The introduction of BS-VI fuel standard a year from now is expected to make small diesel engines too expensive to be of practical use and push the market for smaller vehicles towards petrol, CNG and electric vehicles, automaker Mahindra & Mahindra said. Managing Director Pawan Goenka said the share of diesel engines in cars has […]
SUV maker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, which is feeling the heat from India’s bigger car maker Maruti Suzuki, has announced its latest offering — the five-seater XUV300 — to take on Vitara Brezza, India’s largest selling SUV. The model will be launched in the 1st half of February 2019, Mahindra said. The XUV300 belongs to […]
Weeks after Mahindra & Mahindra announced the Marazzo, Maruti Suzuki has announced a total revamp of its affordable utility vehicle, Ertiga, at a cost of Rs 900 cr. The company said the vehicle, which has an image of being rather boringly utilitarian due to its plain looks, has been totally rebuilt using its parent Suzuki’s […]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, India’s second biggest SUV maker, said it was raising the price of its latest utility vehicle, Marazzo, by Rs 30,000-40,000 from January 1. The utility vehicle costs Rs 10-14 lakhs ex-showroom in Delhi, and has been one of the most successful UV launches in recent years, not least because of the […]
Mahindra & Mahindra has unveiled its next SUV, the Marazzo, at a price that is considerably below what the market was expecting. While the ‘shark-inspired’ UV was supposed to be priced in the same range as the XUV500, the actual starting price is about 20% below that of the 500. Against Rs 12.6 lakhs for […]
Maruti Suzuki said it has sold 3 lakh units of Vitara Brezza, the most popular SUV to have hit the Indian market ever. Given that the model was launched in March 2016, this works out to average sales of 10,700 units per month. The number of cars that sell above 10,000 units in India can […]
India’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki unveiled a new look for Vitara Brezza, one of the most successful cars in its history. The company also announced that it is selling around 12,300 units per month, making it the most popular SUV in India. “The exterior and interior features have been given a makeover, enhancing the bold […]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd launched the 2018 version of its high-end utility vehicle, the XUV500, with improved interiors and an engine that is about 10% more powerful than the outgoing variant. The XUV500 2018 comes with an mHawk engine that delivers 155 BHP (114 kW) of power, compared to 140 BHP on the outgoing version. […]
Maruti Suzuki India said it has become the No.1 utility vehicle brand in India, overtaking long-time incumbent Mahindra & Mahindra in the financial year ended March 2018. The company said it had a 27.5% market share in the UV/SUV space in the year. Riding on the success of models like Vitara Brezza, Ertiga and S-Cross, […]
Vehicle worth Rs 5,000 cr with BS-III certification could not be sold by the deadline of March 31, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said today. In addition, it said, the industry sustained a loss of about Rs 1,000-1,500 cr due to the deadline, it said, adding that the total loss was about 6,000-6,500 cr. […]
Vitara Brezza, the sports utility vehicle from Maruti Suzuki, has sold over 1.1 lakh units in its first year, the carmaker said in an update marking one year of the car’s launch. In total, around 36 lakh four-wheeled passenger vehicles are expected to be sold in India the current financial year, giving the model a […]
Maruti Suzuki´s utility vehicle sales doubled in October, riding on the launch of new models like Vitara Brezza and S-Cross. The SUV (utility vehicle) sales increased 90.9 % to 18,008 vehicles in the month compared with last year. This is a continuation of the trends seen in recent months. So far in this financial year, […]
Mahindra & Mahindra announced the launch of its mHawk new 1.99 litre diesel engine, which could help the company overcome the impact of a recent Supreme Court decision on diesel car sales. The Supreme Court had, a month ago, banned the sale of cars and SUVs with engines bigger than 2 liters (2000 cc). Most […]
Mahindra is all set to unveil the TUV300 — the company’s competitor to the newly unveiled SUVs from Maruti Suzuki — S-Cross, Fiat Avventura and Hyundai Creta. Click below to watch the launch of TUV300 live at 11 AM today. The vehicle has been called the most refined car produced by Mahindra & Mahindra yet, […]
Land Rover today announced that the first new member of the Discovery family, the new Discovery Sport will be launched in India on September 2nd 2015 and that Land Rover retailers are now formally accepting bookings for the most versatile premium SUV in the segment. “The new Discovery Sport, with new levels of refinement, engineering […]
Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s biggest SUV maker, is all set to unveil its latest creation, the mystery SUV known by the code name U301 and widely speculated to carry the name Supro. The vehicle will be unveiled on Thursday, July 30, at 12 pm. The Supro U301 has been seen multiple times on the road […]
Facing increasing heat from the Honda Mobilio, Toyota Kirloskar Motor today announced the launch of the new Innova and the Fortuner 4X4 Automatic. Innova is without doubt India’s most popular ‘people mover’ and has dominated the Indian roads since its launch in 2005. However, the seven-seater is also considered extremely expensive, being priced about Rs […]
August auto sales numbers reveal that Toyota Innova, arguably the most successful and longest reigning people mover in India, may have finally met its match in the just launched Honda Mobilio. Powered by the scorching sales of Mobilio, Honda Cars India said its August sales nearly doubled to 16,758 cars in India. This was achieved […]
Honda Cars India will launch its upcoming, mid-sized Innova-rival, Mobilio, next month, the company said in a statement. In addition, Honda will also launch a new version of its big-size hatchback, the Jazz, in the coming months. The Mobilio will be a seven seater and is expected to give the Toyota Innova a run for […]
Even as Toyota India reported a better than expected number for car sales, Mahindra & Mahindra reported a 19% decline in sales for passenger vehicle sales in May. Total May auto sales for Mahindra & Mahindra was down 13% at 37,869. The company, which makes the XUV 5oo — one of the most advanced passenger […]
