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Spanish Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso thrills home crowd with stylish win

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 12, 2013

Alonso's win bucked a trend at the Catalan circuit where 18 of the previous 22 events were won the driver who started from pole position.

Fire hits Renault-Nissan parts warehouse near Chennai

Reuters | Friday May 10, 2013

A warehouse supplying parts to Nissan Motor Co Ltd's and Renault SA's factory in India was almost destroyed by fire on Thursday, a Nissan spokeswoman said, possibly affecting production at the 400,000-car-per-year plant.

Get ready for the EcoSport

Thursday May 9, 2013

The EcoSport was first shown to us as a concept in January 2012, and has teased us ever since making appearances at global motor shows, and indeed launching in Brazil and China too. But now it's finally ready for India.

SUV tax will compel modifying products to meet new norm: M&M

Friday May 3, 2013

Faced with higher excise duty on its SUV models, homegrown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said it will be compelled to consider modifying its products to align with the new specifications for lower duty.

Dream job turns to nightmare for France's 'Mr Normal'

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 1, 2013

When he swept to power last May on a wave of discontent, Francois Hollande could hardly have imagined that a year later he would be the most unpopular president in modern French history.

Bahrain Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton thrilled with fifth place

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 22, 2013

Hamilton lies third on 50 points in the overall standings, with Vettel on top with 77 points and Raikkonen ten back in second.

Car sales fall 7% in FY13, first drop in a decade

Wednesday April 10, 2013

Car sales in India fell an annual 6.7 per cent in the financial year that ended in March, their first fall in a decade, and sales during March fell an annual 22.5 per cent, the fifth consecutive monthly slide, an industry body said on Wednesday.

Renault launches limited edition of Scala

Monday April 8, 2013

Car maker Renault today said it has launched a limited edition of its sedan Scala, priced at Rs 9.79 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

The vehicular side of the Vatican

Benjamin Preston, The New York Times | Saturday March 23, 2013

As the newly installed pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis will often be seen greeting the world from the back of a rather peculiar vehicle. It's taken many shapes over the last three decades, but the classification is one we've become...

Electric cars back into the shadows at Geneva car show

Sunday March 10, 2013

After being the starring act for several years, the electric car backed into the shadows at this year's International Geneva Motor Show as carmakers grow weary of waiting for sales to take off.

Nissan says undertaking study to bring Datsun range to India

Tuesday March 5, 2013

A top Nissan Motor India official said on Tuesday that it is undertaking study to set up a new plant for manufacturing the 'Datsun' range of small cars in the country.

Marussia seeking new engine supplier for 2014

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 28, 2013

The Banbury-based outfit is the only team to use Cosworth engines currently as all other teams use Renault, Ferrari or Mercedes engines.

When Salman Khan became nervous

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 17, 2013

Superstar Salman Khan, known for his witty one-liners, was nervous when he was about to take the stage to host Star Guild Awards 2013.

Renault profit drops 15 per cent; shares jump

Thursday February 14, 2013

French automaker Renault reported today a 15 per cent drop in its net profit to 1.77 billion euros last year of which nearly half came from a gain on the sale of a stake in Swedish group AB Volvo.

Salman Khan all set to host his first award ceremony

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 12, 2013

Superstar Salman Khan will host the 8th edition of Renault Star Guild Awards in perhaps his first stint at hosting an award ceremony.