The Honda Activa automatic scooter has just outsold the Hero MotoCorp Splendor commuter motorcycle in India during the month of January 2018. Honda sold 235,826 units of the Activa scooter range while Hero MotoCorp sold 231,456 units of the Splendor range.   Honda’s most successful two wheeler, the Activa automatic scooter has huge brand value in India and over the past few years, has consistently given the Hero Splendor a scare, outselling it during many months. With its latest sales success, the Activa becomes the world’s best selling two wheeler, not a small feat to achieve considering that almost all

Kia Motors of South Korea has confirmed five new cars for the Indian market. All five cars will be launched in the next 3 years, which means just before 2021. The ambitious line up of Kias coming to India will target high volume segments of the Indian car market. Most of these cars will share parts and platforms with current Hyundai cars but will be built in a new factory that Kia has built at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh. The new range will be SUV-heavy; with four new SUVs and one premium hatchback. While three cars will have heavy localization and

Tata Motors will show a 45X premium hatchback-based C-Segment sedan at the Geneva Motor Show of 2018, which is days away from commencing. The new Tata sedan will use the Impact 2.0 design philosophy and will be the automaker’s first full size sedan after the Manza. The car will also share the Advanced Modular Platform (AMP) with the 45X hatchback. There are design similarities also expected. Here is a render and a couple of teaser pictures of the upcoming sedan from Tata Motors.   The new car will challenge the Maruti Ciaz, Honda City and Hyundai Verna when it’s put

The Civic has finally reached the Honda Cars India website, ahead of its launch in India soon. The car will be the 10th generation model and is making a comeback into India after more than 3 years of non-production and non-sale in the Indian market. Basically, Honda skipped  a generation of the Civic for India, and we’re directly going from the 8th generation model to the 10th generation model. The rivals of the new Civic will include the Toyota Corolla Altis, the Hyundai Elantra and the Skoda Octavia sedans. Details of the new Civic for India confirms petrol and diesel

Husqvarna has started testing the Vitpilen and Svartpilen 401 on Indian roads. These are two brand new retro motorcycles that are based on the KTM Duke 390 platform. Husqvarna is a Swedish motorcycle brand now owned by KTM. The brand will be launched in India next year, and will first launch the Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401 – both bikes that use the 373cc engine from the Duke 390. The bikes will be built at Bajaj Auto’s Chakan factory, alongside the Duke and RC series of KTMs. These bikes are expected to be sold through KTM showrooms and also serviced at

Kia Motors will launch not one but two new SUVs in the next 2 years. The first SUV – based on the SP Design concept – will be a Hyundai Creta challenger. The Creta rivaling Kia SUV will be launched in the middle of 2019, but will be priced slightly higher than the Creta and will be more luxurious and feature rich. The next SUV will be a sub-4 meter model, designed to take on the Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Tata Nexon and the Ford EcoSport. It’ll be launched in 2020. A year later, in 2021, Kia plans to launch a

Royal Enfield will soon launch new variants of the Thunderbird cruiser motorcycle. Called the 350X and 500X, these new variants are launching on the 28th of February, 2018. Both motorcycles get new styling, colours and new features. Their design seems inspired by the Harley Davidson Street 750X, and both the Thunderbird 350X and 500X are likely to be pricier than the current versions. Prices of the 350X is likely to start from around Rs. 1.6 lakh while that of the 500X could start from Rs. 2 lakh. This means a premium of around Rs. 10,000 each for both bikes when

Bookings for the Tata Nexon AMT are now open. The car was shown at the 2018 Auto Expo and the official launch with price announcement is just weeks away. The Nexon AMT will be offered in both petrol and diesel variants, and will be the most advanced AMT car to be sold in India. Prices of the Nexon AMT petrol will start from less than Rs. 8 lakhs and the Diesel AMT variants are expected to start from under Rs. 9 lakhs. Tata Motors will offer multiple variants of the AMT Nexon to suit various budgets. The Nexon AMTs will

Tata Motors is busy testing the H5X SUV on Indian roads and here’s a big leak straight from the Engineering Research Center of the automaker at Pimpri. The H5X has been spied inside out, but with heavy camouflage. Despite the camouflaging, the spyshots does give us an idea on what the SUV is hiding underneath. The exteriors of the SUV look similar to the concept version but there have been allowances made for serial production. The wheels on the test mule are smaller and the body also shows more conservative design lines on the profile. The front and rear lighting

The Bajaj Avenger 180 cruiser motorcycle is now on sale in India. Its launch price is Rs. 83,475, ex-showroom Delhi, and the deliveries of the bike will start from today. Dealers are already taking bookings for the motorcycle, which replaces the Avenger 150. The reason behind Bajaj pulling out the Avenger 150 and replacing it with the Avenger 180 Street model is to make sure that the recently launched Suzuki Intruder 150 feels the heat. Like the Avenger range of cruisers, the Suzuki Intruder 150 is an affordable cruiser, whose prices start from Rs. 99,900. However, the Avenger 180 now