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Exclusive Rendering – Hyundai’s global small car

Exclusive Rendering – Hyundai’s global small car

Hyundai’s new small car is codenamed “GB” according to reports and will be introduced in petrol and diesel formats. A 800cc sub-60hp engine will be the base model spec, which will cost roughly U.S $3,000.

Hyundai’s new global small car will be sold in Europe, Brazil, China among other countries. It will be positioned under the i10, where as in India, it will cost less than the Santro.

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Entry posted on July 3rd, 2009 and filed under Hyundai, Renderings, Small cars

Volkswagen could take Suzuki’s help in making budget small cars

Volkswagen could take Suzuki’s help in making budget small cars

Thanks to its expertise in small cars, Suzuki has been the second largest car maker in Japan and its subsidiary Maruti Suzuki has a 54 % market share in India.

Tata Motors’ Nano priced at around $3,500 has also provoked great interest across the globe. Car makers are following the footsteps of the Indian car maker in making something similar.

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Entry posted on June 29th, 2009 and filed under Small cars, Volkswagen

Rendering – Fiat Topolino

Rendering – Fiat Topolino

The earlier rendering of the Fiat Topolino showed its strong connection to the Fiat 500. The new rendering of the Fiat’s low cost city car for Europe and Asia brings small cars like the Toyota iQ and Ford Fiesta into the equation.

Measuring 3.15 metres in length, it will be slightly longer than the Toyota iQ. To start with, a 900cc engine would be employed which would produce a more than enough 65 hp.

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Entry posted on June 25th, 2009 and filed under Fiat, Renderings, Small cars

Honda’s small car codenamed 2CV; Will be made in India and Thailand

Honda’s small car codenamed 2CV; Will be made in India and Thailand

Honda’s mini-Jazz will be manufactured in India and Thailand, but specifically meant for the Indian market. Just like how the Accord was designed for the Americans and the City was built for the Thai market, the new mini-Jazz will be India’s turn in Honda’s book.

Codenamed 2CV, the mini Honda car will also be built in Thailand as part of the eco-car project.

What are the needs of an average Indian car buyer?

we try to crack the code and help Honda. Click through to read more

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Entry posted on June 19th, 2009 and filed under Honda, Small cars

India will be Honda’s launch pad for global compact car

India will be Honda’s launch pad for global compact car

Honda’s global compact car expected to make a debut by 2011 will be positioned below the existing entry-level car, the Honda Jazz. Now, reports have made this fact concrete – India will give rise to Honda’s new small car.

India was the obvious choice for Honda because of its market volume and the availability and logistical ease of raw materials like steel and plastic.

Moreover, Honda has a great run in the two-wheeler business in India. Hero Honda and Honda motorcycle & scooter have a combined market share of over 70 percent. Honda is comfortable with the Indian market being stable compared to the rest of the world.

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Entry posted on June 17th, 2009 and filed under Honda, Small cars

Case study- VW Up! will be built in a place called Bratislava; Will it be built in India as well?

With a lot of difficulty, I have read the translated version of teknikensvarld, a Swedish car magazine and this is how the story goes

What is the VW Up!?

The VW Up! is a concept which was shown to crowds at the Frankfurt Motor Show back in 2007. Similar to the Tata Nano, the VW Up! has its engine driving the rear axle and is placed under the rear seat.

Why did it spark our interest?

Simple. VW announced it will build the Up! in India back in 2007. A target price of around $7,500 was announced and it would compete with the smaller hatchbacks, such as the Hyundai Santro, Maruti Alto and the Chevrolet Spark in India. It was also rumored back then that VW would team up with Bajaj to see the concept through to an Indian production line.

What’s the latest information on the VW Up!?

An official announcement has arrived from VW that it will use Bratislava as a production centre for its Up! family of city cars from 2011 onwards. Bratislava is in the country of Slovak, the former borders Austria and Hungary.

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Entry posted on April 25th, 2009 and filed under Small cars, Volkswagen

Skoda $8000 small car in India by 2011

Skoda $8000 small car in India by 2011

“The VW board has decided to step on the gas to roll out two small cars – one from the VW stable and another from Skoda – over the next 24-30 months. The technology for the cars have been finalised and now product development is underway”- Thomas Kuehl, Skoda Auto India operations head and board member (sales & marketing)

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Entry posted on March 27th, 2009 and filed under Skoda, Small cars

Rendering- Hyundai’s $3,000 car

Rendering- Hyundai’s $3,000 car

Hyundai has for the past few years been quietly working on a hatchback that will be placed under the Santro to fulfill the growing needs of developing countries such as India. Autobild has re-created the car on a photo editor, and it doesn’t look all that bad.

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Entry posted on March 15th, 2009 and filed under Hyundai, Renderings, Small cars

Gordon Murray’s T.25 just weeks away

Gordon Murray’s T.25 just weeks away

The revolutionary T.25 that we had featured a few days ago, is just a few weeks away. The car which aims to revolutionize the way we drive will be shown for the first time as a prototype very soon.

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Entry posted on February 26th, 2009 and filed under Future cars, Small cars

Is the Tata Nano small? Wait till you see the T.25

Is the Tata Nano small? Wait till you see the T.25

Well, sticking with the present conditions, we all know that the Tata Nano and Smart ForTwo are some of the smallest cars on the planet.

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Entry posted on February 19th, 2009 and filed under Featured, Future cars, Small cars

Five star rating for Toyota iQ at Euro NCAP

Five star rating for Toyota iQ at Euro NCAP

The Toyota IQ, Japan’s answer to the Mini, Fiat 500 and the Smart has scored an amazing overall score of 79 percent at the recently conducted Euro NCAP crash test.

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Entry posted on February 19th, 2009 and filed under Small cars, Toyota

Fiat will source parts for low cost car from India

Fiat will source parts for low cost car from India

The Italian Auto major -FIAT has said that India will play an important role in the launch of FIAT’s low cost car brand which is expected by year 2010.

Earlier, Fiat had plans of confining the low cost brand to the European markets. Now though, FIAT is considering India as a key hub for its new brand chiefly for supply of cheap yet durable components.

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Entry posted on January 20th, 2009 and filed under Fiat, Small cars

Hyundai Santro beats i10 sales; Exciting launches lay ahead- Exclusive Report

Hyundai Santro beats i10 sales; Exciting launches lay ahead- Exclusive Report

Hyundai’s boxy yet once best selling car, the Santro Xing, which was sidelined after their next gen hatchback ‘i10′ was launched, seems to be back in action.

The Hyundai Santro sales figures have risen to an extent that, Hyundai is now looking to generate almost equal numbers from both, the Santro and the ‘i10′, in 2009. This comes at a time when manufacturers are cutting production and processing pink slips to their staff.

HS Lheem, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor India, said, “The Santro is doing much better than our expectations. In 2009, we are looking at almost the same overall sales number as last year or around 2.3 lakh units. Of this, Santro and ‘i10′ are expected to contribute 85,000 units each.”

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Entry posted on January 19th, 2009 and filed under Hyundai, Small cars
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