As it enters the second half of the year, India Yamaha Motor continues to maintain an upward trend in sales on the back of its superb product line-up and innovative customer centric activities. The company registered a growth of 9.6% in its half yearly sales from January to June, 2012 with a total sale of 228,378 bikes as against 208,288 bikes during January to June, 2011. In the domestic market, the comp ...

Yet again, our friends from CarScoop have snagged a prototype of the next-gen Renault Fluence.  Spied testing in Europe this week, this is the first major update for the French saloon since its international debut in 2009, and its Indian launch in 2011. The car however, still carries the psychedelic camouflage which makes it difficult for us to spot any changes. As you can see from these fresh spy-shots, th ...

Suzuki has given the Grand Vitara some boost with a new facia and many more updates which are largely confined to the exteriors. The Grand Vitara is also known as Escudo in Japan. The new features include: Redesigned front grille with twin-bars in the shape of wings Tweaked bumper that gains black trim, Black headlamp bezels and new alloy wheel styles Rear spare wheel goes under the body the license plate h ...

Hindustan Motors Ltd. has introduced the all new Mitsubishi Cedia Select 2012 with a host of new features which have transformed the slick sedan into a power-house of communication-on-move. The vehicle with a 7-inch Mapmyindia android-based carpad via 3G has made making calls, watching TV, surfing net, video-chatting with facility of rear-view and checking e-mails really simple even while travelling. With i ...

Mahindra & Mahindra, the country’s leading utility vehicle manufacturer and a part of the USD 15.4 billion Mahindra Group, launched its international range of utility vehicles and pick-ups for the Kenyan market. This included its award winning XUV500 SUV, the Scorpio SUV and Pick Up range, the Genio Pick-Up and the Maxximo mini-truck. After the emerging markets Africa remains one of the major markets fo ...

Volkswagen announces the winner of first ever car audition in India for Saif Ali Khan’s movie Go Goa Gone. Volkswagen, Europe's leading car manufacturer announced, Mr. Neelabh Khandelwal owner of Volkswagen Polo as the winner of„ My Car Superstar contest?. Based out of Pune, his Polo has been chosen by the star cast and the director of the movie. Earlier this year, Volkswagen had announced the first ever ca ...

Volvo Cars, known for its luxurious Scandinavian design, announces its association with crème de la crème fashion property, Lakme Fashion Week as the “Official Car Partner”. Volvo Cars will set its foot in the Indian fashion arena with Fashion Diva Ritu Beri. The two “Icons of Luxury” will showcase designs which have stemmed out of a common philosophy of ‘Designed Around You’. ‘Designed Around You’ is the b ...

It’s that time of the year that all motorsport fans were waiting for! The prestigious JK Tyre –FMSCI National Racing Championship 2012 is all set to flag off at the Kari Motor Speedway from July 7-8, 2012. Currently in its 16th successful successive year, this year the championship promises action and speed like never before. Almost 100 seasoned and new drivers will be seen across different categories- JK T ...

There has been news doing around the internet of the Mahindra Verito Compact sedan being launched n the 25th July. But as per our sources the Verito facelift will be launched on the 25th July. The refresh could largely be limited to a new grille, head lamps and tail lamps. A dose of chrome and new interiors could also make it in the Verito. In terms of mechanicals there are no much changes expected. The Ver ...

It’s no secret that Hyundai is gearing up for the launch of the fifth-gen Elantra. You’ve seen the spy-shots, you’ve seen the unveiling at the Auto-Expo and you also know about the engine options. But it doesn’t end there. Thanks to our friends from Motorbeam, we now have the brochure scans of the upcoming fluidic sedan, revealing everything that Hyundai India has planned for us. It is a well known fact tha ...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. (TKM) is exhibiting the concept cars of its Etios Motor Racing (EMR) Series between 7th – 9th July 2012 along with exciting motorsport activities at Galaxy Toyota (69/1A, Najafgarh Road, Moti Nagar Crossing) and Grace Toyota (39 Milestone,Sector-35, Delhi-Jaipur Highway,NH-8,  Gurgaon, Haryana). Etios Motor Racing is in line with its global philosophy of introducing ‘WAKU DO ...

Mahindra have launched a new variant of the Maxximo Mini Van VX at Rs 3.7 lakh, to take on Maruti Suzuki's Eeco and Omni. fter garnering over 20-25% share in the mini truck segment with the Maxximo load and soft top van, the company has launched a hard top version and tagged it as VX. The Maxximo Mini Van Vx BS III is priced at Rs 3.7 lakh ex-showroom Ahmedabad and is the only diesel hard top van in the cou ...

Fiat has secretly unveiled its all new cross over 500X. The sole image of the 500X reveals a fairly conventional hatchback design but with a tall ride height and protective cladding providing a more rugged look. The 2013 Fiat 500X Crossover will be pitted directly against the Mini Countryman in markets across the world. In Europe the vehicle will serve as the replacement for the Fiat Suzuki SX-4-based Sedic ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced its intent to provide technical support to Team Mugen, operated by M-TEC Co., Ltd., for its competition with the MUGEN CR-Z GT in the GT300 class of SUPER GT Series. Honda will supply a 2.8-liter V6 twin-turbo engine and the racing hybrid system developed exclusively for this Team Mugen racing machine and will start actual test runs. Team Mugen's first race with the MUGEN ...

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced it will begin sales of the N BOX + (“N BOX plus”), the second model of the new mini-vehicle N Series, at dealerships across Japan on July 6, 2012. Following the introduction of the N BOX, which realized one of the largest*1 interior spaces among all mini-vehicles in the market through adoption of newly-designed platform and powerplant, Honda is now introducing the N BOX + whi ...