India car market sales data for September 2011

Chevrolet

Spark – 1596

Beat – 5254

Aveo-UVA – 64

Aveo – 118

Optra – 320

Cruze – 813

Tavera – 1785

Captiva – 128

Fiat

Punto – 678

Linea – 140

Ford

Figo – 5220

Fiesta Classic – 1653

Fiesta – 647

Endeavour – 281

Honda

Brio – 171

Jazz – 596

City – 3720

Civic – 117

Accord – 137

CR-V – 17

Hyundai

Eon – 7188

Santro – 6396

I10 – 9784

I20 – 7019

Accent – 553

Verna – 4810

Sonata – 7

Santa Fe – 198

Mahindra

Xylo – 2430

Scorpio – 4493

XUV500 – 505

Maruti

800 – 1993

Omni – 6892

Alto – 21198

Eeco – 4845

Estilo – 1651

Wagon R – 13301

A-Star – 832

Ritz – 6742

Swift – 11329

Dzire – 9411

SX4 – 196

Gypsy – 411

Kizashi – 14

Grand Vitara  – 1

Nissan

Micra – 1475

Sunny – 659

X-Trail – 31

Teana – 111

370Z – 0

Porsche

Boxter – 0

Cayman – 0

911 – 1

Cayenne – 25

Panamera – 0

Renault

Fluence – 100

Koleos – 91

Skoda Auto

Fabia – 1172

Laura – 285

Yeti – 50

Superb – 147

Tata Motors

Nano – 2936

Indica + Vista – 10282

Indigo + Manza – 7793

Sumo – 2061

Safari – 1837

Aria – 560

Venture – 750

Toyota

Liva – 2935

Etios – 2951

Innova – 4765

Corolla – 994

Fortuner – 1078

Camry – 17

Landcruiser – 11

Volkswagen

Polo – 3050

Vento – 3285

Jetta – 423

Passat – 85

Beetle – 4

Toureg – 0

Pheaton – 0

Volvo

S60 – 7

S80 – 1

XC60 – 11

XC90 – 10 

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Top twenty car sales in September 2011 in India

Maruti Alto : 21198

Maruti WagonR : 13301

Maruti Swift: 11329

Tata Indica+Vista: 10282

Hyundai i10: 9784

Mahindra Bolero: 9764

Maruti Dzire: 9411

Tata Indigo+Manza: 7793

Hyundai Eon: 7188

Hyundai i20: 7019

Maruti Omni: 6892

Maruti Ritz: 6742

Hyundai Santro: 6396

Chevrolet Beat: 5254

Ford Figo: 5220

Maruti Eeco: 4845

Hyundai Verna: 4810

Toyota Innova: 4765

Mahindra Scorpio: 4493

Honda City: 3720

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Next generation Fiat Palio spied without camouflage

     Fiat has been testing the next generation Palio in Brazil for a while and now we have the clear pictures of the next generation Palio. The new Palio is expected to be launched in Brazil next month.

     The earlier generation Palio was a huge success for Fiat in most part of the world. However the Palio could not make a mark for Fiat in India, thanks to the launch of Tata Indica at the same time which resembled Palio in its looks. The Palio was little overpriced than the Indica which was one of the main reasons for Palio’s steady growth in Indian market.

     In styling aspect, the new Palio carries over from its preceder. The overall silhouette of the new Palio will resemble closely with the old one. There have been changes to the front and rear in the form of newly designed headlamps and tail lamps. The headlamps look more of the Punto type and the front bumper has been inspired from the Punto styling as well. In the rear, the tail lamps are elongated and are designed very well to blend the car’s overall design. The window lines now look more aggressive which sweeps back to the top of the rear door – a design seen most of the present generation cars.

     Weather the new Palio will come to India is still a big question as Fiat India recent announced that it has not got any plans to launch a small car till 2013. Fiat India earlier had hinted about a sub-Punto hatchback for Indian market and we feel the new Palio will definitely suit Fiat’s plans.  

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Volkswagen Vento facelift spied

     It is barely an year old and the Volkswagen has thought to give a facelift to its sedan Vento. Our friends at Motorbeam snapped a spy picture of Vento during its test runs. The Vento facelift comes into the picture soon after Honda City facelift was spied near New Delhi.  

     The C segment in Indian market is becoming increasingly competitive with the launch of Fluidic Verna, All new Ford Fiesta and the latest Nissan Sunny. Majority of Indians who had bought a hatchback 3-4 years back are planning to upgrade to a sedan which is making the C segment most lucrative after the hatchback.

     To remind you, after the launch of Vento within couple of months, the market leader Honda City started to lose its dominance and we see Honda gearing up to launch a City facelift very soon. Also the new entrants in the segment are offering better value for money making the existing players to cut prices and give a facelift to make their cars look fresh amongst the competition.

     In the spy picture of Vento, smoked headlamp is clearly visible. The current Vento headlamps come with cristal clear surrounds. Also seen in the picture is the front bumper and grill covered with white camouflage material, which means there will some changes in the front bumper and grill as well. We guess after the launch of Jetta which looks similar to the Vento, Volkswagen is trying give a little different look to Vento to distinguish it from its bigger brother. Apart from changes in the front, we can expect some changes in the rear and interiors as well. We have remote information about the rear and interior changes. Keep tuned, we will post more deatials as soon as we come across…

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Honda City prices slashed up to Rs. 70,000, only till October 5th

     Honda has once again slashed the prices of its most popular car City by up to Rs. 70,000. To remind you Honda had recently reduced the City’s prices by up to Rs. 66,000. With this price correction, the base model Honda City EMT is now priced at Rs. 7.24 lakh after Rs. 25,000 discount. The other variants SMT and fully loaded VMT gets discount of Rs. 65,000 and 70,000 respectively whose prices now are Rs. 7.54 lakh and Rs. 7.94 lakh (All prices ex-showroom, New Delhi).

     This price reduction is only till 5^th of October. There is an added benefit of slightly reduced interest rate of 11.49 percent. Now with this price cut it is evident that the new Honda City facelift is around the corner. We are waiting for you Honda City facelift!!!

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Hyundai Eon teaser ad, car launch on 13th October

     In our earlier post we had posted about the Hyundai Eon micro website coming up. Now we have a teaser ad of Hyundai Eon in which a question is asked to a family of 3 to say which is the most exiting car and the small girl says she prefer to say it on 13^th October. It is now confirmed that the Eon will be launched on 13^th of this month.  So hold your breath to see the most exiting car of the year. 

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Skoda unveils Citigo small car

     Just after the launch of Volkswagen Up small car at recently concluded Frankfurt Motor Show, Czech Republican VW’s sister concerned company Skoda Auto has come up with its own version of Up. Skoda has named its small car a Citigo which will debut in European markets by early 2012. The Citgo is powered by VW’s 1.0 petrol engine with two different output variants – 59 Bhp and 74 Bhp. Skoda has ruled out a diesel version of Citigo but is working on an electric verion of the car.

     Skoda Citigo tough is based on Up, the styling has been inspired by Skoda’s MissionL and VissionD concepts. It measures 3.56mx1.65mx1.48m (length x width x height).

     Skoda India has already hinted at sub-fabia hatchback for the market. What better car than Citigo match Skoda’s plans in India. So expect to see the Citigo in India soon after its European launch. 

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