Ford to launch Figo facelift

The spy picture of the Figo facelift has been caught when the car was being tested near Chennai. The car will be getting an updated front-end styling and tail-lamps along with new colours. Anyhow, the bumper of the car remains unchanged. The car somewhat resembles the Fiesta hatchback. As like the current Figo, the facelifted …

Mahindra to launch Verito small car

Mahindra plans to introduce a new hatchback based on its Verito sedan in the September of this year. The company aims to sell the new hatchback around 3000 units per month. The car is also expected to retain the Renault sourced K9K, 1,461cc turbo diesel engine. Regarding this, Mr.Arun Malhotra, Senior vice-president, sales and customer …

XUV500 bookings to restart from June 8

Mahindra plans to restart the bookings of XUV500 from June 8,2012. Now, the XUV500 will be available all over the country. Mr.Pravin Shah, CEO, Automotive Division, M&M said, “It has been an incredible journey so far for the XUV500 and we are pleased to take the product national. Now that we have ramped up our …

Maruti to launch its new small car by Diwali

Maruti’s new small car which is to replace the company’s 800 model will enter the market by Diwali. The new car is codenamed as YE3. The car looks somewhat similar to Alto K10 but is taller and features a new design. The interior is spacious and is completely new. The engine offered will be the …

Yamaha to introduce world’s cheapest motorcycle in India & Africa

Yamaha plans to introduce the world’s cheapest motorcycle for India and Africa at a price of less than Rs.28,000. The company plans to produce the bike in India only. At present, Yamaha’s cheapest bike is the 110cc Crux available at a price of Rs.38,365. Regarding this, Mr.Hiroyuki Suzuki, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of …

Nissan plans two Sub-Rs. 4 lakh cars for India

Nissan in joint venture with Datsun plans to launch two cars in India below Rs.4 lakhs in the year 2014. Two Datsun models will also be launched in Indonesia and Russia where the badge would be functional. These cars would definitely satisfy the needs of the local market and hence will not be built on …

Chevrolet to launch Enjoy MPV by the end of 2012

Chevrolet’s new Enjoy MPV had been caught testing in Chennai and Bangalore. Hence, we can expect its launch soon atleast by the end of this year. The spacious Enjoy features three rows of seats in which the second and third rows of seats can either be folded flat or removed altogether. It can accommodate seven …

Nissan Sylphy to be launched in India in 2014

Nissan plans to launch its Sylphy saloon in India in 2014. The spacious Sylphy will be powered by a 1.8-litre petrol engine and the 1.5-litre K9K diesel engine of Renault Fluence which delivers 108bhp of peak power. The 1.8-litre petrol engine is coupled with a six-speed manual and CVT gearbox. Nissan will be positioning the …