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Cars News  Rolls Royce Ghost Launched In IndiaRolls Royce has launched the Ghost has been launched in India and at Rs 2.5 crore and above, it’s now one of the most expensive luxury cars available in the country. Rolls-Royce expects to sell a total of around 75 cars in India in 2010, of which the Ghost could comprise 50-60 units. Rolls-Royce, which sold 15 units of the Phantom in India last year, sold a total of only 1,212 cars worldwide in 2008. Now, with the smaller, less expensive Ghost joining its line-up, the British luxury car manufact Volkswagen Beetle To Be Launched On 4th DecemberVolkswagen India is going to launch the Beetle in Indian on 4th December, 2009. It is going to compete with the likes of Fiat 500 and it will be imported as a completely built unit in India which will make it pricier due to high import duty. All New Audi A8 To Debut On 30th NovemberAudi is all set to publically unveil the all new A8 on the eve of Design Miami on November 30th. The Audi flagship will be presented in a truly innovative way in a temporary museum structure, Audi pavilion which is focal point of "The Art Of Progress" which exhibits cultural and technological progress and echoes the value of the new A8: Vorsprung durch Technik and design expertise that stirs the emotions. Toyota To Display New Models At China Auto ShowToyota Corp is planning to showcase nearly 45 concept and production models at the upcoming Guangzhou Motor Show in China. There has been a tremendous increase in the demand of SUVs in the country, especially mid-sized models. The Lexus GX mid-size SUV has been on sale since 2003 but Toyota will use China's 2009 Guangzhou Auto Show for the world debut of its latest and advanced model of Lexus GX model. Volkswagen Voted Europe’s Best CarmakerVolkswagen has been voted the best volume car manufacturer in Europe, by visitors to the UK-based Road Test Reports website. In a poll conducted by this website, in which 140,000 people took part, Volkswagen netted 35% of the total votes cast to come out on top as the manufacturer of the best, most reliable cars. Skoda (owned by the VW Group) finished in second place, while Spanish manufacturer SEAT took third place. Nissan Motor India Sets Up New Head Office In ChennaiNissan India has set up its new corporate head office in Chennai, from where Nissan's operations in India will be controlled. Nissan will, of course, also continue with its office in Mumbai, which will operate as a regional office with product planning and sales & marketing teams from Hover Automotive India, Nissan's strategic alliance partner in the country. Mahindra To Set Up New Manufacturing Plant Near ChennaiMahindra India will soon be setting up its new automotive project near Chennai, at an investment of around Rs 1,800 crore. The Tamil Nadu Cabinet cleared the proposal recently and the TN government has also allotted 200 acres of land (of the total 450 acres that will ultimately be needed) for the project. Tata Indica Vista 1st Anniversary Edition LaunchedTata Motors is celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the Indica Vista with the launch of Limited Edition Indica Vista. Component wise there is not much changes except some minor tweaks. This includes a new set of alloy wheels,TAN leather strips in cock pit and door trims. which comes in an exclusive colour combination – porcelain white bodywork with a black roof and royal gold with earth metallic finish roof and outside rear view mirrors. Tata Nano To Get New Features & Diesel Variant Is Coming In 2011Tata Motors is in the process of upgrading the world's cheapest car Nano in the coming few months. Acting on the feedback from the market, the car will get small but significant upgrades with in the next six months. The Nano will get a higher rev limit at 6000 rpm compared to the conservative 5000 rpm earlier. The higher rev limit will improve performance especially in the first two gears allowing greater pull from the engine, important when going up an incline with full load, but the top speed Mahindra Xylo Gets Airbags As Option In Top VariantThe Mahindra Xylo has been a huge success for Mahindra - thanks to reasonable pricing and lots of features on ofer. Mahindra sold more than 2700 units of Xylo sold in October, 2009.
Mahindra has just introduced airbags as an option in the Xylo E8 on the basis of customer feedback and suggestions. This is a good move by Mahindra as the Xylo's rivals are also equipped with similar safety features.
[Via: Cars India ]
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