7 Maruti models among top 10 best selling passenger vehicles in April
Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) plans to drive in CNG trims across its product range as it remains bullish over long-term prospects of the segment amid increase in fuel prices and drop in diesel car sales, according to a senior company official. The company, which sold around 1.62 lakh CNG cars last fiscal year, is also counting on the rapid expansion of CNG dispensing outlets across the country to bring in more CNG products. Bullish on the expansion of the sales network, the automaker expects its CNG car sales to almost double this fiscal year over 2020-21.
It will be prices between Rs 506,000 and Rs 775,000.
While compact SUV Vitara Brezza will cost Rs 20K more, Baleno will be constlier by Rs 10K
The ride quality of the Cross is best-in-class but it scores low when it comes to handling.
To help you get over the confusion here is a comparison of three hatchback models.
The figures are encouraging for the auto industry amid apprehension that due to higher cost and lack of fuel availability, cars with stricter emission standards may not be popular in initial stages. Automakers had even cited this confusion as one of the reasons for dwindling car sales in India, reports Arindam Majumder.
Tata Motors, Ford, Nissan, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota Kirloskar, BMW, Renault and Isuzu have also announced price hike from next month citing impact of increase in commodity prices and foreign exchange rates.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
This year you will be spoiled for choice.
There are a whopping 10 sedans slated for a launch in India this year. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com gives the lowdown.
The used car market is now 1.2 times the size of the new car market.
Hatchback and compact sedan to be unveiled at Auto Expo will have new DNA.
If you are looking for a premium hatchback that offers just that bit more than others, your choices could come from the Volkswagen stable.
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.
Three of the most popular automatic compact cars are Maruti Ritz, Honda Brio and Hyundai i10.
Tata group bets on design and price. It looks to mark its spot in a highly cluttered category with its newest offering. Tata Tigor might drives between the lanes!
On Wednesday, Volkswagen had asked its dealers in India to temporarily stop selling hatchback Polo, citing a technical issue.
The Etios sedan is powered by a 1.5-litre motor with twin cams and four valves per cylinder.
Small cars are a boon in day-to-day city driving as manoeuvring and parking is quite easy because of their compact footprint. One fine day, a blue Maruti Ignis arrived at MotorBeam's garage and we put the car through our usual long term test. The Ignis with its funky styling elements might not impress all but the top of the line Alpha variant will surely do because of the sheer features on offer.
Active starts at Rs 350,000 and the other at Rs 479,000.
Performance is one of the strengths of Abarth 595 Competizione.
olkswagen on Wednesday launched a petrol variant of its premium hatchback Cross Polo in India, priced at Rs 7,07,000.
While the share of diesel vehicles sales in the overall passenger car industry has already fallen sharply, sales of CNG vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 per cent over the past five years.
The company was losing around Rs 150,000 on sale of each car.
Maruti Suzuki is offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 on its hatchback Celerio to Rs 35,000 on entry level Alto800.
It doesn't lack in practicality, affordability and drivability and even comes with interiors that are appealing
It has been a more than interesting and definitely an exciting last season with the battle of supremacy raging on between automakers.
The five door Nissan Micra is an A-segment small hatchback.
Be it the name, the design and communication campaign and the engagement processes being imagined between the brand and its buyers, the company is casting its cars in a new mould, reports T E Narasimhan.
The Hyundai i20 Active is an equipment-loaded car which increases the practicality of a hatchback.
Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept debuts a new design language for GM India
Developed on the same platform as the 3 Series, the new 1 series has been codenamed as F20.
The Stepway will have raised ground clearance, body cladding to add that rugged look and roofrails too.
Celerio was launched at a time when the Indian automotive market was going through a transition.
At Rs 470,000 for the base petrol variant, Tigor is now the cheapest compact sedan in the country
Built on the same platform as the new Honda City, Honda Jazz is modern and pleasing. The styling is not really revolutionary, but its razor-sharp edges give it a very modern look.
The Baleno is among the top selling cars with unserviced bookings of 55,000 units.
The revised prices enhances the accessibility of these outstanding products, which offer segment-first safety features and class-leading technologies
2015 will witness exciting new car launches that will prompt you to buy at one of them.
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