Maruti Suzuki considering hybrids in the next 3-5 years
Maruti Suzuki is said to be working on a long term plans to get into the market of hybrid cars.
The company already has a minor presence in cars that runs on alternative fuels. This is also likely to be expanded in the coming years.
The demand for [...]
Toyota planning a hybrid based on the Yaris!
Honda messed up the hybrid party for Toyota by offering their Insight model at a price lower than that of the Prius.
Toyota Prius has been the best selling hybrid car in the world and it now faces intense competition from Honda Insight.
This has resulted in a [...]
Honda Insight goes on sale in US later this month
Japanese automaker Honda has revealed the pricing of their new Honda Insight hybrid that is going to be launched in the US market later this month.
Honda Insight has been priced at $19,800 which makes it around USD 2,000 cheaper than the rival model Toyota Prius. [...]
Honda Civic Hybrid disappears from showrooms in India
Honda has announced that they are not going to retail Civic Hybrid from showrooms any more.
If a customer is interested in getting one, he would have to place an order which would then be delivered after a while.
The company would directly import that order from Japan [...]
Mahindra working on hybrids and electrics for Indian market
Mahindra & Mahindra has said that they are working on several next generation products for the Indian market.
These include hybrids and electric cars which would be more environment friendly.
M&M, Head-Design, B Bhaumik said in a statement: “We have to develop technologies for hybrid and [...]
Honda Insight Hybrid is cheaper than Toyota Prius
If Toyota has showcased their next generation Prius, Honda has come out with their Insight Hybrid model.
Honda Insight is smaller and less fuel efficient than the Prius.
But the interesting aspect is that it is going to be much cheaper than the Toyota Prius.
Sources say that Honda [...]
Ford aiming to launch a small electric car in USA in 2011
Ford Motor has announced that they are aiming to launch an electric car in the US market by 2011.
This launch would be part of their plan to have electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale within the next four years.
Ford is working with [...]
Ford Fusion Hybrid 2010 announced
US based automaker Ford has announced their latest hybrid model.
The company announced the Ford Fusion Hybrid 2010 edition model.
This new sedan model from the company would compete with rival products like Toyota Camry hybrid and GM Malibu hybrid.
Ford said that this hybrid model would give a fuel efficiency of 40 mpg [...]
Toyota Prius launch in India postponed for now
Japanese automaker Toyota has revealed that they have postponed all plans to launch their Prius hybrid car in the Indian market.
The economic conditions are worsening worldwide. The government is yet to provide a suitable market scenario for hybrids in India.
The company is also facing issues pricing the [...]
Honda Civic Hybrid in huge demand after price cut
Honda India sold 98 Civic Hybrids in one day after they announced the price cut on this model.
This number is more than what they managed to achieve since the launch of the vehicle in the Indian market.
Honda reduced the price of the hybrid Civic by Rs [...]
