Posts Tagged ‘small car’

Toyota India – Next 10 years will be different to one gone by

Toyota India – Next 10 years will be different to one gone by

Toyota is looking at its new small car as the driver for growth in India. The compact car, codenamed 800 L, will try to capture the fort that its competition Maruti, Hyundai and Tata Motors are fighting for.

Just like on the global front, the same competitors will try and choke them here. Ford is preparing its small car while Honda has one coming up in 2011.

The 800L has been a boon for Indian engineers who had the opportunity of working with their Japanese counterparts to make this car. Toyota believes lessons learned by Indians would be put to use in the future products that roll out locally.

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Entry posted on July 16th, 2009 and filed under Toyota

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?

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

An all-new Honda small car for the Indian masses in the works

ET reports Honda’ new small car for India would be positioned at a price point below the Jazz, in the scope of the Hyundai i20, Tata Indica Vista and Chevrolet Aveo U-VA. If you have been tuning into IAB regularly, you should have read about it a long time back.

Honda was incapable of bringing down the price of the Jazz which it hopes to launch next month, any further and could have reached this decision.

The new Honda small car will have an intense level of localization. Honda engineers will work closely with suppliers in bringing the cost down. A team of 25 headed by a Japanese official will begin work on everything from manufacturing to purchase. Honda might use its Rajasthan facility which is currently work in progress to produce upto 250,000 units per annum when fully functional.

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Entry posted on May 13th, 2009 and filed under Honda

Toyota’s Indian small car shaping up in killer manner; Petrol, Diesel engines confirmed

Toyota’s Indian small car shaping up in killer manner; Petrol, Diesel engines confirmed

Japanese automobile legend Toyota is getting aggressive ahead of its small car launch in India, scheduled for late next year. According to reports and sources Toyota has planned to bring in two engine choices with a 1.2 liter petrol and a 1.3 liter diesel engine.

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Entry posted on February 24th, 2009 and filed under Toyota

Hyundai’s low cost car simple and more functional; m badges for i20 and i30 MPVs

Hyundai’s low cost car simple and more functional; m badges for i20 and i30 MPVs

Korean carmaker Hyundai has made grand plans to rival Japanese car major Toyota’s iQ. The iQ is among the smallest cars you can buy off a showroom, whose concept was introduced back in 2007 at a glitzy Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007.

Sources in Hyundai have revealed the car will look simpler but will be more functional. This gives rise to doubts whether this is the small car which Hyundai will position under the Santro in India in 2011.

“It would be sort of modular and minimalist in a Citroën 2CV kind of way,” he added. That’s a big indication that yes, something simple is coming from Hyundai’s house and after knowing how Indians have received the i10, this may be another blockbuster. Chances are this car will be produced only in India, just like the i10, but that’s just a calculated guess from us here at Indian Autos Blog.

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Entry posted on February 2nd, 2009 and filed under Hyundai

Ford- Small car Verve-based; Market conditions have no impact on plans

Ford- Small car Verve-based; Market conditions have no impact on plans

Regardless of the lethargic sales of passenger cars in India and a forecast that’s even more cloudy, Ford has announced it’s small car plans remain undisturbed.

“We have a strong plan for India, and we intend to go forward with it,” said Nigel E Warke, executive director, marketing, sales and service, Ford India.

Ford’s new small car will be based on the Verve Concept, a sub four meter, 3-door hatch shown at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Earlier, reports claimed this small car would be produced in Ford’s other international plants such as the one in Brazil. The car will be available in both hatchback and sedan variants, meaning a platform would be developed to derive a range of vehicles.

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Entry posted on January 26th, 2009 and filed under Ford

Fiat India’s next moves- Cars and Glamour plentiful

Fiat India’s next moves- Cars and Glamour plentiful

Fiat Linea – A car that had been launched internationally two years back has finally hit the Indian market and Fiat seems to be banking on Linea sales for a complete image transformation. But when are the other Fiat models joining the troop? Does the Grande Punto have to do Linea’s job of enhancing Fiat’s reputation? All your Fiat questions answered. Read on!

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Entry posted on January 24th, 2009 and filed under Fiat

Update- GM India’s cars now come at an extra

Update- GM India’s cars now come at an extra

As it was already reported, World’s Number 1 car maker GM’s India division has increased prices of its cars by 1-2 percent to compensate for risings costs.

“The price rises were to cover input costs and the impact of the weakening of the rupee last year”, Said Mr.P Balendran, Vice-President of General Motors India.

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Entry posted on January 10th, 2009 and filed under General motors

More Information on Honda entry level car- A-Star and i10, get ready

More Information on Honda entry level car- A-Star and i10, get ready

Japanese Auto Major Honda has not had the best of time in the past few months. Thanks to a sharp drop in global sales and the frustrating economic slump, Honda had to call it a day on it’s supercar project and painfully had to pull the Formula 1 plug.

So what does one do to get out of this mess? Naturally build cars that will sell in larger numbers and will have a wider reach. Honda earlier announced that it will make an entry level car for India, but that was just about what it said.

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Entry posted on January 5th, 2009 and filed under Honda

Hyundai i10 is the most popular car in Germany

Hyundai i10 is the most popular car in Germany

Every month, Germany based Federal Motor Vehicle Office compiles the list of best-selling vehicles in the country by taking into consideration customer feedback. Seems like the small car, which is built exclusively in India, has taken the crown this time.

Hyundai i10 became the “most popular small car in Germany”. It has been named the “Most beloved light vehicle” of November by German consumers and for the first time, a Korean vehicle secured the top rank. After the taste of success in India, Hyundai’s i10 is tasting success in other parts of world too!

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Entry posted on December 16th, 2008 and filed under Awards, Hyundai

MSIL’s ‘Made In India’ car-To be Conceived,designed & developed in India

India’s largest Auto maker and volumes player Maruti Suzuki (MSIL), has today announced that it will introduce its first fully ‘Made in India’ car in the next four years.
Maruti Suzuki which yesterday launched another great product from its stable known as ‘A-Star’ in India, at an attractive introductory price of Rs 3.47-4.12 lakh, has [...]

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Entry posted on November 20th, 2008 and filed under Future cars, Maruti Suzuki

Chevrolet Matiz LPG Eco Logic launched in Italy- Why will it come to India

In Italy, Chevrolet has unveiled the LPG-powered Matiz (Spark) which comes with a choice of two engine options-the 4-cylinder of 995 cc 65 hp engine which is available in India, and the 3-cylinder 796 cc 51 hp, which was used on the Daewoo version in India. This move is to cash in on the [...]

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Entry posted on October 27th, 2008 and filed under Chevrolet, General motors

Honda plans sub-1000cc car for India

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd is looking to launch an under 1L engined small car after launching its Jazz. The ‘mystery car’ will come out of its Rajasthan facility within the next three years. The possibility of a sub-1 litre engine driven car  was revealed by well placed sources within Honda. Quite coincidentally, Honda [...]

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Entry posted on October 19th, 2008 and filed under Announcements, Honda, Small cars, honda jazz
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