- Nissan Motors has opened a new showroom in Mumbai yesterday – Torrent Nissan. The new showroom is also under the exclusive partnership with Hover Automobiles India, who manage sales and services for the Japanese car maker. Click Here for More
- Jaguar will unveil the new production version of the new E-type replacement two seater sports car, the F-Type, at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The car made debut with camouflage at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in June and now the F-TYPE will be launched as a convertible with a choice of three petrol engines: 340PS and 380PS versions of Jaguar’s all-new 3.0-litre supercharged V6, and a new derivative of its existing supercharged 5.0-litre V8. All will drive the rear wheels through an eight-speed transmission and will be equipped with Stop/Start technology. Click Here for More
- Audi will soon launch the new R8 e-tron based on the track-only Audi R18. Just like the race car, production car does not have a rear window and will hence be fitted with a digital rearview mirror – a 7.7-inch screen connected to a small camera, which can be adjusted or turned off, as per driver’s requirement.
- Before the new 2013 Audi R8 goes on sale early next year, the company will be offering one last special edition of the current model, to bid a fitting adieu to the sportscar. Only 50 examples of the Exclusive Selection edition R8 will be built (20 V8s and 30 V10s) that have unique 19-inch wheels, lots of carbon fiber, special leather seats and a select paint job. Click Here for More
- Carnation Auto, a top player in used car sales and support market, inaugurated its first franchisee in collaboration with Car Galaxy at Thane on August 9. Speaking at the launch, Jagdish Khattar, Chairman and MD of Carnations said the company hoped to expand to 200 outlets in the next two years both through the franchisee and company owned outlet route. Click Here for More
- Anand Mahindra has taken over as the chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 8 August. Back in May, Mr Kesub Mahindra had announced his intentions of stepping down from the position and eventually retiring from the Board of Directors. The 88-year old, who would continue to be chairman emeritus of the Mahindra group, said, "By now, all of you know that after having enjoyed the privilege of serving as a Director of your company for 64 years, and the honour of being Chairman of the Board for 48 years, I have decided to hand over the baton to the younger generation."
- The Fiat’s performance tuning partner, Abarth, is now offering two special Fiat 500 Abarth versions in the UK market. These models called the Abarth 595 Turismo and the Abarth 595 Competizione are tuned to produce 160bhp from the 1.4-litre engine and get awesome aftermarket packaging to get that exclusive feel.
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