The Peugeot 508 is potentially the car that will be the first to hit the Indian car market now that the French manufacturer is in the process of setting up shop in India. This car has been scooped by Team- BHP.com and also by Indian Cars Bikes.in.
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Picture Courtesy: Indiancarsbikes.in
The Chevrolet Captiva from General Motors has a new face which has been seen in many pictures already. It has the Beat like prominent split grille. The vehicle is imported as a CBU into India and therefore it is logical to assume that once the inventory of the old face vehicles is over the new face will have to be introduced. GM seems to be testing a mule and it was caught by Parag Raheja who posted it on the Facebook page of the Car and Bike Show fans.
Picture taken from: Indian Autos Blog.com
Yet another picture of the Tata Safari Merlin scooped by oncars.in has made its way into the web space. This is from a different angle and one can see that the headlights are of the projector type. The test mule is quite heavily disguised.
Picture courtesy: On cars.in
In a move that has been anticipated for sometime now, Skoda will introduce an RS version of its existing Laura in order to keep the interest of Laura buyers alive. This car was shown at the Auto Expo last year.
BMW’s flagship model is the 7 series and it takes on the mighty S Class from Mercedes and the recently launched A8 from Audi. BMW has decided to give a facelift to the 7 series so that it retains its competitive edge. Autocar India.com has caught hold of a picture of the for 2012 face-lifted BMW 7 series.
Picture Courtesy: Autocar India.com
Only yesterday we had brought you scooped picture of the soon to be launched Renault Koleos. Autocar India.com is carrying another picture of the Koleos taken from the front. Have a look.
Picture Courtesy: Autocar India.com
A few days ago, Bajaj Auto had indicated its displeasure with the taxation policy of the Maharashtra government which it said was unnecessarily bleeding the company. Following in Bajaj’s foot steps is another high profile manufacturer, Mahindra also complaining similarly about matters relating to VAT. Mahindra has threatened that it would consider another location for its Rs. 5,000 crore investment instead of expanding its Chakan facility. Mahindra manufactures its Scorpio and the Navistar range of trucks at the Chakan facility. It is being speculated that Gujarat could be the favoured destination for Mahindra as well.
Mahindra has been working diligently on the sub 4 metre version of the Xylo which is being called the Mini Xylo for the want of a better way to address the said vehicle. Test mules have been seen at various locations across India, indicating that Mahindra is testing the vehicle on all kinds of terrain and in various temperatures to ensure that the product will be reliable from the day it is launched. However, there is no indication of when the launch will happen yet.
Pictures taken from: Motoroids.com
Toyota is working on a newer version of the Camry its most important car in the US market that goes head to head with Honda’s Accord. From the pictures posted on Autoblog.com it seems that Toyota is improving on its design with the Camry showing more flair than it has done in the past.
Picture Courtesy: Indianautosblog.com
Indiancarsbikes.in is speculating that Toyota could be launching a diesel engined variant of the very successful Etios sedan. Unlike other Japanese manufacturers like Suzuki and to an extent even Honda, Toyota has a range of diesel engines. With petrol prices rising like tidal waves, the demand for diesel engined cars also has risen exponentially. It is therefore very likely that Toyota will plonk in a diesel engine into the Etios. The question is when? ICB speculates that it could be as soon as September, 2011. Is that true? Only September can tell.