Weekly Wrap-Up: Beetle Launched; SUVs Come With Heavy Discounts and Creta Becomes Car of the Year

It has been a rather busy week in for the automotive industry. With the Christmas season going on, automakers want to give their customers a reason to celebrate by providing discounts on their models. Also, the week saw the launch of Volkswagen’s 21st century Beetle and the bookings for Mahindra's latest, KUV100 have opened at Rs. 10,000. J.D. Power Study has shown that Elite i20 and XUV500 have best designs with Creta taking home the Car Of The Year award. Maruti Swift Dzire automatic variant was spied and the news surfacing that an electric variant of Mahindra Verito will be launched in February 2016.

Volkswagen India Launches 21st Century Beetle at Rs. 28.73 lacs

Volkswagen has launched the much awaited Beetle in the country at a starting price tag of Rs. 28.73 lacs (ex-showroom, Mumbai). The bookings for the 21st century Beetle was already underway. Two years after the discontinuation, the German carmaker has re-launched the Beetle with new styling, updated interiors and powerful engine underneath. Read More

Mahindra KUV100 Bookings Open For Rs. 10,000

Last week, Mahindra unveiled details and images of its upcoming car, KUV100. Earlier codenamed as S101, the car will be the first micro SUV in the Indian market and will be followed by Maruti Suzuki Ignis. A Mahindra dealership told CarDekho that bookings for the KUV100 are open at a price of Rs. 10,000 and deliveries for the car will start from January 30, 2016. Mahindra introduced an all new family of petrol and diesel engines called mFALCON for the KUV100. Initially, these engines will come mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and an automatic transmission could be introduced in the near future. KUV 100 price is expected to be around Rs. 4-7 lacs and it will be launched on January 15, 2016. Read More

Hyundai Creta is the Indian Car Of The Year 2016; Beats Baleno and Kwid

Hyundai Creta has bagged the Indian Car Of The Year 2016 (ICOTY) award, making it the third consecutive ICOTY win for Hyundai after Grand i10 and Elite i20 winning the 2014 and 2015 ICOTY awards respectively. Hyundai Creta has found an overwhelming response from the customers and the award is the gem in the crown, especially after beating out Maruti Suzuki Baleno and Renault Kwid in the top three. Read More

Mahindra's Electric Verito to be Launched in February 2016

Mahindra, after suffering a setback from the Delhi diesel ban, has now resorted to the electric segment of the auto world. After successfully running e2o, giving a good performance in the Formula E event and Anand Mahindra becoming a member of Formula E sustainability committee, Mahindra feels confident in introducing more electric vehicles in the country. Introduced in the Auto Expo 2012, the electric Verito could soon hit the roads. Read More

Most Awaited Cars Coming in 2016

Next year is going to be a cracker as 2016 Indian Auto Expo is scheduled to be held in February! Be prepared for a lot of announcement during it and launching sprees that will follow afterwards. We bring you a list of anticipated car en-route next year! Read More

Honda India Announces Price Hike of upto Rs. 16,000 from January 2016

Honda Cars India Ltd. has announced a price hike of up to Rs. 16,000 for all its models in India. The Japanese carmaker sells cars from Brio (entry-level small car), costing Rs 4.25 lac (ex-showroom Delhi), to CR-V, priced at Rs 25.13 lac (ex-showroom Delhi). The automaker claims that the announcement for the rise in prices comes at a time when input costs are increasing for the maker. It also said that the hike will be ranging from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 16,000, depending upon the model of car. Read More

Spied: Maruti Swift Dzire Diesel Automatic Launching Soon

India’s best-selling sedan, Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire has been recently spied with an automatic gearbox. One can easily spot the DDiS badging on the sides which confirms that this will be Maruti’s first diesel car with an automatic transmission. Read More

Utility Vehicles Now Come with Heavy Discounts

Owning a utility vehicle has now become easier; thanks to the heavy discounts offered by various carmakers. For all those who are planning to buy one, we have tried to help you by making a list of cars offering great cuts. Read More

Elite i20, Vento and XUV500 Have the Best Designs: J.D. Power Study

According to the J.D. Power 2015 India Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study findings, Hyundai Elite i20 / i20 Active, along with Eon and i10 hatchbacks have received accolades among the eight model-level segment awards. Cars from Toyota that include Innova, Etios Liva/ Cross and Etios were also awarded in their respective segment. Other notable cars in the study included, XUV500, which ranked highest in the SUV segment and Volkswagen Vento that managed to take the pole position in the midsize car segment. The study concludes that the aesthetics of the car and overall styling garners more importance in the overall vehicle appeal for the Indian consumer. Read More

Ford December Discounts!

With Christmas around the corner and the year about to end, car makers are looking forward to make the most of this celebration time by offering discounts on their models. Joining Tata, Renault and others, Ford is also offering discounts on its models as cash benefits up to Rs. 62,000 and a special interest rate. Discounts are valid on Ecosport, Ford Figo and Ford Figo Aspire. These offers are applicable only on bookings done from December 01, 2015 to December 31, 2015 with full payment made on or before December 31, 2015. In addition to these offers, exchange bonus up to Rs 25,000 is applicable on exchange of Ford Cars and up to Rs 18,000 on exchange of non-Ford cars. Read More