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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 614 Views
Students from the JJ School of Arts have decided to show their enthusiasm for motorsport by constructing a life-size Formula 1 car made entirely out of recycled Red Bull Cans.
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 1,141 Views
General Motors India has registered a record growth of 49% in sales in September 2009, compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 7,654 units against 5,154 units in September last year, making this the highest-ever monthly sales figure achieved by GM India since its inception.
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 904 Views
Ford India has registered a 50% growth in sales in September 2009 as compared to the corresponding period last year. It sold 3,405 units in September 2009 as against 2,273 units during September 2008.
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 766 Views
SkodaAuto India announced a strong growth of 53 % in sales for the month of September 2009 over September 2008. SkodaAuto India total sales for September, 2009 stood at 1854 units as against 1213 units in September 2008. The company’s 1854 units sold in September 2009 marked an increase on the ...
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 1,835 Views
The year 2009 has been a revival of sorts for one of the country’s most long-standing car brands. Fiat has been preparing for this new phase in the Indian market for a few years and the efforts have met with good response. The beginning of the year saw the launch ...
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Monday, October 5th, 2009 808 Views
From 2011, Renault will progressively roll out four electric vehicles, including two derivatives of internal-combustion vehicles. The first will be the electric version of Fluence which will be based on Fluence Z.E. Concept and which will initially be available in Israel and Europe. The second, based on Kangoo Z.E. Concept, will ...
Posted in Auto-Expo, Electric car, International Car Market, Renault, Upcoming Cars | No Comments »
Monday, September 28th, 2009 915 Views
Porsche will launch the Panamera in India on the 1st of October. The Panamera is the first family-door sedan to be manufactured by the Stuttgart-based automaker.
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Monday, September 28th, 2009 1,122 Views
The giant American auto makers like GM and Daimler, and Japanese manufacturers like Honda, and Nissan didn’t participate in this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The main highlights of this event were the Europe-based manufacturers with many of them going green.
Posted in Audi, Auto Shows, Bentley, Electric car, Ferrari, Fiat, Honda, Lamborghini, Porsche, Toyota | No Comments »
Monday, September 28th, 2009 2,078 Views
After last week's post of the Seat Ibiza and Jetta caught on test, we’ve now caught a 2010 Polo and a very pretty Fabia testing. Here are the shots.
Posted in Spy pictures, Volkswagen | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 25th, 2009 3,810 Views
Maruti Suzuki will tweak SX4’s engine by increasing the torque by 20-30Nm. This new more powerful engine will fulfill the Bharat Stage IV emission norms which will be levied from April 2010 across 11 Indian major cities.
Posted in Maruti Suzuki, Speculated Launches | 17 Comments »
Friday, September 25th, 2009 562 Views
General Motors India and Reva Electric Car Company (REVA) have entered into a collaboration agreement to develop electric vehicles for the Indian market. The agreement was announced jointly by Karl Slym, president and managing director, General Motors India and Chetan Maini, deputy chairman and chief technology officer, REVA.
Posted in Electric car, GM | 1 Comment »
Thursday, September 24th, 2009 1,876 Views
Our intrepid spy photographer has struck again, this time with images of VW cars doing what seems to be engine benchmarking with the Jetta.
Posted in Spy pictures, Volkswagen | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 5,942 Views
Ford India has just announced and given the world at large a preview of the upcoming Ford Figo which should be launched early next year. The Figo is part of Fords 'One Vision' and 'One Team' and 'One World' project.
Posted in Ford, Speculated Launches | 2 Comments »
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 2,179 Views
Toyota plans to launch the Corolla Altis CNG next month just in time for Diwali sales. After the Innova CNG, the Corolla Altis is the next Toyota vehicle to come factory fitted with a CNG kit. Currently, the only other car in the Corolla's segment to have an alternate fuel ...
Posted in Speculated Launches, Toyota | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 11th, 2009 1,026 Views
Magna International Inc. (“Magna”) and Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (“Sberbank”) announced that their joint offer to acquire a 55% interest in Adam Opel GmbH (“Opel”) has been selected by both General Motors Company (“GM”) and the Opel Trust as the preferred solution to address the future of Opel.
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