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This year’s Frankfurt Motor Show became the venue for the debut of a limited edition Peugeot 508 RXH. Deliveries for the car, which will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, will start from March 2012 in Europe.

The wrath of the sun did not deter these motor enthusiasts from getting their yesteryear beauties out of the garage and drive it through the Mumbai roads.

Swedish car maker Volvo Auto India has brought the Volvo XC60 to India as per plans. The car arrived on the Indian shores last week and has been handed over for homologation.

Indian automakers is very optimistic about the growth in Indian car market and feels that the rise in excise duty or price of fuel will not dent the market. In fact, 2010 is a year that everybody is looking forward to; manufacturers and consumers alike.

Tata Motors on Tuesday at the Geneva Motor show informed that the company would get the electric version of the Nano, the world's cheapest car in three years to Europe, starting with Britain and Scandinavia.

Auto makers in India is expecting the government to continue with the stimulus packages in this Budget as well, provided to them during the economic downturn.

The auto sector in India is on a roll. According to estimates, the industry will soon cross the 10 million mark. A feat in itself, considering the recessionary period all went through.

In most markets that Mercedes Benz has a presence in has registered a good growth for the company in the month of January 2010 with India leading the way with more than 400% growth.

In an exclusive interview to CarWale.com, Paul de Voijs, managing director, Volvo Auto India talks about the silent existence of the brand and its dynamic future plans Volvo has been present in India for some time now but still the brand remains unknown to many? Volvo Auto is relatively still new to the market. Although, we had a Ford backing, Volvo always took its own decisions. We opened our first dealership in March 2008 in Chandigarh which makes us a very young player in the market and there is a strong reason why we haven’t made much noise in the Indian market till today. For any company to become a brand takes some time. Volvo might be a reckoned name outside India but here one has to start from scratch. We did not want to come to India and launch an ‘x’ amount of cars; idea was to go at a slower pace and make people get used to the brand. Exploding into the market with too much hype didn’t make sense to us. This is probably one of the reasons why people are not much aware about Volvo cars in India but we are now increasing the marketing and branding activities for the cars in India.

Porsche has unveiled its new top-of-the-range sports car - the 911 Turbo S to the world. Known for its powerful cars, Porsche is ready to take on competition head-on.