Car News in India

Soon cars in India will have star ratings similar to the ones India has for electrical goods. As per a wild guess Chevrolet Beat Diesel and Tata Nano will be given the title of best mileage cars and these could get the highest number of stars. A strategy to give rating to cars has been on cards and the determination of an early launch was reiterated by the Oil Minister at an occasion in the capital recently. It is believed that the rating will be helpful....  Continue Reading

It seems that all the factors are in favor of stopping subsidy on diesel and making this fuel price governed by the market. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has also recently backed the issue and termed the subsidy on diesel to be not feasible. Already, the government mulls over a proposal to hike Rs 10 on diesel price pre litre in a phased manner this year so that the subsidy burden on the government can be reduced. If that happens petrol and diesel prices will have little difference and petrol cars will be as popular as diesel cars. Also, car makers such as Maruti....  Continue Reading

Putting a seal on diesel technology as the future of the industry, various delegates and organization besides heads of various car brands have unanimously acclaimed diesel to be better in terms of efficiency and mileage delivery and even cleaner than other fuels. Industry experts believe that high mileage diesel cars such as Renault Duster, Chevrolet Beat Diesel, Tata Indigo CS,  Continue Reading

Currently, the season of festivity in the automotive sector is on its highest peak, wherein the consumers are seen driving home their favorite car. The car buying done at the festive time of Diwali is not restricted to individual or personal use these days but extended to gift purpose as well. Car gift can be from an adored father to his ambitious son for securing better rank in MBA/IAS exams, or else a lovely way to say Happy Diwali to darling wife from a caring husband. Moreover another pretext could be ‘Wedding Gift’ to the newly married couple, as the end of Diwali festival....  Continue Reading

Bad news for General Motors’ fans! The car maker has officially announced that it will raise the prices of its whole range of cars by up to a whopping Rs. 20000, which would come into effect from 8th of October 2012. This step is taken as it appears to cut down the impact of the unpleasant currency movement and the elevated input prices. General Motors India has been deeply impacted with the rupee value fluctuation and the transportation and input costs have been increased as well. Therefore, the company came up to a single decision and decided to raise 1 to 2% of prices of its car....  Continue Reading

The Paris Motor Show is the launch pad for a lot of new cars. Also, it will be the platform where a lot of other cars will be showcased. The new Chevrolet Beat, Chevrolet Spark and Chevrolet Trax are among the cars that will be making much buzz at the Chevrolet stand at the show. The show is on and it has been chosen by a lot of car makers to showcase their new cars. As....  Continue Reading

The American auto maker, General Motors has tweaked the 2013 Chevrolet Spark (Beat in India). The facelift is minor with scanty changes in the hatchback. Beat, which is the lowest priced model from the stables of GM in the US auto market, has been bestowed with a new front end flaunting an array of changes. The new avatar of Beat also gets a new grille that is slightly smaller than the one which is affixed on the current version. The split bow tie design is still there on the new version of the hatchback,....  Continue Reading

Despite the stormy conditions created by the petrol price hike as well as the falling rupees in May, the June sale stood considerably well but the July sales seems to be murky for GM India. As per the sales figures, Gm India has witnessed 23 percent less sales in July compared to the same month last year. Chevrolet Beat small car remained the top player with over 4354 units sold in July. Chevrolet Spark also sold well but only 534 units were....  Continue Reading

Chevrolet Beat is in fact the most fuel efficient diesel hatchback in India and the outcomes of this fact have been cherished by GM after the hike in petrol prices in the form of exceptional sales. As per the latest reports, the new Beat has been spotted and is expected to be launched soon. Styled radically with the latest design that is apt to fetch more and more sales, the Beat and specially the Beat Diesel has at last established itself in the market. It has in fact also become the best selling  Continue Reading

If you happen to see Chevrolet Beat with a sports car heart or the Chevrolet Cruze zooming at unbelievable speeds, it should not be a matter of surprise. Reason: Chevrolet will be seen competing at IndyCar after a gap of 6-long years. The media reports suggests that Chevrolet may use the same technology which is in its racing cars into its streets vehicles, with some slight changes. It has become a trend that most of the  Continue Reading

India was smoothly heading towards becoming a prime market for diesel cars but the recent price rise has hastened it. Car makers such as Honda and Maruti besides others who had majority of petrol cars were a little lazy in bringing in the diesel models but now that the petrol prices are on fire, Honda, Maruti, Hyundai and other car makers have stepped up their efforts to put the diesel model in every car’s line up. In this race....  Continue Reading

Car buyers in India and the world no doubt seek the best deals available and car makers always attempt to bring in the best deal to them. In such an initiative, Chevrolet has brought the Chevrolet Promise program for its cars including the small hatchback Chevrolet Spark (both LPG and petrol version), Chevrolet Beat (all versions), Chevrolet Aveo U VA,  Continue Reading

Going against the wind (or call it an advertising storm), General Motors has decided not to invest more on Facebook advertisements. GM spends more than $40 million on its Facebook presence. The move has certainly shattered the belief of companies who are pumping immense resources and money in making Facebook as their major source of clientele. Notably, General Motors with over 378,342 followers has been popularizing its brand cars belonging to its subsidiaries such as Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Opel and others and it has been more than a success story.  Continue Reading

Now that the Chevrolet Beat is fast becoming the heartbeat of Indian youth due to its American styling and exceptional mileage in diesel, the American car maker is said to be in the process of bringing in the sedan avatar soon. However, the launch of Chevrolet Beat sedan will be post the launch of Chevrolet Sail hatchback and sedan this year. The American car maker hopes to position the Beat based compact sedan under the Sail hatchback. The....  Continue Reading

Chevrolet India has registered 13 percent growth in sales in March. Credit: Chevrolet Beat Diesel and Beat Diesel only as it constituted 50 percent of the overall sales achieved by the American car maker. The Chevrolet Tavera that has recently added a BSIV to its line up contributed to the 20 percent sales of Chevrolet cars in India. Overall, Chevrolet sold 10,588 cars in India in March....  Continue Reading