Maruti Suzuki Launches A-star with Automatic Transmission in India

Maruti Suzuki has introduced A star Automatic with impressive 4 speed Automatic transmission for Indian customers. Craze has begun for this model because of it's small dimensions, ease of driving and overall flexibility. This model was fitted with a neat 1.0 litre 3 cylinder K series engine by which spirited driving and great mileage is offered.

An automatic gearbox was installed in the A-star car. This makes you free from worries of having to use the clutch a thousand times a day. There are six modes, such as, power windows, CD or MP3 player and height adjustable driver seat. Earlier, in India, it has introduced A-star model with manual transmission. It became most popular because it has the ability to move in crowded roads in cities. It has fuel efficiency of 17 kmpl.

A-star Automatic will be cheaper car with an automatic transmission in India with the price of Rs 4,34,535 Lakhs.

Global Automakers are Aiming to Spend More in India

As the market of India is growing day-by-day along with the customer needs many of the companies are showing interest to market their automotive. Apart from the home companies different international based companies are also making plans to extend their market in India.
Because of the fastest growing market in India, many of the global automakers are planning to boost their market by launching new models along with increasing their investment.

When we talk about the french car maker, Renault, it is planning to launch five cars during the period of mid-2011 to mid-2013 which includes a small car among them. When coming to the manufacturing of small cars Renault is in affiliation with Nissan and are manufactured at Chennai of India. And, the price of the car is competitive.

Toyota Etios which are specially designed for the Indians are going to be launched by the end of 2010 and the company is expecting to sell around 63,000 to 64,000 Etios compact cars in 2011. The sales of the Etios has rapidly expanded and is about 70% of the total car market. The contribution of the Etios is high in the sales because of the compactness.

Along with the India's top car maker, Maruti Suzuki, which had not lost its influence, the other major companies which are contributing their small cars are Honda, VolksWagen, Ford, Toyota, General Motors.

During the present year, the compact car sales of both General Motors Chevrolet beat and Ford's Figo are already on hike. Nissan in alliance with Renault company has started its sales of compact car, Micra from June. Even along with the two wheeler Company Bajaj, Renault-Nissan are manufacturing the low cost car.

Most of the companies are expanding their investments in order to increase the capacity. Ford company comes under this category and is making plans to introduce eight new vehicles during the middle of decade along with the sale of Compact Figo.

Apart from the Ford, Honda Indian Unit is also planning to launch a compact car in the second half of 2011.

Maruti is Launching its New Version of Alto

As the auto market sales are increasing day by day in India, many companies want to launch their new models for getting their model marketed, as the customers of India are showing interest in new models.

One of the famous car maker Maruti Suzuki, wants to lauch a new version of existing model Alto next month. Maruti suzuki is one of the highest selling car company and it sells 20,000 units each month. The new version is called as Alto K10. The features of the new version will be 1000-cc large engine instead of 800 cc of the previous alto and the car will be 125 mm longer than the vintage version and is more spacious when compared with the old wagonR and A-star. This car will be an affordable product. The cost of this K10 car ranges from 2.8 to 3.4 lakh and the top end variants which are available are Lxi and Vxi.

The car is featured with 1.0L, k10 engine which delivers 68PS maximum power at 6200 rpm with 90Nm of maximum torque at 3200 rpm. This new alto will give the correct answer to the competitors who are working on the new and lower priced products.

As of now, the sales of lower A-segment in every month is 30,000 units. The company is expecting the additional sales of 90,000 units in a year on the new model Alto, which helps in the growth of sales in each month to be around 37,500.

Thus, the new alto will satisfy the needs of the people.