Ford India exporting Fiesta Sedan to South Africa
Ford India has confirmed that they are now exporting their Fiesta sedan from their Indian plants to the South African market.
They are hoping to sell 5000 units of the Fiesta in that market this year through this route.
This is incidentally the first time Ford is exporting vehicles manufactured [...]
Mahindra Scorpio to be launched in UK and USA
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has said in a statement that they are going to launch their SUV Scorpio in the US and UK market.
The company aims to sell more than 10,000 of its Scorpio sport utility vehicles in the US by the end of the decade.
Mahindra [...]
Car exports from India down 9.5% last month
The automobile industry in India has reported that the automobile exports were down 9.5% last month.
This is a disappointing beginning to the new financial year as India tries to portray itself as the global hub for small car manufacturing.
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) reported that the country [...]
Toyota to import more vehicles into USA to meet the growing demand
Japanese automaker Toyota continues to perform well in the US market. The demand for their cars has increased so much that the company now plans to enhance their imports from Japan to meet the requirement in the US market.
Toyota has already started manufacturing Camry [...]
China automobile exports double
China is increasingly becoming a dominating player in the world’s automobile market. Global automakers are increasingly expanding their presence in China as they aim to target the ever growing demand for new exciting cars.
The country is also exporting a lot of cars. In fact, incoming reports state that the nation’s auto exports [...]
Auto Imports in South Korea Increased This Year
South Korean state customs office said in a statement that the country saw a massive increase in imports of cars this year.
The auto imports in the country rose by nearly half in the first 11 months of this year from a year ago.
In addition, foreign car makers [...]
Maruti Udyog to enter South African market next year
Maruti Udyog has said that they are planning to start exporting their products to South Africa starting next year.
The company would benefit from their second plant at Manesar, which has now started production. South Africa is a major market for right hand driven cars, which are sold [...]
Maruti to export Zen Estilo to South East Asian markets
Maruti Suzuki is the largest automobile maker in the Indian market and they have just launched their Zen Estilo model here in the domestic market.
The company added that after fulfilling the initial domestic demand they would start exporting this car to the South East Asian markets.
Maruti [...]
Honda and Mazda growing in Japan automobile market
Japanese automaker Honda Motor has said that they have boosted their domestic production in October by 23.7% on year to 122,814 vehicles. The company has gained from increased demand for their cars in the market.
They are not alone. Mazda Motor Corp. has also said that their October output [...]
Hyundai India exports their 3,00,000th car
South Korean automaker Hyundai has achieved a major milestone by exporting their 300,000th Santro car to the overseas market.
The company sells this model in Europe, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East with the name “Atos Prime”.
H.S Lheem, managing director, HMIL spoke to the media on the occasion: “Today Hyundai [...]
