201215 May

Rise in car sales in April slowest in a decade

Posted in Car sales, Car sales in India, Passenger car sales in India

By Joydip Sur

The car price hike post-budget and rising interest rates have taken a heavy toll on passenger car sales in India.

201224 Apr

Bentley reveals powertrain details of EXP 9 F Performance SUV

Posted in Bentley, EXP 9 F, Bentley EXP 9 F, W12,

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley has revealed the powertrain options of its experimental performance SUV, the EXP 9 F at the Beijing Motor Show. The EXP 9 F was first shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March.

201228 Mar

Bentley Appoints Kevin Rose new Sales & Mktg Director

Posted in Kevin Rose, Bentley, sales and marketing, Bentley sales,

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley Motors has today announced the appointment of Kevin Rose as its new Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing. Rose joins Bentley from Volkswagen Automotive in China where he held the role of Executive Vice President for Sales at FAW-Volkswagen Joint Venture.

201216 Mar

Car prices will rise a min of Rs 5,000 after Union Budget

Posted in Union Budget 2012, car prices, car prices in India, price rise

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car prices are set to rise in India, after a 2 % hike in basic excise duty from the present 10% to the proposed 12 %. Additionally, excise duty on large cars will also increase from 22% presently to 24%. However, the government has decided against imposing a ‘diesel tax’, a move which has brought some respite to car-makers in the country.

201206 Mar

Bentley EXP 9 F SUV premiers at Geneva

Posted in Bentley, EXP 9 F, Bentley SUV, Bentley EXP 9 F, Geneva Motor Show

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley has chosen the Geneva Motor Show to launch the EXP 9 F concept SUV. The company claims it’s only testing waters with the prototype, to judge showgoers reaction to the concept, but that it does have ‘potential’ to form a third model line alongside the Continental and Mulsanne ranges.

201205 Mar

Bentley names Stefan Buscher as new Marketing and Product Director

Posted in Bentley, Stefan Buscher, Alasdair Stewart, Crewe

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley Motors has announced the appointment of Stefan Büscher as Marketing and Product Director. Stefan reports directly to Alasdair Stewart, Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing

201205 Mar

February car sales surge before budget announcement

Posted in car sales, budget, fuel prices, diesel, petrol, diesel cars

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car sales in February have been better than expected, especially coming on the back of the depressed sentiment in the market in the last quarter of 2011. Most car-makers have reported better than expected sales, but are cautious before commenting on whether such momentum will be maintained in the coming months.

201221 Feb

Bentley Mulsanne on a six-city tour around India

Posted in Bentley Mulsanne, Bentley, Mulsanne, Mulsanne India tour

By Team autojunction

Exclusive Motors has announced a six city tour of the Bentley Mulsanne. Mulsanne was officially launched in 2010. The Mulsanne will tour six cities namely Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Ahmedabad.

201209 Jan

Bentley's new V8 to debut at the Detroit Motor Show today

Posted in Bentley, Continental GT, Continental GTC, twin-turbo V8,

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley's all-new twin-turbo V8 engine is set to debut at the Detroit Motor Show in the United States today. The new engine achieves its ambitious target of being up to 40 % more efficient than the 6.0-litre W12 engine, while still managing the high power outputs and torque rating required for this class of car.

201111 Nov

October car sales in India suffer the biggest fall in a decade

Posted in October car sales India

By Team autojunction

The sale of new cars in India went down by 24 % in October 2011 as compared to that of October 2010. It happens to be the most prominent fall in a span of over 10 years, revealed the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).