Audi A6 with Attractive Offer

Global car industry has been adversely hit by the recession and in order to fight and push the sales, the car manufacturers are coming out with various attractive offers. Just like other car manufacturers, the luxury car manufacturers are offering attractive packages.

Audi, the luxury car manufacturer too came up with a great offer “A zero percent financing rate and an extended four years warranty for the Audi A6 range in India”. This package comes with a 0% rate on finance for customers and an extended warranty of two years which is additional to the normal two years warranty. Audi A6 wants to foray passenger/sport luxury sedan segment. Currently it comes in four variants – 2.8 FSI, 3.2 FSI Quattro, 2.7 TDI and 3.0 TDI Quattro. A6 is a car with combination of luxury of a sedan and feel the adrenalin rush of a sports car.

Audi also hit the headlines with “Audi Top Assist”, the emergency road side assistance services across 95% of the major roads across India. Seems like Audi India is thinking big to strengthen its position in India.

Tata Xenon XT Launched

New Tata Xenon XT Cars in India

Tata Xenon XT made a grand entry into the Indian market with a blend of new looks and performance. This is the sixth model from Tata in 2009 and the new car is here to take in the SUV segment with its smart design, refined interiors, superb off-road capabilities, and notable loading capacity.

The new model is here to win the hearts of many with its unique, bold, and striking style. The front of the car is adorned with large wraparound clear lens headlamps and flared fenders. Outside rear view mirror with indicators and roof rails add an extra charm to the vehicle.
Under the hood we get to see a 2.2 L direct injection common rail (DICOR) diesel engine which is borrowed from the Tata Safari. It also gives an option of either two wheel drive or a four wheel drive.
Coming to its features, the Tata has not disappointed its fans and offers a plethora of comfort and convenience with style. 16 inch alloy wheels and tubeless tyres, bed-liners, fog lamps, canopy, boot lid, rollover bars are some of the accessories that comes as standard with new car.

The stylish structure with impressive interiors, powerful engine, and off-road capabilities come with a price tag of Rs 7.62 Lakh for the 4×2 version and Rs 8.58 Lakh for the 4×4 version (ex showroom Delhi).

Phantom Coupe Introduced In India

New Rolls Royce Phantom Cars in India

Rolls Royce re-entered India after a gap of 50 years and till date has made an impressive image as well as sale. The growing demand and success of its models has pushed the super luxury car manufacturer to introduce another new model of Phantom coupe in India with the heavy price tag of Rs 4 Crore. The two door four seater is said to be the most driver-oriented model from the current Rolls Royce stable.

This is one of the most expensive cars in India and it is natural to think that if they will make a good numbers in India. But surprisingly the thought takes a twist. The demand for Rolls Royce models in India is high. In the 2008, 14 cars were sold despite the global recession. The most interesting fact is that, the car manufacturer aimed at selling 18 cars but they say that sold below their target because of economic crisis.

There are impressive numbers of buyers for this noble car who can customize the according to their choice opting from a wide range of 44,000 colours.

Challenging Car Rally

Car rallies and races have always created an excitement among the car enthusiast. Here’s one such but interesting rally that has to be appreciated. In this unique r the visually challenged people helped the racing drivers to navigate through the city.

car racing track for some time and learn how this rally went on. In the rally, there were two adventurous and strong participants, one a blind navigator and a normal person for driving who would cover the scheduled distance of 65 kilometres long route.

The visually challenged person navigated the routes to the driver with the help Braille direction book (it is an electronic book which offers the power of knowledge to the blind people).

This rally which witnessed huge number of participants was organised by National Association for Blind. The rally also saw some of the celebrities like the advertising guru Prahlad Kakkar, bollywood actress Urvashi Sharma, Music Director Rajeev Mehra and social worker Poonam Mahajan were there to encourage and cheer the participants.
More of such car sports should come forward as the visually challenged people are capable of doing anything.

Swift Sells More than Three Lakh Cars

Swift has given Maruti Suzuki a reason to celebrate. The Swift has sold more than 3 Lakh cars in just three years and eight months. Since it launch in 2005, Swift has made a great impression with its style, performance and rich features.

Here is an clear evidence of its popularity. The car made first sales figure of one Lakh cars in less than 21 months and the second one Lakh in less than 13 months and the third sales of one Lakh less than 11 months.

Swift entered the Indian market with the petrol variant and later come out with a powerful Fiat Multijet diesel engine. Mostly popular among the younger crowd, Swift prices ranges between Rs 4 Lakh to 5.7 Lakh.

It is not just the style and the sporty features that make the Swift different from other cars but is also its powerful performance and commendable fuel efficiency.

M&M Service Camp Began

Scorpio and Bolero owners accelerate your car to go the service camp introduced by the M&M. The nationwide camp with customer-centric service will take place at all M&M dealership across the country from February 10th -25th in Mumbai.

Inaugurated by the Arun Malhotra, senior vice-president, Sales and Customer Care, Automotive Sector at the company’s NBS International dealership in Mumbai.

This special service camp is an extend hand of company’s With U Hamesha campaign that assures to offer the best of its service to the customers. In these camps your Scorpio or Bolero will get the complete attention ensuring the top condition of the vehicles. Apart from a detailed check ups , the customers will also avail of discounts on labour, spare parts and accessories and advice on maintenance.

Another bonus that is offered at the camp is the special exchange facility through X-mart which will provide a free evaluation for cars visiting the camp.

Fiesta ZXI Gets New Additional Features

New Ford Fiesta Cars in India

Ford Fiesta added some new valuable features to its ZXI variant. ZXI is available in both petrol and diesel version.

There will be no changes in the engine specification and the best part of this new features is that they will not cost the customers with any extra penny. The upgraded features of ZXI include Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) with Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), advanced audio system, front fog lamps.

At the time of global crisis there are some car manufacturers who are introducing new models and Ford made an smart move by upgrading the existing model with out any additional cost. Ford India acted exactly what a customer is looking for.

With all the exciting feature, the Ford Fiesta petrol ZXi costs at Rs 6.34 lakh and Fiesta Diesel ZXi with Rs. 7.32 lakhs (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

Interest rates for Car Loan reduced

Here’s the good news for the new car buyers as the the interest rate for car loan is cut down by the HDFC bank. According to their new change, the interest on car loan will be cut by 125 basis points. Basis point is a term used in finance where the unit of measure describe the percentage change in the value or rate of a financial instrument. One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%.

The economic melt down has left the Indian car market paralysed leading to very poor sales and also production cut in some cases. The initiative taken by the HDFC bank is an appreciated step as this will help the car manufacturers to push the sales. Some of the financial institution had stopped offering car loans when the recession hit.

The car sales drastically suffered nearly 18 percent of loss, which left the Indian car industry shaken and shattered. Currently the HDFC Bank offers 13.5-14 per cent interest on car loans which will be cut based on the new interest pattern.

Skoda Octavia Rejoices a Successful Journey

New Skoda Octavia Cars in India

Skoda Octavia is one of the leading sedans in the Indian car market. The car is now set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in the market. Since its inception in 1959, Octavia has received an overwhelming response from the car buyers and enthusiasts.

It is believed that Octavia is the successor to the Skoda 440 which is also christened as
Spartak. Thereafter various models were renamed and when the 440 became Octavia, another model Skoda 445 was renamed Octavia Super. Not only the names were changed but also the exterior and interior design of the cars.
Later, in 1989 the name was revived and the company started creating the car internally. By this time the luxury car manufacturers had also taken over the car brand Skoda.
The year 1992 witnessed the first concept car that was commercially launched in 1996. further to that the 4X4 version was introduced in the market.
The new Octavia launched in 2000 packed with innovation and advanced technology carried the name Octavia Tour. And then the second generation of Octavia made a grand entry in 2004 which was then followed by a facelifted version in 2008.
Octavia has not only been successful in terms of design and performance. But also in terms of good sales. Over 2 million Octavias were sold worldwide till date. And this is a sure sign of Octavia’s credibility in the market.

Indian Car Industry and its Success

The Indian car market has made a successful journey and it is the confidence and the spirit that our country has worked hard to position among U.S. and Japan. Today, the Indian car industry has grown so much that it has become most vibrant, innovative and optimistic market globally.

Compared to other industry, the Indian car industry has been appreciated even from the international automotive car manufacturers. They see great potential for their products in India and that has turned into a success of the industry.

There are several factors that lead successful journey of the Indian car market.

Government has played a major support in this field making the norms more flexible. It provided better infrastructure, attracted investments and also provided growth oriented economic policies. Another factor is the Competition which has played a vital role in the car market. The competition increased with multinational companies pouring in and resulted various joint ventures

Customers are also an important part of the industry. It is their demand for products and services that prompts the the car manufactures to come up with the best.Pollution and Safety Norms is the another key factor. Safety is something that cannot be compromised. India has proved it as a responsible car market by following every rigorous international norms of pollution.