Tata Motors owned Jaguar Land Rover today rolled out the locally assembled Range Rover Evoque in India at a starting price of Rs. 48.73 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai, Pre-Octroi). Though the deliveries will commence from early April 2015.
The company seems to be working on a major facelift of the vehicle, which might be launched here in the second half of 2015.
Bajaj Auto, the Indian two-wheeler giant, that recently teased the pictures and a video of the much-awaited 200cc fully-faired bike - the RS 200 - will launch it on March 26, 2015. Like we informed our readers in an earlier article, the bike will be called the RS 200 instead of the 200 SS.
The company seems working on a mid-life facelift version of the Corolla as well for global markets, as a slightly modified version of the car has been spotted undisguised. Since the new-gen Corolla was launched in India in 2014 only, we expect the updated model to not come before 2016.
Bajaj Auto, the home-grown automaker, has brought back its popular commuter bike - the CT100 - in India. Just so you know, the company had discontinued this bike in 2006.
Seeing the growing popularity of this segment, Hero MotoCorp, the world's largest two wheeler maker, is now planning to launch a 250cc bike. To be called the Hero HX250R, the bike was unveiled at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo.
Based on the new-gen i20, the crossover shares its features and engine line-up with the former. That said, the company has tried to give it a more rugged look and sportier interior than the regular i20.
Bajaj Auto will soon launch its fully-faired 200cc Pulsar in the Indian market, hints a teaser image revealed by the company yesterday. The teaser image also reveals that unlike other international markets, where it is branded as the 200 SS, the bike will be called the Pulsar RS 200 in India.
General Motors India, today, rolled out the 2015 Chevrolet Captiva in the Indian market. Just like the old model, the new model too has a 4x2 manual and 4x4 automatic versions, priced at Rs 25.13 lakh and Rs 27.36 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).
BMW India today rolled out the performance-oriented Mini Cooper S (3-door petrol) in the Indian market at Rs 34.65 lakh (ex-showroom). The new range Mini's diesel models, however, were already launched in November 2014 in both three and five-door configurations.
Hyundai India is all set to launch the new i20 Active crossover in India on March 17,2015. About three weeks ago, the company had revealed the design sketches of the car, and now it has revealed it completely through official pictures.
In a bid to increase its market share in the Indian market, Skoda, the Czech carmaker, is planning to re-launch the Fabia premium hatchback in India.
Renault India, today, rolled out the updated Duster in the Indian market with several new features. Though, there are no changes made to the exterior of the compact SUV, it gets a more feature-rich cabin.
When compared to the i20 hatchback, the i20 Crossover gets slightly sportier exterior and interior. The car's front fascia gets a new skid plate, new bumper with large fog lamps, projector head-lamps with daytime running lamps etc.
First showcased at the 2014 Delhi Auto Expo, Hero Motorcorp's new 110cc scooter - the Dash - will be launched by mid 2015. In fact, according to a report published in Autocar Professional, the company has begun the production of the vehicle at its Gurgaon-based plant.
Tata Motors, the home-grown automaker, has silently launched a new top-end AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) variant of the Zest. Called the Zest XTA, it is priced at Rs 8.07 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). With this new variant, the Zest now has two AMT-equipped diesel models in its line-up.
The company rolled out its 20 millionth vehicle last week. Though all the vehicle have done well for the company, the Activa and CB Shine contribute the most in the total sales volume. Both the vehicles are leading their segments, currently.
Maruti Suzuki India, the country's largest carmaker, today announced the recall of 19,780 units of Alto 800 and 13,318 units of the Alto K10 that were manufactured between 8th December 2014 and 18th February 2015.
Skoda Auto India, today, added a special Zeal Edition to all its cars - Yeti, Rapid, Octavia and Superb. While the Zeal Editions of Octavia, Superb and Yeti get all black interiors, the Rapid Zeal Edition comes with an accessories package.
General Motors has teased the next-generation Spark, known as the Beat in India, ahead of its world debut on April 2, 2015 at both, the New York and Seoul Auto Shows.
