For the past six years, Tata Motors has been managing the distribution and service responsibility of the Fiat branded products in India through joint Tata-Fiat dealerships, but the Italian automaker has now decided to go on its own and take over management control of its commercial and distribution activities in the country. Established in 2006, [...]
Kia’s most ambitious new model, the K9 flagship sedan that eyes the BMW 7-Series both in style and in size, and is expected to enter US and Canadian markets in the near future went on sale in South Korea on Wednesday. The full-size, rear-wheel drive sedan is currently offered with two V6 engines, with pricing [...]
The new Mitsubishi Mirage sub-compact model has been officially confirmed for Canada while the Japanese automaker is also contemplating the launch of the five-door hatchback in the U.S. According to Mitsubishi’s annual presentation on full-year sales and financial results for the fiscal year 2011 that ended on March 31, 2012, the Mirage will go on [...]
By Nauman Farooq The original Volkswagen Beetle is considered by many as the world’s first people’s car. It’s not, because that title belongs to the Ford Model-T. However, you can say that after the Second World War, the VW Beetle was the first mass-produced car and the mandate was simple: it should be [...]
As India’s best-selling brand with nearly 700,000 deliveries and over 40 percent of the market in 2011, Maruti Suzuki wants to cover all the important segments, including Multi-Purpose Vehicles or MPVs, which currently account for around 10 percent of the country’s total car sales. For this purpose and after adding a tiny boot to the [...]
We all know that male and female buying decisions differ greatly so it will not come to as a surprise to learn that the two genders have diverse preferences when it comes to choosing a car. Automotive research firm Truecar.com released its third annual demographic study that examines car-buying behavior between the two genders [...]
These days, a number of automakers including Audi, Volkswagen and BMW are testing various semi-autonomous driving technologies. In fact, even internet giant Google has given it a shot, so it should not come to a surprise that GM’s flagship brand Cadillac is also heavily investing in this field. Cadillac’s semi-autonomous technology is named “Super Cruise” [...]
Subaru has just announced pricing for the new BRZ Coupe in Canada ahead of its market launch in June, and as expected, Canadians will pay a premium over U.S. buyers. The rear-wheel drive sports car is available in two trim levels. The base model starts at CA$27,295 for the six-speed manual and CA$28,495 for the [...]
After four years in the market, the Audi Q5 has received its first refresh, but you will be forgiven for not noticing the styling changes. To sum up the exterior and interior updates that we mentioned when the official pictures of the Q5 leaked onto the web, the compact crossover gets Audi’s new six-point grille, [...]
By Nauman Farooq Over the last two years, I had done features on the BMW 5-series (F10 series) a couple of times. Although the models I tested before were the 550i with the twin-turbo V8, which meant very impressive performance; I wasn’t a huge fan of the vehicle. The main reason I didn’t [...]
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