VCVs (Very Cheap Vehicles) capture OEM interest
Tata’s low-cost car for India is facing some stiff competition even before the prototype has been unveiled. Mark Bursa evaluates the difficult birth of a new market segment.
EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: No lakh of interest in India’s plans for very cheap vehicles
6 Aug 2007 | Mark Bursa
Tata’s low-cost car for India is facing some stiff competition even before the prototype has been unveiled. Mark Bursa evaluates the difficult birth of a new market segment.
Volkswagen's rear engined small car
8 Aug 2007 | Dave Leggett
One thing I am looking forward to seeing at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show is Volkswagen’s rear-engined concept ‘city car’. It will be interesting to see how an engine in the rear impacts the bo...
FRANCE: Renault eyes Logan successor
27 Jul 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
Renault is already planning a cheaper replacement for its successful, low cost, no-frills Logan with partner Nissan, even though it does not expect a serious rival until at least 2009.
INDIA: Ford eyes low-cost small cars
19 Jul 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
Ford may consider making low-cost small cars in India in response to declining sales here, according to local news reports.
INDIA: New twist in Renault $3,000 car plan
13 Jul 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
Renault’s involvement in the fast-growing Indian passenger car market is getting complicated.
22 Jun 2007 | Dave Leggett
How far can you go with a low-cost car? The engineering approaches are intriguing. Do you take something off the shelf and ‘decontent’ it as far as possible or do you start off with a blank sheet o...
US: Ford to source new subcompact from Brazil - report
14 Jun 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
Ford insiders appear to have confirmed and provided more details of a project first reported by just-auto in October 2005 - the automaker will build an upcoming new subcompact sedan for the North American market in Brazil, in what a news agency said was considered by some to be a risky attempt to generate profits in that segment of the US market.
GERMANY: VW planning two low-cost cars
4 Apr 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
Volkswagen is planning a second low cost car, according to a report in a German consumer car magazine.
BRAZIL: Fiat enters the rush for the affordable car
23 Mar 2007 | just-auto.com editorial team
A recent announcement by Fiat group CEO Sergio Marchione caught the Brazilian subsidiary somewhat by surprise. He confirmed to Reuters the production of an affordable car both here and in other emerging markets but mentioned only the Palio, when he actually meant the Uno.
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