Chevrolet
Optra : 368
Cruze : 939
Aveo : 155
Aveo UVA : 148
Tavera : 1908
Spark : 3887
Beat : 2444
Captiva : 172
Fiat
Linea : 810
Punto : 1220
Palio : 19
Ford
Fiesta : 1092
Endeavour : 214
Figo : 6013
HM-Mitsubishi
Lancer : 12
Cedia : 8
Pajero : 76
Outlander : 42
Montero : 10
EVO X : 0
Ambassador : 397
Honda
City : 1542
Civic : 253
Accord : 83
Jazz : 112
Crv : 22
Hyundai
Santro : 8133
i10 : 12415
i20 : 8068
Accent : 1114
Verna : 1854
Sonata : 20
Santa Fe : 32
Mahindra
Verito (Logan) : 1006
3 wheelers + GIO + Maxximo : 9869
Xylo : 2214
Scorpio : 4144
Bolero : 7345
ST + Marshal + Maxx : 750
Maruti
M800 : 2528
Omni : 7577
Alto : 25462
Estilo : 2342
WagonR : 12229
Dzire : 11797
SX4 : 2102
Eeco : 5445
Swift : 10622
AStar : 1525
Ritz : 5263
Kizashi : 35
Gypsy : 210
GVitara : 7
Nissan
Micra : 1198
X-Trail : 2
Teana : 7
370Z : 0
Porsche
Boxster : 3
Cayman : 1
Panamera : 3
Cayenne : 57
Skoda
Laura : 421
Fabia : 1561
Superb : 332
Yeti : 132
Tata
Nano : 10012
Indica : 4250
Indigo : 5282
Sumo : 2007
Safari : 1193
Aria : 286
Venture : 357
Toyota
Innova : 3464
Altis : 776
Fortuner : 739
Etios : 4657
Camry : 25
Prado : 19
Landcruiser : 1
VW
Jetta : 162
Passat : 196
Beetle : 16
Polo : 3755
Vento : 2866
Phaeton : 1
Touareg : 4
For the first time Tata Motors could manage to sell over 10,000 Nanos in a single month ever since its launch. According to the company reports 10,012 Nanos was sold in April 2011 with 184% jump in sales.
The sales of Nano had been hit due to fire issues haunting the company for over 6 months. Slowly Tata Motors is gaining confidence among the customers looking for an affordable car. Also a major step taken by Tatas to sell the car at BigBazzar seams to be working well.
As in the Tata Indica eV2 ad, in which a customer is surprised to know the mileage of the Indica eV2, you could as well be equally surprised. How can the same Indica which was launched 12 years ago with around 20 Kmpl could deliver 25 Kmpl now? Here is how it happens
Tata Motors have done some technical changes to the Indica eV2 which makes it the most fuel efficient car.
1. The front end of the car has been reworked to be more aerodynamic, with the air flow around the front end is now smooter.
2. Brake calipers have been redesigned for smoother passage of air. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software was used to design the caliper
3. The tyres have been changed to low-rolling resistance rubber one which delivers better fuel effecicenty as the rolling friction is less. The wheel and tryes weigh less now.
4. New bearings on the suspension work well with the new tyre-wheel configuration
5. DICOR engine has been tuned to meet BS4 emission norms. ECU mapping and injection systems have been revised.
6. The engine cranks only if the clutch is engaged there by protecting the starter motor.
We at Automobile Planet think, if Tatas can do this to Indica why can’t they do it to the other vehicles as well. Or, do we see such technology being used in other Tata vehicles in the near future?
Source: Indianautosblog
According to Mr. H.W. Park – Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Hyundai India, its small car(codename: HA) will be launched in India by the end of this year. Hyundai has been testing the car in and around its plant in Tamil Nadu. We had earlier posted couple of spy pictures of the Hyundai small car.
The Hyundai small car will be powered by a 800cc engine and priced at Rs. 2.5 lakh. It will take on the market leader Maruti Alto with competitive price. The small car will help Hyundai to gain some market share in the small car segment currently dominated by Maruti.
Details of the car at present is very remote, Subscribe to the Automobile Planet for regular updates.
Mercedes Benz has been working hard testing its new S Class for 2013. Spy pictures published at worldcarfans shows heavy camouflage. The 2013 S Class is expected to get more streamlined appearance with a prominent grille and CLS inspired headlights. It could be slightly larger than the current model.
Mercedes is focusing more on the hybrid technology for S Class. A plug-in hybrid variant of S Class with a powertrain that mimics the Vision S 500 Hybrid concept is also expected.
Mitsubishi has launched the BS4 variant of the Pajero SUV in India. The BS4 variant is equipped with the same engine with a catalytic converter to reduce the emission and meet the BS4 norms.
The Pajero is powered by a 2.8 litre IDI Turbo diesel engine which now produces 108 Bhp of power and 260 Nm of torque. This means there is reduction of 10 Bhp as compared to the BS3 variant. Apart form the addition of the catalytic converter there is absolutely no change in the exterior and interior. The BS4 Pajero is costlier by Rs. 90,000 as compared to BS3 variant.
Here is the rendering of the soon to be launched Skoda Rapid. Couple of days ago we had showed the spy pictures of the Skoda Rapid being testing at Skoda's plant at Aurangabad.
The rendering picture was found at http://www.automobile-magazine.fr site. The car in the picture resembles very much to the spy pictures we showed. With this looks Rapid is going to be a strong competitor to SX4, New Hyundai Verna and All new Ford Fiesta.
