehicles have increased satisfaction among the owners with Maruti Wagon R, Esteem, Honda City, Toyota Corolla and Tata Safari
The company had launched the Yaris in May 2018 at a price range of Rs 8.75 lakh and Rs 14.07 lakh (ex-showroom), competing with the likes of Honda City, Hyundai Verna and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz. However, it didn't have a robust response in the market, clocking a cumulative wholesales of around 19,800 units.
Which one should you buy?
Jagdish Khattar, Maruti Suzuki's managing director, talks about the need for small cars, global players expanding in India, and why his company will prosper.
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.
A few days into the New Year and news about more car updates is doing the rounds.
Rising fuel costs and a fast growing middle class makes India a potential market for microcars.
Maruti Suzuki, with a half a dozen models ranging from the best-selling car Alto to WagonR, Swift and Estilo accounts for around 57 per cent of the small car market in India. In the premium hatchback segment, the company's market share stands at a robust 48 per cent.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, starting on pole, finished second after defending hard against Verstappen with the two 21-year-olds banging wheels as the Dutchman forced his way past. Verstappen took the flag under investigation.
Accord has registered sales of over 25,000 units since its launch in India.
Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, Renault, Hyundai, Suzuki and Nissan are among those who boast of production of a million unit or more every year.
Sources claim that 68-70 per cent of the workers at Halol are permanent ones, while the balance is tilted towards contractual workers at Talegaon.
Tata now occupies the fourth slot with the incremental volumes from the Tiago
'The phenomenal Max Verstappen was both sloppy and superb in Germany, getting caught out during the first two starts, and even spinning his car around to give the crowd something to gasp at with a Batmobile-esque 360 degree turn. 'After Hamilton crashed and Verstappen sniffed victory, though, he pounced hard, put his foot down, and took a deserved race win,' says Rediff's F1 columnist Raja Sen.
Domestic and foreign companies pour in a slew of investments in Gujarat.
Home-grown automotive players like Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Bajaj Auto, Hero Honda, TVS Motors and Maruti Suzuki are augmenting the use of plastics in engine components in an ambitious effort to reduce dependence on key metals like steel and aluminium, all of which have witnessed stupendous rise of 35-50 per cent in the past 5 months.
Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden spent a second day in intensive care on Thursday after colliding with a car while cycling in eastern Italy.
The Ayanagar weather station recorded 122.8 mm between 8.30 am on Wednesday and 8.30 am on Thursday, which was 11 times the normal rainfall.
Ford launches all-new Figo, price starts at Rs 4.29 lakh.
Automakers are caught in a chicken-and-egg situation: Prices have to come down if volumes are to increase, and volumes won't increase unless prices come down, notes Pavan Lall.
These cars are priced between Rs 12 lakhs (Rs 1.2 million) and Rs 20 lakhs (Rs 2 million).
This could be make or break product for the company.
This year you will be spoiled for choice.
The small car proves very useful and convenient for city driving.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
He added that Suzuki could not build a car for the same price as the Nano without sacrificing quality and standards.
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.
BMW is just another of the many bringing entry-level luxury cars to the market.
Experts point out that National Anti-profiteering Authority does not have the power to advise companies on depositing amounts voluntarily.
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