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 [...]

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 [...]

Thanks to the legendary Indian custom car designer DC, the country might be looking at finally having its first totally in-house built super car. The Avanti as it is called has been completely designed and developed by DC Motors. Avanti could very well be India’s first ever super car production. It has got some exciting [...]

The 11th edition of the Delhi Auto Expo is almost over and all the new cars have been revealed. The expo attracted hundreds of thousands of people and had cars and girls galore. Many of the manufacturers launched new cars but they were mostly a let down with the exception of a few stars shining [...]

The much anticipated i1 Series is all set to begin. And in case you haven’t heard anything about the sport, the i1 Supercar Series is the all new motorsport racing league promoted by Machdar Motorsport and will consist of 10 races with 9 teams representing different Indian cities. The races will be held in India, [...]

The Frankfurt Motor Show, which is also known as the IAA, got of to a good start this year. With more than 30 new production cars and the same number of concept cars on display. The show had grabbed the automotive world’s attention and here we will look at a few cars that are relevant [...]

The Lyon Air Museum is a premier Southern California showcase for vintage military aircraft and automobiles. Last month the Museum had a special exhibit of ten quintessential Duesenberg automobiles from the collection of General William Lyon. With its distinctive appearance and powerful engine, the Duesenberg automobile was the embodiment of luxury and lavish detail in [...]

Luxury car company Audi launched a special edition version of the A6 this week, as part of its centenary celebrations. The car, priced at Rs 37 lakh (ex-showroom, Mumbai), will be available at dealerships across India starting from January 1, 2010. It is powered by a 2.7 litre V6 diesel engine, and runs on turbo-diesel [...]