Toyota to recall Liva and Etios

Following the defect in the inlet pipe of the fuel tank,Toyota announced recall of its flagship products Etios and Liva.The problem if unresolved could cause the leakage of the fuel when it filled to the brim.Toyota recalls the cars that are produced before October 8,2011.

“We have observed a few cases of potential aberration in the filler hose in some of the Toyota Etios and Etios Liva vehicles,” the company has informed its customers.

“In line with Toyota’s global policy to be honest with our customers, we have, as a precautionary measure, organised a special service campaign for all Etios and Etios Liva cars where the affected parts will be checked and replaced free of cost,” the company has stated.

“It is a proactive approach by us. This development is not at all dangerous but as per Toyota’s worldwide policy, we are informing customers that they can come to dealers at their convenience and have the pipe replaced,” TKM deputy managing director (marketing) Sandeep Singh said.

Toyota will offer the services at free of cost and the service duration will be 45 minutes.Do contact your nearest Toyota dealer and get it fixed.

Toyota to launch new Innova facelift at the Auto Expo

The new Innova facelift will be launched at the Auto Expo to be held next month in Delhi.It features a re-styled front bumper and many new features including a reverse camera,new dual-tone seat covers,a re-designed central console and so on.The engine and the other mechanism of the car remains the same.The top-end VX variant of the car holds many new additional features that are capable of operating via buttons on the new four-spoke steering wheel.

Click here to see more Pictures of new Innova facelift

Ford to showcase an all-new vehicle at the Auto Expo

Ford plans to showcase an all-new vehicle at the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi.This next-generation car will occupy the centre of the stage and will be placed on Ford’s high-tech and interactive stand to offer a lively and interactive experience for customers.The new car will definitely help Ford to grow world-wide fastly in the Auto markets including India.The company also plans for comprehensive safety and quality displays,a 3D theater,live shows and a crowd-sourced,interactive driving game for the Auto Expo.

Suzuki plans new scooter

Following the success of Access 125,Suzuki plans to launch a new scooter at the 2012 Delhi Auto Expo.Since the launch,the Access 125 has been a runaway success for Suzuki.But still Honda Active leads the scooter segment by a huge margin. Still rivals needs stronger products to match the Aviator and Activa. Suzuki plans second scooter model to counter the Honda’s brigade. Specifications of the new models is not known. While Piaggio planning vespa for india, India scooter lovers can expect some action in the segment

Honda launches refreshed City

HSCI has launched the facelifted version of Honda City in India at a starting price of Rs.6.99 lakhs.The new features of the car include Cruise control,sunroof,turn indicators on ORVMs and so on.The new City also features new chrome front grille,new taillights,restyled front and rear bumper,ten attractive spoke alloy wheels and blue meter graphic.

The Attractive 10 alloy spoke wheels offer a sporty look to the car.The new City is available in five variants namely Corporate, E, S, V MT/AT and V (Sunroof) MT/AT.Honda also offers two new colours for the new City which include Carnelian Red Pearl and Sparkling Brown Metallic.The new City comes equipped with a 1.5L,4 cylinder new generation i-VTEC engine that churns out 118PS power and offers an excellent fuel economy of 16.8kmpl.

The new City features plush Beige interiors with high quality seat fabric and improved modern Centre Control Panel with stylish Chrome fittings.The City 1.5E will now be offered with Beige interiors holding Integrated Advanced Audio System and the City 1.5S will have added value in the form of Alloy Wheels.The Corporate grade of the City comes with all new Black interiors.The newly introduced V (Sunroof) grade of the New City now comes with a sunroof which has been introduced in this segment for the first time and adds to the premiumness of the car even more.

The ex-showroom prices of all the variants of the new City are as follows:

1.5 Corporate (MT) : Rs. 6.99 Lacs

1.5 E (MT) : Rs. 7.70 Lacs

1.5 S (MT) : Rs. 8.20 Lacs

1.5 V (MT): Rs. 8.70 Lacs

1.5 V (AT) Leather : Rs. 9.42 Lacs

1.5 V (MT) Sunroof: Rs. 9.50 lacs

1.5 V (AT) Sunroof : Rs. 10.22 Lacs

Maruti to launch Swift 3.99

Swift 3.99… sounds indifferent?? Yes, maruti’s Swift sedan will be called Swift 3.99. Maruti which is facing intense pressure from the car makers like VW,Nissan,Ford and GM . The result is India’s No 1 market share is constantly sliding. With every small car avl within a price gap of Rs10000, Maruti has little room to slot in more hatchbacks. Instead it plans cars in new segment where it has little or no presence. Maruti Swift 3.99 is the new compact sedan from maruti stable to atttract customers from premium hatchbacks and entry sedan. Maruti’s swift and swift dzire are No 1 in the segment where they contend. Swift 3.99 would slot between the two and aggravate worries for the rivals. Swift 3.99 can avail the small car excise norm unlike th dzire and it would be cheaper by Rs60,000 from the larger sibling. Maruti Swift 3.99 would carry the same engine as swift or dzire and would come in both petrol and diesel engine options. Sources who have seen in the car said to us, the boot is seemly integrated and the plastic quality is impressive. Importantly, Swift 3.99 would be a notchback where you can access the boot from the back seat. Maruti seems to have got the certification of the car and production (trial) has already started. Expect the launch very soon.

Nissan launched diesel variant of Sunny in India

The diesel variant of Nissan Sunny has been launched today in India by the company’s Indian subsidiary,Nissan Motor India Private Ltd. (NMIPL).The Sunny diesel is available in two variants namely the XL and the XV.

The car is powered by a modern 1.5-liter,4-cylinder K9K engine delivering 86PS of power at 3750rpm and a maximum torque of 200Nm at 2000rpm.The engine is mated to a five speed manual transmission.The powerful K9K engine of Sunny diesel offers an impressive ARAI mileage of 21.64kmpl.

Sunny diesel is built on the global “V” platform and it offers one of the best in class fuel efficiency and power.The XL and the XV variants of the Sunny diesel will be available at the price of Rs.7,98,000 and Rs.8,78,000 respectively.The company has opened the booking for the car from today across the country.