World’s second largest car manufacturer – Toyota, has’nt been quite successful last year around (after seeing the first loss in 71 Years!) But now has some news to cheer! The cheer comes from India, in the form of Corolla Altis’ leadership. The Corolla Altis which was launched here in September ’08, had become an instantaneous hit and soon took the title of market leader since October 2008. It has won the hearts of many a customer and has successfully regained leadership (Overthrowing Honda Civic) in the premium sedan segment (C-Segment) of the Indian automotive market. The 10th generation Corolla Altis has achieved 42 per cent market share in the period September – December 2008 in the premium mid-sized car segment.
AUTOMOBILE Magazine, one of America’s leading automotive publications, recently announced the winners of its 2009 AUTOMOBILE Magazine All-Stars Awards.
Each year, the editors of AUTOMOBILE Magazine convene to test, evaluate, and debate the performance, significance, and pure enthusiast appeal of the cars that make the biggest impact. Award winners will be featured in the February issue of AUTOMOBILE Magazine.
Honda has recently slashed the price of India’s first hybrid car, which is the biggest discount (40%) in Indian automotive history. The Civic Hybrid is now cheaper by almost Rs 8 lakh (USD 17,000). This puts it at Rs 13.36 (USD 27,000) Lakh instead of its earlier asking price of Rs 21.50 lakh (USD 44,700). That is a significant amount. Mind you though, this offer is open only till December [ Read More ]
Here are some cool final images of the Chevy Lacetti/Chevrolet Optra caught on the streets. You can catch all our previous articles on the Chevrolet Cruze/Lacetti/Optra here. The car looks brilliant in white and is expected to arrive in India in early 2009 by when the Optra will be sold alongside as the new Lacetti is much bigger and is a segment apart. Expect 2.0 Tdi with 150bhp and a [ Read More ]
The Honda City was one of the very first cars which Honda sold in India, and haven’t they come a long way. It was a very move brave by them to release cars like the new-gen City and Civic, whose face and form were unique and radical. Cars in the same segment looked different, and in a market where looks play a vital role in the success of a product, [ Read More ]
The Honda Civic has been one of the most popular cars in Automotive history, and it’s not very tough to understand why. I mean, look at the current gen Civic. The interior design is like two decades in advance and its exterior appears as though it was put together at Boeing’s wind tunnel facility. Model after another for the past three decades or so, Honda has given the world a [ Read More ]
