Diesel cars to get dearer in Delhi

     In a move to generate more revenue, the Delhi Government has proposed to raise the registration tax on diesel car by 25%. With the 25% increase in the registration cost, the diesel cars in small car segment will cost Rs. 4,000-6000 more, mid-sized sedans and SUVs upto Rs. 10 lakh will cost Rs. 11,000-17,000 more. The buyers of diesel luxury cars costing over Rs. 25 lakh will have to shell out Rs.25,000 more due to the new tax system.

     According to some dealers, this new taxation will force Delhi people buying diesel cars to move to neighboring state like Haryana which has low tax on diesel cars.

Mercedes to drive in A Class and B Class to India

     German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz will bring in its new generation A Class and B Class cars to India. These cars will be priced below the currently selling C Class sedan and will create a new price war in the luxury car segment. Mercedes Benz intend to regain the lost ground to BMW which surpassed the former this year with greater sales and profit.


     The A Class and B Class are sub compact hatchbacks in the Mercedes stable. The next generation vehicles of A and B Class are under development for global launch in 2013.

Peter Alexander Trettin , president and CEO of Daimler's central/eastern Europe, Africa and Asia regions -
"The new range of A and B Class cars are currently under development and would be launched globally in 2013 (market introduction in 2012) along with India in the same year with Mercedes looking at developing right-hand-drive versions from the beginning. These will have the front-wheel architecture and will be priced lower than the current C-Class. The new range will be much more fashionable than their existing versions and the cars will be younger and much more modern."

Maruti Suzuki SX4 diesel gets 5000+ bookings in less than a month

     Barely a month ago, Maruti Suzuki launched SX4 with a diesel engine and the company has got over 5000+ bookings already. The waiting period for the SX4 diesel has already raised to 2-3 months (As per a dealer in Bangalore). Rivals Hyundai, Volkswagen and Ford are definitely feeling the heat of the SX4 diesel.

“We have received an overwhelming response for the SX4 diesel. Our target was 2000 units per month but with this kind of response we will have to work harder to cater to the demand.” - Shashank Srivastava, Chief General Manager, Marketing, Maruti Suzuki India.


Maruti Suzuki SX4 diesel Specifications

Honda two wheelers aim to be No. 1 in India

     The two wheeler arm of Japanese automobile giant Honda aims to be No. 1 in India in the next one decade dethroning the Hero group. Honda two wheelers plans to enter into rural areas of India by launching its first ever 100cc motorcycle next year. Honda recently split with the market leader Hero Honda to make it on its own. The proven technology and engineering of Honda has all the ability to dominate the Indian two wheeler market. 

"Our target in next decade is to be number one in India...For the first time we will introduce a mass segment motorcycle in 100-cc category. At present two-third of sales is coming from urban and one-third from rural and semi-urban areas. In a decade, the situation may be reversed” -  HMSI President and CEO Shinji Aoyama