Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited launched the new Toyota Corolla Altis Sport in India to target young fanatics of cars. The new Altis Sport has youthful and sporty looks with exciting new features.

The car is priced at Rs 11.35 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). There are new features like, ...

German luxury carmaker Audi on Thursday (June 4) launched its luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) Audi Q5 in Indian market. The new Audi Q5 will be available in two engine options, two-litre petrol and three-litre diesel variants. The new SUV is priced between Rs.38.29 lakh and Rs.44.19 ...

Tata Motors is hoping to launch Nano, the world’s cheapest car, in the US in the next two years.
Ratan Tata, the Chairman, during his speech at the Cornell Global Forum on Sustainable Global Enterprise, said the car will have to meet all emission and crash standards and the company will be ...

General Motors is planning to develop a small car, priced under Rs. 2 lakh, for India. The plans are being made despite the bankruptcy filed by the company. The 2-lakh rupee car would be developed from India.

Nick Reilly, VP of the GM Group, said there is a possibility of placing the car below ...

Car sales dipped in May, while Maruti registered a double digit growth. Sources from Maruti said the sales went up by 10.4% in the domestic market. 70,785 units were sold in May as opposed to 64,143 units in the same month last year.

Small car models like Alto, WagonR, Zen Estilo, Swift, A-Star, ...

General Motors, an automobile giant in the US, will be filing for bankruptcy on Monday in New York. This is after a Canadian motor-parts company, Magna International, agreed on rescuing its European operations. Car owners and prospective buyers in India are worried about the filing of ...

Honda Motorcycles and Scooter India (HMSI) unveiled the new version of its 125 cc sports bike, CBF Stunner. The all-new model of Honda CBF Stunner will be available at price of Rs 64,630. The company has launched the new version to heighten its sales in Indian two-wheeler market. According to HMSI ...

Skoda India unveiled the revamped version of its premium sedan Laura. The new model of luxury car from Skoda will be available in three engines and six variants.  According to Skoda India Board Member Thomas Kuehl, the company is extremely proud to launch the New Laura in India. He claimed ...

Germany-based luxury car manufacturing company, Audi on Friday (May 15) inaugurated its flagship terminal showroom in Kochi. The new unit, Audi Kochi is company's first flagship terminal showroom in India. The newly inaugurated showroom at Kochi is spread over an area of 9,000 square feet and will ...

The hatchback car, Honda Jazz which is expected to make its India debut by June this year will have an India specific engine. The new small car from Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) will feature a 1.2 litre i-VTEC engine that has been designed for optimal drivability and efficiency. The four-cylinder, ...

BMW India announced that it will launch its two-seater sports car Roadster Z4 in India by second half of 2009. The Indian subsidiary of luxury car maker BMW Group also announced to increase its dealers in India. According to a top official of the company, BMW will add 10 dealers in ...

German luxury car manufacturer, Audi is considering to come out with a convertible version of its R8 supercar. According to a close company source, the new version called Audi R8 Spyder is expected to roll out by 2011. Informing further about the convertible version of Audi R8 supercar, the source ...

British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to introduce its iconic cars, Jaguar and Land Rover, in India by this year. Commenting on that, JLR chief executive David Smith said that the company is extremely happy for launching the brands in Indian market by this year itself. He ...

Leading auto major, General Motors (GM) has decided to slash 21,000 jobs in US and 5,900 in Canada by next year. The troubled company has also announced to shut down six more US units, bringing down the plants to 34 by 2010. The auto company also planned to reduce dealership by 42 percent from ...

England based luxury automobiles maker Rolls Royce has launched one of its costliest cars, 'the Phantom Coupe' in India. With this launch, the wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group, Rolls Royce is aiming to enhance its presence in the Indian market. Rolls Royce's new car Phantom Coupe has a ...

Skoda Auto launched the face-lifted versions of its Octavia RS and Octavia Scout cars. The company has not only brought changes in the designs of the revamped versions but also incorporated new technologies to offer more comfort, style and convenience. The renovated version of Octavia RS car comes ...

Luxury car manufacturer from Germany, Audi on Thursday (April 23) introduced a new variant of its existing sedan Audi A6 in India. According to company sources, the new variant of Audi A6 will be available in Indian market by the first week of May, 2009. The new variant will carry a price tag ...

Honda Seil Cars India (HSCI) has announced to launch its hatchback small car Honda Jazz in India by the month of June. The new Honda Jazz comes with a developed 1.2 litre engine for Indian conditions. According to a company official, with the launch of Jazz, HSCI will enter into hatchback category ...

The ongoing global economic slowdown has forced French auto major Renault to cease the production operation in upcoming Chennai plant. According to a senior official of Renault India, the company has been badly hit by global recession so it has decided to put an indefinite hold on the production of ...

The Hero Group has pulled out of a joint venture with Daimler to make commercial vehicles in India. Citing the reason of pull out, Hero Group has blamed the drop in the selling of commercial vehicles in India. According to the company, sales of truck and buses together and heavy trucks in India ...

Japanese auto major, Nissan, has ambitious plans for the Indian market. The company targets to launch 4-5 models over the next four years with its first one slated to hit the market before summer 2010, Nissan Motor India's Managing Director and CEO, Kiminobu Tokuyama, said. Nissan's vehicles will ...

Skoda India on Wednesday (8th April) launched the diesel variant of its Skoda Superb model in Bangalore. The new diesel variant of Skoda Superb comes up with a 2.0 TDI PD diesel engine. Very recently, the company has launched the petrol model of Skoda Superb in New Delhi. Skoda Superb comes with a ...

On Wednesday (8th April), the world's largest carmaker, Toyota said that, it will bring its sports utility vehicle (SUV), "Fortuner" in India by September this year. The new SUV is expected to be priced at about Rs 20 lakh. The company would launch the "Fortuner" with a ...

German luxury carmaker Porsche on Tuesday (7th April) said it will launch its sports car Panamera in India by October, 2009. The sports car will be priced between Rs 1.42 crore and Rs 2.02 crore. Panamera is the first four door sports car from Porsche. Precision Cars India, importer of Porsche ...

Major passenger car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki will launch its sixth global car, Ritz, in May this year. The car, Ritz will be launched in the popular small car segment with a 1.2 litre KB series petrol and 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine simultaneously. Ritz will be built on Maruti’s ...

Bajaj Auto has been granted the patent for its ‘ExhausTEC’ invention by the Indian Patent office. The ‘ExhausTEC’ was a bone of contention in Bajaj's legal battle with TVS Motor Company. In a press release, issued by Bajaj Auto's Vice-President (Business Development) Mr S. ...

The new emission norms that will soon be applicable in eleven key cities of India have driven out India's largest car maker from there. Maruti is all set to stop selling 800 and Omni models in these eleven key cities of the country, from next year. The cities include Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, ...

Volkswagen India, wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen (VW) Group, will start assembling the Polo at its green-field plant at Chakan near Pune from next year. Polo is the top-selling model of Volkswagen, world's third-largest vehicle maker. Jochem Heizmann, member of VW's board, responsible for ...

On Friday (27 March), Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) launched the new version of gearless scooter Activa - Honda Activa Deluxe. Besides increasing its share in the motorcycle segment, the company also announced plans to exit the geared scooter segment to concentrate on the ...

In the race of cheap small cars, why should Skoda India lag behind. The Czech carmaker is thus preparing to launch a small car priced Rs. 3 lakh. With Nano making an entry in the market, the race has begun for small cars. However, Skoda's small car is not as economical as ...