HM launches Mitsubishi dealership in Amritsar

Hindustan Motors Ltd. (HM) launched its Mitsubishi range dealership in Amritsar, thus bringing the number of dealerships in the country to 39 of which 12 are located in North India.

Hindustan Motors is already successfully running four Mitsubishi dealerships in

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The Future of the virtual showroom is at Hand – Nissan revs up the dealership experience with Microsoft's Kinect for Windows

Nissan is pioneering an entirely new way to sell cars at its dealerships using Microsoft's Kinect for Windows technology. Using Kinect's Natural User Interface (NUI), Nissan is enabling shoppers to hop into a virtual 2013 Pathfinder and explore the SUV – that isn't

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Pedal to the metal racing promised at the 2012 Goodwood Revival

This year's Revival (September 14-16, 2012) will feature the youngest grid ever assembled at Goodwood.  The inaugural Settrington Cup will feature a full field of 30 Austin J40 pedal cars competing in a two-part race on Saturday and Sunday, with the result declared

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Mercedes-Benz wins 'Best of Show' title at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

A Mercedes-Benz Saoutchik S Type has won this year's 'Best of Show' title at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The car, whose 'torpedo' bodywork with low windscreen was designed by French coachbuilder Jacques Saoutchik, captured the hearts of the judges,

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Jaguar Land Rover: 50 global projects offset 5.2-million-tonnes of carbon dioxide in five years

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed support of its 50th Global carbon dioxide offset project in 5 years, the innovative LifeStraw project which is providing safe drinking water in Kenya.

Over the last five years, working with ClimateCare, Jaguar Land Rover has

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Sporty new Fiat 500 Streets ahead on style and equipment

The highly successful Fiat 500 range is enhanced even further with the launch of a sporty and lavishly equipped new version, the 500 Street.

Aimed at sports-minded customers who want all the style, economy and comfort of the popular Fiat 500 city car but with a striking

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Rocket Ship Superalloy Technology aids Ford Fusion 2.0-litre turbo durability

Enthusiasts will say the all-new Ford Fusion equipped with the 2.0-litre EcoBoost turbo engine is a rocket ship. Fusion engineers will tell you parts of its engine depend on technology from one.

To prolong turbo life and combat thermal fatigue, powertrain engineers

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Volkswagen delivers more cars in period to July/+10.4 per cent

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 3.26- (January-July 2011: 2.95; +10.4 per cent) million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to July. The brand recorded an increase of 11.9 per cent to 468,300 (July 2011: 418,600) units for

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Ford launches Drive 4 UR Community Program to raise funding for local non-profit organisations

Ford Motor Company and its dealers have launched a new program called Drive 4 UR Community, which is designed to help raise much needed funding for local community groups and non-profit organisations.

Drive 4 UR Community is very similar in concept to Ford's

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POD Point offers free home charging points to electric and hybrid car owners

POD Point, the UK's leading electric vehicle charging company is offering free home charging units to electric and hybrid vehicle owners in East Anglia, the East and West Midlands.

The POD Point charge point is the Solo 2, the latest 'smart' communicating charge

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TNT takes delivery of ten Volkswagen Crafter conversions

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has agreed a trial with the UK's leading business-to-business express operator, TNT Express, for ten of its Crafter single chassis cabs with a box van conversion.

TNT delivers up to 150-million items per annum and has the largest

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