Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) recorded domestic wholesales of 24,887 units in December 2024, registering a 16% year-on-year (YoY) growth compared to 21,372 units sold in December 2023. The Japanese carmaker continues to see strong demand for its popular SUV and MPV models – Fortuner, Innova Crysta, and Innova Hycross – while badge-engineered Suzuki products such… Continue reading TKM registers 16% growth in December sales to 24,887 units
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My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.121)
On this week’s My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get through some of your recent correpsondence, talking Jaguar (a little), touchscreens, two Mercedes, Gordon Murray’s cars, the Suzuki Jimny, dogs with their ears flapping in the breeze, and much more besides. Make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast. Subscribe… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep.121)
Maruti Suzuki to expand SUV portfolio next year
Maruti Suzuki has a slew of launches planned for the next year. The company which introduced the fourth-gen Swift hatchback and Dzire compact sedan in 2024, aims to bring at least two new SUVs, with petrol, strong hybrid and EV powertrain options. Here are the models the brand will launch in India in 2025. Maruti… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki to expand SUV portfolio next year
A look at new SUV and car launches in January 2025
The new year is expected to start with a bang, and a slew of new launches are lined up across segments, with the Bharat Mobility Show scheduled to take place between January 17-22, 2025. Incidentally, all of these happen to be EVs, ranging from mass-market electric SUVs to sportscar, and that’s likely to be a recurring… Continue reading A look at new SUV and car launches in January 2025
Small Giant
My first car was a Maruti 800, as it was for millions of Indians who discovered the joys of driving with this wonder car. This little marvel not only revolutionised personal mobility but also laid the foundation for India’s automotive revolution, putting an entire subcontinent on wheels. The Maruti 800 is the most iconic symbol of… Continue reading Small Giant
Maruti Suzuki Dzire reaches 3 Million units in cumulative production
Maruti Suzuki India Limited has achieved a cumulative production milestone of 3 million units for its Dzire sedan. This milestone was reached in 16 years and 11 months since the car’s launch in March 2008. Earlier milestones include 1 million units in April 2015 and 2 million units in June 2019. Other Maruti Suzuki models… Continue reading Maruti Suzuki Dzire reaches 3 Million units in cumulative production
Everything that will definitely, maybe happen in the car world in 2025
Skoda announces that it will follow up the Kamiq and Kyaq with a new SUV called the Kardashianq, which will be sold with Kim, Kylie and Kendall variants. The range proves an instant hit, even though nobody over the age of 40 is entirely sure what it does. June After the ‘success’ of the lane-keeping… Continue reading Everything that will definitely, maybe happen in the car world in 2025
Osamu Suzuki, 94, Who Turned Automaker Into a Powerhouse, Dies
He built Suzuki Motor into a Japanese global brand making small vehicles and motorcycles. Entering India’s market in the 1980s was one of his early successes. Go to Source
Toyota Taisor crosses 20,000 sales, packs a punch among compact SUVs
The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor, which is Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM’s) sole offering in India’s fast-growing compact-SUV segment, has surpassed the 20,000-unit sales milestone since launch in April 2024. The SUV, which is the rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx, and is one of the four cross-badged products in India under the Toyota-Suzuki global… Continue reading Toyota Taisor crosses 20,000 sales, packs a punch among compact SUVs
How Osamu Suzuki redefined the art of frugal manufacturing
Frugal engineering became a fashionable term thanks largely to Carlos Ghosn, the former CEO of Renault-Nissan. However, it was the late Osamu Suzuki who truly was the father of frugality which he practised with relentless passion for decades at Suzuki Motor Corporation. The kind of costing efficiencies generated as a result helped this small carmaker… Continue reading How Osamu Suzuki redefined the art of frugal manufacturing