Indian Autos blog

After wining countless awards this year, the Ford Figo has established itself as a strong contender for the customer’s money. It is certainly a good, solid product with an established fan following in a very short amount of time. Clearly, Ford is not going to rest on its laurels. Here we have spied by our regular reader Muthu Narayan a new Figo being tested on one of the main roads  [ Read More ]

The Indian auto market is magical land where strange things happen. As petrol gets expensive, petrol cars are becoming cheaper. As cheaper cars become more expensive, expensive cars become cheaper. Such is the unpredictable nature of this market. Here is a new story in the saga. Following the trend of ‘Corporate Edition’ models Skoda India has launched stripped out version of the D segment contender – Laura called the Laura  [ Read More ]

Small is the new BIG. Recently we got you a story of how Mitsubishi is planning to get aggressive in India and what needs to be done. One of the interesting points was to get a small car for the Indian market. Well our words have been heard instantaneously. Mitsubishi has released renderings of a global small car that is expected to debut at Geneva in March 2011. The car  [ Read More ]

The uber expensive hatch of India, may be up for a pleasant change. Honda’s very own Jazz may sit on the top of all super minis when it comes to price, but a lacks a quintessential feature – an Automatic Transmission. Even its closest rival Hyundai i20 comes with this feature. And more importantly, for people who are willing to spend a sedan’s money on a hatch, this feature is  [ Read More ]

By the look of things, February 2011 is shaping out to be quite of month for car lovers. On one side you have Volvo bringing in the S60 and then you have Maruti Suzuki getting Kizashi in to the Indian market. And now, news just in that Maruti Suzuki is also planning the launch of the much awaited SX4 diesel in February. The SX4 sales figures have taken quite a  [ Read More ]

And finally the bells of wisdom have rung in Mitsubishi’s ears. The company that was never serious of the Indian market has finally decided to pull up its socks and get cracking! Mitsubishi is planning to ramp up production in the emerging markets like India. It will do so by ceasing production of a couple of its North American models and use the resources to increase output in BRIC nations.  [ Read More ]

If you think the Germans are not your cup of tea, try the Swedes. After bringing in the XC60 last year, the company is all set to bring in their luxury sedan competitor – Volvo S60 this February. The car will go head to head with Mercedes C Class, BMW 3 series and Audi A4. Design wise, the S60 started a new chapter in Volvo’s history. Earlier considered to be  [ Read More ]

Mahindra is working on introducing the Korando C in India by the end of 2011. The plan must be importing the RHD version of the vehicle from Korea in the knocked-down form and assembling the car either at Nashik or Pune. Following the Korando C, the bigger Rexton SUV will arrive. The Korando C is powered by a 2.0-liter CRDI engine mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. The Korando C  [ Read More ]