Car News in India

Toyota Motors is among the few car makers that are maintaining steady pace in the industry despite of the grave conditions prevailing. In order to give wings to its sales, the car maker has launched a new entry level trim of its popular saloon – Toyota Corolla Altis. The base model known as Corolla Altis J(S) and it has replaced the base trim J petrol. To be available in diesel and petrol models, this base trim has lots of features that make it quite attractive model. Features such as USB connectivity, two....  Continue Reading

It appears that Indonesian customers would be deprived of the pleasure of driving Toyota Etios sedan and they would just have to be contended with the availability of Toyota Etios Valco Hatchback. According to the latest reports, the Indonesian subsidiary of Toyota called Toyota Astra Motor has taken a final call regarding launching the Toyota Etios Sedan in the market of Indonesia. The marketing director, Mr. Joko Trisanyoto of PT Toyota Astra Motor did reveal that the company is not considering over....  Continue Reading

Toyota is doing to the Etios series cars – Etios Liva hatchback and Etios sedan what Fiat did to Fiat Linea sedan and Fiat Punto hatchback. Experiments and launches in new markets. Toyota has introduced the Etios series in various markets since 2012 including South Africa and now the car maker is all set to launch these cars in Zimbabwe and Mauritius. It is believed that this launch is most strategic from the point of view of the fact that the Indian sales are low and in such a case any affirmative new from abroad will be more than welcome. In the meantime, the special edition of....  Continue Reading

The segment leader in big SUV sales in India – Toyota Fortuner is soon to be going to be the leader in SUV sales in Pakistan as well. The car maker has decided to initiate the process of assembling the car in there. Notably, it is the high price of the SUV that is keeping it away from encouraging sales and after the car is assembled in Pakistan it will be able to get a new price tag which is expected to make it much more affordable. The local Toyota partner Indus Motor Company has already initiated the process of....  Continue Reading

The Japanese car maker Toyota is in a mood to reform the Indian car market with just two models – Toyota Etios and Toyota Etios Liva and it seems that it will be able to do so soon. With an aim to increase its presence in the car market, the car maker has just launched the refreshed version of its sedan Etios and the hatchback Etios Liva. The most striking thing is that the price of the hatchback now starts at as low as Rs 4.46 lakh and this....  Continue Reading

Making the better, the best in the segment, Toyota India has launched all new Toyota Etios sedan and Toyota Etios Liva hatchback. The launch has also reiterated the strategy of the Japanese car maker in keeping the line up restricted to the present one and rather launch new and improved variants. For sure, these two cars have received most number of upgrades than any other car in the entire industry. The launch was scheduled perfectly and it was....  Continue Reading

Toyota is all set to launch Toyota Etios Valco in Indonesia during coming week. The brand ‘Liva’ is already present in Indian market and the ‘Hatch’ is being sold in the markets of Brazil and South Africa. The ‘Valco’ suffix will be exclusively reserved for the market of Indonesia. Toyota already did announce about the launching of Etios Valco for Indonesian market in the month of December. The customers will be able to obtain a 1.2-liter petrol motor that will be....  Continue Reading

Toyota Kirloskar Motors is making a very honest effort in order to keep its fans and critiques happy! The car maker is working on the facelift version of its Etios Twins- Toyota Etios sedan and Toyota Etios Liva hatchback, as per reports. Apparently, Toyota will bring in the face-lifted versions of both in the Indian car bazaar very soon. What is interesting is that Toyota will be adding on another....  Continue Reading

Toyota Kirloskar India recently witnessed 23% plunge in the car sales. Where at one side, previous year sales in the month of February accounted for 12,756 units, on another side, during current’s year February month, only 16, 659 units were being sold. Again, the Toyota Etios Liva hatchback and Toyota Etios sedan remained the best selling Toyota cars in India followed by Toyota Fortuner SUV. A glance....  Continue Reading

Toyota has commenced the production at its new plant. This plant manufactures engine and transmission for the Toyota Etios Liva and Toyota Etios sedan. As per the details available, the car maker has an installed capacity of producing more than 1 lakh engines and more than double the number of transmissions for the said vehicles at the new plant. It is said that Toyota has made India a hub for Etios Liva....  Continue Reading

Toyota cars and sports have a close connection. And the bond has been strengthened further with the Toyota University Cricket Championship (TUCC). Thus, the car maker is not just serious about sports by launching just the Toyota Etios TRD Sportivo edition its hatchback but it really expresses it on ground as well. The TUCC is a cricketing event and will commence on February 23. Today, the car maker has released the official anthem or the theme song ‘Ab Hamari Bari Hai.’ The song is written by lyricist Prasoon....  Continue Reading

A new hot hatch is going to hit the Indian car bazaar soon and this time it is Toyota Etios Liva 1.5 L car. Expected to borrow the engine from its sedan sibling Toyota Etios, the Etios Liva will have 90 bhp under the hood and that means immense power to make this hatch climb to a 100 kmph mark in just few seconds. In addition to this, informed sources reveal that the TRD Sportivo body styling will also be copied on to the Liva 1.5 L car and this....  Continue Reading

The best selling premium sedan Toyota Corolla is soon to get a new avatar and this time it seems that the car maker is going to make it more appealing than before. To be called as 2014 Corolla, the new Japanese car will have all that the segment demands – styling, comfort, safety and above all the trust and satisfaction of a Toyota car. The initial images that are doing rounds on the internet suggest that the new car is all set for a stylistic upgrade both to itself and the car buyers as well. The 2014....  Continue Reading

Mahindra may be in the process of revolutionizing India with its soon to be launched Mahindra Reva E20 electric car but world over the situation is grim. As per the recent revelations, companies such as Nissan and Toyota that have made some promising steps in the field of electric cars seems to have channelized their resources in some other direction. This is primarily following the lack of interest shown by car buyers in purchasing electric cars. Meanwhile, regions such as Asia, North America and Europe have....  Continue Reading

As Toyota has decided to keep its line up intact and restricted to Toyota Etios Liva in the small car segment, it will be showcasing some of the most lucrative models soon. Though not a big seller like its sibling Toyota Innova but yes Etios Liva has created a name for itself in India for large cabin space and ultimately reliable engine performance for which in fact Toyota cars are known for as well. Now, in order to make the segment hot and hotter, the car maker will be launching the 1.5 L petrol engine powered....  Continue Reading