New Cars & Old Cars Review

Ford India may introduce a small car in the country by the end of 2008. Auto industry sources say Ford—which is not present in India’s bulge-bracket B segment—will either use the existing Ikon or Fiesta platforms for a hatchback or tweak the new car model KA that it is developing jointly with Fiat in Europe. […]

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today announced the successful completion of Phase I the joint “Pre-feasibility Study on Hydrogen-based Transportation in India” with Shell, a global energy major.
The scope of the study includes hydrogen supply, infrastructure, and the timing of introduction of various hydrogen vehicle platforms, such as Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engines and Fuel Cells, in […]

Chennai-based two-wheeler maker, TVS Motor expects the pressure on the margin to continue in the first half of 2007-08, due to high cost of raw material and intense competitive activity. However, in the second half of the year, it expects the pressure on margin to ease with the launch of new products and other initiatives.
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India is set to lead the low-cost vehicle revolution and is likely to grab the top slot in both low-cost vehicles sales and production.
By 2014, the year by which this segment is expected to develop substantially, India’s share of the estimated annual production of about 3.5 to 3.7 million low-cost vehicles is projected to be […]

Carlos Ghosn, who heads both Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA , said a new, cheap car the partners hope to build for India’s booming small car market will not compete directly with Renault’s Logan.
Ghosn said Nissan and Renault were looking closely at the feasibility of building a $3,000 car in India in a venture […]

Toyota Motor Corp is planning to launch in 2009 the first dedicated hybrid model for its Lexus luxury line, Automotive News reported on its website.
Citing Lexus UK Director Steve Settle, the industry journal said that the model was expected to be priced between the 30,000 euro ($40,310) IS sedan and the 51,000 euro ($68,520) RX400h […]

SkodaIndia, a fully-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen Group’s SkodaAuto of Czech Republic, today revealed the company’s plan to launch Skoda Fabia, its first small car in the Indian market.
“We are planning to launch the car by the end of this year. Fabia is very well accepted globally and with our experience in the car business, we […]