News for the week

The New Year began with the scoop story of Fiat's B-segment SUV that CarDekho editorial cracked. Our sources confirmed that the new SUV from Fiat will be based on the Grande Punto platform and it will be the Adventure version of the Punto. The other major news for the week was the launch of the automatic version of the Ritz. Honda had got an upper hand with the introduction of the Brio automatic and now Maruti Suzuki is utilising its existing bunch of technology and vehicles, as the Ritz is exported in its automatic avatar.

Skoda's new logo was also showcased on the European Fabia and Roomster. We expect this logo to make its Indian debut on the new upcoming Skoda Octavia. Our prediction of Hyundai working on i10-based sedan came true from an official statement. On the other hand, Hyundai has started working on a car phone app to replace your car keys.

Maruti Ritz Automatic Launched Finally at Rs 6.15 Lakh

After revealing all the information about Ritz AT on its official website, the company has finally launched the vehicle in India at a price of Rs. 6.15 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) which brings the on-road cost of the vehicle to 6.46 lakh for Delhiites. And like we informed you earlier, the automatic version of the vehicle has been made available on the Ritz VXI ABS (Petrol) version, making the variant even more fun to ride. Read more

Tata Motors' flagship showroom for passenger vehicles

Tata Motors opened its new look, stylish, tech-savvy best-in-class flagship showroom, for superior customer experience. This new showroom is an enticing hub of first-in-class human-machine interface and contemporary styling. The dealership was inaugurated by Mr. Ranjit Yadav, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit, Tata Motors. Read more

Hyundai Developing i10 Based Sedan

Proving CarDekho's claims right that Hyundai should rather develop a compact sedan on the i10 than to work on a sedan version of an already 4-metre long car, the i20, the company has now officially disclosed the same in a statement. The information has been disclosed by Hyundai Turkey's Chairman, Umit Karaarslan who said that the next generation Hyundai i10 and the compact sedan based on that will be produced in Turkey. Read more

Updated Maruti Suzuki SX4 Launching Soon

India's largest car selling company, Maruti Suzuki India is planning to bring in the facelift versions of many of its cars in 2013 including WagonR, A-Star, Alto k10 and some others, is considering to launch the updated SX4 as well in the first quarter of 2013. However, nothing from the company has been disclosed yet on the new SX4, the car has been doing test runs in India for quite sometime now, so we can expect the vehicle to come very soon. Read more

Mercedes-Benz achieves its 2012 sales target, increases prices of its products

Mercedes-Benz India announced its sales achievement for the period from January- December, 2012. During the period, Mercedes-Benz India has sold 7138 units of cars as wholesale. Mercedes-Benz India achieved segment benchmark in terms of overall sales in luxury cars in India. Mercedes-Benz India today quantified price increase plan for their vehicle range in India. The increase in the price range is from 1-3% and will be effective from 14-January, 2013. Read more

Duster continues to boost Renault's sales

Renault India Pvt. Ltd achieved sales of 35,052 units for the calendar year 2012. The sales for the month of December '12 stood at 5924 units. Compared to this year the company had clocked 1401 units last year between June and December 2011 and had offered only two models – the Fluence and the Koleos to its customers. Read more

2014 Volvo XC60 Spotted Testing

The Swedish automaker is currently working on a mid life facelift for the XC60 SUV, which it sells in India already. And here are the first spy pictures of the upgraded SUV, which was spotted testing in China by a Chinese web portal. And what makes this car India related is the fact that the existing version of the XC60 is the similar, which is sold in many international markets and comes to India via CBU (Completely Build Unit) route. Read more

Mahindra XUV 500 Petrol to Launch Only in International Markets

The Indian auto major Mahindra Mahindra which is selling its flagship premium SUV, the XUV 500 in global markets as well, has been reportedly working on a petrol version of the same car. But the company which is known for selling diesel SUVs in India will maintain that status here and won't launch the petrol XUV500 in the domestic market. Read more

2014 Renault Duster in the Making, 4x4 Version Coming in 2013

French automaker Renault that sells its compact SUV Duster both in India and some global markets. is now planning to give it a facelift. A Brazilian auto portal has got the images and launch details of the 2014 Renault Duster. According to the website, the car will make its way in early 2014, so we can expect the similar vehicle to come in India as well. And like we reported it earlier that there will also be a 4WD option of the car at around the time when Ford EcoSport will be launched. Read more

Hyundai working to replace car keys with smartphone

Hyundai has started working on replacing your car keys with NFC embedded technology in your smartphones. Applications in smartphones are replacing most of the devices and soon shall replace your car keys also. Read more

Renault prepares for Alto competition car

Renault's Dacia brand has been producing several low cost products like the Logan, Duster and the Lodgy. Gerard Detorubet has been the mastermind behind these products, which built under the Dacia badge in Romania and Morocco. Now, Renault has handed Gerard the charge to build a affordable vehicle for the A+ segment, to compete with the likes of Alto 800 and Eon. Read more

Chevrolet Sail Sedan 'Coming Soon', says Chevrolet India Website

General Motors India which has already launched the Sail U-VA hatchback in India, is now all set to launch the Sail Sedan in January 2013. And the launch preparations seems almost done, Chevrolet has now updated all the details about the car on its official websites, which indicates that the car is really 'coming soon...' Speaking about the design of the Sail, Chevrolet on its website says "The appeal of the sculpted dynamic exterior form is matched by an equally stunning Corvette inspired Dual-Cockpit and “Horizon View” dashboard and pleasing interiors." Read more

Next Generation Hyundai i10 Spied- Pictures Inside

In our last story done on Hyundai i10 based compact Sedan , we informed you that the Korean auto maker is working on an entirely new platform to be used for the 2014 i10 and compact sedan based on that. Shared here are the spy pictures of 2014 Hyundai i10 clicked by carscoop, however the car is heavily camouflaged, it gives us an idea about the major changes exterior changes the car would come up with. Read more

Skoda's new logo on the Fabia

The European-spec Fabia and Roomster will Skoda's new logo that was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2011. Skoda had also unveiled its new design language concept as the Mission L, hinting at the company's future design plans. Apart from the logo, the brand name and the respective model name will appear on the vehicle rear and additional designations such as TSI or TDI will now appear in a new typeface. Read more

SCOOP- Fiat's B-segment SUV to compete with Renault Duster

People on the internet are claiming that Fiat's B-segment SUV is a variant of the Fiat 500. These rumours are incorrect. We did a complete detailed enquiry from our sources and have come to the conclusion that Fiat India is working on the Adventure version of the Punto in this segment. Read more