Developments in the Auto Industry in the Month of August 2012

- Lockdown at Maruti Manesar plant continues. Workers without pay. Infact the entire management is without pay and it will not be cleared till the lockdown is not removed. All the documentation of attendance, working hours etc, is on the Admin systems, and till they cannot be accessed, salaries cannot be paid.

- Toyota Launches Limited Edition Liva TRD Sportivo models - With 5.23 lakhs for the Petrol and 6.32 Lakhs for the diesel, its an effort to liven up the image of the plain jane looking models.

No offense, the Liva does look much much better than the Etios, however it just looks too basic when pitched against a Swift, or a i20 or something similar.

However also looking at the up-coming manufacturer racing series from Toyota, this would be a great boost to their sporty/racing image.

 

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And the most awaited launch of the year the Hyundai Elantra gets launched today in India! With a 1800cc ( 1797 ) petrol putting out 149 PS! and a 1.6 Litre ( 1,582cc ) diesel engine putting out 125 bhp and a healthy 265Nm of torque.​

Starts at 12.51 Lakhs for the Base petrol till about 16L for the top diesel.

Petrol:
S M/T: Rs 12.51 lakh*
SX M/T: Rs 13.74 lakh*
SX A/T: Rs 14.74 lakh*


Diesel:
Base: Rs 12.91 lakh*
S M/T: Rs 13.64 lakh*
SX M/T: Rs 14.85 lakh*
SX A/T: Rs 15.85 lakh*

Watch out Cruze!

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i dont think so. cruze mt top model costs 1447373 in delhi. so unless, for once, hyundai has got driving dynamics spot on, cruze may be able to tide over this. there will be a dent in sales, yes. but nothing too threatening.

 

Yes, but the Elantra looks great! The cruze has been around for 3 years now!