The upcoming Hyundai Santro (codenamed - Hyundai AH2) was recently spotted in India, ahead of its official debut. The car is expected to be launched in India later this month, taking the place of the now discontinued Hyundai i10, in the company's line-up.
Mercedes-AMG recently teased a new GT model in its latest company video, which could be a sportier, hardcore version of the AMG GT R. The test mule shares a bit of design similarities with the AMG GT4 race car that was spotted earlier in December 2016.
A test mule of the upcoming Maruti Suzuki Ciaz sedan was spotted testing in India. the car was heavily camouflaged to hide the updates but we expected to see new styling, redesigned cabin and new features.
Italian marque brand Maserati has an illustrious line-up in India and announced the launch of the 2018 Quattroporte GTS in December last year. The car maker has now shared images of the country's first ever GTS that has been imported for a customer in Delhi. The 2018 Maserati Quattroporte GTS is one of the more powerful four-door sports saloons in the country and holds the title of being the fastest luxury sedan in the world.
Mercedes-Benz has released a new trailer for the car, teasing a camouflaged 2018 A-Class undergoing cold weather testing. The new-gen Mercedes-Benz A-Class is currently in the final stages of testing and the car is expected to be unveiled later this year at the Geneva Motor Show.
In a heavy push towards greener vehicle production and reduced emissions, the Chinese government has banned the production of 553 cars, mainly sedans for failure to meet a certain pre-described fuel economy figure. The announcement was made by the China Vehicle Technology Service Centre and includes cars from several global automakers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors and Volkswagen. The list also includes cars that do not meet certain new emissions standards that have been recently prescribed for cars in China. The list of banned cars has not been completely revealed though, although most on the list are said to be of the sedan body style. The ban on production has come into effect on January 1, 2018. Incidentally, in 2017, the sale of electric vehicles in China has grown by over 50 per cent to over 3.36 lakh units a year and is expected to grow even further this year.
The upcoming Audi Q8 coupe-SUV has been spotted testing in India again without disguise. The Q8 is expected to make is debut next year and it will rival the likes of the X6.
In an all time record, Volkswagen has announced that by December 31, 2017, it will make its 6 millionth car of the year. The 6 million (or 60 lakh) cars a year number is possibly one of the largest manufacturing figures ever recorded in the history of the automotive industry and is only taking into consideration the Volkswagen brand and not the Volkswagen Group as a whole which, of course, will register a much higher total figure. The production boost has been headed by the likes of popular models like the Golf, Polo, Jetta and the Passat but has also been boosted by several new launches in 2017. Since inception more than 70 years ago, Volkswagen have made a total of over 150 million cars since the original Beetle first rolled off the assembly line.
A test mule of this upcoming refreshed Mahindra XUV500 has been recently spotted in India again with new headlamps and some revised features. The updates are likely to include a redesigned grille, and revised taillamps along with more powerful diesel engine.
