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Citroen India has announced the launch of the Basalt, India’s first mainstream SUV Coupé that masterfully merges the rugged allure of an SUV with the sleek elegance and spacious refinement of a coupé.

Mahindra & Mahindra has launched the five-door Thar Roxx at a starting price of Rs 12.99 lakh. The Thar Roxx conquers all terrains while offering an array of luxurious features.

Citroen India has announced bookings for India’s first mainstream SUV coupe- The Basalt that offers customers the best of both worlds, combining the Bold attitude of an SUV with the elegant silhouette, refinement an...

Volvo Car India launched the single motor variant of XC40 Recharge at an introductory ex-showroom price of Rs 54.95 lakh plus applicable taxes.

Audi India has announced a price increase of up to 2% across its model range owing to rising input and operational costs. The price hike will be effective from January 01, 2024.

After announcing the bookings of the new Citroen C3 Aircross mid-sized SUV on September 15, 2023, the French auto major, part of the Stellantis group, has now announced the complete pricing of the vehicle. It will b...

BMW India is going to launch the BMW 220i M Performance Edition on September 7, 2023. Bookings for the car, exclusively available in a Black Sapphire metallic paintwork, opens on August 24, 2023 from 12:30 hrs onwar...

Bookings for the New Range Rover Velar have been opened in India. The New Range Rover Velar is available in Dynamic HSE with two powertrain options - the 2.0 l petrol engine delivering a power of 184 kW and 365 Nm t...

Honda Cars India has commenced the pre–launch bookings for its strongly anticipated mid-size SUV Honda Elevate. Customers can book the Honda Elevate across all authorised Honda dealerships in India as well as from t...

Zebra Technologies Corporation, an innovator at the front line of business with solutions and partners that deliver a performance edge, released the findings of its Automotive Ecosystem Vision Study which clearly st...

Technology company Continental is working with German solar mobility OEM Sono Motors on the development of the Sion self-charging electric car, which is to be produced in Finland in the second half of 2023. Continen...

Forget the fact that Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India recently got stuck in Pune traffic and had to take an auto rickshaw to his destination. But what matters most for Schwenk as he leav...

Audi India, which was at one time the number one player among the three luxury car manufacturers in India, announced it has retailed 2947 units in the January – September 2022 period. This works out to roughly 327 u...

Audi India announced a pan-India roadshow for the new Audi Q3. A German-spec show car will be showcased at 29 Audi India dealerships across the country. Set to commence in September 2022, the road show will give cus...

Audi India has announced a price hike of up to 2.4% across its model range. The price hike is a result of rising input and supply chain costs and will come into effect from September 20, 2022.

For once, an SUV in the price range of Rs 12 lakh to Rs 24 lakh, ex showroom has sold (booked) a lot more than cakes. Mahindra & Mahindra recorded 1,00,000 bookings for the All-New Scorpio-N within 30 minutes of the...

Mahindra & Mahindra has announced the introductory prices for the Automatic and 4WD variants of the new Scorpio-N. Packed with segment-first technology and features, the introductory prices are applicable for the fi...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has launched a teaser page on its company website to share initial information on the ZR-V, an all-new SUV scheduled to go on sale in Japan this fall. The front grille looks so different from a...

Kia India, part of the Hyundai Motor Group of South Korea, has launched the Kia EV6 electric crossover at Rs 59.95 lakh (ex-showroom) for the rear-wheel drive. The all-wheel drive variant of the EV6 will cost Rs 64....

Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced the discontinuation of Yaris in India with effect from September 27, 2021. According to a press release, this move is a part of Toyota’s product strategy to continue to cater to the ...

MG Motor India has unveiled MG Astor, India’s first SUV with personal AI assistant and first-in-segment Autonomous (Level 2) technology. Astor is based on the MG’s successful global platform, ZS.

Pune based automotive major Force Motors has finally revealed its all-new Force Gurkha which now comes with several fresh alterations and additions. The Gurkha 2021 is built on a ground up modular architecture platf...

Land Rover SV Bespoke has created a new Land Rover Defender V8 Bond Edition to celebrate the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die, ahead of its world premiere later this month.

As part of the ongoing 10th Anniversary celebrations, Renault India has launched the all-new Kwid MY21. The Renault Kwid MY21 range is offered in 0.8L and 1.0L SCe powertrains in both manual and AMT options. Prices ...

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India has kick-started its exclusive previews of the Taigun SUV across eight key cities in India in the first phase. The first preview begins in Bengaluru on August 21 and 22, 2021, followe...

Tata Motors has launched a new XT+ variant of its flagship SUV – Harrier, at an introductory price of Rs 16.99 lakh (Ex. Showroom Delhi). This announcement comes a few months after the launch of the Harrier BS6 in F...

Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. officially launched the world premiere of the 5th generation all-new Honda City in Thailand. The new model’s exterior design offers an image of uncompromising sportiness and ele...

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has revealed the first look of new 2019 Elantra. The new 2019 Elantra comes with a sportier look featuring front hexagonal grille design. The premium sedan will be launched on October 3, 2019...

Audi India launched the Black Edition of its flagship SUV the Audi Q7. The limited-edition Q7 comes packed with a host of added features and accessories. The Audi Q7 Black Edition is priced from Rs 82,15,000 and on...

Leading luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz today introduced a host of innovative mobility solutions for aspiring customers named ‘Wishbox’. These offers are meant to encourage customers and financially empower th...

Groupe PSA of France has launched the Citroën brand in India. During the presentation of FY2018 financial results of Groupe PSA and the second phase of its strategic plan Push to Pass for the period 2019-2021, Citro...

Just 12 months after it was revealed as a concept car at the Geneva International Motor Show, the McLaren Senna GTR is revealed as a fully-fledged track machine – uncompromised, unconstrained and unshackled by road ...

The Hyundai Ioniq and BMW i3, both electric vehicles, achieve a maximum five-star rating in the first round of tests by Green NCAP. Green NCAP, the new consumer programme to promote greener cars, has launched its fi...

Automobili Pininfarina has announced that the name of the first car in its planned luxury electric vehicle portfolio will be Pininfarina Battista.

In line with its commitment to introduce an electric vehicle by 2020, Maruti Suzuki has flagged-off proto-type electric vehicles for field test. The prototype EVs were flagged off from the company’s Gurugram facilit...

The latest #SaferCarsForIndia crash test results were released to coincide with the inaugural Global NCAP World Congress held in Delhi. Maruti Suzuki achieved an encouraging four star result with the Vitara Brezza w...

At the MOVE Global Mobility Summit 2018 held in New Delhi on September 7 and 8, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the MG Motor India pavilion. The company owned by China’s SAIC Motor Corporation had display...

By around noon on September 3, 2018, just over two months after the company Mahindra & Mahindra christened its multi-purpose vehicle code named U321 as Marazzo, this new MPV will finally be launched. As journalists ...

MG Motor India will be launching its first vehicle, a sports utility vehicle (SUV), in India in the first quarter of calendar 2019. The company which has already announced in September 2018, an investment of Rs 2000...

Nissan announced that the company has sold its 300,000th Nissan LEAF globally since the model first went on sale in 2010. The 100% electric LEAF is the world’s first mass-produced – and also the world’s best-selling...

Italian luxury and sports car manufacturer Maserati has launched the 2018 Quattroporte GTS in India. The sedan was first unveiled at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show and will now be available to the Indian buyer for a ...

It’s a super duper order and a great boost for the country’s Make in India initiative as Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the number one car exporter has received a ...

Renault India unveiled the Captur (pronounced capture) premium SUV at a function in Goa. The Captur is being termed as India’s first premium SUV with crossover DNA. The vehicle has a fashion-inspired dual tone body ...

Tata Motors has introduced the Tigor XM variant with nine important features, in time for the festive season. The Tigor XM petrol has been priced competitively at Rs. 4.99 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi.

Tata Motors will commence bookings for the Tata Nexon compact SUV from September 11, 2017 onward. The Tata Nexon is the fourth product under the Impact design philosophy. The car can be booked with an amount of Rs 1...

Skoda Auto India Pvt. Ltd. is planning to launch the new Kodiaq SUV in the fourth quarter of 2017. This will be the Czech car maker’s first 7-seater SUV in the country. The company has also announced the launch of i...

South Korean car major Kia Motors which announced setting up a plant in Andhra Pradesh is hosting a series of roadshows around India to meet prospective dealer partners throughout August and September. The Korean ca...

US based car manufacturer Ford's Indian division - Ford India Pvt. Ltd. has consistently exported the highest number of passenger vehicles from India this quarter. In a trend which has been building since February 2...

Mahindra's upcoming TUV 500 has been doing the rounds in the news of late. It was yet again spotted testing under camouflage in Chennai. The TUV 500 will fall between the TUV 300 and Scorpio and should be priced in ...

One year on from the debut of the Hussarya GT at Autosport International 2016, Arrinera has received its first customer orders for the race-prepared Polish supercar. The orders have been made by customers within the...

Renault India has voluntarily recalled 50,000 units of its best selling model Kwid from the Indian market to do a “pre-emptive and voluntary inspection” of the car’s fuel system and to add a hose clip. The recall is...

One of the most anticipated SUVs in India, the new Toyota Fortuner is confirmed to hit Indian roads on November 7, 2016. Toyota Kirloskar Motor announced that the new Toyota Fortuner will come packed with many impro...

The most capable compact SUV ever, the all-new Jeep Compass which was launched in Brazil on September 27,2016 will be locally manufactured at FCA’s Ranjangaon facility and will be rolled out in India in 2017. It is...

Jaguar Land Rover India announced the launch of an all-new Jaguar XF, starting from Rs 49.50 Lakh (ex-Delhi). The deliveries of XF are scheduled to begin from end of September 2016 and customers can now book one thr...

The Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Avio will launched in New Delhi on Sept 22, 2016 in the presence of Andrea Baldi, Head of APAC, Automobili Lamborghini SpA and Sharad Agarwal, Head of Automobili Lamborghini India. T...

The tri-star luxury car manufacturer Mercedes Benz completed its petrol portfolio offering for the Indian market by launching the new GLS 400 4MATIC on September 7, 2016 for Rs. 82.90 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The S...

They say the only thing better than a German sedan is another German sedan and that has become an endless battle between these stalwarts. But no battle is won without bold moves and Audi has done just that with thei...

Jaguar Land Rover India has launched the 2.0 litre petrol derivative of the Land Rover Discovery Sport in India at Rs 56.50 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. Available in HSE Trim, the new derivative is powered by a 2.0L ...

Leading car manufacturer in the country Maruti Suzuki announced that its premium crossover the S-Cross may have a faulty brake part and that the company will be conducting a free service campaign to rectify the prob...

Tesla Motors, the US based manufacturer of electric cars, unveiled its latest vehicle, the Tesla Model 3 recently. The car was unveiled by Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors in California, US. Several high n...

At this year’s Delhi Auto Expo Nissan announced it will bring its iconic GT-R sportscar and new X-Trail Hybrid crossover to India in the 2016 financial year.

The final chapter in the production of the McLaren P1 has now been written as the 375th and final example was completed, bringing the curtain down on the most technologically advanced and dynamically accomplished su...

Renault Kwid, the affordable car which marked Renault India’s foray in the compact hatchback segment, is well on its way to set new benchmarks in the Indian automotive industry. Renault India has announced that cust...

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India on October 8, 2015 announced the recall of 389 Polo hatchbacks from the production batch of September 2015. An offcial statement from Volkswagen India’s spokesperson indicated the rec...

The Nexa outlets for premium Suzuki vehicles will now be accommodating the Suzuki Baleno, a new compact hatchback that was unveiled at the 66th IAA Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15, 2015. The Baleno is expected ...

Suzuki Motor Corporation globally premiered a new compact hatchback Baleno at the 66th IAA Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15, 2015. Toshihiro Suzuki, President, Suzuki Motor Corporation said, “The Baleno stands o...

September 15, 2015 marked the official debut at the Frankfurt International Motor Show of the 488 Spider, the latest chapter in Maranello’s ongoing history of open-top V8 sports cars. This is the most high perfor...

SUV leader in India Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has launched its latest sports utility vehicle (SUV), the TUV300 at Chakan in Pune, Maharashtra. The vehicles will be available at Mahindra dealerships across India...

Bentley Motors has announced the full details of its new model, the Bentayga. The Bentley Bentayga combines unparalleled luxury with effortless performance and everyday usability. With an all-new W12 powertrain, the...

Land Rover has just announced an armored version of their flagship SUV called the Range Rover Sentinel. The Sentinel is based on the standard wheelbase Range Rover Autobiography and has been engineered by Land Ro...

The all-new Volvo XC90 has booked 266 pre-orders already, in just two months of its unveiling in India, said a statement from Volvo Auto India. The XC90 is the first new model based on Volvo’s in-house developed Sca...

Tata Motors owned Jaguar will be revealing the Jaguar F-Pace at the 2015 Frankfurt IAA to be held later this month. The F-Pace will be the first ever compact luxury SUV from the famous British luxury and sports car ...

Skoda Auto India has introduced the all new Rapid Anniversary Edition with additional features at a starting price of Rs 6.99 lakh across the country. Unique to the Anniversary Edition are side door foils, contrasti...

A Maruti Suzuki may be content with a Nexa outlet in India, but closest competitor Hyundai Motor is planning something very big globally. The company will be showcasing its high performance sub-brand N at the Frankf...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s leading SUV manufacturer, has announced that it would launch its all new utility vehicle, the TUV300 on September 10, 2015. The vehicle will be launched from its state-of-the-art a...

Land Rover has announced the launch date of the Discovery Sport in India. September 2nd is the confirmed date for the baby Land Rover’s arrival and the company has started taking booking for the SUV as of now. Bo...

No, this is not the Baleno that India got to see many years ago. That Baleno sedan flopped badly. In fact this Baleno should have been the one that made its debut at the new premium Nexa outlets set up in country......

Champion SUV maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has launched an Automatic variant of its New Generation Scorpio. Available on the top-end S10 variant of the New Generation Scorpio, the Automatic offering is priced at Rs....

Volvo Cars has big plans for India and Motown India is privy to some interesting facts about their future global plans and their plan for the Indian market. After almost selling twice the number of cars they sold la...

GM India has announced that it will introduce the Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV in 2015 and Spin multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in 2016. The news was originally shared with GM India dealers during their annual meeting in B...

Mitsubishi Motors India along with their technical partners Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation (HMFC) is considering and also testing the Delica multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) for the Indian market to taken on vehicle...

At 7 in the morning, on one of the most perfect days for some off-road fun, with a slight drizzle of rain and overcast skies, we found ourselves in the middle of barren forest land near the Delhi-Haryana border and ...

Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) has announced that it would carry out preventive replacement of Driver Side Air Bag Inflator of 1040 units of Honda Brio, 1235 units of Honda Amaze and 63 units of Honda CR-V manufactured...

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), is celebrating the first anniversary of Grand i10 by introducing its ‘SportZ Edition’. Launched in September 2013, Grand has over 1.1 lakh owners in the country. It was also the I...

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has introduced two new grades of Honda Mobilio V(O) & RS(O) featuring first in segment Audio Video Navigation (AVN) and Rear View Parking Camera. The V(O) grade will be positioned on top...

In India we know him as the man in the ‘Man vs Wild’ TV show. In essence he is a British adventurer by the name of Bear Grylls. Bear Grylls is now the long-term global ambassador for Land Rover. Bear’s TV show Man V...

At Motown India we had just finished writing about the 2nd Toyota FT-1 sports coupe concept that we got pictures of the FT-1 Vision Gran Turismo for all Gran Turismo 6 to download. Not now, but from September 2014. ...

Toyota has revealed a second interior styling and exterior colour for an upscale interpretation of its sensational FT-1 sports car concept. It has been developed by Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California...

Hyundai, a name synonymous with fluidic designing seems to have raised the bar once more on that front. This is apparent in the design renderings of the all-new “The Elite i20” revealed by the company. The car was d...

The new Honda Mobilio multi utility vehicle was launched on July 23, 2014 in New Delhi at a price beginning Rs 6.49 lakh and going up to Rs 10.86 lakh. The car will be available in both petrol as well as diesel vari...

Italian car maker Maserati has revealed an exclusive limited edition Maserati Quattroporte in collaboration with luxury Italian fashion house, Ermenegildo Zegna. Just 100 of these limited series will be built which ...

Jaguar’s sports saloon car family, the Jaguar XE, will be unveiled at an event in London on September 8, 2014. Jaguar will bring levels of innovation never seen before in this segment – with its lightweight construc...

The Force Gurkha extreme off-roader from Force Motors will finally be available from September 2014. Customers will be able to test drive and book the off-roader across its personal vehicles dealerships at that time...

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has initiated a service campaign to voluntarily recall and replace the “Stop Lamp Switch” of Santa Fe (Model Year 2011) due to potential malfunction, at no cost to customer, according to a co...

At the Auto China motor show in Beijing (April 21 to 29, 2014) the French luxury manufacturer Bugatti is presenting as a world premiere the modern interpretation of the Type 18, the Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse1 ...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has announced the successful completion of one year of its cheetah-in

KOLKATA Asia Motor Works (AMW), which is looking to sell around 8,500 units during this fiscal has

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