News of the Week- Summarized

We have already seen several launches in the Indian festive season, and this week as well we inspected some more launches like Honda City CNG version, new Chevrolet Spark and Tata Nano Special edition. Then there have been some announcements made by automakers on their upcoming launches like Wedding editions of Rolls Royce Phantom and Ghost, Volvo V40 and Honda Car India's diesel line-up.

On the other hand, General Motors India released the teaser images of much awaited Chevrolet Sail U-VA ahead of its scheduled launch on 2nd November. We also brought you some exclusive informations on the Ford EcoSport that the Compact SUV will also come in automatic transmission unlike its closest competitors including the new Renault Duster. CarDekho got an opportunity to do an exclusive interview with Honda Car India's vice president, Mr. Jnaneswar Sen on their future strategies to increase the market share in India.

So if you have missed any action, we present you the weekly synopsis of the all major adventure took place within this week.

New Modified Honda City with CNG Launched at Rs 9.54 lakh

Honda City CNG which has been in the news for quite sometime now, finally launched this week at a starting price of Rs 9.54 lakh. It's not simply a CNG version of the existing vehicle, but a modified Honda City. The new modified Honda City will be available in V grade which will get retrofitted by a Honda approved CNG kit at all the 45 Honda dealerships located in 28 cities where CNG fuel option is available in the country. Rohan BRC has been appointed as the authorized dealer for providing the CNG kit. A buyer will have to pay an additional sum of Rs 50,200 over existing prices to get the CNG version.

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Nissan Micra, Sunny to Get Costlier From November

Like most automakers in India hiked their car prices due to increase in input cost, Nissan India as well announced to hike the prices of its flagship cars; Nissan Micra and Nissan Sunny. Where the prices of Micra petrol and diesel variants will go up by up to Rs. 3,000 and 12,000 respectively, The sunny would cost Rs 5,000 higher. The new prices will be effective from November 1, 2012.

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Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 Touches 21,000 Booking mark, a New Record

Maruti Suzuki Alto 800 which has been setting records one after the other, touched the 21,000 units booking mark within 7 days of its launch, adding one more milestone to the list. And the company expects to do even better in the ongoing festive season.

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New Chevrolet Spark Launched at Rs 3.16 lakh

General Motors India finally launched the Chevrolet Spark Facelift, which was in discussion in public domain for quite a long time now. The new Spark now gets a bunch of changes both inside and out; while at the outside, it gets a new front fascia with split-grille up with more aggressive lines, rear bumper, roof rails, revised fog lamps, new head and tail lamps and some more. The interior gets a new double-tone finish with new seat fabric and a new double-DIN audio system with AUX-in and USB compatibility, however the body panels remains the same.

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Tata Motors Launches Nano Special Edition

Tata Motors that has recently launched the all new Tata Safari Storme, Manza Club Class, Indica eV2 and the Aria LX, now launched the special edition Nano this week. Tata Nano Special Edition has been given the alloy wheels, a new audio system with USB, AUX and iPod connectivity features, two glove boxes on both side of the dash board, festive stickers on the C-pillar and body graphics on both side, helping it become a much better and more plush car than before.

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India to Face another Fuel Price Hike

Fuel prices that are constantly increasing in India, saw a small hike yet again. The oil marketing companies now decided to increase the petrol and diesel prices by 30 paise/litre and 18 paise/litre respectively.

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Rolls-Royce Introducing Wedding Editions of Ghost and Phantom in India

Iconic ultra-luxury car maker, Rolls Royce is all set to launch the special wedding editions of its flagship salons in India- the Ghost and the Phantom, since 1/10th car sold by the giant is believed to be gifted during the wedding season.

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Chevrolet Sail U-VA Hatchback's Teaser Images Ahead of Launch

General Motors India, which has announced to launch the much awaited Chevrolet Sail U-VA hatchback on 2nd November, has now released the teaser images of the vehicle on its Indian website along with a video. The images gives us a clear idea that how the upcoming hatchback will look like.

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Volvo V40 Crossover Launch Slated in March 2013

Volvo India has now officially announced to launch the much speculated Volvo V40 crossover in India by early 2013, to be price in March, next year. The Swedish auto maker which has not been doing well in terms of sales, expects the new crossover to turn the game for them. The new Volvo V40 crossover will be positioned against BMW X1, Audi Q3 and likes.

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CarDekho Exclusive: Interview with Mr. Jnaneswar Sen

CarDekho has been fortunate to do an exclusive interview with Honda Cars India's Vice President, Mr. Jnaneswar Sen. During the interview, he talked about the company's future strategy and the upcoming cars they are planning to bring in.

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Ford EcoSport to Come in Automatic Transmission as well

The upcoming compact SUV, Ford EcoSport has already created much hype across the globe, the car which was recently launched in the Brazilian market, is now coming to India in February 2013. Now some of our trusted sources have revealed that the compact SUV will be in automatic transmission as well.

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Honda Cars India's Diesel Car Line-up

Honda Cars India, which is to launch its first diesel car in India in the form of Brio Sedan that has been made on its flagship hatchback, Brio's platform, has also announced to bring the diesel variants of some of its existing cars including, Honda City and the Jazz. Moreover, there will be a completely new MUV/SUV coming in diesel variant.

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