Mumbai: An “unexpected de-growth” during the festival season this year has shocked the automobile industry with consumers “postponing” purchase of both two and four-wheelers, a top industry official said here on Friday. During the festival season Navratri to Diwali, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) recorded a dismal decline[Read More…]
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Confirmed: 2018 Honda CR-V Launch On Oct 9; 7 Seats With Diesel Only
Honda is set to launch the fifth-generation CR-V in India on 9 October 2018. The new CR-V will be longer, taller, wider and more feature-loaded than its predecessor. It will also bring several firsts for itself in our market. To start with, the CR-V will be offered with a diesel engine for the[Read More…]
Hyundai mulls production of electric vehicles in India for export
Hyundai India is likely to start manufacturing electric vehicles in the country both for the domestic as well as other markets in South Asia. The revelation comes from Hyundai Motor Company’s vice chairman, Euisun Chung. He has reportedly said, “This (India) is really an important market for an automobile player; we[Read More…]
Clash Of Segments: 2018 Maruti Ciaz vs S-Cross – Which Car To Buy?
The diesel-powered 2018 Maruti Ciaz is priced between Rs 9.19 lakh and Rs 10.97 lakh. The Maruti Suzuki S-Cross, which is a diesel-only model, falls in between the Rs 8.62 lakh to Rs 11.33 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) price range. Since both the cars are priced close to each other, we find out which[Read More…]
Car Safety: Myths, Dos And Don’ts
India has become a more mature car market over the past decade or so. While the traditional priorities of space, features and mileage remain strong as ever, safety is taking greater precedence than before. And it’s high time it did. As much as we’ve progressed, India still has a simply[Read More…]
August Offers: Ford Figo, Aspire get Cash Discounts and Exchange Bonus
If you are planning to buy a Ford car this month, we have good news. The American carmaker is offering cash discounts and/or exchange bonuses with the Figo, Aspire and the Endeavour throughout the month of August. However, the brand’s bestselling models such as the Freestyle and the EcoSport do not attract any discounts whatsoever. Let’s take a look at the[Read More…]
Ford builds Hyundai Creta rival in China; Will it do the same in India?
Ford has unveiled a new compact SUV for the Chinese market, the Territory. It will sit above the EcoSport in China to rival the Hyundai Creta when it launches there in 2019. Ford has developed the Territory in collaboration with JMC (Jiangling Motors Corporation), one of Ford’s two joint venture partners in China. The Territory[Read More…]
2018 Maruti Ciaz Facelift Official Bookings Open; Launch On August 20
Maruti Suzuki has officially opened the order books for the 2018 Ciaz facelift, which is set to launch on August 20. Buyers can book one at a token amount of Rs 11,000. Deliveries of the updated model are expected to start by the end of this month. The Ciaz facelift will be[Read More…]
Honda City, BRV, CRV get BIG discounts, benefits this August
2018 is turning out to be a busy year for Honda. The Japanese carmaker launched the second-generation Amaze in the first half of the year and followed it up with the updated Jazz. It has also introduced special editions of the City, BR-V and WR-V now, ahead of the festive season. Talk of[Read More…]
Mahindra cars to get costlier from August 2018
Mahindra has announced a price hike of up to Rs 30,000, or 2 per cent, effective from August 1, 2018. Although Mahindra is yet to announce which of its models will receive a price hike, it has stated that it will be effective only on certain models from its passenger vehicle[Read More…]
8 blockbuster car launches of 2018 so far
Time flies. We are already through the first half of 2018, which witnessed the mother of all automotive events in India – the 2018 Auto Expo. In the months till now, there have been at least a couple of launches every month. Some cars received mild updates while others went[Read More…]
New car insurance to be costlier from September 2018
The Supreme Court of India has ordered that all new vehicles, including four-wheelers, will have to be sold with a three-year third-party insurance from 1 September 2018. The move is expected to result in a significant hike in insurance prices. At present, a new car insurance includes a third-party cover[Read More…]
Honda Introduces Automatic Transmission With Diesel Civic Sedan
Honda will reboot the Civic nameplate in India when it launches its tenth-gen model here by March 2019. While it made its global debut in September 2015 in the USA, Honda has gradually introduced the new Civic in various markets from early 2016. Now it has been launched in the UK and[Read More…]
Most affordable Jaguar F-Type launched, gets new 2.0 petrol engine
Jaguar has launched officially launched the first-ever 4-cylinder F-Type, which made its global debut in April last year, in India. The relatively affordable variant of the F-Type is powered by the 2.0-litre turbocharged I4 motor from Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover’s latest Ingenium family of petrol engines. Available in both coupe and[Read More…]
2018 Suzuki Jimny vs Mahindra Thar CRDe: Specifications & Features comparison
Maruti Suzuki is expected to launch the 2018 Jimny in India sometime next year. If launched, the small SUV will replace the Maruti Gypsy, which has been around without any major changes for over three decades and is likely to be phased out after more stringent crash safety norms are implemented in 2020. While we[Read More…]
Hyundai Grand i10 prices to be hiked by upto Rs 23,000
If you have been considering buying the Grand i10, being a little proactive now can help you save some money. Hyundai has announced that it will be increasing the prices of all the variants of the Grand i10 by 3 per cent. The reason quoted for the hike is an increase in the[Read More…]
This is the ‘New’ 2018 Honda Jazz
The upcoming 2018 Honda Jazz, which is expected to launch on 19 July 2018, will not come with any aesthetic changes in India. Honda revealed the mid-life facelift of the third-gen Jazz in Japan in May 2017 and it was revealed for the US and European markets later that year. While the refreshed third-gen Honda[Read More…]
5 Features That Make The 2018 Suzuki Jimny A True Off-Roader
In its 48 years of existence, the Suzuki Jimny has created its own legacy among leading go-anywhere vehicles around the world. Suzuki recently revealed the fourth-gen model and it will be on sale in various markets by early 2019. While Suzuki didn’t launch the third-gen Jimny in India, the fourth-gen model is expected to[Read More…]
2018 Hyundai Creta Vs Renault Captur – Which SUV Offers Better Space
The Hyundai Creta has been the best selling compact SUV in the country for quite a while now. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean it is the best SUV in its class in terms of performance and interior space. While we have already done a performance comparison of the Hyundai SUV with one[Read More…]
Maruti Vitara Brezza MT vs AMT Automatic – Real World Mileage Comparison
The Maruti Vitara Brezza has been India’s best-selling sub-4m SUV since its launch in 2016. In fact, with average monthly sales of over 10,000 units, the Brezza is among the top 10 selling cars in India. To extend its dominance in the segment further and to take on the Nexon AMT, Maruti recently launched the Brezza[Read More…]
Upcoming Hatchbacks In India In 2018 – New Hyundai Santro, Ford Figo Facelift & Tata Tiago JTP
The past four months saw two very important hatchbacks hitting the Indian market – the new Maruti Suzuki Swift and the Hyundai Elite i20 facelift. During the same time, two other very popular hatchbacks were also updated – the Renault Kwid (Marvel edition) and the Grand i10 (a variant-feature rejig) -, while Mini launched the new Countryman that it had[Read More…]
Tata Nexon Vs Ford EcoSport Vs Maruti Vitara Brezza Vs Honda WRV: Which SUV Is Selling The Most?
The compact SUV space is gradually getting crowded with newer entrants every year. Undisturbed by rising competition, the Maruti Vitara Brezza continues to maintain its iron grip on the segment. But what has been the March sales report card like for the other compact SUVs? Which of them are selling more than[Read More…]
New Honda Amaze 2018: More Details Emerge
Following the usual model change cycle, the second generation Amaze will be launched five years post the introduction of the previous model in 2013. Here are two prominent features that Honda has now revealed, apart from what we already know from the Auto Expo 2018 where the sedan made its[Read More…]
Renault Kwid, Duster & Captur available at big discounts this April
The temperature’s started to mount and so have the discounts on Renault cars. The French carmaker is offering juicy price cuts on its entire product portfolio, starting from the Kwid and going up till the Duster, Lodgy and Captur. Select models can be had with free extended warranty, corporate/government bonus and insurance at[Read More…]
Upcoming Sedans In India In 2018
Earlier, we brought you a list of upcoming hatchbacks in India. If hatchbacks aren’t your choice of wheels, then check out the list of sedans that are heading our way in 2018. The list consists of facelifts, next-generation models and all-new offerings. Without further ado, let’s take a look at them.[Read More…]