Cars- A Brief Study About Automobiles
Cars are being considered one of the most crucial innovations in the history of automobiles
. In last few decades, there has been a complete revolution in the field of the car manufacturing. The new age cars are not only more sophisticated in technology as against their older counterparts but also come loaded with an array of advanced comfort and convenience features. In addition to this, the new generation cars are comparatively very much safer as against their counter parts of last decades, thanks to the features like ABS (anti-lock braking system), airbags, front and side safety beams and many more. Not only interior and exterior but the transmission of new age cars has been developed considerably, so that the cars can be made high fell efficient. The Emission level (CO2 emission) of the cars developed in recent years has also been lowered down considerably.There is about half a dozen types of cars that comprises of small cars, hatchbacks, sedans, crossovers/ MUVs, SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) and Coupe. In recent months, there has been a considerable rise in the demand for cars in the world market. The major reason behind this rising demand is the rising income levels of the middle class in the developing countries like Indian and China. Both India and China are among the fastest growing car markets in the world. The launch of Tata Nano, the cheapest car of the world, can be considered a turning point in the car industry as since its launch, the demand for small cars has been skyrocketing, which in turn has created a sudden rush of major car makers for launching their compact cars in the Indian market. For making the most of this high demand momentum many major automakers have been launching their highly fuel efficient and economical cars in the Indian market since the starting of this year that includes Chevrolet Beat, Ford Figo, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan M
icra.
Currently, Maruti Suzuki is the largest car maker in the Indian market that sales every second car in the Indian market. The most popular cars of the company n the Indian market includes the best selling Maruti Alto, compact hatchback Wagon R, Premium hatchback Swift and starting rage sedan Maruti Swift Dzire. On the other hand the second largest car maker of the country Hyundai, which is known for the manufacturing of highly fuel efficient cars, sells popular cars like Santro Xing, i10and i20. With this, Tata Motors is also one of the most popular car makers, which has a significant market share n the country. Besides this, the other car makers of the country include General Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ford, Fiat and Volkswagen.
by: Pooja Lapasia