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Citroen, the leading French automaker is celebrating three successful years in India, which saw the launch of four models, an extremely futuristic sales model, and a highly localised production operation.

BMW India will open bookings for the first-ever all-electric BMW i5 from 12:30 Hrs, 04 April 2024 onwards. The car will be available in the country as a Completely Built-Up (CBU) model and can be booked at the BMW d...

Soon after announcing an all-new compact SUV, Skoda Auto India continues with its product actions in 2024. In a bid to cater to increasing demand, the company will be re-introducing its flagship sedan, the Superb, t...

BYD India, a subsidiary of the world’s leading New Energy Vehicles (NEV) manufacturer, BYD, has officially announced the opening of bookings for the highly anticipated BYD Seal and along with it, an opportunity to w...

MG Motor is set to unveil new state-of-the-art products at the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (also known as the Shanghai Auto Show) on April 18th. The British-born brand will celebrate i...

Porsche has fundamentally overhauled the third generation of the Cayenne with comprehensive changes to the powertrain, chassis, design and equipment. This has further extended not only on-road and off-road performan...

Honda Cars India (HCIL) is commemorating the 10th anniversary of its popular family sedan, Honda Amaze.

Honda Motor Co. will begin sales of the all-new SUV, the ZR-V, on April 21, 2023, at dealerships across Japan.The ZR-V was developed as a model which combines “practicality,” the core value of an SUV, “reliability” ...

The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX has beaten its own efficiency record in real-world driving with another 1,000 km+ journey on a single battery charge. Following its record-breaking maiden drive from Stuttgart to Cassis...

While car makers like Skoda Auto, Toyota Kirloskar and Tata Motors showed significant improvement in April 2020 sales as compared to the corresponding period last year, the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki ...

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India announced the opening of bookings for the all-new Mercedes-Benz C-Class often referred to as the baby S Class, exclusively for Mercedes-Benz customers from April 13 to 30, 2022. B...

Barely a fortnight after its launch, Toyota Kirloskar Motors has halted the bookings of its SUV, the Toyota Hilux because of various factors impacting its supply.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) launched the iconic Hilux in the Indian market. Bookings for Toyota Hilux are open. The ex-showroom prices will be announced in March 2022 before start the deliveries in April 2022.

The first-ever BMW iX electric car has been launched in India. The BMW iX is the BMW Group’s new technology flagship. It is the first BMW without any numerals in its designation. ‘iX’ stands for the first BMW electr...

The all-new second-generation Lexus NX, a highly successful luxury crossover around the world, is the first all-new model developed under the "Lexus Driving Signature". Lexus is the luxury arm of Toyota Motor Corpor...

Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India has launched the new GLA and the AMG GLA 35 4M. The vehicles were to be launched in April 2021 but was had been delayed in keeping with the pandemic situation

The new BMW 6 Series has been launched in India. Locally produced at BMW Group Plant Chennai, the car is available in one petrol (newly introduced BMW 630i M Sport) and two diesel variants (BMW 630d M Sport and BMW ...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced that it will be entering the highly competitive compact yet rapidly growing SUV segment in India with its own new compact SUV. Toyota will do a “Glanza” by launching a new ...

The 2020 Hyundai Creta was launched in March 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic was just beginning to raise its ugly head across India. A lockdown followed in April and no vehicle manufacturer was able to sell its prod...

In this new world which is reeling under the pandemic covid-19, automobile sellers like Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor India, FCA India, BMW India, Ford India, Honda Cars India, Mercedes-Benz India, Volvo India ...

Volkswagen India launched the new T-Roc SUV at an introductory price of Rs 19.99 Lakh (ex-showroom). Deliveries of the Volkswagen T-Roc will begin in mid-April 2020.

Dune bashing is fun as long as you have a dependable vehicle and an equally dependable driver who knows how to wade through sand using the right gears and techniques. We had with us a dependable vehicle, the new For...

Ford India introduced the 2020 Endeavour with a new 2.0-litre EcoBlue engine and world’s first 10 Speed-Automatic Transmission – at an introductory price starting at Rs 29.55 lakh. With a simplified variant lineup, ...

Mercedes-Benz India launched launch its product and technology brand ‘EQ’ in India. Brand EQ is a product and technology ecosystem that aims to shape the future of mobility, which derives from the Mercedes brand val...

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has launched its first BS6 compliant vehicle, the XUV300. The BS6 version of the XUV300 will be available on all its 1.2 litre turbo petrol offerings. The company will be converting its entir...

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...

Maruti Suzuki India introduced its new 1.5-litre DDIS 225 diesel engine with 6-speed manual transmission in the Ertiga multi-purpose vehicle. The latest 1.5 litre DDIS 225 4-cylinder diesel engine is developed in-ho...

Hyundai Motor India has begun its test drive of its new subcompact SUV in the country. Around March 22, 2019 the vehicle had left the company’s factory located in Tamil Nadu and had begun its journey across the nati...

Mahindra & Mahindra owned Italian design house Pininfarina will be launching the Battista all-electric hypercar at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show to be held from March 7 to March 17, 2019 (Press days March 5 and 6).

India’s leading passenger car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki Ltd launched the next gen Ertiga, powered by a new K15 petrol engine which delivers 13pc more power and 6pc improved torque output. The next gen Ertiga has b...

Isuzu Motors India has signed on former South African cricketer and an adventure enthusiast, Jonty Rhodes to promote the brand and V-Cross in India. The company has launched its latest commercial, featuring Jonty Rh...

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...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has unveiled the Yaris for the Indian market. With Yaris the leading auto manufacturer marks its entry into the highly competitive B-segment in India. Built on Toyota’s renowned philosophy of ...

‘i Create’ offers over 120 possibilities through which numerous combinations can be created. ‘i Create’ portfolio for Swift includes exclusively designed roof wrap and hood graphic options, striking exterior body s...

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...

Maruti Suzuki has emerged as the largest utility vehicle maker in the first quarter of FY18. The company has sold 57,125 units of utility vehicles like Vitara Brezza, Ertiga and S-Cross in Q1FY18, which is an increa...

Tata Motors passenger and commercial vehicle total sales (including exports) in May 2017 were at 38,361 vehicles, lower by 4% over 40,123 vehicles sold in May 2016. The company’s domestic sales of Tata Motors commer...

After showcasing the pre-production version of Jeep Compass in April 2017, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) India’s first locally-produced sport-utility vehicle (SUV) officially rolled off the assembly line today at ...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, leader in passenger vehicles, sold a total of 136,962 units in May 2017, registering an 11.3 pc increase. This total sales includes 130,676 units in domestic market and 6,286 units of ex...

Ford India combined domestic wholesales and exports touched 25,149 units in April 2017 as compared to 16,470 vehicles in the corresponding month last year. That, in essence meant, an almost 53per cent growth. April ...

Mahindra & Mahindra , a leading utility vehicle manufacturer, saw a terrible April 2017 as domestic sales and exports slumped drastically. M&M total sales numbers (Utility Vehicles, Cars & Vans and Commercial Vehicl...

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) registered monthly domestic sales of 14,480 units in April 2017 against 10,486 units in corresponding month last year, registering a growth of 38.1%. The company has received good respon...

In April 2017, Tata Motors passenger vehicles, in the domestic market, continued its growth momentum at 12,827 nos., a growth of 23%, over April 2016, due to an encouraging response for its recently launched lifesty...

In the month of April 2017, Toyota Kirloskar Motor posted a growth of 52% in its domestic sales when compared to its sale in April 2016. TKM sold a total of 12,948 units in the domestic market and exported 1109 unit...

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd wholesale deliveries surged 39% in April 2017 to 4,217 vehicles, thanks to customer demand for the Datsun redi-GO and the recently introduced new Nissan Terrano. Sales rose to 4,217 vehic...

Leading passenger car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 151,215 units in April 2017. Maruti Suzuki had sold a total of 126,569 units in April 2016, thereby registering a 19.5pc growth. Total s...

Leading car manufacturer Hyundai Motor India Ltd has registered domestic sales of 44,758 units for April 2017, a 5.7pc growth over April 2016. The company has seen a drop of exports to 11,610 units as compared to 12...

On the face of stiff competition in the car industry, Nissan India has reduced the prices of the Nissan Sunny. The Nissan Sunny, will be available in the country for at a starting price of Rs. 6.99 lakh (Ex-showroom...

On the face of it, it seems Indians have yet to fall in love with pick-up vehicles like the way the Americans and others do. Though Indian tastes are veering towards vehicles with muscle like looks, crossovers and c...

Even though the total number of Lamborghini cars sold in India is very small, this could grow at a scorching pace once the Urus SUV is launched globally. But that would have to wait till 2018.

Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold 139,763 units in March 2017. This includes 127,999 units in the domestic market and 11,764 units in exports. The company had sold a total of 129,345 units in March 2016.

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL) announced total domestic sales of 57,315 units in FY2016, registering growth of 45pc over the previous financial year. The company registered sales of 5,309 vehicles in March 201...

Renault India has registered sales of 135123 units in the financial year (April 2016-March 2017) as against 71,732 units in the last fiscal (April 2015-March 2016), posting a growth of 88.4%.

In the month of March 2017, Toyota Kirloskar Motor registered a 81% growth in its domestic sales when compared to its sale in March 2016. TKM sold a total of 13,796 units in the domestic market and exported 636 unit...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited stated that starting April 1, 2017 its midsize sedan Ciaz will be sold exclusively through Nexa outlets across India. Nexa is the premium retail channel from Maruti Suzuki. It was launche...

Tata Motors launched its stylish Tigor notchback car at a starting price of Rs 4.70 lakh for its petrol variant. The diesel variant price starts at Rs 5.60 lakh.

All of us who were there at the recent Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland would vouch for the fact that there is another word besides Namo that is getting popular by the day and that is TaMo from Tata Motors. The comp...

Hyundai Motor India Ltd., one of the leading passenger car manufacturers in the country, launched their premium global SUV Tucson in India for an introductory starting price of Rs. 18.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for...

Just a day or so after Maruti recalling 20427 units of S-Cross for brake replacement, Ford India has announced the recall of around 48,000 units of the diesel variant of EcoSport SUV. The company intends to correct ...

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...

New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP), a non profit organisation registered in the UK, has come out with a crash test which says that cars like the Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Mahindra Sco...

Among the clutch of UVs / SUVs sold in April 2016 in the domestic market, the Hyundai Creta stands out for its stellar performance. Hyundai Motor India sold 7900 units of the Creta in April 2016 and exported 2215 un...

In the latest data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the Renault Kwid has clocked domestic sales of 9795 units in the Mini car segment for the month of April 2016. Of the handful of ...

There is a new Audi TT RS Coupé and a new Audi TT RS Roadster that is being showcased at the Beijing Motor Show in China which begins on April 25, 2016 to May 4. The car engine is going to perform better with a 400h...

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will be showcasing the new ASX compact crossover featuring the "Dynamic Shield" front design concept at the 2016 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2016). Th...

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...

It seems that the Mahindra Quanto has been remodelled into a new vehicle with an entirely butch look and a new platform. The new look vehicle from Mahindra & Mahindra has now been christened ‘NuvoSport’. This new SU...

Honda Cars India has launched the new Honda Amaze with bold exterior styling, premium interiors and several new-age features. The new Amaze also now comes with the Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The new ...

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 all-new BMW 7 Series, the flagship from BMW, was launched at the Auto Expo 2016. The sixth generation of the exclusive luxury limousine was unveiled by Sachin Tendulkar, the legendary sportsman. The all-new BMW ...

German luxury car manufacturer Audi has introduced the new Audi A6 35 TFSI and has priced it at Rs 45,90,000 ex-showroom New Delhi and Mumbai. The new car from the Audi stable achieves a new milestone in energy effi...

Audi has announced an updated version of their high security A8 L Security which can be ordered now and will be launched in April 2016. Audi will debut their new knight in disguised armor at the Frankfurt Interna...

In June 2015, Ford did not produce a single unit of the Ford Classic sedan or the Fiesta sedan in India. Raj Sarkar, Head, Marketing, Ford India Pvt. Ltd. told Motown India that Ford has ceased the production of ...

The 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK saw the new generation of Lotus high performance sports cars with the unveiling of the company’s quickest and most expensive series production car ever, the 3-Eleven. Th...

Aston Martin Lagonda has announced that their investors, Investindustrial and Tejara Capital have further invested £200 million (approx. Rs. 1950 cr.) to fund product expansion for the Gaydon based manufacturer. As...

Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (HMCI), a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, has exhibited at Auto Shanghai 2015 the world premiere of the Concept D, a concept model for a new SUV model under developme...

Volvo Auto India announced the launch of the petrol variant of V40 Cross Country in India. The V40 Cross Country diesel version was launched in launched in India in 2013. The new Cross Country petrol variant will be...

Guillaume Sicard, President, Nissan India Operations said; “It is a completely new car that we are going to launch in the next 15 months. It’s not a reshaped version, everything is new. The platform is new, the body...

It was more than a tight rope walk for the all-new Jaguar XF. In fact, it was more of a high wire water crossing. The all-new Jaguar XF was revealed during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in the heart of Lond...

Land Rover, part of the Tata Motors controlled Jaguar Land Rover, will be presenting the new Range Rover Sport HST at the New York International Auto Show 2015.The show will be held from April 3 to 12, 2015. The ne...

The Range Rover Evoque will now be manufactured at the JLR Pune manufacturing facility. This will be the fourth vehicle at the plant joining the Freelander 2, Jaguar XF and XJ. The price of the vehicle starts at Rs ...

Jaguar has announced that on March 24, 2015, they will reveal the all new XF saloon ahead of the New York Auto Show on April 1, 2015 where full technical details of the car will be revealed.

No, this one is not headed for India, at least for the time being. The new Mercedes-Maybach S600 will be available from April 2015 onward in the US for prices starting at $ 189,350 (Rs 1.17 crore approx.). This car ...

Porsche unveiled the new 911 Targa 4 GTS and Cayenne Turbo S at the 2015 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The new Porsche 911 Targa 4 GTS has combined the successful GTS idea with the class...

Toyota Motor Corporation has shown the design of its hydrogen fuel cell sedan. The vehicle was first unveiled as a concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2013. The company has priced the vehicle at approximately 7 milli...

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 ...

There are several ways to measure how environmentally friendly a vehicle is. Some manufacturers talk of the fuel saved over a year, some talk about the reduction in deadly gases and some even compare it to a cow, we...

The Audi A8 is going to hit the showrooms in India late April or early May 2018. According to reliable sources, the car will cost upwards of Rs 1.2 crore and will be imported as a CBU into the country. The car is g...

The Audi exclusive RS 7 dynamic edition is making its debut at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2014. Highlights include such elements as Crimson Red safety belts and stitching throughout the interi...

April 11, 2014 marks the U.S. debut of Nissan's Smart Rearview Mirror, the world's first LCD monitor that helps provide clear rearward visibility unimpeded by traditional obstacles such as cargo, tall passengers, in...

Luxury car maker from the United Kingdom, Bentley is all ready to display the Bentley Hybrid Concept at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition on April 20, 2014. This will be Bentley’s first plug-in hybrid ...

Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, will be exhibiting the world premiere of two new concept models as well as new production models for the Honda and Acura brands at ...

Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Company, is going ahead with the evaluation of the Q50 Eau Rouge high-performance vehicle and will show footage of the testing of a prototype ...

The ultimate four-door high performance sports coupe from BMW, the all-new M6 Gran Coupe was launched on April 3, 2014. The company also announced the commencement of a new BMW Group Training Centre in Gurgaon, Hary...

Ask a male chauvinist Indian about women drivers, and a majority says women are the worst drivers in the world. But according to a press statement from Ford, as customers, designers, race car drivers, engineers, mar...

On April 15, 2014, there would be another powerful brute added to the German stable of Mercedes-Benz India. Yes, the luxurious and powerful GL63 AMG will be launched. The vehicle, one recalls, was launched globally ...

April 2014 seems to be a season for launch of high performance cars in the country. While Mercedes-Benz India has announced the launch the GM63 AMG sports utility vehicle on April 15, 2014 in Mumbai, BMW will be lau...

Not that we at Motown India are late at delivering this news. We were reeling under a shock. Around the time of the Geneva Motor Show (March 6 to 16, 2014), there came the news that all three cars of the ”Rembrandt ...

Onkar Kanwar controlled Apollo Tyres used the glamorous platform of Geneva Motor Show to unveil a new high performance summer tyre for SUVs like the Audi Q5 and BMW X3 and X5. The tyres will go by the name of Apterr...