Auto Industry Reviews

Jaguar Land Rover opens its largest, state-of-the-art showroom in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The showroom boasts of premium standards of sales and after sales to its Jaguar Land Rover customers.

The two prestigious awards in the automobile field- Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) and Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY)- were announced yesterday. While the Hyundai Grand i10 bagged the Indian Car of the Year award, the Royal Enfield Continental GT was crowned the Indian Motorcycle of the Year.

The new MINI Countryman D having been assembled in India goes light in the pocket at Rs 28.6 lakh. The first in the clan to get five doors, the interiors are swanky. Perhaps not very comfortable when doing slow speed levels on Indian road conditions, it glides smooth at greater speeds.

Guenter Weber replaces S. Murlidharan as the Regional President for Automotive Aftermarket business of Bosch Limited, effective from November 1, 2013. His expertise in marketing, sales, engineering and manufacturing will come handy in the company's expansion plans in India.

The Lexus RC Coupe with its two variants - the RC 350 that will have a 3.5-litre V6 engine and the RC 300h hybrid running on a 2.5-litre engine will be flagged on 20th November, at the Tokyo Motorshow.

Mahindra adds another variant to the XUV500 model the W4. At Rs 10.83 lakh, the model sports the same engine but with notable features added to the exterior and the interior of the vehicle.

Fiat India opens three new showrooms in Mumbai Torrent Motors in Andheri East, Esskay Motors in Prabha Devi, and Balaji Cars in Navi Mumbai.

Honda will begin with the manufacturing of the Urban SUV Concept the Vezel. The Vezel will see both the hybrid and the petrol versions.