While the halo at Auto Expo might justifiably be all pervading over the Tata Nano, industry leader Suzuki has finally done something which it wasn’t known to do. For the first time in the history of the firm, it has let two Indian designers conjure up the look and feel of what would be the company’s fifth World Strategic Model - the A-Star Concept.

Saurabh Singh and Rajesh Kumar Gogu are the two young lads credited with penning the stunning exterior of the A-Star Concept and also its sporty interior. They have, for the first time for a Suzuki, delivered a design where quite a few details from the Indian way of life have been incorporated in some form.

The A-Star Concept is a critical model in Suzuki’s model line-up. Since it is to be built in India for export and domestic markets, it was appropriate that there was a bit of Indian-ness to the design.

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Bangalore, Jan. 17 Toyota Motor Corporation is about to complete work on a low cost passenger car, which will be launched in markets like India initially even as the company’s President, Mr Katsuaki Watanabe, is expected to visit the country towards the end of January.

The low-priced car is also expected to be launched in developed markets as well after launches in India, Russia, Brazil and China. Sources in the company told Business Line that Mr Watanabe has been personally driving the low-cost model initiative and had asked the company’s engineers to develop a car based on low cost technology which should also adhere to the Toyota’s safety standards as well as being environment-friendly.

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