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Maruti cars to get expensive from January 2012

As expected earlier, auto giant Maruti Suzuki India Limited has decided to hike the prices of its portfolio of cars in the country from next month. However, the company hasn’t revealed the size of this proposed hike. With this annou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Hyundai is headed upmarket

Membership in the luxury automakers’ club is extremely hard to come by. For much of the 20th century, most luxury cars sold in America came from domestic manufacturers like Cadillac and Lincoln. European marques like BMW, Mercedes-B [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

The 'most expensive car crash in history': By the numbers

It may very well be "one of the most expensive car crashes in history." On Sunday, eight Ferraris and several other luxury vehicles got banged up in a 14-car pileup in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi in Japan. Foreign car e [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Bluetec

The good: The driver assistance features in the 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Bluetec contribute to safe and stress-free driving. The stereo offers as many audio sources as you could ask for, and the ride quality is extremely comfortable. The [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Patrol cars an expensive relic

This article highlights a problem with policing that is particularly relevant during budget discussions: police in patrol cars are ineffective. On more than one occasion I’ve tried to get the attention of the police in passing cruis [...]

Posted On : Dec, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

World's most expensive car... in tiny size

German model carmaker Dipl.-Ing. Robert Wilhelm Gulpen who has been creating luxury car models from solid precious metals such as gold, silver and platinum for the past 12 years, announced plans to manufacture the world's most expensi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Most expensive Christmas tree: Tokyo jeweler Ginza Tanaka se...

Tokyo's Ginza Tanaka jewellery store unveiled its Golden Christmas Tree which is about 2.4 metres high and weighs 12 kg; it's adorned with golden plates and about 60 heart-shaped ornaments made of pure gold and decorated with ribb [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Ashton Kutcher bought eco friendly car, a 2012 Lexus LS 600h...

In a bid to save his marriage to Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher of Two and a Half Men fame had invested $100,000 in a 2012 Lexus LS 600h Hybrid engine vehicle which he presented to his wife on her birthday. Allegations that Kutcher had cheat [...]

Posted On : Nov, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Titan: Valuation too expensive, it’s time to move on

If you’re an investor holding Titan stocks in your portfolio, perhaps it’s time to “move on.”On Tuesday, brokerage Citi initiated coverage on Titan with a “sell” rating, defying consensus wi [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Smart bumpers: Carmakers roll out features to prevent accide...

At this year’s L.A. Auto Show, carmakers are highlighting safety features that focus on preventing accidents rather than merely surviving them. Warning indicators for blind spots and rearview cameras have become common, but many man [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Another car don confesses to lifting over 120 vehicles

Another car don arrested by the Peshawar Police last month has confessed to his involvement in lifting of over 120 luxury vehicles from Islamabad and Rawalpindi alone, sources told The News. He also confessed that his accomplices had s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Electric car charge-point database to be set up

All-electric cars on sale in the UK have a range not much greater than 100 miles, which means long journeys require careful planning. Currently, however, there is no centralised official record of where all the charge points are. One w [...]

Posted On : Nov, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Sony buys out Ericsson for $1.5 billion

In 2001, Sony joined forces with Ericsson, a Swedish mobile phone manufacturer, yielding a joint venture called Sony Ericsson. This week, Sony announced it would take full control of Ericsson, in a deal reportedly worth roughly $1.5 billi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

BMW claims sales victory over Mercedes-Benz, Lexus

BMW is not only claiming sales victory among luxury vehicles in the U.S. for 2011, it's looking to maintain supremacy well into 2012. "We have a window to stay No. 1 in the first quarter," says Ludwig Willisch, who just took [...]