Proton to Finalize Indian Assembly Contract By First Quarter 2011
6 Jan 2011, 11:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Proton, Malaysia’s major carmaker, is currently negotiating with an India-based OEM (original equipment manufacturer) company, considering a joint venture that will enable it to set up assembl...
Honda Motorcycles Plans to Triple Sales in India by 2016
5 Jan 2011, 17:17 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda has high hopes for the Indian market, as the motorcycle arm of the manufacturer recently revealed it plans to triple sales on that market to 5 million units a year by 2016. Honda has made this...
Honda CBR250R to Hit India in April 2011
4 Jan 2011, 16:11 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Honda’s latest sensation, the new CBR250R, is slowly making its way to India, the company revealed recently. The model made its international debut at the EICMA show in Milan last November, an...
This Is Not a Typo: VW Increases Indian Sales by 1000%
4 Jan 2011, 14:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The year that has just ended brought what was probably the greatest increase of the Indian auto sector, as carmakers selling vehicles in the country invested massively in their local operations. Vol...
Maruti Suzuki R3 Concept Production Confirmed
3 Jan 2011, 15:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Maruti Suzuki R3 Concept is the very first vehicle wholly designed and developed by the Japanese carmaker's Indian subsidiary. The concept, that features a seven-seater configuration, ...
Suzuki Jimny Could Be Introduced in India
30 Dec 2010, 15:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The launch of the mini SUV Rio by Premier Automobiles Ltd, an Indian carmaker, has sparked an unforeseen interest towards this segment in the country. Other manufacturers are trying to capture a pie...
What Indian Car Buyers Can Expect in 2011
30 Dec 2010, 13:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2010 was a boom year of India’s car market, from record sales figures to the biggest number of launches ever. Big carmakers from Japan, America and Germany began to break Maruti Suzuki’s...
Mahindra Sees Bright Future for "Electronic" Vehicles
30 Dec 2010, 09:31 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After it has acquired 55 percent in Reva Electric Car Company, Mahindra Reva is becoming more serious when it comes to electric cars and predicts that petrol and diesel prices are making EVs a more ...
More Expensive Mahindras Starting January 1
30 Dec 2010, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Indian manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra will increase prices on all of its models starting January 1, but it hasn't provided specific details on how expensive each vehicle is going to be. T...
2011 Toyota Etios India Production Begins
29 Dec 2010, 13:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese carmaker has announced that production of the Toyota Etios has started at a plant near Bangalore. The factory is operated by the Kirloskar Group-Toyota Kirloskar Motor(TKM) joint ventur...
Mahindra Thar CRDe Launched
29 Dec 2010, 09:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mahindra recently debuted the company's latest SUV, the so-called Thar CRDe, in New Delhi, with the rest of the country scheduled to receive the vehicle in the first month of next year. Althoug...
Renault and Nissan Think Big in India
28 Dec 2010, 09:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After China, India has slowly became one of the key markets for many carmakers that are trying to benefit from the growing auto sector that could boost their revenues on the short term. Renault and ...
Nissan Motor India Working on Car Smaller than Micra
27 Dec 2010, 14:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Despite an aggressive pricing campaign for the Indian Nissan Micra, the company has realized that the only way it can be competitive on the booming Asian market is by developing a tailor-made inexpe...
New Factory for Toyota Etios Engines
27 Dec 2010, 13:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts, briefly known as TKAP, will make a new investment in an engine and transmission plant that will be especially aimed at the newly-launched Etios sedan produced by Toyota ...
Maruti Suzuki to Build 2M Cars in India by 2015
27 Dec 2010, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Indian automotive market is slowly becoming the new China in terms of the appetite the local market is displaying for new vehicles. Most of the world's manufacturers, who own operations in ...
Skoda Aims Double Production in Five Years
22 Dec 2010, 11:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Czech manufacturer Skoda wants to double production in the next five years to eventually reach 1.5 million vehicles per year. Operating under Volkswagen Group's ownership, the carmaker hopes th...
Mahindra to Launch the Thar 4x4 on December 21st
20 Dec 2010, 18:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mahindra will launch the highly anticipated Thar jeep on the 21st of the this month at its Kandivali facility. The company has stated that the fans' response to the 4×4 has been so great,...
Harley-Davidson India Assembles First Units
17 Dec 2010, 11:23 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson announced that its subsidiary from India has already assembled its first motorcycles, with the first two units being a 2011 SuperLow and an Iron 883 ...
Mahindra Scorpio to Launch in March 2011
16 Dec 2010, 13:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / India’s automobile industry has revived itself from a crippling shadow to scorching growth in less than two years. The lines of Mahindra & Mahindra’s car factory at Nashik, Maharasht...
Cheap and Cheerful Isn't Enough for the Nano
16 Dec 2010, 10:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you squint really really hard, the Nano might look like a hart from the side, but Indian customers are showing no love for the little car. Whether it’s that little issue with it catching fi...