Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. (HSCI), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, announced that it has resumed normal production with two shift operations. The company plans to ramp up the Brio production to 440 units per day from the present 320 cars at present.

Hero Cycles, world’s largest bicycle manufacturer, announced their foray into high-end bicycles with the launch of their brand “Urban Trail”. “Red Dot”, the first product of the series was unveiled and will be available at a price tag of Rs. 43, 000.

India’s leading SUV manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) rolled out the technically packed and stylish new Xylo at its Kandivali plant, near Mumbai at 7.37 lakh (D2 BS4 Ex Delhi). The top-end stylish new Xylo, E9, is priced above Rs 10 lakh. The new avatar of Xylo sports 50 new changes and features including five variants powered by three distinct engine options including powerful 120 BHP m Hawk engine.

Country’s car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited crossed the 10 million cumulative domestic sales mark. It is the only automobile company in India to cross this milestone, said the company.

India’s car market leader Maruti Suzuki India Limited, launches its next generation new compact sedan, Swift DZire, in diesel and petrol variants. The petrol version of the more compact and revamped Swift Dzire is priced between Rs 4.79 lakh and 6.19 lakh and the new Swift Dzire diesel models are carrying price tags between Rs 5.80 lakh and Rs 7.09 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).

After Honda Motor entered the low-cost small car segment through Brio hatchback last year, the Japanese auto major is planning to lunch the diesel version of Brio in a year or two in order to increase its market share and also to tap the mounting demand for diesel cars in the domestic market.

India’s largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki launched the revamped version of its compact car A-Star at Rs 3.66 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The top-end of the new spiced-up A-Star will cost Rs 4.47 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).