Hindustan Times
Back in 1999, when the Accent was first introduced in India, there were few sedans of any worth in the market. Its two direct competitors were the Maruti Esteem and Daewoo Cielo. A little further up we had the Opel Astra, Ford Escort and Honda City. But one had to pay through your nose to get them. Further up, there was the Ford Mondeo that was to be joined later by the Opel Vectra. And then you had a couple of Mercs to round off the three box segment. Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.4 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Sumant Banerji on Friday, August 3, 2012 at 1:01 am
Filed under Cars, automobile · Tagged Accent, Daewoo Cielo, dzire, hindustan times, Hyundai Accent, Maruti Esteem, Mercs, Opel Vectra, santro, Sumant Banerji
For a car with such a huge potential, the launch of the Hyundai was rather subdued. But does it have enough punch in it to unsettle the 6 year long hegemony of the Maruti Alto as the largest selling car in India? Read more
(26 votes, average: 4.85 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, October 13, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged alto, hindustan times, Hyundai, hyundai eon, maruti alto, santro, Sumant Banerji
A two part series that looks on and back at the intense rivalries that have structured the course of the Indian automotive landscape Read more
(23 votes, average: 4.65 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Sumant Banerji on Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Filed under Cars · Tagged Atoz, car-nama, Gypsy, hindustan times, Hyundai, hyundai getz, hyundai i10, Maruti 800, maruti suzuki, maruti wagon r, news, Omni, santro, Sumant Banerji, Zen
