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Toyota Sales Cross Four Lakh mark

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. (TKM) has announced that it has crossed 4 lakh unit retails sales in India since its inception. The company also announced a 50 per cent jump in total sales at 5,650 units in October 2009, compared to the same period last year.

Chevrolet Cruze coming on 12th October

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The Chevrolet Cruze will be launched on the 12th of October, 2009. The Cruze which has been caught testingby CarWale will have a 150bhp 2.0-litre diesel engine which also powers the Captiva.

Toyota Corolla Altis CNG Coming Next Month

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Toyota plans to launch the Corolla Altis CNG next month just in time for Diwali sales. After the Innova CNG, the Corolla Altis is the next Toyota vehicle to come factory fitted with a CNG kit. Currently, the only other car in the Corolla's segment to have an alternate fuel ...

Vehicle Approval Period to Reduce

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

Before any new model hits the Indian car market, it has pass the various tests from the engine building to crash tests as the standards set by National Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (Natrip). The Natrip has two main testing centres, one is the ARAI in Pune and iCAT in ...

Expensive Cars to run on Cheaper Fuel

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Expensive cars will be able to reduce the fuel costs to half. Cars like Skoda Octavia, Toyota Corolla, Maruti Suzuki SX4 and a few more could be available in either LPG or CNG variants.

GM India plans to launch Cadillac

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

General Motors India is planning to introduce its Cadillac range to the Indian auto market. The Detroit-based company had initially planned to launch its Hummer SUV in India. GM will introduce the Cadillac CTS to compete with German luxury brands  Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW.

Fiat India launches Linea

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd has launched the Linea today at a starting price of Rs 5.98 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi.

CarWale drives the Corolla Altis

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

The new Corolla has one of the most awaited cars in the country, despite the Civic ruling the D-segment with its futuristic lines and space-age interior. Will the Altis give it a scare? We couldn't wait to find out, so we got ourselves in the driver's seat. Here is the ...

Toyota Corolla Altis launched

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Toyota Kirloskar Motor India has launched the new Corolla, the Altis, in New Delhi.

Toyota Altis (new Corolla) launch on 5th September

Monday, August 18th, 2008

The Toyota Corolla Altis, the new Corolla, will be launched on the 5th of September in India. The new Corolla is expected to have the same 1.8l petrol engine but a few tweaks  will help it produce 132bhp (as opposed to the current one's 125bhp). The Corolla Altis will be ...

New Corolla, Fortuner to go on sale this year

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Toyota Kirloskar Corporation will launch the next-gen Corolla and Fortuner sometime this year, announced Hiroshi Nakagawa, Toyota's newly-appointed India head. The vehicles will be both imported and manufactured locally.

Toyota set to join compact car bandwagon

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM) is planning to launch a compact car within the next two to three years. The joint venture is hoping to bring out a series of models with engine capacities from 1.1 to 1.3l, to make their presence felt in the booming compact car bazaar in India. ...

A global Fiesta

Friday, February 15th, 2008

It appears that Ford is learning the Toyota way, and has stated that the new Fiesta will be a global model, unlike its cars to date. For example, the Fusion that is sold in Europe (and India) is a large hatch/MPV-like car, whereas the US market Fusion is a traditional ...

Skoda Fabia - Finally Here!

Friday, January 11th, 2008

At one end of the spectrum is the Tata Nano – an ultra small car which can be had at the lowest price one could ever think of, for a car, and at the end of the spectrum is the Skoda Fabia – a premium hatchback, the price of which ...

All-new Toyota Corolla coming to India by mid-2008

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007

The premium luxury car segment was once dominated by one name - Toyota Corolla. It was set as the benchmark and the segment's new entrants had a path cut out to try and beat the Japanese major at its game. Skoda's Octavia did sell well, but the Toyota Corolla was ...