Nissan unveils the Datsun brand, the Alliance to get Nano competition vehicle

Renault-Nissan’s big boss Mr Carlos Ghosn announced the Datsun brand in India and even unveiled the first Datsun model, called as the GO! This hatchback is based on the Nissan Micra and has got a severe cost-cut and localisation to match up with the competition.

Mr Ghosn also announced that the company is looking at introducing a vehicle in the A segment, which will be Nano competition. These vehicles will be based on the CMF-A platform and the first product from this will go on sale in 2015. Both Renault and Datsun could get a product under their umbrella from the CMF-A platform.  Ashok Leyland also unveiled the Stile, an MPV from the commercial vehicle manufacturer that will share most of the bits with the existing Nissan Evalia.

Datsun's first vehicle will be called Go!



Datsun's first vehicle will be called the Go, naming it after the first Datsun's car model, the DAT-GO. Carlos Ghosn, the Renault-Nissan global head announced that the vehicle will be price below Rs 4 lakhs.The DAT in Datsun stands for Dream, Access and Trust. Read more

Datsun Go Unveiled; Check out Detailed Image Gallery



The Datsun brand has made a re-entry in the international auto market by unveiling its first car Datsun Go, a B-segment hatchback. The Datsun Go looks quite impressive and has decent looks according to its segment. Datsun Go will go on sale by next year with around 4 lakh price tag. Check out the image gallery of Datsun Go. Read more

Ford EcoSport Sets a Milestone with 30,000 Bookings in 17 days



Today in the morning we did a story claiming the Ford EcoSport booking number to be over 17,000 within two weeks of its launch, now the company has officially revealed the figures, and it's even higher, though the figure is for 17 days. The company has booked over 30,000 units of this mini SUV in just 17 days of its launch. Having witnessed unprecedented enquiries and growing order bank for the Ford EcoSport, Ford India is working hard to optimize deliveries and reduce the waiting time for delivery. Read More

Renault-Nissan to get Nano Segment car in India in 2015



The news about Renault-Nissan's plans of introducing an A segment vehicle is true, and the same has been confirmed today by Carlos Ghosn. He said that the alliance is working on the CMF-A platform. Read more

Ashok Leyland introduces the Stile



Delhi: Stile is the new product from Ashok Leyland that was first shown at the 2012 Auto Expo. This vehicle is based on the Evalia platform and it will be rolled out from the same plant as that of the Evalia. Read more

Mitsubishi Introduces Pajero Sport Anniversary Edition in India



Mitsubishi Motors has now introduced a special edition Pajero Sport to mark its first anniversary in India. An year old Pajero Sport's Anniversary Edition is packed with attractive features in keeping with the demand of customers and prospects. Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is manufactured at Hindustan Motors Ltd.’s plant in Thiruvallur near Chennai. Read more

Jaguar XJ gets a new base petrol variant in India



Jaguar India has now silently upgraded its flagship luxury saloon XJ lineup by introducing a new base variant- Jaguar XJ L for the Indian buyers. The company hasn't made any official announcement, however, its official website features this model and its complete specification. The exact pricing details of the car is yet to be disclosed, but we expect it to be priced around 10-20 lakh cheaper than the previous base model. Read more

Mercedes-Benz Reveals new S63 AMG



German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has today revealed the new S63 AMG, which is scheduled to make its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The most powerful high-performance saloon in the luxury segment now sets new standards in terms of driving dynamics, lightweight construction and efficiency. Read more

Renault-Nissan Alliance, what's in the bag for the future?



Renault-Nissan have a global alliance and now the Alliance have launched the Datsun brand in India. This was the come back for Datsun, and the Japanese manufacturer struck back with this new brand to capture 10% of the total market share in India. The Datsun will have low-cost products that will have an almost completely localised content on it. Read more

Ashok Leyland's Stile in detail



Ashok Leyland and Nissan have a joint venture, wherein both the companies come together and share their technology to produce new vehicles. The first product from this JV was the Dost, and now Ashok Leyland has introduced the Stile, which is a redesigned version of the Nissan Evalia. Read more

Renault to enter Chinese market this year



Renault-Nissan boss Mr Carlos Ghosn mentioned to us that Renault is now ready to enter the Chinese market. Renault has been in talks with the Chinese government for a long time and the company knows where it will set-up the plant in China. Read more

Ferrari to supply engines to Marussia F1 Team



Scuderia Ferrari is pleased to announce that Marussia F1 Team is now part of the group of its Formula 1 customer teams. The long term technical collaboration is for the supply of the entire powertrain as prescribed in the 2014 regulations. Read more

Honda Brio based MPV's official sketch revealed



CarDekho has been constantly informing you about Honda's future plans for the Indian car market. The Japanese auto maker will launch four new products in India, which includes next-generation Jazz, new City, a Brio based MPV and a compact SUV. Now, for the first time Honda has revealed an official sketch of the Brio based MPV, called Honda LMPV Concept at Mid Year Media Gathering event held by PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The MPV will make its global debut at the Indonesia International Motor Show 2013, which will commence from 19 September 2013. Read more

EXCLUSIVE: New Honda City launch at the 2014 Auto Expo



Honda has planned to introduce 4 new products in India, one is the Brio MPV that will compete with the Ertiga, second is the new Honda City, third being the Honda Jazz and finally we shall have the Jazz-based SUV. Next year is when the company’s new Rajasthan plant will begin production and increase the production capacity, from the current number of 150,000 units/year. Read more

Next Generation Honda Jazz Revealed, India launch by Early 2014



Following the release of first official sketech of the upcoming Brio based MPV, Motor trend has now revealed the pictures and other details of the next-geneation Honda Jazz on its official website. The car wears the 'Fit' badge, as it is called by the same name in Japan. Read more

BMW X1 Expert Review



All entry-level vehicles are their bread and butter models. These do the maximum numbers even for luxury carmanufacturers. Hence, these models are crucial for the company as they can change the entire balance sheet for the company. One such vehicle is here in question, and it is the BMW X1. Read more

Maruti Suzuki Ritz Automatic Review



Brand value, performance and comfort are three denominations that can be used to easily describe any Maruti product. This scenario becomes even better, when it has an automatic gearbox thrown it to make the vehicle more practical than before. Yes, we are referring to Maruti’s very own Ritz automatic which aims to make one’s life simpler in those typical traffic snarls, where in changing gears every now and then tends to get on the nerves. Read more

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