The festive season may have failed to give the desired push which manufacturers in India had been waiting for but as the New Year gets nearer, the companies are getting ready to embrace the year with their own flurry of launches.
General Motors
New Beat-based Compact Sedan ‘MCM’ Planned for India
Its no secret that General Motors is not having a good time here in India with continuous falling sales and increasing losses. The condition here has been getting bad to worse. The only hope which Chevrolet, GM’s arm which operates in India, has is to digress into other segments which are growing rapidly in the market. And the first thing which comes to everyone’s mind is the compact sedan segment.
Chevrolet Unveils 3rd-Generation Sail in Guangzhou: Looks Fresher
General Motor’s Chevrolet has showcased the new 2015 edition of the Sail at the Guangzhou Auto Show. The third generation model of the Sail gets some significant cosmetic changes as well as a mechanical upgrade.
Speculation: Santro & Spark to be Discontinued by this Year End
Remember the Matiz? The cute little car by Daewoo which was later axed as the company was sold off to General Motors. Their rebranding of the Matiz as the Spark was a move which did keep the car alive and kicking but it never clicked in the market despite some heavy discounts.
Sep 2014 Sales Report and Quick Analysis: List of Top Manufacturers
Owing to a lot of problems like rising input costs, higher taxes, inflation, the Indian car industry was facing a big slowdown. But thankfully, the sector, as a whole, is striving to get back in the green after a long red patch.