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 [...]

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 [...]

International Cars and Motors Ltd., who are most famous for their Rhino compact SUV, are currently rumored to be in talks with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motors to bring in a special SUV for the Indian market. The Chinese car maker has witnessed most success with its Haval SUV which sold 140,000 units across the [...]

Speaking of small compact SUVs in India, Renault is also set to launch their Duster – a small compact SUV that will start its pricing at Rs 7 Lakh. Yes that’s right, its only 7 lakhs, this kind of competitive pricing is what companies need to be looking at if they want to grab a [...]

Ford India is hitting the Indian market in 2012 really hard. Slated for an Indian release is the all new Ford Endeavour that is said to be bigger and look better than the current model. However, that’s not just it. The price will be raised by around Rs 5 lakh, and that is saying a [...]

German luxury car company, Mercedes-Benz, launched the M-Class ‘Grand Edition’ in India this week. The new M-Class is available in a Sports Edition and an Executive Edition, priced at Rs 54.11 lakh and Rs 47.91 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) respectively. It will compete with the BMW X5, the Audi Q5 and the Audi Q7. Mr Wilfried [...]

Czech auto company Skoda launched its much-awaited compact SUV, the Yeti, in India this week. The Yeti will be brought to India as a Completely Knocked-Down (CKD) unit from Europe, and will be available in two variants, priced at Rs 15.40 lakh and Rs 16.62 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Skoda India Board Member and Director, Mr [...]

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched a new diesel version of the Land Cruiser Prado this week, priced at Rs 57.74 lakh (ex-showroom, Bangalore). Powered by a 3.0 litre diesel engine with a Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System for driving stability, the vehicle is expected to increase TKM’s market share in the SUV segment to 10 per [...]

Tata Motors this week launched an upgraded version of its utility vehicle, the Tata Sumo Grande. The Grande MK II is available in three variants, priced between Rs 6.43 lakh and Rs 7.50 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) and is compliant with the Bharat Stage III emission norms. It is approximately Rs 25,000 cheaper than its older [...]

Mahindra & Mahindra may soon increase the prices of its vehicles if input costs continue to grow. Mr Pawan Goenka, the President of M&M’s Automotive Division, said that the company would try to absorb the input costs and not hike prices in the third quarter, but that it would have to do it later if [...]