Auto Industry Reviews

Toyota hasn't really been doing a great deal in the Indian market lately. The one-upon-a-time product, Qualis, set the ball rolling and the Innova has truly done well to keep the MPV numbers swelling - good job there. But what happened everywhere else?

The new Neemrana plant will have an annual capacity of 750,000 units and will initially manufacture motorcycles and scooters, though it will specialise only in high-powered and premium motorcycles in the future.

The German trio with their AMGs, Ms and RSs have ruled the performance cars scene for quite some time now. However, other manufacturers are also getting serious about taking the mainstream dive into the world of luxury automobiles. At least Volvo is.

Audi, the German luxury carmaker, was spotted having a lot of fun at the DTM season finale yesterday as the Audi RS 7 piloted driving (read: driverless) concept completed a lap at the Hockenim Grand Prix track. The company says the concept completed the lap in a little over 2 minutes.

Nissan, the Japanese automaker, recently teased a new Crossover SUV concept that will be unveiled at the Sao Paulo Motor Show in Brazil on October 28, 2014. International reports claim that Nissan is considering selling this car globally, which may be a preview of the production version of the Extrem concept.

More often than not, we, the automotive journalist folks, are busy getting behind the wheels of the fanciest cars and even not really the fancy ones. However, if I were to be honest, it is rare for even us to get our hands on the heritage variety. Not any more though, thanks to the Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience.

Honda Cars India is planning to increase its dealership network by 35 percent by the end of this financial year. The company is aiming to take its dealership number to 230 in 150 cities across the country from the existing 195 dealers in 127 cities.

Harman, in collaboration with Sahil Audio International, has announced the launch of JBL Autostage. This is the first complete plug and play audio upgrade package, which reduces costs of installation and fabrication fees.