Indian auto industry has got a new car as German carmaker Audi has unveiled its new mid-engine super sports car, Audi R8 in the market. The new super sports car will be available at a price of Rs. 1.17 crore. With an engine displacement of 4,163 cc, Audi R8 picks up the top speed of 301 kmph ...

The state of Himachal Pradesh has got a new auto parts manufacturing pant at Parwanoo. The new pant is installed by an auto parts making company Gabriel India Ltd (GIL). The chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Prem Kumar Dhumal inaugurated the new plant on November 4, 2008. According to a ...

Indian automakers Tata Motors Ltd and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd are likely to purchase General Motors Corp's Hummer. The GM will send out a sales prospectus for its Hummer vehicles to possible bidders in the next few days. Report says that many interested bidders have signed nondisclosure ...

Owing to rising production cost Maruti has hiked prices on select car models ranging between Rs 2000 and Rs 6000. Announcing the hike, the MD and CEO Shinzo Nakanishi said the company's profitability was affected by rising input costs, specially that of steel and the company's inability to ...

The joint venture company Renault Nissan Automotive India Ltd (RNA) will manufacture its next generation March model at Orgadam plant near Chennai. The company has invested around Rs.40 billion ($833 million) for the new project. Keeping its Thailand plant as the mother unit of the March model, the ...

Pawan Goenka, president of M&M (automotive sector) revealed that his firm will come up with MPV (Multi Purpose Vehicle) soon. Mr Goenka said that M&M has a few brand names in mind along with the name Ingenio. The name will be confirmed shortly. He added that it could well go ahead with the ...

World's leading luxury car manufacturer Volvo has unveiled its luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) XC90 in India . The new luxury car from Volvo is powered by 32 valve V8 4.4 litre petrol engine. Available in five colors, Volvo XC90 costs Rs 58 lakhs. Besides this, the Swedish company Volvo has ...

Country's motor market is abuzz with the news that Saurashtra-based clockmaker, the Ajanta Group has come up with India's first Rs I-lakh car, Oreva Super. This electric car from Ajanta is supposed to give tough competition to Tata Nano. Last week one of the models of Oreva Super was displayed in ...

Auto majors GM (General Motors) and Chrysler on the wake of losses are going through talks for potential merger. However, there has not been any official confirmation on the latest development of negotiations. Factually, all major auto makers in US are suffering heavy losses due to low sales. ...

Eyeing a prospective market in India, super luxury car maker Bentley has introduced the world’s fastest car in India, Continental Flying Spur Speed having a top speed of 320 kmph. The Company has decided to increase the sale of Bentley cars in India. As per reports in the last five months, ...

Renault has brought up an environment friendly concept car; it has green tinted windows. Renault Z.E. is powered by lithium-ion batteries that have a six year lifespan. The concept car has made its debut in Paris. According to Serge Yoccoz, Renault's project director for electric vehicles as early ...

After making its debut in North America, Japan, Australia, Canada and West Europe, Mitsubishi Outlander is all set to enter the Indian market. This sports utility vehicle (SUV) from Mitsubishi has been launched in India by Hindustan Motors (HM) on October 3, 2008. According to the chairman of HM, ...

New BMW 7-series will have hybrid drive which has been developed in joint collaboration with Daimler. The car will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show to be held this month. However, according to BMW representative, first versions of the 7-Series hybrid drive serial-production version will be ...

Bentley will launch Arnage Final Series cars at the Paris Car Show to be held in October 2008. However, there would be just 150 cars under the new series. The Arnage Final Series car is amalgamation of the performance of the Arnage T, the refinement of the Arnage R and design elements from the ...

Alfa Romeo Brera TI car comprising of 19-inch wheels with 8C-derived rims, red Brembo one-piece front calipers, and TI logos on the front fenders for the outside, will be unveiled during Paris Auto Show. The car has top-stitched seats, aluminum console trim or optional carbon fiber, aluminum ...

Porsche will unveil its new Cayenne S Transsyberia car in upcoming Paris Motor Show. The car derives its name from the 7,200 KM intercontinental car rally that takes place between Moscow and the Mongolian Capital of Ulan Bator. Interestingly, Porsche made car Cayenne S has won last three races and ...

Leading motor company Volkswagen is going to launch its new 2010 VW Golf GTI in Paris Auto show scheduled to be held on October 2, 2008. The new car incorporates new EA888 four-cylinder 2.0 turbo engine which produces 210 horsepower of energy. The four-cylinder 2.0 turbo engine generates enough ...

Japanese car manufacture Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) has launched the third generation model of its Sedan, City; the car is priced between Rs 7.7 lakh and Rs 8.9 lakh. Automobile major with the latest launch aims to increase the sales of the City. The new model has been launched with already ...

The European patents office has leaked curvaceous Renault Mégane before the Paris Auto Show. The new car is built on a revised version of the current Mégane’s platform. With the latest leak out, people by now have known a lot about the production-ready three-door hatchback car. ...

The remodeled Toyota Avensis is going to make its debut at the forthcoming Paris Auto Show on October 2, 2008.  The new Avensis is being developed at the Burnaston plant of the Toyota Company in Derbyshire and happens to be the third generation of the model.
 
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The 2009 Audi S4 Sedan was unveiled for the first time recently prior an appearance at the Paris Auto Show this October. The Audi has used in its S4 a supercharged 3.0-liter V6 engine. To hit the North American market for sale sometime in the middle of next year, it will become the second Audi ...

The Ford Motor has said that it is going to unveil its brand new Ka City Car at the impending Paris Motor Show next month. The autumn of this year itself is going to see the manufacturing of the Ka city car, which thereafter will hit the UK market either late 2008 or early next year for ...

Amidst the continuing farmers' protest against the Nano plant in Singur and the Tatas looking for an alternative venue to shift their plant, the much-awaited and publicized Nano car is all ready to be rolled out next month in three variants - standard, deluxe and luxury. Sources inform that the ...

2009 BMW 7-Series will make its debut at Paris Auto Show 2008. The series has already been launched in the British Motor Show of 2008. BMW's latest generation 7-Series luxury sedan boasts of two models, as of now, - 750i and 750Li. The models have been equipped with 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, ...

One of the leading automobile manufacturers in India, Hindustan Motors Ltd., recently announced that they are going to introduce a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in the automobile market of the country. Hindustan Motors Ltd Executive Vice-President YVS Vijay Kumar told media that the price range of ...

Renault, the Paris-based auto manufacturer, has chosen India as the main hub for designing its much-awaited ultra low-cost car which it is making in tow with two-wheeler manufacturing giant Bajaj Auto. It was in June that Bajaj-Renault-Nissan joined hands for the ULC project, seeing the booming ...

The corporate giants GE and Google have come up to develop electric cars under renewable energy policy initiatives in Washington, D.C. Under the master plan, the two biggest areas Google and GE will work on are advanced approach to Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and technologies that will enable ...

Nano Project has taken new turn after the offer of the land from Karnataka government; however, Singur is still not deserted by Tata. Talking with media professionals in a press conference, Tata Motors MD G Ravikanth said that he has met with the state CM and has been assured that Tata will be ...

The 9-X Air concept car, from the Saab camp, is definitely going to be one eye-catcher at the forthcoming Paris Motor Show. Being sportier and more compact, it is bound to give good competition to the Swedish car manufacturer's four-seater cabriolet. Plus, it sports a new trick roof which Saab ...

The California-based Tesla Motors said it is going to set up a Silicon Valley plant worth $250 million for making sedans, which will hit the US roads late 2010. The manufacturer of electric sports car made this announcement on Wednesday, September 17, 2008. The company made Tesla Roadster, its ...