Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
In the domestic market, the car has been well accepted and currently the company has over 80,000 bookings for the model.
After successfully marketing the state to American auto giant General Motors and German automaker Volkswagen, the Maharashtra industry department now wants Japanese auto major Honda to come to the state.
If one leaves aside 2016, when sales declined 4.68 per cent, the pace of growth in 2018 is the slowest in a decade, according to IHS Markit, a sales forecast and market research firm.
In an aggressive bid to more than double its sales, Volkswagen group company Skoda Auto India on Wednesday said it would launch Fabia and Octavia II sedans next year and make the Indian operations a hub for South Asia.
The event, organised by Deutsche Messe AG, is held each year at the Hanover fairground, the world's largest, in Hanover, Germany.
The Skoda RS has been priced at Rs 13.23 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Tatra Trucks India will soon foray into on road applications by launching a heavy truck in India at its plant at Hosur in Tamil Nadu.
With festive season around the corner, automakers are launching their best cars.
Volkswagen group company Audi on Thursday rolled out its luxury sedan 'A4' with a price tag of over 24 lakh
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The A6 will be imported via the Completely Built Unit (CBU) route from Germany and would be priced at Rs 42.5 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai), according to Michael Weber, Country Manager, India, Audi.
Volkswagen group company Skoda Auto India said on Wednesday that it would launch luxury car 'Superb' and premium sedan 'Laurin & Klement' in March and 'Fabia' would follow suit soon.
Nodal body, which will take charge on October 1, to maintain data, will suggest recalls & fines.
The market for compact cars has become really cut-throat.
The German car maker has the best engine along with great driving dynamics.
Skoda's new flagship offering will compete with the likes of Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour and Isuzu MU-X as well as Volkswagen Tigua.
The automaker was found to have engaged in anti-competitive practices.
India's top paddler was beaten by Tang Peng of Hong Kong at the Singapore Open.
The company has already received bookings for 33,000 units so far.
The price differential has been upwards of 20%.
"Nano is like an open canvas for us. We have the option of positioning it on the lines of the (Volkswagen) Beetle or the (BMW) Mini."
The Fiat Urban Cross brings the 'Urban' back into the small hatchback with some beefed-up looks and quintessential Italian flair and quirks, writes Indian automobile website MotorBeam.
The challenges of transition to stricter emission norm BS-VI from BS-IV and compliance to new safety norms thereby making vehicles costlier are lurking around the sector.
Three hatchbacks have been muscled up to offer a more adventurous driving experience.
The petrol versions of the car are priced between Rs 5,05,000 and Rs 6,66,000.
Car sales are likely to grow further in November.
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Honda has grown from 15% in FY12 to 27% now; Yamaha has doubled share to 5% in five years.
The unprecedented shutdown of world sport in response to the coronavirus spread that has infected more than 134,000 people and killed around 5,000 also prompted organisers to postpone the Formula One motor races in Vietnam and Bahrain. The start of the lucrative Indian Premier League has also been postponed until April 15 as a "precautionary measure", the Board of Control for Cricket in India said.
The new Huracan Spyder combines performance of the Huracan Coupe paired with the emotional facet of open air driving.
With multiple options in the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) and compact sedan space, the mid-size sedan seems to be losing its charm among customers.
The Baleno is a runaway hit for Maruti Suzuki with delivery wait extending to six months.
These companies had threatened to leave Maharashtra and invest in other states when the state government had brought amendments to the Maharashtra VAT Act with effect from April 1, 2011, and made net sales the basis for VAT set-off claims.
'This is purely a brand sale. It includes the Ambassador with its variants. Peugeot is likely to relaunch the brand with multiple variants.'
Maruti Suzuki is the big exception, with double-digit surge in volume
