Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Automotive updates - 15/04/2014

Toyota has decided that it would not try any more of its luck in the small car segment. They have decided not to develop anything below the Etios Liva (according to Livemint.com) and will concentrate their energies on their bigger cars, some of which are doing great!

Riding the diesel demand wave, Honda has managed to catapult itself to third place among the manufacturers in India. A report from the Financial Express says that on the back of the sales of the Amaze and the City, Honda has managed to sell 1.33 lakh units in the financial year 2013-2014 as compared to 71,182 units in the financial year 2012-2013.

Mercedes-Benz India today added a new product to its AMG high-performance range of models. The Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG went on sale in India today, and is priced at INR 1.66 crores (ex-Showroom, Mumbai).

 The Honda Mobilio became the second best selling car in Indonesia last month, overtaking its rival, the Suzuki Ertiga. Since its launch in Indonesia in January this year, P.T. Honda Prospect Motor have delivered 18,341 units of the MPV.

Riding on its new models such as compact sedan Xcent and sports utility vehicle Santa Fe, Hyundai Motor India expects to post better sales this year as the auto industry looks for a turnaround in fortune. "The good news is that industry is expected to grow in single digit in this calender year and the company would do better than the industry," Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Rakesh Srivastava told PTI. 


In a statistic that provides the state's overburdened roads with a breather, Goans have purchased fewer vehicles in the past year. The economic survey has recorded a 30% dip in automobile sales and registration, with just 50,689 vehicles purchased in 2013, the lowest in five years.

 German machinery company Voith will deliver gear units and components for 81 vehicles of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) by 2018 as per a contract with Korean Vehicle manufacturer Hyundai Rotem.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter today, unified its used-car business under the brand name “H-PROMISE” globally.



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