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India's Luxury Car Market Is Booming, But Challenges to Grow...

2011 was a surprisingly positive year for car manufacturers in India, as sales exceeded forecasted expectations and as the year's final months saw an uptick in business across the board. This was especially true in the luxury car mark [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Detroit auto show is about cars again, not economic woes

As automakers and media from around the world arrive for Detroit's North American International Auto Show, expectations are higher and there are no more excuses for not delivering the best vehicles consumers have ever seen. Ford Motor [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Cars of 2012: Small cars

The Italian brand will expand its Giulietta model range in February, adding a self-shifting, twin-clutch transmission to its 1.4-litre petrol model, and introducing a new 2.0-litre diesel model, also matched to an auto gearbox. Alfa is on [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

American Express Premium Rental Car Coverage

Most credit cards offer some type of rental car coverage. Unfortunately, the terms of these policies are often difficult to find and poorly spelled out. In addition, this coverage contains numerous limitations and exclusions that diminish [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Classic car showcase: 1953 Cadillac Eldorado

The 1950s were a wonderful time for General Motors, and particularly its prestigious Cadillac brand. The Depression had taken away such luxury car rivals as Duesenberg, Peerless, Marmon and Pierce Arrow, and weakened competitors Packard a [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

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

A limited edition sports car by Alessi Fiberglass: Only 50 u...

Alessi Fiberglass amongst others has now mastered the art of using the unique fabric for vehicles. The AR-1 custom made supercar is the testimony to that, and it pretty much vows us all with the craftsmanship on display. Produced in a lim [...]

Posted On : Dec, 13 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

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

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

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

New mpg rules may cost $157 billion and add $2,000 to car pr...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have posted on their websites that the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards would render cars more expensive with $2,0 [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 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 [...]