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Bangalore-based The Smart Techie magazine has recognized CarWale as one of the top 10 Internet companies in India for 2009. Among other winners are Anil Ambani’s BigAdda.com, Sabeer Bhatia’s Arzoo.com and Satya Prabhakar’s Sulekha.com. Smart Techie says about CarWale, “Mumbai-based CarWale.com is creating a platform for users to drive home a car which is the best [...]

Ford India will roll out a new small car in 2010. Ford will not change its plan of investing in the Indian market and will increase the localisation of parts to be competitive with other players. The small car will be engineered for Indian roads and will be available in petrol and diesel variants and will [...]

March 16

Honda is expected to launch the Jazz by mid-2009. The Japanese manufacturer will launch its first hatchback for the Indian auto market. The Honda Jazz will be powered by a 1.2l petrol engine. The Jazz will be based on the existing City’s platform and will share a proportion Honda city components to reduce the cost. The [...]

March 12

Honda debuted the Accord brand in India in 2001 with the 6th- generation model. It was a good no doubt, but it looked too bland, too much like the then City for buyers, especially when cars like the very Jag-ish Hyundai Sonata and sharp Ford Mondeo were running about. Then came the 7th-generation Accord, which [...]

Skoda India has unveiled its new Superb for the Indian market. The new Superb is priced at Rs 18.88 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and is powered by 1.8l, 160bhp petrol engine. The car is equipped with a seven speed automatic transmission. The Superb has a rear boot with the ‘twindoor system’, wherein one can open the boot [...]

March 10

Honda Siel Cars India announced an increase in the price of all its production models by Rs 30,000 to 101,000. The price of Honda CR-V which is a fully imported unit will be increased by Rs 3,54,000. The revised prices for City, Civic and CR-V will be effective from April 1, 2009 and for Accord [...]

Mercedes-Benz India announced the launch of the M-Class. The new M-Class is available in two engine choices: the ML 320 CDI (diesel engine) and the ML 350 (petrol engine). The M-Class is equipped with a 7 speed Automatic transmission (7G-TRONIC), a height adjustable air suspension (AIRMATIC), 19 inch alloy wheels, leather interior with burr walnut accents [...]

March 9

Audi India plans to launch the Q5 in June. After the Audi Q7, this will be the second SUV from the German stable for the Indian market. Audi had launched the Q5 in Europe by November 2008. The company got 350 new Indian customers for its Q7 in 2008. Audi will increase its investment in the [...]

Skoda India will launch the new Skoda Superb on the 10th of March. The launch will take place in Delhi. The new Skoda Superb will be equipped with a 1.8l turbo-charged petrol engine and a 2.0l diesel variant. The new Superb will sport a seven speed transmission.  The Superb has a rear boot with the ‘twindoor [...]

March 6

Mahindra, India’s number one utility-vehicle maker has just launched a refreshed range of its flagship SUV, Scorpio. Apart from its face-lifted looks, the new Scorpio has also got quite a few new features. The face lift gives it new multi-reflector headlamps, new fog lamps, ‘Scorpio’ embossed on side cladding, chunky door handles, integrated rear foot-rest, [...]