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Auto Expo review: diesel, electric cars dictated trends
Issue Date: Jan 19, 2012
The recently concluded year’s Auto Expo (January 7–11) was particularly descriptive of trends in the Indian automobile sector. Auto giants showcased their latest fuel-efficient products and philosophies, but traditional mindsets and preferences for increasingly fuel inefficient compact SUVs were obvious. Fuel-cell cars and electric hybrids are still stuck in the mould of concept models, while the consumer market marches steadily towards increasingly diesel-centric technology. A snapshot view of the major trends at the motor show:
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