List of articles tagged: Price hike

The petrol price hike has the common man feeling fleeced while the under pressure Government can breathe a sigh of relief after taking the unavoidable decision.

With the international crude oil prices going up, the oil ministry says a petrol price hike is imminent. Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has urged the state governments to reduce taxation on fuel so that the fuel hike could be controlled.

Maruti on a roll, BMW launches the 3 series M-sport, DMV approves Google self driven car while petrol price hike seems imminent in India.

Fresh calls by the government for diesel price deregulation has put automotive industry in a fix as most manufacturers have increased diesel car production. Back to back price hikes for LPG has put the economy seeking customer in a fix as the gas is now just 13 rupees cheaper that Petrol per litre.

Nissan plans to be the biggest exporter from India, Mercedes confirms the Porsche 911 rival, cars to get cleaner than rail transport by 2020, Prince Charles' 14 year old Aston to go under the hammer at Bonhams while Volkswagen is looking for reasons behind falling sales.

Mercedes-Benz India indicated that prices of all its models will be revised upwards effective 1st May 2011.

Hyundai Motor India would be increasing the prices of its products by up to 1.2% across all models, from the 1st of September 2010. This increase is attributed to the increase in input costs. The Verna Transform (read road test here) is the latest offering from the Hyundai stable and the i10 and the i20 have certainly brought in the moolah for the company. Since the rise is across segments, the costs will of course still compete with the other manufacturers but only time will tell if the costing has made any difference to the sale of the car.

Hindustan Motors-Mitsubishi has announced that it will be raising the prices of the Outlander 2010, from September 1, 2010. The price hike, which will be in the range of 1.5 to 2%, is primarily due to the rising input costs and the appreciation of the Japanese Yen against the Indian Rupee.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd., the country’s largest car exporter and second largest car manufacturer, has announced a price hike across all its models effective from 1st of February. The price hike which is from 1 to 1.5% and price rise upto Rs. 9000/- has been made owing to the rise in input costs.

All Fords available in India will see an increase in their asking price in 2010. Ford has cited fluctuating exchange rates and rising input costs as the reasons.