Honda, the Japanese automajor, yesterday unveiled an all-new fuel-cell vehicle - the FCV Concept. However, the production model of the vehicle will go on sale by the end of March 2016
Called the A4 'Premium Sport' edition, the new variant is slotted between the A4 Technology Pack and A4 Premium trims and costs Rs. 38 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). It will, obviously, be sold in limited numbers.
In a bid to encourage citizens to follow traffic rules, Ahmedabad Police has come up with an unique initiative to reward those who obey traffic rules. The police gave an incentive of 1-litre free petrol to the people following all the traffic rules.
The company has introduced a larger and more efficient multi-filter, CleanZone, in the cabin. Volvo says CleanZone keeps even the most microscopic, and hazardous fine dust particles from entering the car.
Mitsubishi Motors, today, rolled out the automatic variant of the new Pajero Sport in India. Available in only 4x2 option, the Pajero AT is priced at Rs 23.55 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The 4x4 manual variant is now priced at Rs 23.80 lakh, costlier by Rs 30,000 than before.
You must have seen so many drag races, where results turned out to be unexpected (a more powerful car losing to a lesser one), but none of those would have been half as exciting as this one.
As part of its CSR (corporate social responsibility), Ford India launched 'Happy Schools' program in September, 2014 with an aim to provide 'holistic education' to children in primary schools near its facility in Chennai.
We have already seen a bunch of new and facelifted cars from Mercedes-Benz India this year, and this 25th we will see the new-gen C-Class. After the C-Class, the German luxury carmaker will launch the much-awaited CLA-Class, which will take on the Audi A3 sedan.
Mercedes-Benz India and Mercedes-Benz Research & Development India (MBRDI) jointly showcased some of its latest products at the CeBIT Bangalore, including the new C-Class that is slated to launch on November 25, 2014 in India.
The next all-new product from the stable of Audi will be the A3 hatchback, which is already on sale in several international markets. From the A3 family, the German luxury carmaker currently has the the saloon on sale in India.
Maruti Suzuki India that launched the Ciaz in the Indian market in October, is now contemplating the addition of a new top-of-the-line variant of the mid-sized sedan. To be known as Z+, the new model will carry some additional features and a new colour.
The revision in prices will make the vehicles costlier by Rs 2,300 to Rs 11,500 (ex-showroom) depending upon the model. The new prices come into effect immediately.
Toyota India has imported three units of small hatchback, Aygo, in India for research & development (R&D) purpose from its Czech Republic- and UK-based facilities.
As compared to Honda Amaze's 3,482 units in the festive month, Tata sold 3,524 units of the Zest. The top two sellers of the segment, however, continue to be Maruti Swift Dzire and Hyundai Xcent at 17,950 and 4,629 units respectively.
In a bid to increase its sales in the market, Renault India is offering heavy discounts on select variants of the Duster. The entry-level 85 PS (84bhp) diesel variant is now Rs 40,000 cheaper at Rs 9.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Started on 15th September 2014, Honda's 'Longest Drive through Amazing India' in Honda Amaze, entered the Guinness World Records, registering the longest journey by a car in a single country.
NDTV broke the story of Maruti Swift and Datsun Go failing the Global NCAP Crash test, and it soon became the talk of the town. In fact, it also led the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to finally take a concrete stand on the issue.
From the earlier output of 5,000 units per month, the production has been ramped up to 10,000 to reduce waiting period of its mid-sized sedan - the City. In October, 2014 sales, Honda City lost its position to the Maruti Suzuki Ciaz.
Maruti Suzuki India that launched Celerio in February, this year, is now planning to bring in the diesel engined version of the small hatch in the country. Since the company has already started testing the vehicles on Indian roads, we expect this to be rolled out in the first half of 2015.
Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HMCL), the world's largest two-wheeler maker, is set to enter the European market by the end of 2015. This announcement came at 'the biggest event in the world dedicated to two-wheelers', organised by EICMA at Milan, Italy, yesterday.
