Recently, a study done by non-profit organisation International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) revealed that the gap between the fuel economy claims made by companies has widened with the actual economy that users got in Europe. Read more

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

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

There is no doubt that Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen has ambitious plans for India. The firm has openly declared its intentions to emerge as the largest car maker in the world by 2018 and to that end, India has a big role to play. Read more

Taking off from an earlier blog on whether bollywood and films help in selling cars, two new releases—Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol and Don 2– deserve a mention or two. While the similarities that the two movies share in terms of storyline, thrills and even actors maybe “coincidental” the use of some stunning cars is certainly not. Read more

At a time when the global automotive industry is witnessing uncertain times, what with the deepening Euro zone crisis, a still sluggish US economy and to top it all a China that has at last begun to look out of breath, the who’s who of the industry congregated at Frankfurt in the world’s biggest automotive extravaganza. Read more

India is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive and price sensitive car markets in the world. But perhaps what is an even more pronounced and dangerous facet to this, is that it is now known to give cars a second shot. Read more