Volvo S60 India launch on March 10th

     Volvo will launch its new S60 sedan in India on 10^th of March 2011. The price details of the car will be available a day later after the launch. The S60 is expected to be powered bythe  2.4-liter 205hp twin-turbo diesel and 3.0-liter T6 6-cylinder petrol with 300 Bhp of power. S60 will be sold as CBUs and will compete with Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes C Class in India.

Mitsubishi unveils its small car concept at Geneva Auto Show

     Mitsubishi which had released the sketches of its small cars few days ago has now unveiled the car at the ongoing Geneva Auto Show. Measuring 3740mm long and 1680mm wide, the hatchback is aimed at emerging markets like India, China and Brazil.


     The car now called e-concept will be run by 1.0L and 1.2L engines when launched. It incorporates intelligent brake energy and start stop system which will help achieve exceptional fuel efficiency figures. The car has been designed to accommodate a full electric powertrain as well.

Honda Brio India launch on March 17th

     Honda will launch its small car Brio 17th of March in India, 6 months ahead of expected launch. Honda had previewed the Brio Concept at Thailand 3 months ago. Honda wants to launch Brio before the launch of Etios Liva which is expected in the 2nd quarter of this year.

     Honda Brio is the small car from Honda developed for emerging markets like India and South East Asia. A company official refused to comment on the Indian launch saying “We do not want to comment on this at the moment”. Brio is expected to be priced competitively at Rs. 5 lakh. 

Source: Goa on Wheels via ET

India car market sales data for February 2011

Chevrolet
Optra : 359
Cruze : 766
Aveo : 172
UVA : 118
Tavera : 1554
Spark : 2998
Beat : 3183
Captiva : 133

Fiat
Linea : 757
Punto : 1082
Palio : 3

Force
Force : 687

Ford
Figo : 7,883 
Fiesta : 1,074 
Endeavour : 336 

Honda
City : 3668
Civic : 512
Accord : 242
Jazz : 400
CRV : 21

Hyundai
Santro : 8,070
i10 : 15,105
i20 : 6,834
Accent : 1,224 
Verna : 1,241
Sonata : 29
Santa Fe : 126 

Mahindra
Logan : 1151
Xylo : 2287
Scorpio : 3924
Bolero : 7161
ST+Marshal+Maxx : 916
3 wheelers + GIO + Maxximo : 10299

Maruti
M800 : 2712
Omni : 7756
Alto : 33015
Estilo : 4469
WagonR : 14131
Dzire : 9490
SX4 : 3534
Eeco : 5780
Swift : 10936
A Star : 3657
Ritz : 5882
Kizashi : 25
Gypsy : 151
GVitara : 5

Mitsubishi
Ambassador : 302 
Cedia : 19
Outlander : 72
Pajero : 140
Montero : 11
EVO X : 01

Nissan
Micra : 2030
X-trail : 36
Teana : 14
370Z : 1

Skoda
Laura : 538
Fabia : 1466
Superb : 255
Yeti : 253

Tata
Nano : 8262
Indica : 10044
Indigo : 8966
Sumo : 2315
Safari : 1850
Aria : 173
Venture : 299

Toyota
Etios : 2786 
Innova : 4515 
Corolla : 985 
Fortuner : 991 
Camry : 20 
Prado : 8 
LC 200 : 3 
Prius : 0 

Volvo
S60 : 11
S80 : 2
XC60 : 10
XC90 : 5

VW
Jetta : 201
Beetle : 25
Polo : 3,303
Vento : 3,548