The 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show features more than 1,000 models of imported and domestic cars, fuel/electric vehicles and stunning concept cars.
Have committed themselves to investing Rs 1,85,000 crore since last year.
With the launch of Nissan's Terrano, the fight for supremacy in the compact SUV segment hots up.
From January to September 2013, Maruti managed to sell 14,871 units of the old 800, while only 5,951 units of the A-Star were sold in the same period.
The car gives a fuel efficiency of 19.3kmpl.
Garners 6,000 bookings on pre-launch and now has a two-month waiting period.
The price increase is marginal and the company is confident that the customers will appreciate its efforts to offer globally renowned products at affordable prices.
The affected vehicles were produced in Japan between 2004 and 2013.
Both the MPVs were recently unveiled in the Indonesian market and will soon be launched in India to lure the customers.
About two dozen car & SUV models and two-wheelers lined up for launch
Though the compact SUV is based on Duster, the company has reworked the interiors and styling.
CEO Carlos Ghosn hopes the Go, which has been primed for the middle class, will help Nissan achieve the goal of capturing 10 per cent of the Indian market by 2016.
What was being hailed as innovation in Indian industry not so long ago was nothing but cutting corners and skipping processes.
GO is the first Datsun car for the 21st century.
As per the agreement, Nissan Motor India 'can enjoy concessions in the wharfage up to 60,000 units per annum.'
Ashok Leyland's debt increased to Rs 5,500 crore as of June, from Rs 4,300 crore at the end of the March quarter, mainly due to higher working capital.
They just don't have similar colours, Datsun's marketing campaign too seems be inspired from Maruti Alto 800.
Datsun Go will be the five door hatchback and is called 'K2' inside Nissan's facility.
Nissan's executive vice-president and CEO Carlos Ghosn's key man for his new strategy in emerging markets, Andy Palmer, tells Business Standard how the Tata Nano's experience made his company steer away from the $2,500 car. He also speaks about how Nissan's association with Bajaj Auto to develop a small car failed, making his company place its bets on the Datsun brand to grow its market share 10-fold over the next three years.
The car will be available from early next year.
The diesel version scores over petrol in ride quality.
Active starts at Rs 350,000 and the other at Rs 479,000.
Nissan will launch Datsun brand in Indonesia, Russia and South Africa following the India launch.
The hatchback model is christened as K2 and will take inspiration from Micra.
The four major Hindi general entertainment channels -- STAR Plus, Sony, Colors and ZEE -- have all launched music and dance reality shows in the 9-pm slot on weekends.
The diesel hatch is expented to be priced at Rs 5.3 lakh.
Nissan, Japan's third largest auto maker and Renault, France's second largest car maker, share vehicle platforms, engines and several components to meet economies of scale and generate volumes in India, where they use a common manufacturing facility in Chennai.
Last month, the company sold 5,362 units of its highly popular SUV Duster, 545 units of mid-size sedan Scala, 358 units of hatchback Pulse, 39 units of premium luxury sedan Fluence and 10 units of premium SUV Koleos.
Nissan has introduced its own flagship sedan Sunny in an automatic avatar.
The car's automatic avatar is more fuel-efficient than the manual variant, and gives 17.97 kmpl.
They are recalling a total of about 3.4 million vehicles worldwide as a result of an airbag problem.
Bajaj Auto Ltd on Friday said it plans to roll out 5,000 units of its much-delayed four-seater "quadricycle" codenamed RE-60 from its Aurangabad plant.
In India we're not exactly spoiled for choice in the electric car segment. Internationally, there are plenty of good options, and you can import them too. Let's look at some of these stunning cars.
Passenger Vehicles will feel further pinch as excise duty on SUVs shoots up to 30%
The factory is likely to come up beside the current Renault-Nissan factory at Oragadam, near Chennai, according to reports.
Recent moves by Japan's two largest automakers suggest that the electric cars still are not ready for prime time - and may never be.
While the petrol variant is priced at Rs 860,000 the diesel model comes at Rs 968,000 both slightly dearer than the existing models.
As part of its plans to have a 10 per cent share in the domestic automobile market, Japanese auto giant Nissan said it would introduce an automatic transmission variant of its flagship hatchback 'Micra' and mid-sedan 'Sunny' soon in India.
Carlos Ghosn has appointed small-car specialist Gerard Detourbet to design one specially for India.
CarDekho.com - the winner of best and most popular Indian automotive website of the year 2012 has announced the first edition of its awards.
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