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02011 Indian Grand Prix brings F1 to the subcontinent [spoilers] 1319990280
India is rapidly motorizing, and with it is emerging a burgeoning automotive industry. Where there's cars there's bound to be racing, and just as the world's biggest automakers head to India in droves, so has the world's foremost racing series. India has seen two of its top drivers make it into ...
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Official: Caterham sets up distribution, manufacturing operations in India 1319716800
It'd be all too easy to dismiss Caterham as just another kit car manufacturer. But recent years have taken the company best known for reproducing the iconic Lotus Seven into new territory. With a fresh cash injection and its own Formula One team, Caterham has launched its first unique product in ...
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Report: India's exotic car market booms as economy births more millionaires 1319392860
Demand for supercars in India has exotic automakers scrambling, with Lamborghini on the verge of opening its second dealership in India this year, and Ferrari planning to open four more by the end of 2012. Ferrari opened its first Indian dealership in May as the country's blossoming economy ...
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Hyundai launches Eon in India, challenges Maruti Suzuki 1318709040
Meet the Hyundai Eon, the Korean automaker's new pint-sized econobox for the Indian market. Bloomberg Businessweek says Hyundai expects to sell 140,000-150,000 of the $5,496 hatchbacks in the subcontinent each year. With styling and interior treatments borrowed from higher up in the Hyundai food ...
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Top Gear spotted with British classics shooting holiday special in India [w/videos] 1317655860
That zany trio from Top Gear (the original British version, not the spin-offs shot in the "colonies") have been all around the world. They've shot specials in Africa, South America, the Middle East, Vietnam, Japan, Iceland, the North Pole, and even here in the good old U-S-of-A. So where are they ...
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Tata finally shows off its $4.6M Nano Gold Plus 1316539800
Tata is looking to play with both sides of the automotive pricing coin. On one side, it has the Nano, which is arguably the least expensive new automobile on the planet. In its native India, the Nano can be had from around $2,500, and it's been reported that an updated version would run around ...
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Report: India asks director to rewrite illegal James Bond movie scene 1316174340
Daniel Craig will be returning to the big screen as James Bond in the as-yet-unnamed 23rd film in the series. Production has taken the crew to India, where a scene involving Bond, a motorcycle and a train reportedly has to be rewritten. Originally, the scene called for Bond to jump a motorcycle ...
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Report: HRT gives fans a hometown hero to cheer on at upcoming Indian Grand Prix 1315569480
Go to the British Grand Prix and the local fans will be cheering on their hometown heroes Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. At the Australian Grand Prix they'll cheer for Mark Webber. In Spain they pull for Fernando Alonso. In Germany, it's showtime for Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher. ...
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Study: Half of America's young willing to try Chinese cars, 41% would consider Indian [w/poll] 1314226860
Foreign manufacturers have had a strong presence in the United States' new car market for decades now. Germany, Japan and Korea produce vehicles that many consumers find as appealing as our domestic offerings, if not more so. Those countries have had lots of time to win favor among American ...
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Report: World vehicle population tops 1 billion 1313699400
One billion. To put such a lofty figure in perspective, let's look at it this way: 1,000,000,000. One with nine zeros. It's gonna take a lot of fingers and toes for us to count that high. Why do we care? According the number crunchers over at Wards Auto, 2010 marked the first year that the ...

