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Thursday, May 8th, 2008 188 Views
Do you recall that one television soap – the splendid (yeah, whatever!) Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki (or is it Kii? Sorry if I spelt it incorrectly, for I am not into tarot or numerology etc), by one Ms Ekta Kapoor? It reached millions of homes and even the people in ...
Posted in News, Promotional Schemes, Announcements, Indian Car Market, Consumer Care, Indian OEMs | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 236 Views
Those who drive Hyundai Verna please stand up. Thank you. Ever wondered about the maximum fuel efficiency that your car can return? Well, even we, the automotive journalists, during our road tests give more of ‘real-world’ mileage figures but it makes for a good sense to see what’s the best ...
Posted in News, Announcements, CarWale Misc, Reviews/Previews, Indian OEMs | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 240 Views
The crude oil prices have been on the rise. The automotive manufacturers decided to hike up the prices of their offerings owing to increasing material cost. And now, it is the turn of the financial institutions to play the party trick.
Posted in Announcements, Indian Car Market, Consumer Care | No Comments »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008 602 Views
Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo etc… are you a fan of these automotive brands? Well, I am. So, any news relating to Pininfarina is quite important to me since a lot of cars belonging to niche brands like the ones mentioned are designed at this very Italian design house.
Posted in News, Announcements, Foreign Cars | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 682 Views
The Tata Nano has set the pulse racing in the automotive industry. With the ever growing car market, all the major OEMs are looking at India with more focused eyes than ever before. The passenger car market has been experiencing a healthy growth year after year and the small car ...
Posted in News, Speculated Launches, Upcoming Cars, Indian Car Market | No Comments »
Monday, April 21st, 2008 766 Views
Audi has been flirting around by saying that it is developing a compact SUV to rival the hugely famous BMW X3 and VW Tiguan. But the flirting period is over now. Audi showcased the Q5 – a compact SUV which will be pitted against the BMW X3, VW Tiguan and ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008 477 Views
VW introduced the Indians with its luxury offering, Passat, a few months back and it’s heartening to know that this premium package has been well received here. The Passat fundamentally competes against the likes of Nissan Teana, Skoda Superb and Toyota Camry to a certain extent.
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Friday, April 18th, 2008 416 Views
With the fuel prices going skyward, more and more automotive manufacturers are working towards developing alternate drive systems. There’ve been a lot of alternate propulsion systems like fuel cells, solar energy, battery power etc heck, there have even been some air-powered cars!
Posted in News, Indian Car Market | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 882 Views
Now, I know that there are a lot of cars that are “expected” to be launched in India in the coming couple of years that everyone is aware of. So, what I am talking about in this article is not what India can realistically expect, but what should be launched ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Foreign Cars, Upcoming Cars | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 4th, 2008 1,459 Views
A bit late, that's what we've been when it comes to the review of Skoda's 'in demand' small car, Fabia. But perseverance paid off and paid off well. Here's the Skoda Fabia 1.4TDI's review, which we hope will be helpful.
Posted in Articles, Reviews/Previews, New Arrivals | 1 Comment »
Friday, April 4th, 2008 2,323 Views
Although it was shown as a concept at Maruti Suzuki’s pavilion at Auto Expo '08, Splash has been in the international market for a while now. Keeping the trend in mind, India has been getting all the latest products developed by Suzuki, be it the Swift, SX4 or the Grand ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Foreign Cars, Upcoming Cars | 2 Comments »
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 307 Views
The moment has arrived, finally. Having received a lot of articles for our contest 'Aspire & Become Motoring Journalist', a lot of good ones at that, the editorial team was oblivious to the fact that it had a tough task ahead. We thought it would all be over swiftly, but ...
Posted in Articles, Announcements, CarWale.com, CarWale Misc | No Comments »
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 684 Views
Ford – world’s leading automotive manufacturer which has brands like Lincoln, Mercury, Mazda and Volvo in its family, just entered into a definitive agreement to give away two of its family members namely Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors. The Indian automotive giant announced a $2.3 billion bid to ...
Posted in News, Announcements, Foreign Cars | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 6,754 Views
Ah, finally. After being the focal point of attraction and anticipation for a long time, the Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire is here at last! And it’s pig ugly… actually no, it is not all that bad afterall. Not as bad as many thought it would be. Just like what Indigo ...
Posted in New Arrivals, Indian Car Market | 21 Comments »
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 63,655 Views
Maruti Esteem – a saloon car which Maruti has been selling successfully with minor upgrades for over 14 years now! But that’s about to change. Soon. What I am talking about is the Dzire that aims at being er.. a desirable car!
Posted in Upcoming Cars | 54 Comments »
Saturday, March 8th, 2008 678 Views
Don’t blame me, please, for not having posted anything in here any sooner. It was quite an event for all of us and everyone was in high ‘spirits’, if you know what I mean! All the guests present were happy and feeling merry. The event started with the propitious diya-lighting ...
Posted in News, Announcements, CarWale.com, CarWale Misc | 3 Comments »
Friday, February 29th, 2008 536 Views
Budget – something that’s been scaring the hell out of everyone. And now that it is out, scare is a past tense for many. It was heartening to see that the budget was focused towards the common man and the farmers. The budget focused on essential sectors like agriculture, education, ...
Posted in News, CarWale Misc, Consumer Care | 1 Comment »
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 913 Views
In the automotive world, letters B, M and W are highly respected. Even more so when they are used in union to refer to an automotive company which has a German name – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, which BMW is the acronym for.
Posted in New Arrivals | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 31st, 2008 495 Views
CarWale Awards are here. And how! Acting as a tool to connect the consumers with the automotive world, CarWale Awards is a platform to commemorate the car makers for their effort. But like every good film has an interesting twist, CarWale Awards too has an element of uniqueness to it. ...
Posted in Announcements, CarWale.com, CarWale Misc | 3 Comments »
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 1,860 Views
Chevrolet – the company which was Opel till some years back, in India. Controlled by GM, Chevrolet has been rapidly gaining a firm foothold in the Indian market. To showcase its prowess and to strengthen the brand image GM had the all-new Cadillac CTS, Hummer H3, concepts like Chevrolet T2X, ...
Posted in Auto-Expo | 7 Comments »
