Car India – May 2019

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EDITOR

Market None Too Sanguine

CARSALESININDIAHAVEBEENSHOWINGADOWNWARDTREND
monthaftermonth.EvenMarutihavecutproductionduetolackofdemand;
somethingthatwasunheardof.Incidentally,Marutihadnotreducedproduction
evenduringthe 2008 meltdown.

LastmonthHyundaiunveiledanall-newsub-four-metreSUV,theVenue.The
VenuewilltakeontheFordEcoSport,MarutiBrezza,andtherecentlylaunched
MahindraXUV300.ThisSUVhasa freshdesignandthebuildqualitylooksvery
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attherearis goodwitha generousspaceinthefrontaswell.Thebootis large
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Thetopicofdiscussionnowadaysis whetheroneshouldgoforEVsorforhybrids.
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togo,foryoucandriveintheEVmodeforyourdailycommutingandasa regular
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wearejustshiftingthesourceofpollutionfromoneplacetoanother?

UNLIKEOTHERAUTOMOBILE

magazines, Car India is devoted cent

per cent to CARs, SUVs and MUVs.

There are no bikes or commercial

vehicles to be found in Car India.

Therefore, we have a very focused

readership and also give our advertisers

better bang for their buck!

Our editorial team is passionate about

cars. They live, drink, eat and breathe

cars. This lends the crucial extra touch

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Our editorial team is bound by a strict

code of conduct. In an industry where

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strive hard to maintain our editorial

integrity and balance.

Our emphasis is on bringing out a

quality, information-packed issue

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of pages. We are not in competition

with magazines that are in a page

count race.

Finally, we never exchange advertising

for good reviews. Just take a look at our

‘Car of the Year Awards’ for the past

fourteen years. Not a single wrong one!

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT

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