Small Cars News

Gadkari urges automakers to adopt global safety norms for cars in India Gadkari laid emphasis on the need to have airbags in small affordable cars too Every year, around 5 lakh road accidents kill 1.5 lakh people

Maruti Suzuki India wants govt to reconsider proposal of making six airbags mandatory The norm will adversely hit the already shrinking small car market, MSI said The regulation would largely impact the cost-sensitive entry-level car segment

Small and mid-sized cars may see a small hike in prices after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is rolled out from July 1 as different goods are fitted into the four-slab rate structure.

A wide range of companies are adopting smaller engines in a bid to sustain the inevitable crisis that will be caused by the dwindling supply of petroleum.

Smaller luxury cars are a big volume driver for Audi - the profit engine for Volkswagen AG - and other premium carmakers, all of whom are keen to boost their presence in China, the world`s largest car market.

The firm has been mulling manufacturing four-wheel vehicles for years, exhibiting a prototype 1,000 cc engine car and an electric-car battery at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show.