That's a tailor-made opportunity for rivals such as Renault, Ford and Nissan who have stepped on the gas on customer offers.
The two car companies have one of the most prominent hatchbacks in the premium segment namely, Maruti Swift and Honda Jazz.
it is a low-cost variant of the Linea, which will cater to entry-level sedan segment.
Fiat Group Automobiles India President and Managing Director Nagesh Basavanhalli said the company will continue to expand its presence in the Indian market.
The car has a good balance of ride and handling, excellent packaging, good performance and is priced competitively.
Demand for models such as Ertiga, DZire and Swift were robust in the quarter despite slowdown in auto industry.
Expected to launch by month-end.
Adding a new dimension to the ongoing price war, Hyundai Motor India on Thursday introduced the export variant of its premium hatchback, Getz GLE, in the Indian market priced at Rs 415,000.
In April, MSI had recalled 1,03,311 units of its popular models -- Ertiga, Swift and DZire -- manufactured between November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014 to replace faulty fuel filler neck.
While the latest, fourth-generation Swift makes no pretence of being a performance car or the last word in luxury, what it does stand for is amply evident, notes Pavan Lall.
Competition and capacity issues have led to a drop in market share for Maruti's premium hatchback. A new version aims to re-capture it.
The offer covers the Ritz, Swift, Swift Dzire and Ertiga, and is valid until May 24.
The task of usurping three leading brands is far from easy. However, Amaze has shown it can be attempted.
The hatchback market is getting very competitive with almost all big players flooding it with trendy models to get a piece of this lucrative pie.
Analysts say in spite of its recent recall of 100,000 Swift, Ertiga and Dzire cars, Maruti's outlook remains stable.
CarToq reports that Maruti will carry out that facelift for the Swift and Swift Dzire in the first quarter of the next year.
The driver told the police that he was not aware that the body was stuck under the car and attributed it to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
Japanese automaker Honda Motors is rolling out its small car in India by the last quarter of calendar 2009.
The Delhi-based car maker stopped production of the current generation of Swift last week to make way for the new model.
MSI in January increased prices by up to Rs 31,600.
The second-generation Tata Indica will be called Indica Vista. The car that was previewed for the public at the Auto Expo, New Delhi this year will carry the new tag to differentiate itself from the Indica that is currently in production.
Known for its fuel efficient vehicles, car market leader Maruti Suzuki India is pushing it further to enhance mileage of its refreshed models.
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Maruti Suzuki Motor Corp on Tuesday rolled out its millionth baby, a dazzling red Swift from its plant here.
The country's largest car maker Maruri Suzuki India on Friday said it has cut down production on most of its models this month due to slowdown in the market.
Passenger vehicle wholesales saw a marginal growth of 4 per cent in June on account of high base effect and muted demand due to severe heatwave conditions in several parts of the country. Overall passenger vehicle dispatches last month stood at 340,784 units, a growth of 3.67 per cent compared with 328,710 units in June 2023.
If the 'connecting rod bolt' is found defective, the company will replace the component free of cost.
'We remain in touch with the Chinese side, in Beijing as well as in Delhi, to bring predictability in the supply chain.'
The Amaze, Honda's first diesel car in India, has seen several buyers line up for test drives and dealers struggling to meet increasing demand.
The recently anointed managing director and chief executive officer at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd tells Business Standard how he intends to get back to over 50 per cent share in the domestic market, apart from a larger role in the parent's global operations.
Car makers see good sales post Diwali.
Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Tata Motors on Friday reported robust sales for February as demand for sports utility vehicles continued to remain strong. Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar Motor and Honda Cars also witnessed higher vehicle dispatches to dealers last month. February turned out to be the third-best month for sales for the industry ever.
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India's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki on Saturday raised car prices of most of its models
That means a manufacturer looking at a market like India needs to decide whether small, cheap cars or small, expensive cars or both will work better for them, says Pavan Lall.
Maruti Suzuki will be launching 20 new products by 2020.
In the last two days, the company had done the ground work for resumption of work in the press, weld and paint shops by bringing in additional workers.
The unit has a manufacturing capacity of 700,000 cars in two shifts. This means the Japanese major is cutting production by 35,000 cars as higher loan rates and a slowing economy sapped demand for automobiles. Sales at Maruti, 54 per cent owned by Suzuki, fell 7 per cent in October. India is the biggest global market for Suzuki, Japan's second-largest minicar maker.
Having learnt lessons from the past with Baleno and SX4 models, the company is preparing to aggressively tap customers who are looking to upgrade, with the Ciaz, on which it has invested Rs 620 crore (Rs 6.2 billion) on development.
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