What are you growth strategies for 2012? We are currently focused on consolidating our presence in the Mumbai market. With time as the population of cars increase in other cities, one will consider establishing a presence. However, this will need to be done with full support of Aston Martin and needs to also reflect the evolution of the market locally. Any initiatives that you have in mind to help... 

Globally, Audi sold 1.3 million cars in 2011. India contributed a mere 5,511 units. Despite numbers that don't suggest anything firsthand, the Indian auto market, alongside Brazil and Russia will be Audi's focus till 2020. China sold 3.13 lakh cars last year being a major contributor to their Asia-Pacific's sales numbers of 3.73 lakh units. Audi India Head, Michael Perschke had this to say. "India... 

While Maruti Suzuki has for long sold a range of petrol based cars, their focus on increasing their diesel car product portfolio doesn't go unnoticed. Shashank Srivastava, Chief General Manager of Marketing of Maruti had this to say. "We are struggling to reduce the waiting period for delivery of diesel based cars to customers, but it shows the faith of customers in our brand." Aiming at reduction... 

Mercedes Benz has gone vocal with their opposition of higher excise duty on diesel cars in the immediate Budget. The German premium and luxury car maker views such a move as counter-productive to auto industry growth. Debashis Mitra, Mercedes-Benz India Director (Sales and Marketing) had this to say. "Such a move is uncalled for as diesel consumption by the auto segment is very small." "The government's... 

Ford EcoSport is on display at malls in the suburbs of Mumbai from the 20th to 27th January 2012. In Orbit in Vashi and Infinity at Malad will be platforms on which the new Ford Eco Sport will be displayed where Ford hopes to capture the attention of an eager lot of enthusiastic buyers who will get a chance to view this car from close quarters. Mr. J Mays, Design Chief at Ford has confirmed that though... 

In a developing country such as India, the SUV at one time was associated only with the rich but this impression isn't going to last long, with a number of companies planning to launch their new line of SUV's which are expected to fall into the 10 lakh category. These cars are in their own way designed to perfection and at the same time engineered to ensure low maintenance, and more importantly to... 

What is the price range of the cars? What factors contribute to the pricing strategy wrt the indian market? The price range starts from Rs 1.35 crore and goes up to Rs 20 crore. The product range six to seven models across various price-points. It is said that at Rs 20 crore, the One-77 model is the most expensive in the company's line-up presently. Will the Indian market accept this model? The car... 

Indian roads conditions do not really allow a consumer to thoroughly enjoy such high power cars - what with potholes and rough roads. Do you think Aston Martin will generally be a wasted brand because of this reason - apart from a few buyers here and there? The roads are improving especially with respect to highways. Further, in city driving the Astons offer a comfortable and smooth drive in comparison... 

Celebrating ten years of success in India, Volkswagen Group has managed to increase their sales manifold with a positive growth of 109.3% for 2011. The company has also experienced two milestones during 2011 with the rolling out of the 50,000th and 100,000th car from their Chakan plant in Pune. The Volkswagen Group continues to display a significant amount of innovation with the introduction of 10... 

Increased demand and higher sales for Toyota Etios compact car has ensured that the company has risen to 5th position in the Indian auto sector. Toyota Motor Corp has been receiving good response to their Etios which was launched in December 2010. In the past 12 months the company has seen increased sales. Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa, President of Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt. Ltd. said that this has inspired...