Renault India continues with its impeccable performance with pricing and has today launched the Kwid 1.0 litre at Rs 3.82 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). It is limited only to the top end RXT and RXT (O) trims and costs just Rs 22,000 more than the 0.8 litre version. This is one of the first engines to be … Read more
It is official! Renault India has confirmed that they are launching the Kwid 1.0 litre on August 22. After the resounding success by the smaller milled Kwid, the bigger engine is expected to take the fight to the Alto K10. Can we expect Maruti’s figure to shrink further? Well, that would be easier said than … Read more
Ever wondered how many vehicles were registered last year? 1.96 crores! Yes, that my friend is a huge number. Want to guess where the number stood in the early 90s? Less than 10 lakhs a year. The rising income capacity of urban middle class and the chain reaction of ever increasing options has been a … Read more
Goods and Service Tax. GST. A lot has been written about the tax scheme. In case of the automotive industry it has mostly been in favour. Well who wouldn’t like the idea of a simple tax regime which is applied once where the product is actually sold. The older system, which comprised of (if i … Read more
Words: Syed Shiraz Vehicle owner and pictures: Gaurav Malik It’s not uncommon for us automotive writers to get queries on the lines of, “which is the best car under xx lakh rupees?” or “I want to buy a car for my daughter/sister/wife/son/mistress, etc.”, but this one was a first. Of course, I am referring to … Read more