Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
The show is for cars, two-wheelers, three-wheelers, light commercials, medium commercials, heavy trucks, buses and coaches. The following list is for passenger vehicles only:
Bajaj RE 60, ULC project production model
Birmingham Bolt concept, a supplier showcase
Chevrolet Tavera Neo 3, a second facelift for the long-lived Tavera Neo 2
DC Design Avanti, Ford 2.0-litre EcoBoost-powered supercar prototype
Force Motors Force One 4×4, no longer just a 4×2
Force Motors Force One luxury concept, tempting India’s richer SUV buyers
Ford EcoSport prototype, to be built in India and Brazil from later in 2012
Honda City facelift, mid-life make-over for this small sedan
Hyundai HND-7 Hexa Space concept, ix20-based MPV
Renault Pulse, restyling of the Nissan March/Micra
Suzuki Ertiga, Maruti’s Gurgaon plant will build this MUV from March
Suzuki XA Alpha concept, shrunken Sportage-a-like
Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid concept, technology showcase
Tata Magic Iris CNG concept, gas power for this micro-minivan
Tata Nano CNG concept, where on earth did they find room for the tank?
Tata Safari Storme, yet another facelift and new name for the 16-year old Safari
Tata Starbus hydrogen fuel cell concept, but why not a hydrogen Jag or R-Rover?
Indian market premieres for locally-built models:
Fiat Punto facelift
Hyundai Sonata (the Chennai No.1 plant will end build of the fifth generation Sonata and switch over to this latest sixth generation sedan from later in 2012)
Nissan Evalia (a second line going in at Alliance’s Orgagadam/Chennai plant to build this passenger version of NV200, 1.5 diesel the only engine)
Toyota Fortuner facelift, the Thai-built model had the update in 2011
Toyota Innova facelift, this second styling refresh debuted in Thailand last year