Indian Autos blog

It seems that Force Motors is letting no stones unturned in the development of its new SUV. In order to make sure that there are no glitches in the product, the Pune based manufacturer has extended the testing period of the product and delayed the launch. The launch, which was supposed to happen in the month of March, will be pushed forward to May. In the meantime, the company will  [ Read More ]

If the Alto is India’s favorite hatchback, then the Toyota Innova is India’s beloved MPV. The Toyota baby has captured the Indian psyche like no other MPV. Extraordinarily, it has managed to sell in both commercial and personally owned segments without loosing the charm to either one of them. Many companies have tried their luck in this segment but only M&M has managed make a dent in its sales with  [ Read More ]

Recently, we brought you an article on how we think Ford would benefit by replacing the Ikon with Fiesta. Now it seems the entire population of India agrees with us. In a shocking disclosure, Ford India did not sell any Ikons in January. Astonishingly, that’s over a billion people unanimously agreeing that don’t want the Ikon anymore (even our politicians cannot do that). Ford Ikon sales figures were on a  [ Read More ]

By SRK (Shoeb R Kalania) Note – This post is purely imaginative and need not have any connection to the cars in Tata Motors’ drawing board. I present to you Vilasita from Tata Motors. Vilasita is a Hindi word which translate to “Lap of Luxury” and I have chosen this name for this new Tata Motors sedan that’s expected to rival vehicles like the Honda Accord and Skoda Superb. Priced  [ Read More ]

Financial Express reported last week that Mercedes Benz has expressed interest in assembling the new M-Class and GL-Class in India. Mercedes Benz is encouraged by the response both these products evoked in 2010. They clocked 523 units in this segment (2009 = 140units) which is a titanic 273% growth. The GL and M-Class are brought to India presently through the CBU channel. The SKD operation (Semi-Knock Down) will be adopted  [ Read More ]

Audi has communicated to us that it’s hyper-luxury sedan A8L will be launched for the Indian market on Friday. The launch will take place at Audi’s behemothic dealer outlet in Delhi. The A8 will be launched only in the long wheelbase format and initially the V8 petrol capable of generating 372bhp coupled to a 8-speed gearbox will perform duties. As 2011 passes by, more variants are on the anvil including  [ Read More ]

Without making much hue and cry, GM India has silently updated its website with information of the Chevrolet Beat LPG. The Chevrolet Beat will be the first car to benefit from the 1.2-liter Smartech Engine. It will have an Advanced Multipoint Sequential LPG Injection Technology type kit. The LPG kit comes with a capacity of 26.2 L (filling) for LPG. Chevrolet is estimating that when the car is loaded with  [ Read More ]

Honda’s next generation Civic was rendered last month by our in house photo editor using spyshot at hot weather tests in the Middle East. Guess what? It was spied without any camouflage in Japan on a delivery truck. The new Civic relies heavily on the existing Civic’s creases and bulges. For someone who doesn’t follow cars closely, the new Civic will look like the existing Civic with a thin coat  [ Read More ]