Audi has recently started local production of the Q5 luxury SUV. they’ll make it at the VW Group plant in Aurangabad. Local production of the vehicle could help Audi price the Q5 aggressively.
Kia just launched the anniversary edition of the Sonet to mark the 1-year anniversary of the Sonet. About 1 lakh customers brought a Kia Sonet home in the 1 year since the most affordable Kia SUV went on sale in September 2020. Kia sold 1,03,910 cars till September. This kind of sales performance easily earns Sonet a spot in the most successful car launches in India despite the pandemic soaring.
Tata Motors and Global NCAP have put an end to the speculation about the safety score of the Punch mini SUV. In the GNCAP crash testing, the Tata Punch scored full marks and earned 5 stars for adult safety and 4 stars for child safety.
A recent report claims to have knowledge of Maruti Suzuki’s plans to bring a smaller SUV to compete directly with the Tata Punch. The news comes after Tata Motors unveiled the Punch mini SUV. It must have received extremely positive customer feedback for Maruti Suzuki to consider entering this mini SUV space.
The passenger vehicles business of Tata Motors recently raised Rs. 7,500 crore investment to accelerate the growth and penetration of electric vehicles. This investment comes at a valuation of $9.1 billion or about Rs. 68,250 crore for the passenger electric vehicle business. Tata Motors are already the leader in the EV space but they’re also witnessing rapidly growing demand among traditional engine car buyers.
A Youtuber managed to grab a screenshot of the Tata Punch bookings page where the carmaker mentioned that the Punch has a 5-star safety rating from GNCAP. However, later Tata removed that bit of information from the site. This raises a question: why Tata Motors might want to hide that bit of information from the potential buyers? After all, a good safety rating will only add to the car’s perceived value among buyers.
Toyota has introduced the Rumion MPV in South Africa. This is a rebadged Maruti Suzuki Ertiga. This is the 4th rebadged Maruti Suzuki car after the Glanza, Urban Cruiser and Belta. Although the Belta and Rumion are not available in India. Besides the new Rumion, Toyota are also selling the Urban Cruiser, Starlet (rebadged Baleno) in the South African market. The Belta (rebadged Ciaz) may also be introduced soon in some foreign markets.
MG Astor launched in India with a starting price of Rs. 9.78 lakh. Here's the full price list, top features, engine specs and dimensions of this C-segment SUV.
Mercedes Benz recorded a 99% YoY increase in sales in the quarter ending September 30, 2021. The growth for the calendar year 2021 so far stands at 79%. Both of these figures and the Q2 FY 2021 sales of 4,101 units point towards a strong rebound in sales in the auto sector.
A fresh communication from Mahindra claims that the first lot of 25,000 units of the Mahindra XUV700 was lapped up by the customers in under 1 hour. The bookings will reopen tomorrow morning on October 8, 2021, at 10am.
Skoda India today teased the Slavia sedan, which is on its way to the Indian showrooms. The carmaker released a small teaser highlighting their heritage and the Slavia name, which was first used for a bicycle model several decades ago.
Mahindra XUV700 7-seat now gets 2 more variants with the luxury pack. The XUV700 AX7 diesel manual and the diesel 4WD automatic now eligible for the luxury pack. At least the pricing for the luxury pack is straight-forward and adds Rs. 1.8 lakh to the non-luxury model’s ex-showroom price. So, the XUV700 AX7 diesel manual Luxury costs Rs. 19.99 lakh while the AX7 diesel 4WD automatic Luxury costs Rs. 22.89 lakh (ex-showroom).
Update (Oct 7, 2021): We have received confirmation that the prices of the Astor will be out on October 11, 2021.
MG Astor will launch tomorrow, on October 7, 2021. The new entrant in the C-segment SUV space will go up against the established rivals like the Hyundai Creta and Kia Seltos. And it has a few tricks up its sleeve. One is the human-like AI assistant mini bot, which sits on the dashboard. The other is the Level 2 autonomous driving capabilities and advanced driver-assist features.
Mahindra Thar has accumulated 75,000 bookings in 1 year since it went on sale. The new-generation Thar launched on October 2, 2020. On the 1-year anniversary, while the Thar got 75,000 customers lined up to buy it, the off-road SUV itself launched when the Mahindra Group were celebrating their 75-year anniversary. A surprising coincidence
Tata Punch engine specs, dimensions and variant details are out. Now the only thing that remains is the price. We’ll find that out soon enough as this mini SUV is launching on October 20, 2021.
Skoda today launched the Rapid Matte Edition at an ex-showroom price of Rs. 11.99 lakh for the petrol manual and Rs. 13.49 lakh for the petrol automatic. It’s based on the Style variant of the Rapid but gets a extra style and convenience features. Mechanically, the Matte Edition remains the same as the regular Rapid and gets the same 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine with 6-speed manual or optional 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission.
Tata Motors today revealed their second sub-4m SUV. While the Nexon is also technically a sub-4m SUV, the new Tata Punch is the one that justifies that tag with a length that’s considerably under 4 meters. The exact dimensions and engine specs will be out soon.
After a long wait since Independence Day, Mahindra finally revealed the list of all XUV700’s variants and their prices. In this article, we’ll take a look at other details and important dates for the XUV700 like demo vehicle arrival, test drive, bookings and delivery, etc.
If you always wanted an off-road SUV and didn’t want to sit through the long waiting periods for the Mahindra Thar, then the Force Gurkha is a worthy alternative. It’s about as capable as the Thar as we’ve seen the two SUVs have faced each other in several competitive off-road events.
Mahindra launched the XUV700 in August but only revealed the prices of some of the variants. Now we have the complete list of variants along with seating options and transmission combinations and their respective ex-showroom prices.
We recently spotted a Citroen Berlingo XL MPV testing on highways with the red number plates. While the Berlingo is also available in M or medium size, we know that the MPV seen in the clip and pictures is the XL variant. The rear windows of the XL are larger and the door rails also don’t extend as far back as the Berlingo M.
A recent leak sheds light on the variants of the upcoming C-segment SUV, the MG Astor. The source also details out the engine-transmission combinations available for each variant. Let’s look at the information.
A leaked record tells us that the upcoming Tata Punch SUV will follow a completely new variant naming convention compared to other Tata cars. There’s also information about the colour options available for each variant.
Photos of Mahindra XUV700 in the dealership stockyard are starting to surface online. This is hinting at the possibility that the deliveries of the car will commence soon. Even most buyers who have booked the car are not aware of the exact delivery date. However, dealerships have assured buyers that their car will be delivered before Diwali.
