The 2-door vehicle may finds its way back in India with the launch of the all-new Thar by Mahindra and Mahindra, says Rajesh Karkera.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Monday reported a 11.8 per cent increase in wholesales to 164,469 units in February. The company had sold 147,110 units in February last year, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement. Domestic sales increased 11.8 per cent to 1,52,983 units last month, as against 1,36,849 units in February 2020, it added.
Renault says that one of the reasons why its sales look muted when compared to its peers is its limited reach.
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Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
The Mahindra Alturas G4, which was launched on Saturday in Jaipur, is a true-blue premium SUV combining a powerful engine, luxe interiors and a beast-like exterior, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
High-end mid-sized sedans, comfy SUVs and entry-level luxury models steal their show.
Seven years after it announced Nexa, there's no mistaking the seriousness with which Maruti wants the segment to grow, says Pavan Lall.
Prominent ones are Maruti's smoky Ciaz and Fiat's gorgeous Avventura.
Apart from a pavilion of vintage cars, there will be a Bollywood corner
The new Scorpio came after a gap of 24 months since its last launch, during which the competition launched a slew of products.
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With its fluidic design, Santa Fe looks and powerful engine under the hood, Hyundai Creta is quite an interesting SUV
Millions of vehicles have been recalled across the globe due to defective safety airbag manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.
Why Kia is keen to drive into India? The Korean automobile maker plans to carve out a niche for itself in the crowded Indian market with its compact sedans and SUVs.
Even as domestic passenger car sales declined 29.4 per cent between April and August this year, exports grew 6.5 per cent, partially cushioning the blow from slowing sales.
Renault Kwid is also the longest of the lot and at 3680mm length, the vehicle may turn out to be the most spacious in its segment.
Auto manufacturers are busy filling up their portfolio with cars catering to each and every possible segment
The exercise is in keeping with SIAM's voluntary code on vehicle recall
'I am a big admirer of engineering in India because India has a particular skill in frugal engineering.'
With fast changing mentality of the crowd here, the automakers are creating their own categories to attract more and more buyers.
While Renault reported an over 12 per cent decline in sales and lost market share, Market leader Maruti Suzuki grew over 19 per cent.
Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
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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.
Kwid's early success is evident from a number of 50,000 in booking in just about a month of launch in September 2015
MSIL would also focus more on bringing out models with auto gear shift technology.
Maruti, Hyundai & Mahindra together had 72.5% market share in year's first half.
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
From Maruti to Honda, every big manufacturer has lined up launches in the domestic market.
Production at every automotive facility, offices of information technology firms and retail establishments in the state remained shut on Tuesday as a mark of respect to the late chief minister.
Maruti has chosen to call the S-Cross as a premium crossover, which is evident once you look at the hatchback-like profile of the vehicle.
In absolute terms, prices will go up by Rs 5,500 to Rs 47,000, depending on the model and prevailing prices.
Jaitley increased the excise duty on most tobacco products by 10-15 per cent.
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.
Unlike previous Paris auto shows, where new diesel models took centerstage, much of the buzz this year centred around hybrids and electric vehicles.
The Kwid was launched in the last week of September.
The car maker is betting big on the Honda City rival.
Car sales are likely to grow further in November.
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