Auto

World’s 2nd biggest and Asia’s biggest motor show: Auto Expo will be held in New Delhi during the month of February, 2014. This is most probably the most prestigious motor exhibition inside India, and there is tremendous excitement…

Such is the impact of ecommerce in India that even automobile companies don’t want to be left out. Nissan has just revealed that from now on, netizens can order a Nissan car online and the car would be delivered to us directly. In a…

Government of India has finally shown interest in electric cars, which has potential to transform the automobile industry and reduce pollution to a greater extent. As petrol and diesel continue to become dearer and its limited availability…

Ratan Tata has finally revealed the reason behind sluggish sales volume of Nano: It is none other than the term which is synonymous with Nano - “The cheapest car”. Buying a car in India is associated with social status and prestige; if a…

A lot is happening in the auto space, especially for online players. Here are 3 buzzing news that have been doing rounds. Zoom Car raises USD 1 Million Funding Zoom Car, an online car rental company who bought the concept of…

Forgot the next service schedule of your Hyundai car? Want to digitally track your car’s distance covered? Lost your dealer’s phone number or searching for one in a new city? Wish to calculate insurance premium and find out the next due…

I have been quite critical about driving and driving conditions in India earlier on this blog. Most of it has been from infrastructure, roads and pollution point of view. Although, these are serious negatives, have you thought about…

In January this year, Snapeal.com became the first Indian e-commerce site to start selling vehicles online in partnership with Auto manufacturers. Mahindra & Mahindra was the first company to come on-board. While the idea of buying…

“Luxury” and “Small Car” – Those 2 words don’t come together very often. But the German Luxury Car maker has bought both of these together with launch of its newest Luxury hatchback in India – Mercedes-Benz A-Class They have put a…

The European economy is going through a slowdown and the Indian economy is still one of those economies which have a great scope for growth. So in order to strike a balance between the two, the 27 nation European Union is looking to touch…

Snapdeal.com, one of the leading Indian ecommerce portal, has now started offering automobiles on sale online. They have forged a partnership with Mahindra & Mahindra to offer range of their two-wheelers. This is probably for the first…

In 2011, we had quite a few new car launches in India, and some of them like Mahindra’s XUV 500, Hyundai’s Eon and Honda’s Brio went on to become quite popular with the masses. Comparatively speaking, 2012 did not have too many launches,…

Cars these days are considered as a part of luxury status. For most people cars are intrinsically linked to their lives – be it going to earn their livelihood, or family shopping. Selecting a car is usually a combination of practicality,…

Except for HMSI (Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India) and Suzuki, who posted a 39% and 36% growth respectively as compared to August 2011, rest of the two wheeler manufacturers are in red. The slowdown is the first since January 2009, with…

How would you feel if you saw Bajaj scooters zipping off on the road like yesteryears? Well, that isn’t really happening because Bajaj quit the scooter production segment 2 years back. But in a few months time you might just be able to…

Most of India still hasn’t forgotten how there was a time when everyone was vying to buy the Maruti Suzuki 800 or the Fronty as it was lovingly called. Fronty may have been bid goodbye after its memorable run spanning a couple of decades,…

A car made for global markets, but designed keeping India in mind? While that sounds too good to be true, Maruti Suzuki seems to have nailed it. Based on the tried and tested Swift Platform, Maruti has unveiled its plans to launch the brand…

While it may not be the best of news for the team marketing the Beetle, it is definitely time for die-hard Mini fans to rejoice. BMW recently announced that various models of Mini Cooper will hit Indian roads by May this year. BMW earlier…

There was a ray of hope for the industry and investors alike when automobile companies reported record sales for the month of March 2012, as compared to March last year. Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor…

Business daily ET reported yesterday that Tata Nano is all set to resurrect its image from an ultra-low cost ‘People’s Car’ to a more powerful variant with an 800cc 3-cylinder engine to tap the entry-level segment in the four-wheeler car…