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Toyota Altis (new Corolla) launch on 5th September

Monday, August 18th, 2008 5,019 Views

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 ...

Car sales down by 1.7% in July

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 402 Views

It has finally happened: new car sales figures have gone down by 1.71% in July. After three years, the Indian car industry has seen a dip in sales figures. 89,250 cars were sold in July 2007, while India managed to sell only 87,724 cars in July this year. Tata Motors ...

Major hike in fuel prices within a week

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 549 Views

The government has been trying hard to avoid hike in fuel prices for some time now. However, after meeting leading petroleum companies’ officials, Petroleum Secretary M S Srinivasan confirmed today that the fuel price hike is around the corner. The cabinet will discuss the hike tomorrow and the decision will ...

GM Maintenance Promise : It Works!

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 1,312 Views

General Motors came to India with its Opel brand in 1996. Being a contemporary luxury car, Opel Astra became an instant hit. But the party got over as soon as people started realizing the maintenance cost of the German Astra. GM introduced Corsa which proved to have the same problem. ...

Maruti, Hyundai, GM and Tata slash prices of small cars

Saturday, March 1st, 2008 6,347 Views

Yesterday's budget impact has been quite pleasant for small-car buyers. Almost all small-car manufacturers have reduced their small car prices from 5,000 to 20,000 rupees. Hyundai, Maruti and GM had taken the new prices in effect immediately.

Skoda’s FabiaFeelSpecial.com is Spreading Viruses

Monday, January 21st, 2008 1,877 Views

Update: The problem is rectified now. The site is safe to visit. Skoda people acted really fast! When I opened Skoda Fabia's Feel Special website (www.fabiafeelspecial.com) a few moments ago, my Mozilla Firefox crashed! I tried opening the page thrice but with no success. Highly wondering, I tried opening the site ...

Honda India Launches 2.0L Two-Wheel-Drive CRV

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 5,192 Views

Honda Siel Cars India today launched 2.0L 2WD CRV. The 1997cc, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, DOHC engine in new CRV version delivers maximum power of 143ps@6000 rpm and torque of 190Nm@4200 rpm. Apart from engine other major changes are lack of four-wheel-drive system, electric sunroof and six-CD-changer (has single CD/MP3 player). New CRV ...

Skoda India Launches Super-Hatch Fabia

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 97,278 Views

Update: Skoda has launched Fabia now. The car is available in 5-8 lakh price range. Two engines (1.4L MPI petrol, 1.4L PD TDI diesel) are offered in a total of four trim levels i.e. Active, Classic, Ambiente and Elegance. Dealers are provided the prices of three diesel (Classic, Ambiente ...

Tata launches Indica Dicor, Indigo CS and Sumo Grande

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 56,812 Views

Tata Motors today launched DICOR (Direct Injection Common Rail) version of its highly popular car, Indica V2. Other two launches are Sumo Grande, a great upgrade to current Sumo and Indigo CS (Compact Sedan), compact version of Indigo sedan. Apart from the launches Tata also unveiled the new generation ...

Auto Expo 2008 Starts Tomorrow

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 906 Views

The much awaited Auto Expo 2008 is starting tomorrow. Team CarWale.com has already reached New Delhi to cover the show. We will be providing you live coverage of as many events as possible. Keep visiting this Auto Expo site of CarWale.com.

Hyundai India to raise i10 prices, other models to follow

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 2,783 Views

Hyundai Motor India the country second largest automobile manufacturer has announced that it will revise the price of the recently launched i10 across all its variants effective from January 12, 2008 up to a maximum of Rs 5,000 for the top trim. Other models too will see a marginal price ...

Tata’s 1-lakh car: Automotive Growth vs Environment vs Traffic System

Thursday, December 20th, 2007 9,975 Views

Though Tata's Rs. one lakh car is yet to be launched but it is already in controversies. Automotive pundits are considering this car as pioneer of Indian automotive industry growth. To environmentalists, this car is a serious threat to environment. And a different set of people thinks that this car ...

Volvo C70 may find its way to India

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 7,448 Views

Volvo Car Corporation is going to showcase its luxurious convertible C70 at 2008 Auto Expo in New Delhi. According to Mr. Paul de Voijs , Managing Director, Volvo Car India, C70 may be launched in India. Apart from C70, Volvo Car India will also be showcasing recently launched S80 sedan ...

Indian auto-majors may hike car prices in new year

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 1,550 Views

Many Indian car manufacturers are considering a substantial price hike in the year coming ahead. GM, Maruti and Hyundai are among those who might really do this. According to these OEMs, the culprits are increasing prices of crude input materials including petroleum products and aluminium. The expected price hike is ...

Loan Interest Rate Calculator/EMI Comparison Tool Launched

Monday, October 8th, 2007 1,696 Views

When it comes to car finance, the first thing that strikes in mind is 'what is the interest rate?' But unfortunately bank executives don't tell you interest rate, the all they tell you is EMI! Without knowing the interest rate, you really can't figure out how good or bad a ...

Now Volvo Enters India with S80 and XC90

Thursday, September 6th, 2007 1,476 Views

Yesterday came Germany's Volkswagen and today Sweden's Volvo! Volvo, yet another major world auto player has entered India today with its very luxurious S80and XC90. Both the cars will be sold as CBUs (Completely Built Unit) imported directly from Sweden. S80 is available for sale in Rs.38-44 lakh and XC90 ...

Volkswagen Comes With Passat in India

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 5,204 Views

European auto-giant Volkswagen has launched Passat today in India. The car full of luxurious features is available in two versions, Highline DSG and Highline DSG S. Highline DSG is priced at 22.35 lakh and Highline DSG S at 24.35 lakh rupees (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

HyundaiMotorIndia.com domain expired!

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007 1,668 Views

That's right! The domain www.hyundaimotorindia.com which hosts Accent, Elantra and Sonata Embera's micro-sites, has expired.

CarWale.com Independence Day Survey/Review Awards Announced

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 987 Views

We are happy to announce results of CarWale.com Independence Day New Car Survey/Reviews. Total 24 reviews were short-listed, among which just two could make it to the finals.

Maruti Suzuki Launches New Grand Vitara

Thursday, July 5th, 2007 2,148 Views

Maruti Udyog Ltd has launched the new Grand Vitara a couple of hours ago. The new Grand Vitara has got a lighter 2litre Petrol engine and is available for sale in two versions (Manual and Automatic). Price for manual and automatic transmission versions are kept 13.8lakhs and 14.8lakhs respectively (Ex-showroom, ...