The open-top hatchback will arrive by April 2016 and will be sold as a CBU; Clubman to be launched later in the year.

In our November issue, we broke to you the news about the arrival in India of two new Minis, namely the New Clubman and the Mini Convertible. The carmaker has now confirmed the news with an official announcement.

The Convertible, as the name suggests, is the drop-top version of the classic hatchback that’s already on sale in India. It will be the only convertible version here amidst its competition, namely the Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz A-class, BMW 1-series and the Fiat Abarth 595 Competizione. It is set to arrive on our shores by April 2016 as a Completely Built Unit (CBU).

The Clubman is the biggest ‘Mini’ ever. The estate from the small car marque is unmistakably Mini in its styling, however, comes with the practicality of five proper seats and loads of storage space. It will be launched in its second-generation avatar and will be launched in India after the Mini Convertible. Internationally, the car is available with 1.5- and 2.0-litre petrol engines. However, the engine options on the India-bound car remain unknown.

Courtesy : Autocar

Activ concept is based on the next-gen Beat hatchback.

After releasing a teaser of the Beat Activ Concept days before the 2016 Auto Expo, Chevrolet pulled the wraps off the beefy little pseudo-crossover today. The concept is based on the new-gen Beat hatchback which is slated for launch in 2017.

The hopped-up hatchback concept features signature LED headlamps and fog lamps, Chevrolet’s trademark split grille and black plastic cladding. To add to the rugged theme, it also gets silver skid plates and roof rails.

The interiors get a two-tone beige and brown colour combination, a 7-inch touchscreen interface for the MyLink infotainment system and a sporty motorbike-inspired instrument binnacle.

Chevrolet’s displays at the expo also included the Beat Essentia, a next-gen Beat based compact sedan. Both the Essentia and Activ are part of Chevy's new product range for India over the next five years.

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The four-door D-Max pick-up will go into production from April 2016; to be priced at approx. Rs 15 lakh.

The next-gen D-Max pick-up gets a more upmarket interior and shares underpinnings with the Chevrolet Trailblazer.

It will be built at the new Isuzu Motors India manufacturing plant at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh from April 2016, and the manufacturer has said it will be priced around Rs 15 lakhs.

Based on the same underpinnings as Chevrolet’s Trailblazer, the D-Max’s interiors are also in line with the SUV's. It shares the dashboard with the Trailblazer with the exception of the instrument cluster and Chevrolet’s MyLink infotainment system. This new interior makes the Isuzu D-Max look more upmarket than the company's even more premium MU-7.

The four-door D-Max is powered only by a 2.5-litre 130bhp diesel motor paired with a five-speed automatic gearbox, and gets all-wheel drive.

Courtesy : Autocar