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.
Sebastian Vettel won a tense Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday in a Ferrari one-two that stretched his championship lead to 14 points after Mercedes rival Lewis Hamilton sportingly surrendered third place to his teammate.
The auto industry expects lower taxes and interest rates from Budget 2015.
Akito Tachibana, who took charge as managing director at Toyota's India operations from April 2016, talks to Ajay Modi on Delhi diesel car ban and DeMo.
The list includes compact SUV, mini SUV, premium hatchback and premium MPV.
Chennai and Ennore ports are set to become hub for car exports from South India. After Hyundai, the two ports have started attracting global manufacturers like Renault SA, Nissan, and Ford.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday
The country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) on Monday joined hands with Renault-Nissan to launch a small car in India by 2011 that will compete with Tata Motors' Nano on price point - Rs 1 lakh.
For Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler company, it's a calculated gambit to revive Harley-Davidson whose ride in India has been anything but easy since it got here.When automotive firms embark on alliances, it's a roll of the dice on how such marriages will play out.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Monday.
Quality-wise, and on the fun-to-drive scale, the T-Roc is in a league of its own, notes Pavan Lall.
Founded in 1900, the Davis Cup is the largest annual international team competition in sport, but has suffered as a spectacle since many top players began opting out.
Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes stormed to pole position with a scorching lap in qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix as title rival Sebastian Vettel was left stranded in the garage and will start dead last.
Elections and festival time in north India helped the Indian auto firm to pip its foreign competitors.
Nissan Motor Company, the renowned global passenger car maker, has been outstanding at the domestic front ever since its arrival.
Taking a cue from success of Mahindra and Renault sports utility vehicles, Maruti Suzuki plans to launch two compact SUVs.
The Nissan Terrano is an upmarket urban SUV which is single-handedly responsible for bringing some much needed footfall to Nissan showrooms
Since its launch back in 2002, the Mahindra Scorpio has never had to piggyback on a brand ambassador to sell itself.
There have been so many cars that have been launched in India and if you are looking to buy one, then it might be quite confusing to pick the right one.
Finland's Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday with Mercedes team mate and Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton having to settle for second place on the starting grid.
Nissan, which has entered into a tripartite joint venture with Renault and Mahindra and Mahindra for setting up a plant in Chennai, is almost certain to have 25 per cent stake in the venture, while it plans to launch premium sedan Teana in India.
Smart positioning, continued communication and a global design language have played a big role, say experts
December is a month of high retail sales for cars, as companies and dealers push stocks to clear inventories
Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel pumped in a stunning late lap to snatch pole position from team mate Kimi Raikkonen as Ferrari dominated Chinese Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.
You reach triple digit speed in a breeze.
The year 2015 was quite eventful with plenty of automakers making news with either new models or facelifts of their existing models.
The Briton lapped the Albert Park circuit in a searing one minute and 21.164 seconds to cross the line 0.664 seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.
Lewis Hamilton took a huge stride towards a fourth Formula One title on Sunday with victory in an incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix after Ferrari title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out at the start.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position for Mercedes on Sunday to go into the August break with a 24-point lead over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel.
Fernando Alonso put Renault on pole position for Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
India's Narain Karthikeyan will start 19th on the grid on Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.
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
Leading tyre maker Apollo also saw a production loss of 450 tonnes till December 2.
The last time Kimi Raikkonen stood on top of a Formula One podium, Lewis Hamilton had just joined Mercedes with one championship to his name and Sebastian Vettel was riding high with Red Bull.
The rough and tough image of SUVs is now being presented in a more technologically upgraded form.
Team by team prospects for the 2016 Formula One season.
The world's growing demand for energy is also a big problem.
Kapoor charges between Rs 3 and Rs 3.5 crore for a day's work for a brand. His current roster of brands include Asian Paints, Pepsi, Panasonic, Renault, Flipkart, Macroman, Saavn, and Hero MotoCorp.
Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept debuts a new design language for GM India
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
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