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The move comes as a result of rising input and manufacturing costs

Apart from free insurance, there's no real cash discount on offer unless you're a government employee or work in a corporate house

The cars get only cosmetic updates with new interior theme and body graphics on their exteriors

All cars that feature in this list are hatchbacks and get an AMT (automated manual transmission) only

From LED headlamps, Android Auto and CarPlay connectivity to six airbags, mass-market offerings are upping the ante with features previously seen in more expensive cars

Test drive an automatic Nissan or Datsun and if you buy its rival car within a week, Nissan will get you free accessories worth Rs 5,000 to Rs 8,000.

Available with both variants of the 1.0-litre version, the Datsun redi-GO AMT is the most economical 1.0-litre AMT-equipped offering in the segment 

The Datsun redi-GO’s 5-speed AMT offers a creep function and a manual mode  

The Cross is based on the GO+ micro MPV, but gets plenty of additional features and a petrol automatic powertrain   

The Datsun Cross will most likely feature Nissan’s X-Tronic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). 

Pre-launch bookings can be made starting today, while deliveries will start from January 23, 2018 onwards

The test mules indicate that the Cross will bear a lot of resemblance with the GO+ save for the redesigned front profile

The production version will be called ‘Cross,’not ‘GO Cross,’ and will sit above the GO+ on which it is based on

Prices across model range to go up by upto Rs 15,000

Here’s a look at some of the upcoming cars that could be launched ahead of the Auto Expo