Cardekho's Article in Cars

849 High Court’s landmark verdict on car imports
The Bombay High Court has recently passed an order which will definitely help in the prevention of illegal imports of all-terrain vehicles, MUVs and superbikes into the country.
Posted on Oct-20-2010

725 Volkswagen Group makes another delivery record
The Volkswagen Group is in news again for its another delivery record. The company has held its own on the automotive markets of the world in the initial 9 months of year 2010 and has registered another delivery record.
Posted on Oct-20-2010

900 Skoda Yeti to be launched on November 18
The Skoda fans should get happy once again because the auto major, Skoda Auto India has announced that it will launch some new products in this year.
Posted on Oct-20-2010

821 Tata Aria to give a tough fight to Innova and Xylo
The newly launched Tata Aria by Tata Motors is the very first crossover made by an Indian auto company.
Posted on Oct-20-2010

822 Chevrolet “October Offer” this Festive Month
Chevrolet India has come with ‘October Offer’ for its customers. The offer is called Chevrolet Promise - In this October month, mini Chevrolet cars are coming with unique promise for three years.
Posted on Oct-20-2010

844 Maruti Swift recalled in Japan, safe in India
It is the time when Suzuki Motor is saying that it has ordered the return of its large number of Maruti Swift car products in Japan due to a defect in the door mirror.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

879 Toyota Etios to hit Indian roads this December
Toyota Etios one of the most awaited cars by the Indian automobile industry and car enthusiasts, is finally going to launch in the month of December in India. According to the industry sources, Akio Toyoda, president of the company would be gracing the occasion with his presence.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

777 Maruti still remains the most preferred choice
The largest automobile company of the Indian auto industry is too fortunate as it has everything going for it. Maruti Suzuki India Limited has still got the high customer demand for its product and this demand is much more than that of the supply of the product.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

867 Tata Motors to bring another small car
Generally Tata Motors does not utter a word about its present or future plans. But recently the company has broken this myth by giving an indication about one of its upcoming important plan.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

781 Tata Aria to sail overseas soon
Tata Aria, one of the finest and the most sophisticated products from the home grown car maker Tata Motors set its first foot on the Indian turf recently. Soon after the launch, the auto maker is planning to export the car in the near future.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

951 Honda recalls thousands of its models in Brazil because of defect
Honda Motor Company has announced that it has ordered to return its 129,324 units of its mainstay models – Honda City and Honda Fit compact cars in Brazil due to the defective accelerator pedals.
Posted on Oct-19-2010

924 Skoda Octavia to get a successor by 2011
Skoda India, a part of Volkswagen group is reportedly developing a car that would replace the company's premium Skoda Octavia and will be placed in the C segment. Thomas Kuehl, Director, Sales and Marketing Skoda Auto India stated that the company engineers are developing the car which will come to India by second half of the year 2011.
Posted on Oct-18-2010

955 Audi's Expansion Plans in India
Audi a German engineered car marvel manufacturing worldwide range of automobiles from small cars to SUV's, showed a growth of 63% in the first half of the year in India. Alhough Audi, is not in the spotlight in between its arch rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW brawl, it has created a ripple between the other German carmakers.
Posted on Oct-15-2010

924 Skoda Auto Q3 worldwide sales increased by 12 pct
Skoda Auto, the Czech car maker has achieved a new milestone. This renowned auto major has increased its worldwide sales by around twelve point eight percent Year-On-Year to 568,990 cars during the period of January to September in the year 2010.
Posted on Oct-15-2010

793 Mercedes-Benz Star Fascination Fest
Recently Mercedes-Benz India made an announcement about the launch of the ‘Star Fascination Fest 2010. This grand event was organized in Mumbai. The ace designer Manish Arora, unveiled the distinctive collection called “Inspired by Mercedes”
Posted on Oct-15-2010

880 Carnation Auto to start Web marketplace for used cars
The Jagdish Khattar-promoted multibrand automobile services company Carnation Auto, intends to introduce a new useful concept for the used cars. In fact, this auto company is planning to soon introduce a virtual marketplace for the cars that have been used earlier.
Posted on Oct-15-2010

1088 BMW X1 to be Launched in January 2011
For all the BMW X1 admirers the launch of the SUV has been pushed till January 2011. Earlier to be launched in December 2010, the parts of BMW X1 will be imported and assembled in the Chennai plant in India.
Posted on Oct-15-2010

830 Volvo XC60 soon to be launched in India
The subsequent festive days will witness a new incumbent in the car market of India. This new incumbent will be from Volvo Cars India. The company has planned for introducing its all new SUV called the Volvo XC60. The launch of this new Volvo SUV will take place in the month of November.
Posted on Oct-15-2010

1043 Carnation Auto brings multi branded auto solution to Jaipur.
Jagdish Kumar, the Chairman & MD,of Carnation Auto exclaimed that Jaipur is a potential and growing market in Rajasthan. He also added the service markets, especially the after sales services which is showing exceptional growth. Carnation Auto believes to be taking over the market with their high end workshops by providing solutions to the Indian car owners.Carnation Auto promises to satisfy its customers and keeping them in priority by offering the services and products.
Posted on Oct-14-2010

928 Hyundai Santa Fe to launch tomorrow
The Hyundai Santa Fe is unveiling tomorrow with a seven seater and Cardekho would be taking notes as it covers the launch live ! The Hyundai Santa Fe to be imported as a CBU. is expected in the diesel model with a 2.2 diesel engine.
Posted on Oct-13-2010

1018 Fiat plans to split from Tata's distribution network
With tensions surfacing the Tata motors and Fiat's three years JV( joint venture), the latter has decided to detach its distribution network from the former. Whereas considering the broader impact of the JV, all other tie-ups except joint dealership will continue like joint production of vehicles. The Italian manufacturer was dissatisfied on receiving the sales statistics which became a reason for it to reconsider its Indian strategy.
Posted on Oct-13-2010

848 Ford changes its dashboard
Ford Fiesta 2011 is all set to have a reformed and fabricated dashboard that can be controlled through a cellphone keypad. Justifying the change may make sense as the Ford Market Research department advised that youngsters were more hitched on to the cell phones other than their wheelers or means of transport. Though Ford Fiesta comes with the new feature of dashboard, when it arrived in the American market in summers, the phone selected by the same was unfashionable and passe standing small in
Posted on Oct-13-2010

1310 TATA MOTORS’ SHARE ISSUE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED
Tata Motors has successfully completed its issue of shares aggregating US$ 750 million, comprising ‘A’ Ordinary Shares aggregating US$ 550 million and Ordinary Shares aggregating US$ 200 million. It may be recalled that Tata Motors announced the offering of ‘A’ Ordinary Shares and Ordinary Shares aggregating US$ 325 million and US$ 200 million, respectively on October 1, 2010.
Posted on Oct-13-2010

783 Tata Motors plans for a small car to compete with Alto
Auto major Tata Motors intends to introduce a new small car which will be positioned between Tata Indica and Tata Nano. The company plans to launch this small car to take on Maruti Alto. Carl Peter commented that it is a widespace which requires to be addressed. He said this on the occasion of the launch of the new Tata Aria.
Posted on Oct-13-2010

758 NISSAN UNVEILS SKETCH OF ITS “NEW GLOBAL SEDAN
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., today revealed the sketch of its “New Global Sedan”. It is the second product after the Nissan Micra to be built on Nissan’s versatile ‘V’ platform. The “New Global Sedan” will have its premiere at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition in December 2010.
Posted on Oct-13-2010