At the height of the deluge of recalls that engulfed the global automotive industry back in 2010, Toyota Motor Corp executive vice president Yukitoshi Funo met a group of Indian journalists visiting Japan to specifically get a first hand experience of their cheapest global offering Etios. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 11:33 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged car-nama, Etios, General Motors, hindustan times, Hyundai, news, Renault Nissan, Sumant Banerji, Toyota, Toyota Motor Corp, Volkswagen, Yoshiniro Noritake, Yukitoshi Funo
A peeved customer writes about the unpleasantness of being a Micra owner. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 11:28 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged auto, carmakers, Cars, first car, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, India, maruti, Micra, Nissan, Renault, skoda, Sumant Banerji, Toyota, Volkswagen
It does duty in small cars like Maruti Swift, Ritz, Fiat Punto and Tata Indica Vista. It also powers sedans like Maruti Dzire, SX4, Tata Indigo Manza and Fiat Linea. Recently a utility vehicle in the form of Ertiga was added to its repertoire. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Altis, Etios, Fiat, General Motors, hindustan times, Indica vista, Indigo Manz, liva, maruti, news, Sumant Banerji, Tata
For all reasons good and bad, 2011 was a forgettable year for Toyota. Besieged by problems ranging from an earthquake followed by Tsunami in its home country and a once in a centennial floods in Thailand, another major hub for its production, the company lost its number 1 position to General Motors. Read more

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Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 11:24 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Carnama, Corolla, Fluidic, General Motors, GM, hindustan times, Hyundai, Hyundai Elantra, news, Sumant Banerji, Toyota, Volkswagen Group