Both the MPVs were recently unveiled in the Indonesian market and will soon be launched in India to lure the customers.
Carmakers usually come up with such year-end announcements.
Tata Motors' Nano may be struggling to survive, but Renault Nissan alliance Chairman and chief executive officer Carlos Ghosn is glad the group followed the lead of "visionary" Ratan Tata's dream project
Nissan's executive vice-president and CEO Carlos Ghosn's key man for his new strategy in emerging markets, Andy Palmer, tells Business Standard how the Tata Nano's experience made his company steer away from the $2,500 car. He also speaks about how Nissan's association with Bajaj Auto to develop a small car failed, making his company place its bets on the Datsun brand to grow its market share 10-fold over the next three years.
It could turn out to be the cheapest multi-utility vehicle.
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Passenger vehicle majors like Hyundai, Tata Motors, M&M, Toyota Kirloskar and Honda on Wednesday reported growth in domestic sales in August riding on festive sentiments, although market leader Maruti Suzuki posted a decline amid a semiconductor shortage affecting the industry. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) reported domestic sales at 110,080 units, as compared to 116,704 units in the same month last year, down 6 per cent. "Sales volume of the company in August 2021 was affected due to electronic components shortage.
Shedding their boring boxy structure, the MUVs of today are not only offered with their prime USP of space, but also offer amazing exteriors and feature-filled interiors.
Ghosn's partnership with motorcycle and auto-rickshaw maker Bajaj Auto got most publicity.
Maruti Suzuki is offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 on its hatchback Celerio to Rs 35,000 on entry level Alto800.
With its SUV-style design and feature-packed interiors, the Kwid has many advantages, but Renault is taking no chances.
Passenger vehicle market leaders Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai on Saturday reported a decline in wholesales in December 2021, although homegrown majors Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra reported growth, amid semiconductor shortage continuing to impact production. Other manufacturers Nissan and Skoda also reported an increase in December 2021 sales although Honda Cars India witnessed a decline last month. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) reported a 4 per cent fall in wholesales to 153,149 units in December 2021 as against 160,226 units a year ago.
But will it change the carmaker's fortune?
The Renault-Nissan alliance currently employs around 8,000 workers at its Chennai plant
With increasing competition and slowdown, auto firms are shedding old vehicles to make way for new ones.
Demand rising for Maruti Celerio, Honda City, Hyundai Xcent, Nissan Terrano and Datsun Go, most of which were launched in 2014.
Sakshi made it clear that she has no plans of entering Bollywood.
Be it in terms of looks, features or safety, the Indian auto market is growing up
2015 will witness exciting new car launches that will prompt you to buy at one of them.
Nissan's global design activities now take place at Atsugi, Kanagawa prefecture which is in the southwest of Tokyo.
The company, which launched its multi-utility vehicle Evalia priced between Rs 849,000 and Rs 9,99,000 (ex-showroom Delhi), also said it will look to expand production capacity either through new plants or the existing plant.
Apart from a pavilion of vintage cars, there will be a Bollywood corner
Compact car space is going to exciting times in the coming year.
We can't wait to see Maruti Suzuki S-Cross and Hyundai ix25 hitting the roads.
The affected vehicles were produced in Japan between 2004 and 2013.
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.
Consumers will get a list of dealers in their neighbourhood once they have made a selection of vehicles.
Tata Motors, however, will not be able to meet this small demand and keep the Nano alive from October next year, when safety regulations for existing car models kick in.
It has a variant with automatic transmission that costs Rs 380,000.
From Audi A8 to Honda Civic, here's what the auto industry has lined up in 2019.
Maruti ready to upgrade safety features.
Pilot project in Bengaluru; Snapdeal got into the category last month
A number of companies, including Maruti Suzuki, Renault and Nissan, are giving gold coins to buyers who book cars by the month-end. There are other benefits as well, reports Ajay Modi.
MSIL would also focus more on bringing out models with auto gear shift technology.
'More than one brand in a showroom is too risky because customer loyalty in this market is low. Most people don't drive different cars made by the same manufacturer for a lifetime, they experiment.'
Maruti Suzuki remains India's most influential auto brand.
Maruti Suzuki will be launching 20 new products by 2020.
Audi India launched the second generation 2016 Audi R8 at the show.
Over 22 passenger and commercial vehicle makers and 18 two- and three-wheeler makers will take part amid proximate security.
December is a month of high retail sales for cars, as companies and dealers push stocks to clear inventories
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