- CASKA, a Chinese company renowned for its in-car multimedia systems, is setting up an R&D facility in India. Considering how much emphasis we put on that particular aspect of our cars, that's a very good move from Caska.
- Vinod Dasari, the managing director of Ashok Leyland, has ruled out the possibility of the company entering the passenger car market. This has arisen on the back of speculation that Nissan will be launching a small car by 2014 that will be developed in partnership with the truck manufacturer. The two companies already have a tie-up for light commercial vehicles.
- The Bahrain F1 grand prix seems to be in the eye of a storm yet again - four Force India mechanics were witness to a petrol bomb attack on their way back to their hotel from the track, and two have requested to go back to Europe. Protestors in the nation are trying their hardest to get the race cancelled; with mere hours remaining for initial qualifying to begin, tensions are running high.
- AMG has officialy announced the discontinuation of its partnership with Ducati: unsurprising, since the latter has been purchased by Audi, one of Mercedes's biggest rivals.
- Mercedes is apparently going to restructure its naming conventions. With the advent of ever-newer models that straddle segments, the requirement was going to arise. However, it is still going to be confusing nomenclature: we suspect we'll have to put up a Mercedes dictionary once it comes out. The G-Class remains untouched, however.
- Lamborghini has revealed the outline of their first SUV since the LM002 in a sketch included in the invite to the unveiling at the Shanghai Auto Show. It will be called the Lamborghini Urus.
- BMW is considering an M version of the 7-series - that is news because outside of a very limited run many generations ago, the 7-series has never had an 'M' badge on it.
- Ford's Chinese arm, Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, has announced its intention to build a new plant that will double its manufacturing capacity in the country. This will make China Ford's biggest producer of Blue Ovals outside its home base in Michigan, USA.
- The Lada 2107, aka the Riva, has come to the end of its production life. The Riva has been to the Russians what the Ford Crown Victoria has been to America, or the Hindustan Ambassador to India.
