NEXA celebrating its first anniversary

Maruti Suzuki’s new automotive sales channel, NEXA has completed its first year of operations in the country. Within a time period of one year, 28,795 units of S-Cross and 71,230 units of Baleno have been sold through NEXA. By this, NEXA has contributed about 10% of Maruti Suzuki’s total domestic sales. NEXA, one of the …

Bajaj sells 1 lakh V 150cc bikes in 4 months

Within 4 months of launch, Bajaj has sold 1 lakh V bikes in India. Deliveries of the bike started in 23rd march and it gained traction due to its lineage of carrying INS vikrant warship metal used for production Commenting on the milestone, Mr Eric Vas, President (Motorcycle Sales), Bajaj Auto Ltd, said “The invincible …

Maruti Unveils Coffee table book on Golden Quadrilateral

Maruti Suzuki India Limited today launched a coffee table book as a tribute to “The Golden Quadrilateral”. Chief Guest, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Minister for Road Transport and Highways, and Shipping, along with Mr RC Bhargava, Chairman and Mr Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director and CEO, Maruti Suzuki, released the book. The book is authored by …

Hero to discontinue Ignitor, Maestro, Passion Xpro and Impulse

Hero Motocorp – India’s largest two wheeler maker which recently launched in-house developed splendor ismart 110cc will discontinue four models soon. Ignitor 125cc, Maestro 110cc, Passion Xpro 110cc and Impulse 150cc are the models which Hero would discontinue. The models were produced jointly Honda tech hence replacing with in-house models will help the hero to …

Volkswagen Ameo Price Starts At Rs5.24 Lakhs

Volkswagen launched its much-awaited first compact sedan in India, the Ameo at a starting price of Rs. 5.24 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). Ameo is available in three trim levels – Trendline, Comfortline and Highline. It will be available across all the Volkswagen showrooms from July 2016. On the launch, the Director of Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, …

Renault Kwid, Maruti Celerio, Maruti Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai Eon gets zero rating at Global NCAP crash test

Kwid, Celerio, Eeco, Scorpio and Eon gets zero rating at Global NCAP crash test. Even with airbag, chances of surviving a crash is lower due to collapsing structure Mahindra Scorpio was the only SUV to be tested and the base variant which comes without airbags was the test mule. Despite the rugged image of the …

Fords slashes prices of Ecosport on Brezza launch

Ford today announced new (reduced) prices of ecosport suv on account of Maruti vitara brezza launch. Variant wise Old Prices of Ford EcoSport (Ex-Showroom, Delhi) and variant wise new prices in 2nd table Variants Ambiente Trend Trend+ Titanium Titanium + Powertrain Combination 1.5L Ti-VCT (Petrol) 722,500 818,300 NA 933,900 NA 1.5L Ti-VCT (Petrol) AT NA …

2016 Budget Impact on Auto Sector

Budget impact on Auto Sector: Pay (little) more for all cars, Stay away for diesel cars & SUVs Small Petrol cars (Nano to i20 to Baleno) – 1% more Small Diesel cars (Celerio diesel to i20 diesel) – 2.5 % more SUVs/ Large Diesel cars (Scorpio,XUV500, Safari Storme) – 4% more Luxury Petrol cars (Accord, …