After the grand Auto Expo of 2008, where the little wonder Nano took the world by storm and Maruti’s A-Star announced its big entry into the export market, the upcoming event promises to be much more.
The upcoming Delhi Auto Expo in Jan 2010 is all set to get bigger and grander: more than 10 global launches and participants from 30 different countries are expected to showcase their swankiest and best possible offerings to the Indian masses.
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The highly anticipated flagship car from the four rings brand, the 2011 Audi A8 was unveiled at Miami recently, the sporty luxury car features revolutionary features and equipment that is an Audi and Industry first.
Powering the car is the upgraded 4.2 litre FSI direct injection engine producing 372hp, the motor has been reworked to produce more power and at the same time reduce fuel consumption by 15 percent, also on offer is an 8- speed tiptronic gearbox and Quattro system with optional sport differential. [click to continue...]
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Over ten vehicles, including some small cars, are likely to see their global launch during the 10th Indian Auto Expo, beginning January 5 in New Delhi, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) president Pawan Goenka said.
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McLaren and Mercedes have officially parted ways after the last SLR Stirling Moss editions were built in Woking.
The two firms have long been partners, both in developing road cars and in Formula 1, but these agreements have now ended.
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Toyota Motor Corp.’s Camry sedan became the top-selling imported car in Korea in November, less than two months after the Japanese carmaker began selling the model in a market dominated by Hyundai Motor Co., an industry body said yesterday.
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German luxury car maker Audi today reported 12.22 per cent growth in sales for November and said it has surpassed the annual sales target for 2009 within the first 11 months of the year.
The company sold 101 units during November, against 90 units during the same month last year, it said in a statement.
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Toyota Motor said it expects its China sales growth to slow next year, after strong gains in 2009 fueled by government incentives aimed at boosting the national auto sector during the global downturn.
Toyota’s China sales should rise about 17 percent to 700,000 vehicles this year from 600,000 in 2008, Masahiro Kato, president of the company’s China operations, said at the Guangzhou Autoshow.
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The growing popularity of hybrid cars is now rubbing off on commercial vehiclemakers like Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Volvo Buses India, etc, which are eyeing to foray into the similar segment. Even though no companies have yet firmed up its plans to launch such products, a number of them have confirmed that launching hybrid buses is very much on their drawing boards. In the international markets, manufacturers of diesel-electric hybrid buses include [click to continue...]
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Ford Motor Co will launch a new car model in India every 12-15 months over the next five years, with its new Figo small car is set to drive a tripling of sales in 2010, its India head said on Tuesday.
The No 2 US automaker by sales plans to use India as a global manufacturing hub for compact cars, eyeing the country’s low-cost facilities to grow in a segment that it expects will make up 60 percent of all global car sales in 10 years.
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Daimler AG is considering launching a series of small Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S. in a bid to tap Americans’ growing interest in downsized models that offer upscale features and finishes, the German car maker’s chief executive said.
Under its tentative plan, Mercedes would import by 2012 at least one of four next-generation compact models it will start selling in Europe in late 2011, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. [click to continue...]
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