Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
Let's see if Liva can live up to the expectations of the hatchback buyers and what will woo them to buy it as compared to Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai i20, Ford Figo, and others.
When it comes to the replacement of old tyres with new ones, car owners are in a catch-22 situation, wondering about the tyre brand, price and most importantly, tyre warranty.
One of the smallest players in India's car market, it is banking on new-look Etios to make inroads into the personal vehicle segment
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
Having entered the mass segment in India with its compact range, comprising the Etios and the Etios Liva a little over a year ago, the campaign marks its first major attempt to communicate to the masses.
The Rs. 3,200-crore (Rs. 320-billion) plant with capacity to produce 70,000 cars annually was to be inaugurated in Bidadi near Bangalore on March 15.
Car-maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor today reported an 89.34 per cent increase in sales to 17,395 units in January, driven by robust demand for its latest 'Etios' and 'Liva' models.
Toyota had announced a global recall of 65 lakh vehicles to rectify a power window glitch, which could lead to fire risk.
Purely based on performance and drive experience, the better of the two is VW GTI TSI.
Betting big on its yet to be launched compact car Etios,the world's largest carmaker Toyota on Wednesday said it expects more than half of its overall sales in India during the next year to come from the new model.
The narrowing gap between petrol and diesel prices, an uncertainty around the future treatment of vehicles and low resale price of diesel cars are some of the apparent reasons for the strategy shift
While Yaris is a hatchback, Vios is its sedan version.
Bangalore-based Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between Kirloskar Group and Toyota Motor Corporation, has decided to introduce the newly-developed sedan on the Etios platform, ahead of its much-awaited small car.
The Etios sedan, which made its global debut in the country in December 2010, has sold over 20,000 units till date. This gives Toyota the hope that the new small car will catapult it among the top manufacturers in the second fastest growing automobile market globally.
The police were also taken by surprise with what they witnessed -- a sophisticated setup for creating the synthetic drug, intense intoxicating smell inside the compound and the foreigners geared up with high-quality face masks.
Speaking to reporters after flagging off Etios exports to South Africa for the first time, Sandeep Singh, deputy managing director (marketing), said so far the Camry had been imported.
The company is wooing smaller towns to create awareness for Etios to be launched in December.
Prominent ones are Maruti's smoky Ciaz and Fiat's gorgeous Avventura.
Due to the continued pressure of high costs, Toyota is considering a price increase of up to 3 per cent across models with effect from January.
Petrol variants of the car are priced between Rs 6.38-7.09 lakh.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
Workers had stopped production lines to protest a delay in salary hikes after 10 months of negotiations.
A tough and stylish SUV from Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd will hit the roads in September.
Hyundai i20 Active would feature almost the same specs as Elite i20 hatch.
Toyota is working on the next-generation Innova.
The Toyota Yaris was finally launched in India last month. Rajesh Alva/Rediff.com offers a quick checklist of what appeals to him about the car, and what doesn't.
Every year, carmakers announce at the end of November or December their plans to increase prices of their vehicles by January.
Toyota Motor Corp is betting on pricier premium models offering better safety and quality.
It's award-winning diesel engines is already part of many cars in India.
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has declared assets whose value has more than doubled during the past five years, reaching around Rs 2.7 crore.
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
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The curious case is of Honda, which has moved up the pecking order while actually losing market share!
The car will be available in both petrol and diesel options and will take on Maruti Suzuki's DZire and Toyota Kirloskar Motor's Etios.
TUV300 will take on the likes of Ford EcoSport and Renault Duster that are priced between Rs 7.88 lakh and Rs 13.54 lakh.
Move aimed at removing confusion among private buyers
While the top-end diesel engine is mated to a six-speed gear box, the petrol engine is mated to a new five-speed gearbox
Competitors are feeling threatened with the initial success of Honda Amaze.
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