Top Car News Of The Week: Here Are All The Highlights From The Past Week

The Indian four-wheeler segment witnessed a number of updates in the past week. With Maruti Suzuki said to bring back diesel engines to Land Rover India introducing their first Plug-in Hybrid model. Many car makers such as Maruti Suzuki, MG Motor, Kia Motors, Renault and others even announced price hikes, which will come into effect from next month.

Having said that, here are top-five highlights from the four-wheeler industry from the week gone by:

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

Audi A4 Production Begins In India

Audi announced the start of production of its A4 sedan in its Aurangabad facility in India. The new Audi A4 will be sold in India as a CKD unit, with its assembly taking place at its Indian facility. With the start of production, we expect bookings for the A4 to begin soon, with its launch expected sometime in January 2021 — here are more details.

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

Maruti Suzuki Might Bring Back Diesel Engines

Maruti Suzuki could bring back its BS6-compliant diesel engines sometime next year. The company had discontinued diesel-powered models, thinking the demand would decline with the new emission norms. However, with demand for diesel still strong and most of Maruti Suzuki's rivals offering diesel variants, the company seems to be missing out — here are more details.

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

New Hyundai i20 Bookings Milestone

The all-new Hyundai i20 has witnessed an extremely positive response in the Indian market, ever since its launch. Hyundai in the past week announced that within just 40 days of launch, the company has registered over 30,000 units of bookings for the premium hatchback — here are more details.

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

MG Hector Plus Seven-Seater SUV India Launch Confirmed

MG Motor India recently confirmed that the seven-seater version of its Hector Plus SUV will go on sale in the Indian market sometime in January 2021. The new seven-seater variant will come with bench seats in the second row, replacing the captain seats on the six-seater version — here are all the other details.

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

Land Rover Defender Plug-In Hybrid Bookings Open

Land Rover has started accepting bookings for the Defender P400e; the brand's first Plug-in-Hybrid model to enter the Indian market. Bookings for the Defender Plug-In Hybrid model can be made online, with deliveries scheduled to begin from Q1 of FY 2021-22 — here are further details.

Top Car News Of The Week: Maruti Suzuki Diesel Engine To Return, MG Hector Plus 7-Seater Launch Details Revealed, Audi A4 Production Begins & More

Thoughts On The Top Car News Of The Week

The past week has witnessed a whole lot of updates. However, there is still a lot to look forward to in the coming week, especially with the Christmas festivities just around the corner.

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Article Published On: Sunday, December 20, 2020, 10:30 [IST]
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