Few months back you may not be used to stand in the long queue of petrol/diesel filling stations. You were not supposed to wear helmets and pay hefty sum for crossing yellow lines. But in between the period of just 12 months, without your new swift or splendor you may not have reached your office in correct time. Things change a lot once you bring a motor to your home. A lot of action happened in Indian Automotive sector. Every year pushes the benchmark forward and products are only going to be more better every year. 2007 was one such year and Indian customers came across some major launches like spark,logan and SX4, a world premiere (Hyundai i10), and a lifestyle (getaway) in 2007. Many manufacturers from Ford to Hyundai to chevrolet went the diesel way and to increase the life of the product many limited/upgraded editions were launched. Millions of dollars were invested(or proposed) by global auto makers, betting on India’s double digit growth and low cost manufacturing. Carlos ghoshn made the term ‘frugal engineering’ which later went to become synonymous to India. Mahindra surprised everyone with the AXE – Indian version of Hummer. Though no major launches were made by them ,this year Tata’s and Mahindra’s were too busy just because they chased Ford’s land Rover and jaguar with tooth and nail. In 2008 India is going to see some incredible products ranging from Tata’s 1 lakh car to Hyundai i20 to skoda Fabia to Toyota’s new corolla to Honda’s new accord.
In two wheeler space, while Bajaj surprised everyone with as many as 6 new launches, Hero Honda which was never under trouble, added value to its rock solid splendors and passions. Though 2007 has not been a good year for TVS the proposed 7 new products which includes the Flame 125cc and apache RTR FI has already created enough buzz in the market. Fair sex is given enough attention by two-wheeler makers in 2007. Bajaj rolled out the kristal in the 100cc segment, Suzuki and Kinetic came up with new access and flyte respectively. Atlast In 2007 Yamaha started showing its true colour, R1 and MT-01 will hit showrooms in a few days. It plans a new 150cc in 2008. Interestingly you can buy a brand new bike for just Rs20000 in 2007. The chinese backed Xenitis created ripples with the new 100cc Rock. Global auto already proposed that it will come with a 150cc bike for Rs30000 in 2008. The big trio has to take note of it.
Similar to the tax affiliated to passenger vehicle, few things left unchanged in auto sector in 2007. There was no major turnaround in the space of safety and emission of the vehicle. Indians continue to drive in dangerous conditions and are vulnerable to accidents. Expecting the things to better atleast in 2008.
Our hearty wishes to every new customer who added spirit to the Indian automotive industry.
New cars launched in 2007:
- Chevrolet spark
- Hyundai i10
- Mahindra – Renault logan
- Maruti Suzuki SX4
- Mahindra new Bolero
- Maruti suzuki grand Vitara
- Nissan Teana
- Volkswagen Passat
- BMW 3 series
- BMW 5 series
- BMW X5
- Tata Magic
- Tata Winger
- Piaggio Ape Truk
Limited/upgraded edition
- Ford Ikon limited edition
- Ford Ikon ikool edition
- Ford Fiesta limited edtion
- Ford Fiesta Fida Edition
- Fiata Palio Stile
- Toyota Corolla Limited Edition
- Honda Civic 1.8V
- Honda new city
- Honda CR-V with sunroof
- Tata indica
- Tata sumo
- Tata spacio gold
- Chevrolet aveo limited
- Skoda superb comfort
- Skoda laura ambiente
- Mahindra scorpio first
- Icml rhino RX
Change in dimensions:
- Mahindra scorpio getaway
- Tata indigoXL
Change in heart:
- Hyundai getz prime
- Maruti swift diesel
- Ford fusion diesel
- Tata indigo dicor
- Chevrolet optra magnum diesel
- Mahindra scorpio m2di
- Tata safari 2.2l dicor
- Ford endeavour CRDe
- Mahindra scorpio Vlx hawk
- Mitsubishi montero
Green cars
- Reva’s new revai
- Hyundai santro cng
- Tata indica lpg
- Mitsubishi – Hindustan cedia lpg
- Piaggio ape cng
Adieu
- Hyundai elantra
- Fiat adventure sport
New bikes/scooters launched
- Bajaj kristal
- Kinetic flyte
- Suzuki access
- Yamaha alba
- Hero Honda splendor nxg
- Bajaj xcd
- Bajaj Discover 135cc
- Hero Honda hunk
- TVS apache RTR 160
- Bajaj pulsar 200cc
- Bajaj Avenger 200cc
- Bajaj pulsar 220cc
- Bullet machismo 500lb
- Xenitis/Global Auto xpression
- Xenitis/Global Auto rock
- Electrotherm yospeed
Refreshed/upgraded
- Honda activa
- Honda dio
- Honda eterno
- TVS Star sport
- Hero Honda CD deluxe
- Hero Honda splendor plus
- Hero Honda passion plus
- Hero Honda super splendor
- Honda unicorn
- Hero Honda achiever
- Hero Honda karizma R