Weekly Car News: Facelift, and Bookings Steal the Automobile Headlines
It has been an extremely hectic week in the Indian auto industry as some of the biggest launches, updated booking details, recalls, and a long-awaited safety rating upgrade. This is a rundown of the biggest stories that were pulled in.
Renault has facelifted its most popular compact MPV, Triber, since its launch as a 2019 car. The 2025 facelift Triber comes with a sharper design, a new interior design and some new features.
The cosmetic updates are novel and bring new life to the model, although on the mechanical front, nothing has changed. The updates mean that the pricing has been adjusted to reflect gains among variants.
Two big electric launches were the headlines of MG. Next came the MG M9, the most luxurious electric MPV in India that comes with an impressive comfort package like a jet fly in the rear seat, a pod-like interior design.
Next to roll out was one of the most anticipated MG Cyberster, a roadster with scissor doors and available as a convertible with an amazing 0 100 kmph of just 3.2 seconds and making it one of the fastest cars pricing less than 1 crore.
Mahindra cut down on the price of its AX5 petrol model of the XUV 3XO by 20,000 rupees. This step comes after the recent introduction of the REVX range, which is projected to boost the sales of the sub-4m SUV line.
Nevertheless, the cheaper price can be provided with some lack of availability or functionality, which should be considered by buyers.
Tesla has increased the number of Model Y reservations across the country and is not limited to the number of metro areas that were chosen earlier.
Although the launch will occur with an initial focus on four priority cities, the wider deployment will symbolize serious intentions of Tesla in the EV market in India.
The Nissan Magnite recently gained a 5-star Global NCAP rating after several phases, in this case, in its exported version. The award is a major milestone for to compact SUV category, highlighting the increasing safety reputation of India-made passenger vehicles.
Skoda and Volkswagen have again recalled the models manufactured in India, but this time due to the possible defect of the seatbelt mechanism. The recall is concerned with particular production batches and is an element of a continuous quality assurance process.
It has been one swamped week of launches, price cuts and safety victories. It seems to sum up a very thrilling quarter in the Indian automotive scene.
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