The demand for SUVs has increased rapidly in the automobile market in the last few years. Nissan’s Magnite SUV has crossed one lakh units sold in India. It was launched about four years ago. Its starting price is Rs 4.99 lakh (ex-showroom). Magnite, a compact SUV measuring less than four metres, competes with Maruti Suzuki’s…
The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki launched the Jimny SUV last year. However, it has received a lukewarm response from customers. The company has sold only 163 units of Jimny in January. It competes with Thar from Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the big automobile companies. More than 6,000 units have been sold in…
Uttar Pradesh remained at the forefront in total sales of vehicles in the fourth quarter of last year. After this there are Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. In Uttar Pradesh, 8,22,472 units of vehicles were sold in the October-December quarter. These included passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers and three-wheelers. According to the Society of Indian…
The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has sold 1,97,471 units in February. This includes the company’s sales of 1,63,397 units in the country, sales of 5,147 units to other OEMs and exports of 28,927 units. The compact segment has been the most demanding for the company. In the compact segment, Maruti Suzuki has Baleno,…
Suzuki Motor, one of the big automobile companies, has started manufacturing its first flying car. Maruti Suzuki had showcased this flying car at the Gujarat Vibrant Summit held earlier this year. This fully electric autonomous Skycar is being developed jointly with Japan’s flying car startup Skycar. This flying car is being manufactured at Suzuki Motor’s…
Maruti Suzuki has announced the recall of more than 16,000 units of its popular hatchback models Baleno and Wagon R. Talking about the exact numbers, the company has recalled 11,851 units of Baleno and 4,190 units of Wagon R. The cause is reported to be a possible problem with a component in the fuel pump…
Sales of Elevate, the only SUV in the country from Honda Cars, one of the largest automobile companies, have crossed 30,000 units. It was launched in September last year. The company has also started exporting this indigenously made SUV to Japan. This is the first time that Honda Cars’ Indian unit has exported a car…
The sales of the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki increased by 15 percent to more than 1.52 lakh units in March. The company is getting strong demand in the utility vehicle segment. In the last financial year, Maruti Suzuki has made record sales of more than 21 lakh units. The compact car segment has…
The total manufacturing of the country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki has crossed three crore units. The company started manufacturing in the country in December 1983. It has manufacturing plants in Gurugram and Manesar in Haryana and Hansalpur in Gujarat. The company had manufactured 10 lakh units in 1994. After this, in April 2005 it…
The country’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki plans to emphasize eco-friendly fuel options like CNG. The company has the highest share in the CNG segment of passenger vehicles. It has vehicles with petrol engines and CNG kits. The company has set a target of selling six lakh units of CNG vehicles in the current financial…
