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Spurred by lower fuel price and higher mileage, the charm for diesel is set to get even stronger with nearly half of new car sales coming from the fuel in the next three-to-four years against the 30% share now, top officials from companies like Maruti and Volkswagen said. Sales of diesel cars have already been growing faster than petrol cars over the last few years and the widening price differential between the two fuels will only add to the trend. Demand for diesel has been very high, prompting companies to look at more and more variants on the fuel, which used to command 23% of overall sales in 2005-06, said Shashank Srivastava, chief GM (sales & marketing) at Maruti Suzuki India . "I expect diesel percentage to be significantly higher than the 30% now. It can be as high as 45-50% over the next three-to-four years," Srivastava said. Experts said the lower running cost on a diesel vehicle (less than half of petrol car), and the government's reluctance to make...

TOYOTA :- Toyota, Salesforce.com To Create Social Media Network For Vehicles

- May 23, 2011

Toyota, Salesforce.com To Create Social Media Network For Vehicles TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Toyota Motor Corp. (7203.TO) and California-based Salesforce.com Inc. (CRM) said Monday they have agreed to create a private social network for Toyota customers, marking another step forward in the spread of social media and the integration of automotive and telecommunications technology. The two companies said they plan to start offering the service, to be called "Toyota Friend," with Toyota's electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids due out next year. The new service will allows users to exchange real time updates, or "tweets," with other Toyota drivers, connect with local dealers and remotely obtain diagnostic information about their hybrid vehicles, such as battery usage, they said. It will debut in Japan before a global roll out later in 2012. The move by Toyota to link up with Salesforce.com, a San Francisco-based start-up that has grown into a major force in cloud co...

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- May 23, 2011

Even multi-million-dollar cars get to stretch their legs at Barber

- May 21, 2011

Just how gingerly do you have to drive a race car around the track when it's a classic Ferrari valued conservatively at $9 million? Roger Mandeville, 69-year-old former IMSA champion, thought about it for a few seconds. You don't pass another driver in the center of a turn, he said, and "if you're not sure he's seen you, you don't go." Mandeville has taken the Ferrari out for a spin this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park for the Legends of Motorsports event, as well as two other classic cars from the famous Collier Collection in Naples, Fla. Of the three Collier cars brought to Barber, Mandeville will only be driving one in a race today - a 1971 Porsche 908/3. The Ferrari, which could have been bought back in 1964 for around $6,500, won't be competing since it's in a class with much newer and faster cars. But the Collier crew isn't adverse to putting its pricey museum pieces on race tracks, said Scott George, president and CEO of CH ...

500's first black driver is back, helping another potential history-make

- May 21, 2011

A love of motor sports runs deep in Central Indiana. But for blacks, the motor-sports tradition here has been less prominent, with only a few black race car drivers having competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. That could change this year, with the first black driver in the Indianapolis 500 mentoring a young black driver in a developmental IndyCar racing series. Willy T. Ribbs, who competed in the 500-Mile Race in 1991 and 1993, is the co-owner of a Firestone Indy Lights car that will be driven by Chase Austin, a Kansas native trying to make the transition from stock cars to Indy cars. If he qualifies this week for the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, Austin will make history of his own as the first black driver to start a Firestone Indy Lights race. Ribbs has been down similar paths: He broke the color barrier in open-wheel racing in 1991, becoming the first African-American to compete in the Indianapolis 500 by securing his spot with...

HYUNDAI MOTORS | FLUIDIC VARNA IMAGES | PHOTOS | PRICE INDIA | WALL PAPERS | INFORMATION | HYUNDAI VARNA

- May 17, 2011

Hyundai Motor India Limited, the country’s largest exporter and the second largest car manufacturer, recently launched the mid-size sedan - the new Fluidic Verna. The new Verna which was launched on the 11 May, 2011 in New Delhi has received an overwhelming response from our customers and clocked over 5,000 bookings pan India. The new Verna is available across the country with much acclaimed, class-leading features set it apart from the existing cars in this segment.Commenting on this, H. W. Park, MD & CEO, HMIL, said, “It is a matter of great pride for us to have received such an encouraging response for our recently launched sedan - the new Fluidic Verna. The Verna has many first-in-segment features and our customers have received the new Verna with unparalleled enthusiasm.” The new Fluidic Verna pioneers a host of premium and futuristic design elements based on Hyundai’s Fluidic Sculpture Design Philosophy. It boasts of cutting edge design, luxurious & well appointed inter...

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- May 16, 2011

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- May 16, 2011

Delta E4 :- Delta E4 :- Delta's electric coupe is a cracker

- May 15, 2011

Delta E4 :- Delta's electric coupe is a cracker Delta E4 :- Delta's electric coupe is a cracker We Brits can still design the best cars. Just drove Delta Motorsport’s E4 electric coupe round Silverstone, and thought it a cracker.Good for 150 and 200 miles on a single charge, it has clever weight-saving using a carbon composite chassis, with twin Oxford University-designed electric motors hurling it to 60 in less than five seconds. Funded with help from the Technology Strategy Board, it’s proud proof that Britain’s small car firms still lead the world.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

- May 15, 2011

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway True to form, Mother Nature announced her arrival at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday, cutting short opening day of practice for the running of the Indianapolis 500 during the Centennial celebration of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Rain stopped practice shortly before 3 p.m., but not before 32 cars logged over 500 laps. Ed Carpenter, making his IZOD IndyCar Series season debut with Sarah Fisher Racing, turned in the fasted time of the day with a 224.786, followed by Target Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon with a 224.491 and Panther Racing’s JR Hildrebrand with a 224.433. Dixon’s teammate Dario Franchitti followed with a lap of 224.107 and Andretti Motorsport’s Marco Andretti rounded out the top five with a 223.927. With the exception of Carpenter, the top five went out in their backup cars. “Today was one of those days when everything went right,” Carpenter said. “Hopefully we can keep that rollin...

Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars

- May 15, 2011

electric cars Germany electric cars Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars NEWS ARTICLE Germany plans to become a leading producer and consumer of electric cars in the near future. But critics accuse Berlin of using environmental concerns as an excuse to engage in anti-competitive practices. In her weekly podcast on Saturday, May 14, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that it was Germany's intention to become a leader in the emerging electric car industry, both in terms of production and consumption. She said that one million "e-cars" would be cruising silently on German streets by 2020, to be followed by another five million come 2030. "I am very confident that Germany can very quickly make up the terrain it has lost so far," the chancellor said, in a reference to the fierce competition that Germany will face from car manufacturers in emerging countries, "above all in Asia." Merkel's l...

Domestic car sales up 13%, bikes 23% in April

- May 09, 2011

Domestic car sales up 13%, bikes 23% in April Domestic car sales up 13%, bikes 23% in April Domestic passenger car sales jumped by 13.18 per cent to 1,62,825 units in April from 1,43,862 units in the same month last year. According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, motorcycle sales in the country during the month grew by 23.39 per cent to 8,09,565 units from 6,56,096 units in the corresponding month last year. Total two-wheeler sales last month increased by 26.44 per cent to 10,43,970 units from 8,25,632 units in April, 2010. Sales of commercial vehicles jumped by 8.22 per cent to 53,202 units from 49,162 units in the year-ago period, SIAM said. Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 22.80 per cent to 13,38,564 units in April as against 10,90,041 units in the same month last year, it added.

India's car sales slow sharply in April

- May 09, 2011

Sales of commercial vehicles (CV), or trucks & buses, jumped by 8.22% to 53,202 units in the month under review from 49,162 units in the year-ago period, SIAM data showed today. India's car sales slow sharply in April India's car sales slow sharply in April ndia's domestic passenger car sales rose at the slowest pace in nearly two years in April, as a series of interest rate increases, rising fuel prices and higher prices of the vehicles kept potential buyers at bay at the start of the financial year. Car makers in India sold 162,825 vehicles in the local market in April, compared with 143,862 units sold in the same period a year earlier, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). Sales of commercial vehicles (CV), or trucks & buses, jumped by 8.22% to 53,202 units in the month under review from 49,162 units in the year-ago period, SIAM data showed today.

Slowest domestic car sales growth in 22 months in Apr

- May 09, 2011

Car sales in India posted the slowest growth rate in 22 months in April this year at 13.18% as rising interest rates and declining consumer confidence impacted automobile sales across the country. According to figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, domestic passenger car sales stood at 1,62,825 units in April, as against 1,43,862 units in the same month last year."The April, 2011, sales growth rate was the slowest since June, 2009, when the growth rate was 8.23%. Consumer confidence is low as economic parameters are wobbly at the moment," SIAM Senior Director Sugato Sen told reporters here. He said interest rate hikes, coupled with the increase in prices of vehicle due to rising commodity prices, have also contributed to postponing of purchases. Total sales of vehicles across categories registered a growth of 22.80% to 13,38,564 units in April as against 10,90,041 units in the same month last year, SIAM said. In the passen...

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- May 05, 2011