Indian Autos blog

The Detroit Motor show is LIVE and with it are some many cars. The best part about this year’s Detroit motor is that majority car which will be revealed will be global cars which sooner or later will find their way to India. Yesterday, we brought you the new Aveo sedan (a.k.a The Sonic) that should debut in India. Today, we bring you what you always wanted to know –  [ Read More ]

Is the 1.6-liter diesel engine on your Volkswagen Vento insufficient? Is your Volkswagen Vento making you yawn everytime you look at it? We have a potential fix to your problem. Renowned Indian car performance expert Pete has come up with a package to spruce up the VW Vento. The modifications are both visual and mechanical. Pete offers the following items as part of the Volkswagen Vento 130 package – 1)  [ Read More ]

The Aveo sedan, dubbed as Chevrolet Sonic for the North American market, has been revealed in the form of images and details. The Spark-inspired cockpit and spacious rear seat are features we expected to see on the 6-8 lakh rupee sedan. During the launch of the Beat in January 2010, GM India told IAB that the new Aveo (we know now as Sonic), in its sedan form, will arrive in  [ Read More ]

The entry of Proton in the Indian market is becoming no less than a twisty Bollywood plot. Recently, speculation was rife that Proton was in talks with Nissan and had almost finalized the agreement. Now, The Economic Times is reporting that Proton is in talks with Hindustan Motors to use their Chennai plant for manufacturing the Exora MPV. Sources also said the arrangement could extend to other plants belonging to  [ Read More ]

Our very own country’s beloved car has become the best selling hatch in the world. Yes we are talking about Maruti Suzuki Alto. Our Alto has become the largest selling small car in 2010 beating the global competition black and blue. Be it VW Golf from Germany or VW Gol from Brazil, our Alto created history by becoming the first car majorly sold and exclusively manufactured in India to become  [ Read More ]

With the recent price drop and a diesel heart transplant, the Corolla Altis is certainly outselling its competitors. The December sales numbers show that the Toyota baby sold 917 units as opposed to arch rivals Honda Civic (275 units) Chevrolet Cruze (623 units) and Skoda Laura (403 units). However, Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) is completing finishing touches on a facelifted version of the Altis and here we have pics of  [ Read More ]

Unlike the Indian scenario, Skoda has always been perceived as the common man’s car. It does its job and quietly sits in the corner of the VW home without drawing too much attention. The reason being if it attracted too much attention, it would invade big daddy VW’s target market. Most Skodas are essentially nothing but skimped up VWs. And the place where the cost cutting is more evident is  [ Read More ]

Ford India is hard at celebrations after winning all major Car Awards for its uber-popular hatch – The Figo. But away from all the Indian action, Ford Brazil is developing the new successor for the mini SUV –the Ecosport. Mechanically, the new Ecosport draws inspiration from two of Ford’s newest, internationally successful cars, the new Fiesta and the Focus 2012. The exterior design reveals so many elements of the ‘Kinetic  [ Read More ]