I first wrote about the Datsun GO+ MPV back in December 2013 when my ex-boss wanted me to concoct a comparison story between the GO+, Maruti Suzuki Ertiga, and the Honda Mobilio. Yes, two out of these three were vehicles that no one in the world had ever driven until then!
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GO+ MPV to Get Automatic Transmission? Indian Launch Delayed for Next Year
With a lot of fanfare, Nissan launched its Datsun brand in India with the Go hatchback which is a smashing car for the price it is offered at. However, it has so far suffered below-par sales because of some lacklustre marketing and variant mess-up.
Updated Ertiga May Get Suzuki’s New 1.5L Diesel Engine
Maruti Suzuki’s people mover Ertiga, the only MPV in its line-up, is at present powered by the 1.3L DDiS diesel mill sourced from Fiat, just like all the other diesel powered cars in the portfolio. This engine does duty not just in Maruti cars but also on a host of other manufacturer cars.
Sept. 2014 Sales: Honda Registers 45% Growth (Model-wise Break-up Inside)
Among all car manufacturers in India, 2014 has been perhaps the best yet for Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL). Sailing on the success of the Mobilio (it outsold both the Ertiga and the Innova last month!) and the new City, the company registered another good month of sales registering a 45 per cent growth this time in September over the sales achieved in the same month last year. Honda sold 15,105 cars in the domestic market last month whereas it had managed to sell 10,354 cars in September 2013.
In fact, the press release states that ‘all models from the company’s stable have maintained strong sales momentum during the first half of the current financial year. Honda registered an overall growth of 47.9 per cent during April– September 2014 with 88,200 units sold as against the 59,617 sold during the corresponding period last year.
Mahindra Updates Xylo, Adds New ‘Comfort’ Suspension
Whenever we see the Xylo, it puzzles us if it is the same company which has designed the XUV500! The MPV (or MUV as Mahindra calls it as) has been a dud seller for the company and in a bid to bring it to headlines again, they have given the MPV a makeover, which appears to be a minor niptuck job.