Nissan to introduce a sub-8 lakh Datsun SUV

Nissan will be introducing seven new products in the Indian car market, and one of them is the Datsun SUV, along with the hatchback and sedan. The company will discontinue the X-Trail and replace it with the Qashqai. Also, the government is planning to reconsider the taxing policy for SUVs under Rs 10 lakhs. This could give Ecosport a boost in terms of pricing. The Audi R8 V10 Plus was launched at the Buddh International Circuit, with Karun Chandhok lapping the fastest time on the track in a production car, beating Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG’s time, driven by Norman Simon. The Ecosport will be exported to some 40 odd countries from India.

Tax on SUVs below Rs 10 lakh Should be Reconsidered, says Praful Patel 

This year's union budget that imposed higher excise duty on all SUVs, faced criticism by the Indian automobile industry due to taxing even the SUVs priced below Rs 10 lakh. And the automobile industry has been demanding to keep the below Rs 10 lakh SUVs exempted from the SUV- Tax, and now the Heavy industries and public enterprises minister Praful Patel have favoured the demand. Read more  

EXCLUSIVE: Nissan to introduce seven new products in India, a Datsun SUV

Nissan India will introduce seven new products in India, three of which will be based on the Datsun platform. Our sources confirm that the Datsun brand will not just have a hatchback and a sedan, but even an SUV. The company has been working on to localise the products of the Datsun brand and that is where we come to know that the company is getting an SUV also, based on the Datsun platform, which will be a compact SUV and will compete with the Ford Ecosport, Mahindra Quanto and the other sub 4-metre SUVs. This will be a B-segment SUV. Read more

Land Rover to Use all-aluminum Structure in Future Vehicles 

Land Rover has recently unveiled its most-awaited Range Rover Sport at the 2013 New York Auto Show. The company is now in a course of refreshing its entire line-up, CarandDriver reports that future product of Land Rover will be based on two platforms – Ford EUCD platform and D7 Platform. Read more

Fiat India gets a new Head, new Linea launch confirmed on 10th 

Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL) and Chrysler India Automotive Private Limited (CIAPL)  announced the appointment of Nagesh A. Basavanhalli as President and Managing Director for Fiat and Chrysler India operations as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen its business position in India.  Previously, as head of CIAPL, Basavanhalli was responsible for Fiat and Chrysler’s APAC (Asia Pacific) Technical Center located in Chennai, India. Read more

Made in India Ford EcoSport to be exported to 40 Countries 

Ford India has yesterday that it hopes to export its upcoming Compact SUV EcoSport to about 40 countries, after the vehicle is launched in the country. The company's flagship hatchback Figo too is being exported to 38 countries from India currently, and the company wishes the same to happen in the case of EcoSport too. Read more

Audi R8 V10 Plus Launches in India at Rs 2.05 Crore 

Audi India has now launched the new top of the line Audi R8 V10 Plus variant of its flagship super car in India, which is the most powerful trim of the car. Launched in style at the famous Buddh International Circuit (BIC) Noida, the new Audi R8 V10 Plus has been priced at Rs 2.05 crore (ex-showroom, New Delhi). Read more

Honda Amaze Clocks 2552 bookings in March 2013 

Honda cars India that officially announced the launch date of Amaze, company's upcoming compact Sedan in India has already received over 2,552 bookings for the car in March 2013, however the official bookings started on April 1. The deliveries of the vehicle will only start after its launch on April 11, 2013. Read more

New 2014 Maruti SX4 Launch in India by Year End 

Maruti Suzuki India has recently launched the facelift version of SX4 sedan in the Indian auto industry. The car was originally launched in 2007 but it is not as successful as other Maruti cars in India. The increasing options in its segment and not so appealing looks of the car are the major reasons behind its failure. Now the company is aiming to launch the all new SX4 in India by the end of this year. Read more

Tata Motors to brush up the skills of the dealership technicians

Tata Motors has created a forum, bringing together about 25,000 technicians, spread across the company’s 1,300 commercial vehicle dealerships and authorised service stations, to upgrade their skills. Read more