Kotak Securities recently published a report on the Indian automobile sector where they predicted that automotive volume growth will likely remain subdued, increasing 8-12% yoy in FY2013E as they saw no visible triggers for demand to grow at a higher rate than the 10-year CAGR (12-15%). They believe that low GDP growth, likely increase in [...]

There is more happiness being spread around the Indian Motorsport fraternity after it was announced that the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) would host the final round of the 2012 GT1 World Championship. For those of you who are not familiar with the race, it revolves around car manufacturers such as Chevrolet, Maserati, Aston Martin, Ford, [...]

Earlier we had mentioned that Indian consumers seem to be leaning towards bigger cars, and it seems we were quite right, because as of this month the market share for hatch-backs, for the first time ever in the history of Indian automobiles, has lowered below 50 percent. This might come as a surprise to most [...]

When Tata first took over Jaguar Land Rover, we could have sworn that Tata would be smart enough to begin local assembly of their luxury cars, however it has been 3 years now and still we have only now just received word that the plan is in starting phase. And now Mahindra, after taking over [...]

A lot of people were very skeptical about Tata’s takeover of Jaguar Land Rover, but over the years the brands have solidly built up their reputation and have come out with some magnificent cars. But everyone was still concerned weather or not the two luxury brands could hold their ground if their cars were being [...]

Just when we thought India couldn’t get any hotter for the SUV market space, another product is now on the cards for big car lovers. After every major OEM gave us a sneak preview at their new SUV, Chevrolet has finally hopped on the band wagon of big gas guzzling sport vehicles. The new avatar [...]

We all remember the recall fiasco that Japanese manufacturer Toyota had to undergo last year and how it affected their future sales. After being hailed as the number one car manufacturer, the Japanes giant who taught us all about TQM slipped away to the number three position with German giant Volkswagen reigning the new title [...]

If you know your auto history right, and more importantly, if you are a Skoda fan, then you can most definitely identify the original Octavia as one of the best Sedans ever to come from the Skoda stable. We are still puzzled as to why the name was ever dropped form such a strong brand [...]

The iconic new Swift has already been showcased to us, and while we also already know that the Swift Dzire is just an extended and uglier version of the Swift, we have still yet to see the car on our city streets yet. But now it is confirmed that the Dzire will be launched in [...]

Now that the auto expo is over and the major OEMS have showcased their future plans, there is a slight indicator towards the changes in the average Indian consumer. In what is predominantly a small car market, it seems that Indian’s might now be looking at larger SUVs to fill their drive ways with. The [...]