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Ford Fiesta 1.6 ZXi receives Special Edition

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

The Ford Fiesta 1.6 ZXi now is available in a Special Edition variant for a price of Rs 6.44 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. The Special Edition gets leather upholstery in place of fabric seats.

Tata Indigo Manza launched

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Tata Motors launched its new Indigo Manza in Mumbai earlier today. The car is available with petrol and diesel engine options and has four trim levels – Aqua, Aura, Aura(ABS) and the top of the line Aura+. The petrol range starts at Rs 4.8lakh, and the top diesel range costs ...

Ford September 2009 Sales Figures

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Ford India has registered a 50% growth in sales in September 2009 as compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 3,405 units in September 2009 as against 2,273 units during September 2008.

New Ford Fiesta SXI launched

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Ford India launched the new Fiesta SXI. The new Fiesta SXI comes with the advanced and efficient 1.6 Duratec (petrol) and 1.4 Duratorq (common-rail, turbo diesel) engines. Both engines are fuel efficient and produce class-leading performance.

Fiesta now under Government listings

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Ford India has signed a  contract with the Directorate General of Supplies & Disposals [DGS&D], the central purchase and quality assurance organisation of the Union Government, who has approved the use of the Ford Fiesta by all government departments across the country with immediate effect. 

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.

Will cheaper cars help drive sales?

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

With the current global market going through a bad phase, the US car market declined by 37% in November 2008, hitting the lowest in the past 26 years, with the three giant auto makers- General Motors, Chrysler and Ford’s sales figures declining by more than 40%. The current US car ...

Ford announces Fiesta price cut

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Ford has announced that its popular Fiesta model will be sold at a special discounted price for ten days.

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. ...

New Ford Fiesta launched today

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The New Fiesta was launched this morning with a few subtle changes made to the headlights, front bumpers and the grille. The tail lamps look a little more menacing compared to the predecessor, the headlamps are extended and taper towards the grille.

Mexican Fiesta for Ford

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Ford has decided to strengthen its small car portfolio with a production facility for the new subcompact Fiesta at Cuautitlan Assembly Plant in Mexico. This plant earlier manufactured pickup trucks from Ford but now will need to re-equip itself with the production requirements of a small car. Ford is following ...

Oil’s well that ends well

Saturday, May 24th, 2008



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 ...

Chevrolet Optra Magnum vs Honda Civic vs Skoda Octavia

Thursday, November 15th, 2007

It was pretty simple, seemingly. A good friend of mine was interested in buying a car and his budget was about 10-12 lakhs. Not a bad budget that, you'll say. I said the same. And what followed was pandemonium. Why? I'll tell you.

Linea to kick-start fresh innings in India for Fiat

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Biggies have been pouring in with well-packaged family sedans to lure the fancy of the Indians. It was Honda which came in with its City and then Ford introduced the Fiesta. Hyundai joined the bandwagon too and its Verna became instantly popular. The latest entrant in this segment has been ...