US car maker Ford on Tuesday said it will phase out its hatchback 'Fusion' from the Indian market, as it gets ready to launch the small car 'Figo' next month.
The sedan segment is back once again with updates and new arrivals. Just like the Indian hatchback segment the competition is heating up in the sedan segment as well.
With seven models to choose from, it can get quite confusing.
Volkswagen is looking to dislodge Honda's dominance in the premium mid-size segment in India, with the launch of a new executive sedan in the second half of this year.
The Chennai facility will continue to service Indian and non-European markets. In July 2009, Hyundai India's managing director H S Lheem had said the company was planning to move production to Turkey, the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
The world's third largest car maker is all set to make a splash in India with a slew of launches.
Mitsubishi Motors, Japan's fourth largest carmaker, is looking to grab a slice of the 1.2 million per year Indian small car market and is mulling the launch of a compact family hatchback over the next three to four years.
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Wednesday launched an updated variant of its entry level hatchback Alto 800 priced between Rs 2.55 lakh and Rs 3.76 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
Come New Year, cars will be costlier with automakers like Toyota and General Motors on Tuesday saying that they will hike prices by up to three per cent due to rising input costs, while the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India is still evaluating the situation.
TKM is also showcasing its Toyota Prius hybrid car in the biennial event in the national capital and is looking for its launch in the Indian market.
The small car market of India is booming like never before.
Post the launch of 'Grand' in the Indian market, Hyundai has experienced a 55 per cent rise in footfalls at dealerships across all regions and most dealerships are recording multiple enquires and test drive requests, it added.
"They (Mahindra Renault) are planning to launch Sandero, which is very similar sounding to our Santro. Both are hatchbacks and Santro is an established trademark and they are trying to get mileage out of it," a senior HMIL official said.
Honda has decided to price the small car below Rs 500,000 to be able to compete with Maruti Suzuki Swift and Hyundai i20.
Honda recently shipped saris from India to its factories in Japan. No, sari weavers need not brace themselves for competition from Japan. These were meant for local Japanese women to wear.
Tata is expected to price Aria somewhere between Toyota Innova and Ford Endeavour.
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.
Reva Electric Car Co unveiled two models, one of them designed by India's celebrated auto designer Dilip Chhabria, at the 63rd Frankfurt International Motor Show on Thursday.
India-specific hatchbacks took centrestage at the 10th Auto Expo, in New Delhi. Check them out!
The company, a part of the Volkswagen Group, will also introduce its sports utility vehicle, Yeti, and a stripped-down version of its premium hatchback, Fabia, in India by the end of this year.
The company had rolled out the first car -- a hatchback Santro -- from the Sriperumbedur facility in September 1998.
The car so far known by the code name 'Kite' will be a hatchback.
Reversing his predecessor's decision to set up a diesel engine facility in Chennai, Hyundai Motor India's new managing director and CEO Han-Woo Park on Wednesday said as of now there was no such plan.
Manufacturers report unexpected post-festival surge in demand.
Nissan's Xtronic CVT Technology will now be available in a more acessible XL variant.
Maruti and Hyundai favoured among used car buyers
Honda has finally made its entrance into the country's competitive compact car segment, with the launch of the Honda Jazz. In Mumbai, Jazz standard will cost Rs 7.43 lakh (Rs 743,000), Jazz Mode Rs 773,000 (Rs 773,000) and Jazz Active Rs 778,000 (Rs 778,000).
The Manza is basically the sedan version of the indigenous hatchback, Indica Vista.
It plans to introduce a total of eight products in the country in 2017-20, of which three will be completely fresh while the rest will be new versions of the existing ones
The company currently sells various vehicle brands in the country ranging from hatchback Spark to sports utility vehicle Captiva, priced between Rs 333,000 and Rs 25.71 lakh (Rs 2.57 million), respectivley, (ex-showroom Delhi).
Luxury car maker BMW is skeptical of the viability of launching another brand 'Mini' in the country, a company official said.
Yeti is not impressive to look at but it surely has lot of power under that hood and come with a price tag of Rs 12 -15 lakhs.
"Honda Jazz is very spacious and the flexibility inside the cabin makes it extremely versatile, while the new and punchy diesel heart comes at the right time," says Indian motoring website MotorBeam.
Japanese car giant Honda on Wednesday launched its much-awaited hatchback Jazz in India, priced between Rs 698,000 and Rs 733,000.
Riding on the success of Ford Ikon and Ford Fiesta, in the mid-size sedan segment, Ford plans to roll out the new car by March.
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Korean auto major Hyundai Motor Company will bring the diesel variant of its premium hatchback 'i20' by the end of this year as part of its plan of introducing at least two new products in the Indian market annually for the next couple of years.
The Tata-Fiat joint venture is looking at catering to the global demand for engines through its Ranjangaon plant.
Nano, the wheels that millions of Indians have been waiting to drive, on Monday hit the roads and waved goodbye to Tata Motors' enduring image as a truckmaker.
The year 2015 was quite eventful with plenty of automakers making news with either new models or facelifts of their existing models.
