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India has already moved ahead of France, Italy and the UK in establishing itself as the sixth largest automotive market. Indeed, India is expected to move into third position behind the USA and China by 2020, as predicted by JD Power and Associates. ...

Automakers predicting it might be easier to succeed in than China

Now that Chinese growth is beginning to slow to more globally normal levels, automakers are beginning to look for the next major growth market, and one of leading contenders to be the location of the next boom is India. Not only is the market grow...

Mayor signed executive order mandating city vehicles to be electric or hybrid

Indianapolis, Indiana, will become the first major US city to switch all of its city vehicles to either pure electric or hybrid vehicles after City Mayor Greg Ballard signed an executive order on Tuesday, December 11, mandating the change. The pro...

Does not meet the needs to rising number of car buyers

In 2009, Tata introduced the Nano to the Indian market and sold it as the world's cheapest new car. It started at the equivalent of $2,000 and was the most basic transportation that could still be called a car. Tata predicted the Nano would be...

Future is hybrids, smaller engines and turbos

In a survey of 200 automotive executives, just 16 of them (8%) said that they would invest in pure electric vehicles in the next five years. The survey was conducted by accounting firm KPMG. The respondents said that it will be six to 10 years bef...

Detroit is not what you think of when thinking of a city connected to motorsports. Some fantastic cars have been made there, but it is not a plce known for racing. But starting in 1982 there was a Formula 1 race around the streets of downtown Detr...

The production version is set to come in 2015

Infiniti has taken the wraps off its Q30 Concept that shows the company’s idea of a future premium, compact hatchback that is due to enter production in 2015. The design is meant to blend portions of coupe, hatchback and crossover design and...

Japanese luxury brand Infiniti is giving its 2011 M series sedans a new climate control system appropriately named Forest Air. This car climate technology’s purpose is to emulate the air that you breathe in natural environments. It has just now...

Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner says that the team is focused on racing, but it is strengthening its relationship with Infiniti.  “Our primary focus is as a Formula One team – I mean we’re a 100 per cent subsidiary...

QX60 Hybrid and Q50 will both go on sale later this year

Infiniti made some major announcements at the New York Auto Show including that Sebastian Vettel be the brand's official Director of Performance and pricing for the new QX60 Hybrid and Q50 sedan.  Vettel’s role will be to provid...