Europe beckons, much more than ever for Maruti Suzuki India, it seems. The car maker is lining up major expansion plans for the European region.

Audi has unveiled its much awaited Audi R8 sports car in India. The car maker  launched the R8 at a special function by rolling out as many as eight Audi R8’s in a convoy to the historic India Gate in New Delhi.

Even as Daimler AG is moving towards a shorter working week for 47,000 employees in Germany, the company's Indian operations seem to be unaffected.

Honda outlets in India will get decked up for a new customer-centric concept called Honda Fest.

The $500 million expansion plans lined up by Ford India has been confirmed as on track by the company which reiterated that the financial problems faced by the parent company has not affected the operations of the Indian arm.

Not that any of us are going to buy either one. But its good to know we can buy one, if we luck out on the weekly lottery.

Car major Honda, bogged down by the weak rupee, has been forced to go for the price hike. The company has said it might hike car prices across various models by Rs 10,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. Honda's price hike comes at a time when the car industry in India is in the grip of a slowdown due to record-high interest rates and tight retail financing by banks.

Honda Siel Cars plans to increase prices across its range of cars by Rs 10,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh from January 2009.

Fiat will launch its Fiat Linea in India, in mid-December 2008. The C-segment sedan was expected to be launched in September 2008.

Auto major Tata Motors will take its electric Indica - the Indica EV - to Norway next year. The car will be launched in India a year later.

Mahindra Xylo, the multi utility vehicle that is being readied by Mahindra and Mahindra will debut in India during the forthcoming winter season.

Bajaj Auto is all upbeat about its small car project and has said that the four-wheeler plans will be on stream as scheduled even if the joint venture between the company and the Renault – Nissan combine fails to take off.

The much-awaited, much-hyped compact B-segment car Suzuki A-Star, has debuted. Maruti Suzuki India has lifted the wraps off its global car and intends to sell the car in the Rs 4 lakh range.

Volkswagen is planning to bring its iconic Beetle to India - the car maker would import the new interpretation of the original Beetle in a few months from now.

Porsche AG, the German super sports car major, is looking at a right time to bring its Panamera to India. The Panamera, a four-door super sedan, is expected to be brought to the country by the German company by end of year 2009.

Maruti Suzuki launched its premium A2-segment hatchback, the Maruti Suzuki A-Star, on November 18, 2008.

Toyota has abandoned its plans of launching the Toyota Prius in India, for the time being. Update: Fortuner launched! Rs 18.5 lakhs, diesel, 171 PS. Click here for more.

Bus manufacturer Ashok Leyland Ltd has decided to put on the back burner, for the time being, its joint venture with Japanese major Nissan Motor Company.

The 800 cc brigade is just waiting to get bigger with automotive majors such as General Motors India and Hyundai Motors all set to unveil their small cars in the country.

Despair! All those who took more than a few days to decide on the Honda Civic Hybrid special price - you guys were too late. Honda has announced, according to this Livemint story, that there was a great response, there were 235 bookings, and that's about it. With the 235 bookings ...