After an insipid first two years, Japanese auto major Nissan has had a successful last two years. Read more

A peeved customer writes about the unpleasantness of being a Micra owner. Read more

“A B C D Chaida Mainu, Vadi Biddi Chaida Mainu
CTV bhi Chaida Mainu, LCD Bhi Chaida Mainu
Laal Mercedes Chaidi Mainu, Laal Qila Bhi Chaida Mainu”

And so goes the title track of Dibakar Banerjee’s 2008 hit Oye Lucky Lucky Oye. Read more

He always had a ready and warm smile. Mostly he kept to himself but when required he was quite boisterous. He never smoked, nor drank…except for water and a sporadic coke. He was not known to be addicted to anything…not food, not cars, not clothes…nothing. His friends say he was genuine…his enemies….well…there were none. In short, he was so simple that you will not even notice him on the street. Read more

On Tuesday, while on my way back from Gurgaon, I was witness to an unfortunate accident between a cyclist and a burly Audi Q7 right before the toll gate on the Expressway. Thankfully, besides the fact that the cycle was reduced to a mangled heap, no major harm was done and the cyclist Satpal Singh, was rather more shaken than injured. Read more

Exactly a decade ago in November 2001, Skoda, the only company that makes cars in Czech republic became the first European carmaker to enter India. Ten years hence, the company launched its entry level sedan Rapid that in a way replaces the now discontinued Octavia, the model that launched the brand in India. Read more

Due to the low cost of living standards and even lower penetration of cars, India has never been a large market for big sedans and saloons. Read more

India tops the global list of deaths in road accidents with around 1.25 lakh people dying every year as a result of accidents while another 22 lakh suffer serious injuries often leading to physical impairment for life. Read more