Volkswagen launches New Beetle in India

Volkswagen, Europe’s largest car maker, on 4th December’09, has announced the launch of the iconic - New Beetle in the Indian market.

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Chevrolet Beat to be unveiled in India at the 2010 AutoExpo on Jan 4

In its bid to enhance its presence in the hyper-competitive small car in the India, GM is all set will launch its Chevrolet Beat on 4th January, 2010.

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Toyota's Land Cruiser Prado wins Desert Dash 2009

The Desert Dash 09, featuring premium street legal SUVs and sedans exclusively in a rally format for the first time, was won by the team comprising of L. Khosla and Mr. A. Sharma, both first time rallyists, driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.

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XK and XF models drives Jaguar to robust volumes in the United Kingdom

Jaguar's UK sales in November have risen by 50 per cent compared to the same month last year with a total of 1,463 models sold.

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Tata Nano could go green...

Will the world’s cheapest car have a hybrid version also? It looks so! If a Korean newspaper is to be believed, Tata Group the parent company of Tata Motors has expressed its intention to produce hybrid versions of its cheapest vehicle - the Nano - in its home market.

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Chevrolet Cruze wins WTC Championship

The Chevrolet Cruze finished its first racing season in the WTCC conquering the seventh win of its young career, as Rob Huff mastered a flag-to-flag win in race 1 in the last event of the 2009 calendar.

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2010 Auto Expo readying for the big show

The coundown on the forthcoming motorshow in India - AutoExpo 2010 has begun. Among the prominent exhibitions taking place in India, the biennial event will be held from 5th to 11th January 2010 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi...

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CEAT Cricket Rating felicitates International Cricket stars

Homegrown tyre major, CEAT Limited celebrated the success and glory of International cricket with ‘CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2009 ’ at a ceremony held in Mumbai on 29th November’09.

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The Desert Dash 09 flagged off from Delhi

Desert Dash 09, exclusively featuring only premium street legal SUVs and sedans in a rally format for the first time, was ceremonially flagged off from the capital’s newest luxury hotel, The Aman New Delhi, Lodhi Road on Saturday.

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UP govt exempts army officers from VAT on car and two-wheelers

Uttar Pradesh government has decided to exempt cars and motorbikes/scooters from levy of the Value Added Tax (VAT)...
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BMW India to roll out crossover compact SUV X1 by 2011

While the worldwide economic slowdown has brought many carmakers to their knees, that’s certainly not the case with BMW– at least not in India.

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UK-based EcoCa to challenge Nano in India

When the Rs. 1 lakh common man was announced by Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto was quick to follow by announcing an ultra-low-cost-car (ULC) – both addressed to the bottom-of-the-pyramid and the car aspirants.
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Safety ratings belie brand expectations in Euro NCAP results

Euro NCAP’s safety results released yesterday has some surprises. Of the twelve vehicles it rated, ten have managed to get Euro NCAP’s maximum award of five stars in the overall rating...
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TVS Motor to launch TVS Jive and TVS WEGO in January 2010

TVS Motor has unveiled two novel products in India - the first, an auto-clutch motorcycle, and second, an automatic scooter.

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Electric Indica hatchback to roll first in Norway, Denmark and UK markets by 2011

Tata Motors had another news for the electric car industry when it announced at the recènt Environment Friendly Vehicle Conference that it was looking forward to launch an electric version of its Indica hatchback...

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