January 2012 - Auto Expo, New Swift dzire, Car of the year 2011

  • Auto expo was held in Delhi from January 4th to 11th. Many cars are launched listed below.

  • New Swift dzire was launched measuring below 4m length for excise tax exemption.

  • Many Car of the Year 2011 are awarded, bagged mostly by Mahindra XUV 500 and new Maruti Suzuki Swift

December 2011 - Skoda Rapid, Hero Impulse, Honda City facelift

  • Skoda Rapid launched. It is similar to parent company's Vento.

  • Hero Impulse dirt bike launched.  150cc bike has high ground clearance and starts at 74,000 ex-showroom, aims to become new yamaha rx100.
  • Car sales growth turned positive in November after four months of slump at 7% YoY growth. However market leader Maruti Suzuki sales were down 19%.