Maruti to add new version of Alto in the Portfolio

Maruti Suzuki, who is well known for the low budget car and has always kept its buzz through cars like Maruti 800, Alto and Eon. The Maruti 800 is known as ‘people’s car’. Then it comes to Alto’s turn who has presence in millions of houses in India. Continuing the trend, Maruti wants to add one more version to Alto family.

Currently Alto is available in three version, First one is original Alto that was introduced before 14 years back. It has 0.8-litre. 3 cylinder motors. Another version came with updated engine K10 1.0-litre which is more powerful than original 0.8-litre.

While last version of Alto came in all new Avatar, new stylish and reshaped body but maintained original engine. And expected new comer will have another surprise. It will come with the original Alto body and new upgraded K1, a 4 cylinder engine. After 14 years, Alto will come with 4 cylinder engine with 16 valve motor which is good for 68PS of maximum power at 6200 rpm and 90Nm of maximum power at 3500rpm.

Maruti Launched Celerio CNG at Rs. 4.68 Lac

Maruti Suzuki, country’s largest car maker by volume introduced one more version of its Celerio family. The company price the car at Rs. 4.68 Lac, ex-showroom, Delhi. The company named this new Celerio as ‘Celerio Green’. It will be available in manual transmission engine in VXI range.

Mr. ManoharBhar said that “the idea of introducing a bi-fuel CNG variant was to strengthen the brand and offer more fuel choices to the customer,” and “We are confident that factory fitted iGPI technology on the Celerio Green will bring all the benefits to customers such as smooth drive and hassle-free maintenance and help us in expanding the Celerio brand.”

The company claims best-in class fuel efficiency of 31.79 km/kg in CNG mode. With new Celerio Green, company has strengthen its CNG portfolio and offers iGPI technologies on six models so far. These models include Alto 800, Wagon R, Ertiga, Sx4, and Ecco.

Volkswagen to Realign Production to Emphasis on Export

Volkswagen Group now focus more on Indian subsidy to achieve its global goals. The Volkswagen will now also rework its future production plant for Indian subsidiary. The company will focus more no localization and brand building, improving sales and services and new product launches.

 
 Our one of the previous article has stated that, the company is now looking forward to achieve 90% localization in production of car prevailing in the Indian market.

Mr. Mahesh Kodumudi, MD Volkswagen India said that “India is one of the most discussed countries at the headquarters, but being part of a behemoth it takes a little longer to decide on strategy. India is a very difficult market; it takes some soaking period. The company has learnt a lot in the past few years.”

 He added that “India will be one of the strategic markets for us to support our global ambitions” and “India is on course to become the third-largest market for passenger cars and utility vehicles by 2020, he added. The German carmaker plans to roll out 200,000 units from its Chakan plant by 2017-18, up 100% from now.”

Hyundai India Recalls 2,437 units of Santa Fe SUV

Hyundai Motor India, a second largest automobile manufacturer by volume in Indian Market. The company has been doing well with its recent launches Grand i10 and Compect Sedan Xcent. But on 25^th May, company recalled 2,437 units of its Santa Fe SUV.

The recall has been made considering a faulty stop lamp switch. Company said statement that “Hyundai Motor India will voluntarily recall 2,437 number of Santa Fe vehicles of the 2011 model year in India for the manufacturing period June 26, 2011, to September 26, 2013.”

The company has taken this step to avoid potential difficulties because of non-working stop lamp which. The car will replace a switch considering potential malfunctioning. Affected Santa Fe owners will be notified in a phase manner, and they will be ask to take their car to nearby authorized dealer for the service.

Talking about some previous recalls Honda has recalled 31,226 units of Amaze and Brio, Maruti Suzuki recalled 1,03,311 units of Ertiga, Swift and Dzire, while Toyota recalled 44,989 units of MPV Innova.

Mercedes-Benz Launches another AMG Performance Center in Bangalore

To improve and strengthen its brand and give more emphasis of AMG brand in India. The car maker has launched second AMG center in the Bangalore. The AMG center basically helps company to provide much better personalized services to AMG customer and enhanced service quality.

To ensure service quality and avail specialized services, more than 12 members from different dealership of the company were trained at the AMG’s headquarter in Affalterbach. This training will enable these members to provide extensive customer service and can for customer who demands for car according to their specifications.

This way, Mercedes-AMG aims to offer a more personalized service to its customers and further bolster its powerful luxury SUV product portfolio in India, and this focus on developing an even closer relationship with customers extends a very special brand experience. The AMG Performance Centre is characterized by a consistently applied and a unique AMG brand identity. Company said in the statement.

Mr. Mario Spitzner, Director Branding and Marketing, Mercedes-AMG GmbH said “AMG has been on the forefront of delivering exceptional driving experience on and off the race track. This attitude of striving for more performance driving, always being one step ahead, takes a new dimension in India with the launch of our AMG Performance Center in Bangalore. The AMG Performance Centre will serve as the perfect place for performance car enthusiasts to experience and discover the right AMG car, concept and accessories for a perfect driving experience.”

Adding further he said “We believe India is ready for a performance oriented driving experience and we are delighted to bring these closer to our customers in India. Our AMG portfolio has seen tremendous success and we are thrilled to add yet another superlative driving experience - The ML 63 AMG in our luxury performance SUV range for India.”

Fiat Avventura to Hit Market at the End of 2014

Fiat India to launch new Avventura towards the end of the year. The new car is mostly based on current Punto hatchback from the company’s portfolio. The Avventura was showcased at Auto Expo 2014 in Delhi, is now in the final face of testing.

The car when come to the market will directly compete with existing cars like Volkswagen Cross Polo and the recently launched Toyota Etios Cross. The car is more prepared for off road drives, and powertrain may include petrol and diesel engines same as Punto hatchback.The car is stylish and has tailgated-mounted spare wheel, protective skid plates, additional side mouldings, large alloy wheels and high ground clearance. The Avventure will also have new upgraded interior too, which is also expected with new facelift Punto. Expect an all-new, upmarket-looking, dual-tone dashboard and new switchgear for the centre console.

Visit Carworld1 to get more detail Fiat Car Model, Price Mileage

Teaser Released: New Jaguar XE Sedan

Jaguar, a subsidiary of Indian Auto Giant Tata Motors released new official images of upcoming Jaguar XE. The images clearly states that the size of the car will smaller than other sedan so far from the company. This will be the first small sedan from the Jaguar with highly sporty stance. 

 

The car will be based on recent development of the company, an ‘iQ AI’ aluminum structure. The ‘iQ AI’ is said to be highly flexible and it can accommodate transverse and manage well inline engines and drivetrains. The same structure might be used in future launches from the company like upcoming Jaguar SUV which is expected to come in 2016.

 

The XE Sedan’s powertrain is expected to be come with 3.0-litre supercharged V6 engine, which is currently running in Jaguar F-type. The engine has capacity to produce up to 460 Nm depending up on car variant. While XE compact saloon is expected to come with 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engines.

The car is expected to be unveil at Paris Motor Show this year, and might be launched in market for sell in mid of 2015. The car will give tough competition to the Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C- Class and BMW 3 – Series.