There was a time when one roamed the Expo halls at Geneva and wondered what to file back home. Not any more. Almost every serious carmaker worth its powertrain has at least one serious car meant for India.
This would impact Vento, Jetta and Passat sedan cars, Polo hatchback and Polo Cross crossover in India.
Five small cars in the Indian market failed in the first-ever independent crash tests.
Honda's economy motorcycle Twister was chosen Bike of the Year.
The sub-4 metre sedan will be available with both petrol and diesel engines.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
There are no official confirmed dates available but here's a look at what they have to offer.
The year 2011 too has a number of hatchbacks ready to be launched.
The company is wooing smaller towns to create awareness for Etios to be launched in December.
it will share the platform will Polo.
Volkwagen tells dealers in India to stop delivery of Polo
The Ameo brings the best of both worlds in a single package as a value for money purchase for the Indian family at an incredible price point.
New car launches in the past six months have driven sales growth despite a hike in vehicle financing. In April, new launches accounted for 17 per cent of over all sales.
The new cars which have been launched in the last six months include the Zen Estilo from Maruti, Hyundai Getz diesel, Spark from General Motors, Logan from Mahindra Nissan and Fiat Palio Stile.
With the rapid growth of the Indian market many new carmakers are going to enter the country and the existing ones are going to come up with newer models.
Most powerful diesel hatch in its category with a mileage of 19.78kmpl.
The car promises to offer oodles of performance and fun, but at a price. Is it worth all that money? Indian automobile website MotorBeam finds out.
For the longest time the Polo GT had no real competition in terms of its build quality and product positioning. Until now, says Pavan Lall.
While the latest, fourth-generation Swift makes no pretence of being a performance car or the last word in luxury, what it does stand for is amply evident, notes Pavan Lall.
For 2012-13, while Volkswagen's sales in India declined 16 per cent Honda Cars India sales rose 35 per cent.
Vento Trendline and Polo Highline sport exciting features that is bound to woo IPL buffs.
Purely based on performance and drive experience, the better of the two is VW GTI TSI.
Volkswagen's new SUV is set to lock horns with half a dozen rivals, says Pavan Lall.
By 2018, the group, as a whole, were intending to capture 20 per cent of the passenger car market in India.
German carmaker Volkswagen plans to invest Rs 1,500 crore in India over the next 6 years on various activities, including local production of engines, as it aims to consolidate position in the country.
The German company has invested Rs 720 crore to make this sub-4 meter car
German car maker Volkswagen was the first company to offer airbags on all its variants in India from the beginning of this year.
Three hatchbacks have been muscled up to offer a more adventurous driving experience.
German car-maker Volkswagen on Thursday said it will increase its vehicle prices by up to 2.5 per cent in India from next month in order to offset impact of high input costs.
Apollo Tyre's vice-chairman and joint managing director Neeraj R S Kanwar speaks about the company's global foray and its plans to compete with global majors who're slowly increasing their share of the local market as well
German auto major Volkswagen AG is embarking on an auto component sourcing drive from India, which will see the company ordering materials worth one billion euro for its global operations, within the next two years.
Exports in October and November fell 28 per cent and 17 per cent, respectively.
The world's third largest car maker is all set to make a splash in India with a slew of launches.
According to experts, Tata Tiago JTP and Tigor JTP -- a sedan and hatchback -- are not only powerful and faster than every other car in the segment, but also in the segment above, including their peers Maruti Baleno RS, Volkswagen Polo and others.
It is definitely the heaviest in its class, which is likely to make in-city commutes a tad troublesome
The petrol versions of the car are priced between Rs 5,05,000 and Rs 6,66,000.
The design is timeless and only gets better with the revised front fascia.
The latest Hyundai i20 is an exciting car, given the overall drive experience, transmission, ride quality and tech. And while it may not be as low cost as a Maruti or come with the "heavy German steel-feel" of the Volkswagen, it does carve out a niche for itself at pole position with a combination of technology, styling, drive and ride comfort, and low cost of ownership, says Pavan Lall.
In the domestic market, the car has been well accepted and currently the company has over 80,000 bookings for the model.
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