With increasing competition and slowdown, auto firms are shedding old vehicles to make way for new ones.
French auto major Renault on Wednesday said it will increase vehicle prices in India from next month to offset the impact of high input costs.
West Indies rode on its fast-bowling arsenal to win the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the first time with a tense five-wicket victory over three-time winner India in the final in Mirpur on Sunday.
Market linking of petrol and diesel prices has helped the industry.
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With an overall length of 3780mm and overall width of 1665mm the car easily tackles traffic.
From January to September 2013, Maruti managed to sell 14,871 units of the old 800, while only 5,951 units of the A-Star were sold in the same period.
The list includes compact SUV, mini SUV, premium hatchback and premium MPV.
German car makers Audi and Mercedes-Benz on Monday cut prices by up to Rs 3.82 lakh, while Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra announced their intent to follow suit after Finance Minister P Chidambaram reduced excise on automobiles in the Interim Budget for 2014-15.
During the six-day-long event, automakers have planned 10 global launches, 26 India specific launches, six concept vehicles, seven facelifts and 21 vehicle unveilings.
From Maruti to Honda, every big manufacturer has lined up launches in the domestic market.
For all those who are likely to get a game, there will be just one target -- to make most of their chances as some of them might not get too many with just about 16 months left for the 50-overs World Cup.
Despite efforts by carmakers such as Ford, GM and Nissan to aggressively expand their Indian operations, domestic automakers continue to dominate the market.
Both the MPVs were recently unveiled in the Indonesian market and will soon be launched in India to lure the customers.
India is failing to take advantage of its important ally, Japan as much as it should, notes Mihir S Sharma.
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Carlos Ghosn has appointed small-car specialist Gerard Detourbet to design one specially for India.
Prominent ones are Maruti's smoky Ciaz and Fiat's gorgeous Avventura.
Carlos Ghosn, 57, will unveil the concept version of Paris-based Renault's compact car prior to the start of the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix of India, which is scheduled to take place in October 28-30.
Leading tyre maker Apollo also saw a production loss of 450 tonnes till December 2.
Nissan's affordable hatchback, especially made for India, also has a good drive quality.
Burgeoning demand for spacious people movers in India has led Ashok Leyland, a medium and heavy truck builder, to plan on developing a utility vehicle to take on the likes of Toyota Innova, India's largest selling multi-seater personal vehicle.
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
India wasn't applying widespread crash testing like foreign countries do, so manufacturers didn't see the need for an investment focus on safety. Customers rarely walked into showrooms asking for the safest car. They wanted the cheapest or the most fuel-efficient or the best-looking car.
India's young guns will get an opportunity to fire on the big stage and carry forward the team's exceptional dominance over England when they clash with the visitors in the three-match Twenty20 series, starting in Kanpur on Thursday.
Maruti Suzuki is offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 on its hatchback Celerio to Rs 35,000 on entry level Alto800.
Renault is planning to assemble Fluence in completely knocked down format.
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
Automobile dealers' body FADA said the Budget lacked immediate demand boosters for the automobile industry.
Chasing a target of 283, India 'A' knocked off the runs in 39.4 overs.
French carmaker Renault would launch its first sedan -- Influence -- in India by 2011, a top company official said on Wednesday.
Auto giants like Hyundai, Volkswagen and Nissan too will hike prices, even though no announcement has yet been made.
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It manufactures cars ranging from entry-level hatchbacks to sedans to sport utility vehicles to vans to pick-up trucks. It also has a range of electric and hybrid vehicles
Chennai is home to global and Indian auto majors like BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ashok Leyland, TVS Group, et cetera. It also has almost 35 per cent of India's share of auto ancillary units.
JLR is the latest in the list of companies which have announced a likely impact on operations due to crunch in auto component supplies from Japan.
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