From a Rs 9-lakh Maruti to a Rs 2 crore-Nissan, Indian auto industry packs quite a surprise for car buyers
While hybrids, CNG and biofuels found favour in 2018 among many carmakers including Maruti Suzuki, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota and Honda, others such as M&M and Tata Motors have shown full faith in electric vehicles.
The German luxury automaker has already seen its online traffic increase 10-fold this year. Though that has not always translated into sales, Mercedes-Benz says it is continuing to build on what it calls its "touch-free" experience to stay plugged into its consumer base. Under the used car business, more than 150 cars were sold online in January and February.
Maruti is trying to move up the segment by focusing on premium cars, SUVs and even trucks.
'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.'
Come 19th September and get ready to be swoon at the Frankfurt Auto Show with the series of line-up planned by BMW.
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
If you think the XL6 is a brand new, from-the-ground-up car, you have another think coming, says Pablo Chatterji.
Auto manufacturers are busy filling up their portfolio with cars catering to each and every possible segment
The company will showcase the Ioniq electric vehicle at the Auto Expo that begins next week.
The challenge for BMW is to overtake Mercedes-Benz, which bounced back three years ago to become king of the hill.
