The country’s largest passenger car manufacturer, Maruti Suzuki India, is working on a new engine, which would replace the existing engines of its 800 cc hatchback Alto and 1.1 litre Wagon R. Once the automaker replaces the existing engine of these two high-selling cars, it is expected that it would be in a position to lower their prices significantly, which would help it rev up sales.

Maruti Suzuki is considering on changing of the engines in its range of entry level and A-plus segment cars. The KB-Series engine, which was unveiled last year, is used to power the latest models of the car major like the Maruti Suzuki Estilo, Maruti Suzuki Ritz and the Maruti Suzuki A-Star.

Car manufacturer Honda Siel Cars India declared on Tuesday that it will export engine components to Japan from October. “This export programme is due to a shortage of Japanese supply”, Honda Siel president and Chief Executive Masahiro Takedagawa remarked on the sidelines of a conference.

Toyota declared on Monday that it is considering to set up an engine and transmission plant in India as it looks to use more vehicle-parts made here in its cars than import them.

Santro is all set to get a new variant by the end of this year. Though the specifications of the new variant are not yet disclosed, it is speculated to get subtle changes in the design while the engine and the price tag is expected to remain same.

India's number one car maker Maruti Suzuki rolled out over one lakh units of K-series engine. The company started manufacturing the K-series engines ten months ago. This engine is currently fitted in the A-Star and the Ritz.

The Indian car leader Maruti Suzuki has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for engine production in Gurgaon. The facility will be utilized for the production of 1,197cc K12M petrol engines. It is a four-cylinder engine that generates an output of 84 bhp and is the second aluminum engine which is being produced by Maruti Suzuki in India, the first one is the K10B engine fitted in the global car A-star.

Volkswagen has come out with the Estate version of their recently released Golf, the Volkswagen Golf Station Wagon. The car is redesigned well to suit as a business car as well as the one for the families. One of the hugely popular models from the house of Volkswagen, Golf is an all rounder in performance, comfort and safety.

The Japanese car giant Honda is planning to bring in cars with India specific engines that will run smoothly on the Indian roads. Its upcoming new car model ‘Jazz’ will be fitted with engine designed especially for India. The company has already introduced the Jazz in UK with a 1.2-litre that produces 88.7bhp.