Five-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes front-row lockout with a blistering pole position at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday.
The new age XUV500 is the most valuable product from Mahindra
After its pullout from the tripartite joint venture with Renault and Nissan to set up a manufacturing plant in Chennai, homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday said it will invest an additional Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) in its Chakan unit, near Pune in Maharashtra.The company has signed an MoU with Maharashtra government to invest an additional Rs 1,500 crore to the already earmarked Rs 2,500 crore (Rs 25 billion) in the Chakan manufacturing plant.
Cars from Infiniti are priced in the range of $34,000-$52,000 (Rs 16 lakh to Rs 21 lakh) in the US market.
Renault boss Flavio Briatore dismissed rumours of Fernando Alonso moving out of the French team at the end of the 2008 season.
Carlos Ghosn, the iconic CEO of Nissan Motors and Renault, is on a whistle-stop visit to India on Monday to finalise a joint venture and small-car blue-print with India's second-largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto. Renault, Nissan and M&M also have a three-way equity tie-up to make passenger vehicles in Chennai, for which the facility is yet to be built.
Fernando Alonso did his best to put a positive spin on his disappointing return to Renault at the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday. He qualified 12th fastest for Sunday's season-opening race but will start from 11th after Toyota's Timo Glock dropped back five places for changing a gearbox.
The two-acre office complex under construction on the outskirts of Delhi will be home to about eight hundred company executives. Special care is being given to air purification and the building will be equipped with a three-stage air filter system.
Car makers are trying hard to boost sales in India.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will start the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from pole position after setting the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday.
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, significant growth is being witnessed in the multi-axle trucks segment, which has posted 112 per cent growth in the year 2006-07.
Driver line-ups and race numbers for the 2006 season after the governing International\nAutomobile Federation issued the official entry list.
The measures government takes next to push economic growth will be the key for automotive sector
Ferrari's times were eye-catching, and quicker than anything from last year's weather-affected first four-day test at the Circuit de Catalunya.
Italian Giancarlo Fisichella says he joined the Force India Formula One team because he likes a challenge. 'I had other options at the end of the last season. (But) this was the best.'
Renault discard Giancarlo Fisichella and highly-rated German Adrian Sutil will lead the Force India F1 while another Italian Viantonio Liuzzi will be its another test driver.
Bajaj Auto expects to launch its small car in the next four years in partnership with Renault and Nissan.
Now, sources in Bajaj Auto have confirmed that it is expected to offer a sneak preview of its small car, priced at roughly Rs 1.17 lakh, at the Expo. The country's second largest two-wheeler company had announced a tie-up with Renault and Nissan in October to develop an ultra-low cost small car for India.
The i10 managed to impress the Business Standard Motoring jury across various counts, including build quality, ride, handling, driveability, comfort and safety features. A compelling price tag and above average fuel efficiency further clinched the deal for Hyundai's made-in-India car for the world.
Formula One will have simpler, cheaper and noisier engines from 2021 as part of a "road map" for the future presented to teams on Tuesday that could entice new manufacturers to enter the sport.
It is learnt that the state government is likely to sign a memorandum of understanding with the partnering companies this Monday.
History suggests that when drivers are fighting for race wins and championships, and enjoy equal status in the same competitive cars, then real friendship is often the first casualty.
Complaints that a driver has been impeded during qualifying will no longer be referred to the stewards.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won what could be his last Italian Grand Prix on Sunday to slash championship leader Fernando Alonso's lead to two points with three races left.
The timing of the news immediately triggered speculation that Frenchman Eric Boullier could be heading to McLaren, who were due to launch their 2014 car later in the day in an online presentation.
A planned freeze on engine development in Formula One from 2008 will be brought forward to next year.
The Tata group may take on global automobile giants such as Ford and Renault-Nissan for in an attempt to buy Daewoo Automobile Romania, the privatisation of which the Romanian government has put on the fast track.
Armaan Ebrahim put up a superlative performance to win the Formula Renault V6 Asia race in Zuhai, China.
It was only an exterior launch, not the actual car, but what he saw left Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera hugely impressed.
Poland's ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica has won the inaugural FIA 'Personality of the Year' award after a successful season in rallying.
Poland's ex-Formula One driver Robert Kubica has won the inaugural FIA 'Personality of the Year' award after a successful season in rallying.
F1 drivers rallied around Lewis Hamilton in defending the McLaren rookie against a suggestion by Jacques Villeneuve that his driving is dangerous.
The France-Austria-Britain sequence of races poses a fresh logistical challenge for teams hitherto committed only to back-to-back weekends, with the 21-round season hurrying to the halfway point.
Valtteri Bottas won the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday and retook the Formula One lead from team mate Lewis Hamilton after a fourth successive one-two finish for Mercedes.
Terming as "impossible" the Rs 1 lakh car that Tatas propose to roll out, particularly on safety aspects, Hyundai on Friday said it would like to bring an entry level car with a minimum price tag of $3000 like the one Renault is planning.
Alonso finished second while Massa was third on Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton took a big step towards clinching his fifth Formula One title after putting his Mercedes on pole position at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday with Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel starting fifth.
Speculation about Fernando Alonso's F1 future shifted into overdrive even as he prepares to fight for his third title.
