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Mercedes-Benz has announced that the A-Class has received over 400 confirmed bookings as on June 10th, 2013; which is less than 2 weeks after the national launch. This is the highest popularity that any Mercedes-Benz car has enjoyed in the decade and a half long history in India. 

An updated version of the Nissan Evalia has been spied testing in Pune. The test vehicle features a rear wiper, a feature currently unavailable on the Evalia. it is also likley to include a few features that were absent  

Fiat has launched the T-Jet variants of the Linea for a starting price of Rs 7.60 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The T-Jet Linea is a turbo-charged performance version of the sedan developing 114PS and 207Nm of torque. It is available in all three variants with the top-end T-Jet Emotion priced at Rs 8.8 lakh.

Chevrolet may launch a compact version of its Enjoy MPV, according to report from Autocarindia. The compact Enjoy is expected to be a sub four-metre vehicle and combined with both its petrol and diesel engines that are below the capacity of 1.5-litres will get the tax benefits offered to vehicles of this combination. 

Fiat will launch the Linea T-jet for the Indian market at an even in Mumbai tomorrow. The car was previously sold in the Indian market but was discontinued in 2012 due to low demand. However, Fiat previewed the car in April and eventually returned it to its line up by listing it on its official website again. 

The next generation Hyundai i20 hatchback has been spied testing at two diffrent locations in India. The vehicle was previously spotted testing in Korea and according to reports, scheduled to be unveiled in the middle of next year. 

The Nissan based Duster maybe called the Terrano according to a report from AutocarIndia. The Terrano was originally a compact SUV sold by the Japanese automaker during the 1990s and eventually discontinued in 2006. Acording to the report, while the name might be familiar to some, the biggest surprise is that the Terrano will mostly be priced Rs 50, 000 to Rs 75, 000 over the equivalent variant of the Duster. 

Toyota has unveiled the 2014 Corolla sedan.  After almost a month of teasers, it has been revealed that 2014 Corolla is a much younger and much sharper looking offering from the Japanese automaker. The 2014 Corolla has not strayed very far from the Furia concept car that was unveiled at the 2013 Detroit Motor Show and features most of its design philosophy. 

Fiat India will be launching the 2013 Linea T-Jet at a function in Mumbai on June 10. The car was supposed to be launched earlier this year but was pushed back due to various reasons. It had been discontinued earlier due to low demand, but returned to the Italian automaker’s website in April. 

Tata will launch the facelifted Nano within the next ten days. CarWale’s sourced have confirmed the development and added that the low cost vehicle is also scheduled two for more rounds of updates that will take place within the next few months.