Due to the huge demand for small cars in India, more and more car manufacturers are entering the small car segment of the auto industry. A new report suggests that Renault-Nissan India will be launching a new small car which will compete with the existing market leader, Maruti Suzuki Alto and newly launched Hyundai Eon small car. Mr Sudhir Rao, COO, Renault India, said, "40-50 % of the car market in... 

Though the auto sector has been receiving major setbacks due to rising interest rates and spiraling fuel prices, the small car and hatchback segment seems to be doing rather well.  Reports have shown that there is a rise in exports of small cars of various auto companies by 22%. Domestic sales remained sluggish during the first half of the financial year 2011, with a decline of about 6% as against... 

The countdown to launch of Hyundai Eon has begun.  The car which is to be released on September 13 is said to be Hyundai's contribution to the small car category.  Bookings have begun due to the approaching festive season and customers can book their vehicles at Hyundai dealers for Rs.25, 000.  Eon will offer competition to Maruti Alto and with increased demand for smaller cars in recent times,... 

All eyes will be on Honda Motor's when they launch the Honda Brio on 28th September 2011.  Honda has battled auto components shortage with the devastating tsunami in Japan earlier in the year, and has also been plagued by three vehicle recalls in less than 2 years. The company has also taken a hard hit because of their petrol cars portfolio with petrol prices spirally upwards continually. The Honda... 

A joint venture between Renault Nissan and Bajaj to bring out a small low cost car seems to be heading for disaster.   Renault Nissan has mentioned that Bajaj has not kept to the terms of the contract wherein they were supposed to bring out this car for Rs. 1.2 lakhs together with Renault Nissan.  This delay is what is making Renault Nissan doubt whether there is any car to be seen or not. Mr. Jerome... 

Ford Motors is all set to keep up with increased demand for vehicles in the small car segment.  The company has announced their intention to launch a small car in a price range of Rs. 3 to Rs. 4 lakhs.  This new launch is said to compete with small cars in the category such as the A Star from Maruti and i10 from Hyundai which have been recording increasing sales and growing demand. Ford Motors have... 

Nissan Motor India spoke about a new small car launch on the sidelines of the Nissan Sunny midsize sedan unveiling at Mumbai yesterday. This Nisan small car would be in the Rs. 2-4 lakh price range and will be positioned below the existing Nissan Micra hatchback. Intended to bring in volumes for Nissan Motor India, the little hatchback will take on the Chevrolet Spark, Maruti Suzuki Alto, and Hyundai... 

Fiat is currently weighing its options of bringing out a new small car and a CBU into the Indian market. Estimates reveal that this new car will be ready for launch by 2012. Fiat through their joint venture with Tata Motors has been working on developing this small car for some time now. Pricing will be on par with i10 and Swift. Punto is priced higher and hence not that popular a vehicle. It is rumored... 

Hyundai Motors is the second largest car maker in India. The cheapest car available in the market today by Hyundai is available at a price on more than Rs 3 lakhs. This is leaving the market for small cars in Indian auto industry competition free for Maruti Alto and Tata Nano. So in order to compete where the most volume of sales are made in the Indian car market, Hyundai Motors is planning to launch... 

The only reason behind the continuous growth of the Indian auto industry is small cars. Manufacturer's who did not manufacture small cars till date, started manufacturing small cars just for Indian customers because of the booming industry. Latest reports in the industry that are doing rounds suggest that Hindustan Motors is ready with their new small car. HM is expected to launch their new small...