Car News in India

Renault Duster, which is available in European markets with name of Dacia Duster, has been offered with new special features. At present, the Duster SUV is reporting huge sales response across the globe including India. Dacia, the provider of this SUV in European markets, now offers the Duster Extreme Special Edition at 12,560 EUR (Rs 8.85 lakhs). The Romanian car maker has also displayed an Adventure Edition of the hit SUV at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show.  Continue Reading

Renault Duster, the most popular compact SUV (Sports Utility Vehicle) car model by French carmaker Renault, has done very well in Indian domestic market in the month of April 2013. Renault India has disclosed the sales figures for the month of April this year with a 10 fold rise. The total sales of company were stood at 6,314 units from 615 units in the same month of year 2012. The company had sold 5,362 units of its popular compact SUV Duster in last month.  Continue Reading

DC Design, the country's famous car modifying company which has already been selling body kits for SUVs/MPVs such as the Toyota Innova and Mahindra XUV 500, has given new design to the best selling compact SUV duster. The company has also offered this body kit for Indian car enthusiasts. DC Design Renault Duster body kit has been launched at Rs 3.49 lakh which gives it fully luxury and bold....  Continue Reading

There are some cars that can even threaten the big wigs. If the Ford EcoSport has set out on a journey to conquer Asia and Europe, it certainly will have resistance from a robust offering. And this car is no one but Renault Captur SUV that has just come and its bookings are on in Europe. Priced at €15,500 which is around Rs 10.88 lakh in India currency, the Captur is the most relevant rival of the upcoming Ecosport. It is also believed that Captur SUV is also hoped to enter India as soon as the car writes a success....  Continue Reading

Dacia has marked its presence at the ongoing 2013 Geneva Motor Show with a new and very alluring Duster variant. The car maker displayed the face-lifted version of Renault Duster in the name of Dacia Duster Adventure. This one is actually a limited edition, which offers more off-roading capabilities along with some limited edition features. The 4x4 and 4x2 options are available to choose from. The price tag of the car has not been revealed yet, but you could expect it to be higher....  Continue Reading

The latest budget proposal have proved to be a well thought reason for some car makers to apply power brakes on their expansion plans or altogether new plans for India. The luxury car makers and SUV makers are the worst sufferers. But there are some car makers such as Nissan which are in go ahead mode. Preparing a Renault Duster based SUV for India, Nissan has no reason to stop its plans. Auto industry experts believe that this strategy is fair enough as the rupee devaluation is underway and the inflation is also high....  Continue Reading

Renault Duster did it all through and it did it yet again in February resulting in a more than 10 fold increase in sales in the said month as compared to the same month in 2012. Meanwhile, other cars such as Renault Scala, Renault Pulse and Fluence sedan have also contributed well in the sales. Total unit sales by the car maker last month stood at 6723 units. In the same month last year, the car maker sold as low as 673 cars only but at that time it had very few cars in its portfolio. It is believed that such a success....  Continue Reading

Dacia has pulled its socks for the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, the car maker will unveil two new cars at the grandiose event. Sources close to development opine that upgraded version of the Renault Duster SUV could be one of the cars that will be unveiled at the event. The second vehicle that could be revealed at the event is the station wagon version of Logan. Known as the Multi Convivial Vehicle, the Station Wagon of Logan is a highly selling vehicle in various parts of Europe. The new avatar of Logan will be conceived....  Continue Reading

Renault India had hectic till now with the launch of all new products in the country including Renault Pulse, Renault Fluence, Renault Scala, Renault Koleos and the most popular SUV Renault Duster. Now, the time has come to reap the fruits with little more effort. Cars such as Pulse, Duster, and Scala are drawing good numbers on the sales registers and now it seems to be time for the French car maker to show its might in the adjoining foreign....  Continue Reading

Nissan is working very hard to make rebadged Duster different from the original Renault Duster. The car maker is putting all its heart and soul to give the Nissan Duster a look that would turn into a stunner. So far, there is no news about the production and launch details. But according to the reports, the company will be producing Nissan Duster at its Chennai plant. Rumors in the market suggest that the car would arrive in India by late 2013 or to be precise, in September 2013. The images of the Nissan Duster have....  Continue Reading

Renault Duster came into the Indian car bazaar with great pomp and show and took no time in climbing the ladder of success with great speed. Recently, the car maker launched a brand new multimedia system called ‘Media NAV’ for its Duster SUV. This Media NAV system comes with an 18 cm touch screen display, telephony, display, radio, satellite navigation facilities along with many other multimedia connection features. This new system for Duster would be fixed in the dashboard of the SUV. The new Media NAV....  Continue Reading

Strange but true, Renault has delayed launch of its MPV Renault Lodgy. The car maker is said to have made some last minute changes to its launch plan for this year and as per the information, Renault will be launching Lodgy in 2015. The cause of delay is still unknown but the slowdown in car sales must be an obvious deterrent. However, some experts believe that Renault is a car maker that is very aggressive about India and is willing to take challenges and thus despite of all rumors of a delay; it could keep the Lodgy launch plan intact for India. It is Renault that took a challenge and....  Continue Reading

Renault Duster LPG is now available in France. This dual fuel variant of Duster SUV is expected to receive high appreciation from the consumers. Being powered by dual-fuel option, the price of the car is certainly a bit higher than the regular petrol model, but it turns out to be totally worth it. Under the hood, you will find a 1.6-Litre four-cylinder engine, which is capable of churning out 104BHP. Being coupled with the standard five-speed manual transmission, the car manages to deliver some impressive mileage figures that make the car worth every penny you spent on it. The LPG tank in....  Continue Reading

Renault Duster or Dacia Duster as known in other parts of the world has been doing quite well amongst the consumers. Now, the Brazilian Military Police have ordered about 670 Duster SUVs and covered them into their patrol cars. The SUVs have been repainted and altered according to their needs. Besides Duster, even Renault Fluence sedans, approximately 150 of them have been turned into patrol cars in Brazil. Since the time Duster was launched in Brazil, the car was enjoying the top most position in the car market. But after the entry of  Continue Reading

Renault Duster was introduced in the country last year and since then it has been ruling the SUV segment with proud. As soon as Duster was launched, it clocked some heavy-duty booking figures. So far, since July 2012, the company has managed to sell about 19000 Duster models. This India-made Duster is also sold in United Kingdom and there is the same kind of condition with Duster. For UK car fanatics, Dacia Duster is the most affordable 4x4 SUV. Anyone, who is looking for a reliable, practical and an affordable SUV,  Continue Reading