- Skoda has launched the Fabia Scout at a starting price of Rs 6.79 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. A petrol and a diesel option will be offered, and there is only one trim available at the moment.
- Tata plans to launch the CNG variant of the Nano by Diwali this year. It will offer a sequential injection system that will not let the car lose out on power, and will offer fuel efficiency of over 25kpl.
- The state of West Bengal may go to court against Hindustan Motors for damages worth Rs 200 crore as compensation against what the company alleges are "irregularities" in a land deal made by the company with land occupied by its Uttarpara plant.
- Peugeot-Citroen may just build cars in India in collaboration with GM. It will use GM's Indian facilities to manufacture their models, which will save them a USD 800 million investment that was planned for a plant in Gujarat.
- Jaguar-Land Rover is looking to hire 1000 people as factory workers at its facility at Halewood to compensate for demand for the Evoque. It has received 35000 applications for the openings so far.
- BMW has already launched an extended-wheelbase version of the 3-series for the Chinese market. This is a practice followed by a number of manufacturers with their models for this particular market, including the VW Passat, Audi A4 and BMW 5-series. The extended 3-series might just make a good idea for the Indian marketplace: after all, most luxury segment buyers are looking for rear seat comfort more than anything else!
- Rolls-Royce has recently updated their Phantom EWB with mostly cosmetic changes like LED headlamps and refreshed interiors. Of more interest is the new eight-speed transmission, which should help performance, fuel efficiency as well as emissions.
- Bugatti has unveiled a one-off porcelain-trimmed exampe of the Veyron Grand Sport. It isn't much different to the one made in collaboration with Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur - but that one was blue and white; this one is red and white.
- Tushek Supercars, a Slovenian company, plans to build a supercer that will rival the Lamborghini Aventador. The company claims a target weight of 1000kg, power of more than 700PS and grip that will go up to 3.3g in extreme cases. By way of reference, most supercars can manage up to 1.5g of lateral grip.
- Speaking of Lamborghini, their four-door sedan concept, the Estoque, isn't quite dead yet. The Italian company are merely waiting for 'a suitable platform' to base the car on. We can only assume that the Phaeton platform that underpins the Bentleys wasn't to Lamborghini's liking.
- Mercedes has inaugurated its first AMG-only dealership in Shanghai. The AMG Performance Center is spread over 381 square metres and was used as the launch location for the new G63 AMG.
- The notorious Enzo Ferrari that was abandoned - and then impounded - in Dubai will come up for auction in a short while along with 128 other vehicles. Considering that the usual way of acquiring an Enzo was either to have Ferrari ask you if you want one, or pay incredible amounts to an owner who wants to sell, we're sure that this is going to be a record-breaker for the Dubai police, who are conducting the auction.
- The new McLaren F1 has been spotted during the rounds of testing in camouflage and enthusiasts all over the world - it is rumoured to have around 700PS and be able to keep up with a Veyron during acceleration.
- Dreamworks, a Paramount Studios owned property, is in talks with Electronic Arts to discuss the possibility of converting the wildly popular Need For Speed franchise into a Hollywood movie. However, the question remains if there is room for another Fast-And-Furious series of movies.
- NFC, a new technology that seems will oust Bluetooth, looks to be the technology that will replace Bluetooth in automobiles as well. However, there is no set standard right now so it will be a while before we see NFC appearing in cars.
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