How to Compare Cars

January 24th, 2011 by admin No comments »

Now a days due to the growth of the Internet industry, it is easier to compare cars before deciding about buying one. Earlier people used to depend on the recommendations of their friends and relatives for deciding about buying a car. The media industry was also not very developed earlier. The only television channel at that time Doordarshan did not broadcast any program on the auto industry. Newspapers also did not cover information or news about new automobile launches. There was no magazine about the auto industry then. There was no other source of information about new cars. Before 1990 even the auto industry was not well developed and there were few options in the market. This had resulted in no competition in the market. It was bad for automobile buyers as they did not have many choices for buying cars.

After the economic liberalization policy of the early 1990s the auto industry started to grow fast. Various auto companies came to India to launch their products. Now there was much competition in the market. Many new four wheelers were getting launched regularly. All major four wheeler players like Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, General Motors etc are present in the market now. Indian car buyers also have many options if they want to buy new cars. All major car models are available in the Indian car market. Recently the iconic car Volkswagen Beetle was also launched. » Read more: How to Compare Cars

Car Test Drives Down

January 23rd, 2011 by admin No comments »

As the national news reports that the sales of new cars is down by nearly 60% compared to the same month last year, this is also confirmed by car retailers who states the number of test drives is down. The message is clear, not only are sales down but there does not seem to any future planning to eventually buy a new car, which is what the numbers of test drives equate to.

The purchase of a car is not an immediate one; it tends to start with car reviews and checking out the price guides. Motoring programmes such as 5th Gear and Top gear contribute to the decision process, together with magazines and newspapers. But the next stage of buying a new car or a used one tends to be calculated with the quantities of test drives. It is not apparent that a test drive will involve an immediate sale as there tends to be other factors involved than just the price of the vehicle, such as part exchange value and finance deals. » Read more: Car Test Drives Down