The South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors is all set to launch its small car Eon later this month to take on Maruti's immensely successful car Alto. Alto sells over 35,000 units every month.

After a four-month slump, car sales picked up in September with the beginning of the festive season and new launches, especially diesel variants.

Long waiting period is proving another deterrent for car buyers, who are faced with unrealistic waiting periods of between six to nine months, especially for diesel cars.

Hyundai Motors India Vice-President R Sethuraman says a new small car that will fill slot between the Tata Nano and Maruti Alto is set to be launched.

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The economy is still growing at over seven per cent. Corporate profits will rise this year, too (if advance tax payments are an indication) and employees have got healthy pay hikes. Under the circumstances, car sales should be galloping. But, they are down to a crawl.

As India's ambition to become a global auto hub is curbed, manufacturers focus on the domestic market. But that is where the turmoil is.

Following the increase in petrol prices and customers showing a preference for diesel cars over the petrol versions, most automakers are changing their sales strategies and launch plans to give sales a decisive boost.

The second-largest carmaker Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL), however, posted increase in sales along with Volkswagen, Toyota and Mahindra & Mahindra.

Buyers who can afford extra payment on a diesel car tend to be the ones who are better off. The reluctance of the government to increase the price of diesel has led to a strange situation - the demand for petrol cars is declining sharply.

In its A2 segment (Santro, i10 and i20), the company sold40,520 units, while in the A3 segment (Accent and Verna) sales were at 7,110units.

The latest generation of the Hyundai Change Verna is out with the mission of becoming a game changer in India.

Hyundai Motors will offer the car in 1.4 litre and 1.6 lire engine variants with both petrol and diesel options at an introductory price between Rs 6.99 lakh and Rs 10.75 lakh.

The exteriors of the new edition Accent Executive comes with a chrome finish front grille. The body coloured sideline molding is equipped with chrome inserts.

Auto sales slowed a little in January after five months on the racing tracks. Maruti Suzuki India registered a 14.74 per cent rise in its sales at 1,09,743 units during the first month of 2011 against 95,649 units.

Company officials have already visited a prospective site at Dholera and will now submit their recommendations to the company board for a final investment decision.

Auto companies are luring customers with cash discounts, free insurances and lucky draw schemes to clear up their current stockpile.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd on Monday said it will increase the prices of vehicles across models by up to 2 per cent to offset rising input costs.

The country's second largest car maker Hyundai Motor India reports a 12 per cent jump in domestic sales for November at 31,540 units.

The second-largest car maker reported its best-ever domestic monthly sales at 34,725 units in October, a jump of 22.70 per cent over the same month last year.