Nothing screams money more than a luxury car. First-generation entrepreneurs, hedge fund managers, doctors, architects, lawyers, engineers and dotcom geeks with cash to spare are now joining an exclusive club of high-end car owners:  A club that includes celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Bipasha Basu, Bobby Deol, Leander Paes and so many more.

Reva electric Co. has struck a deal with Long Island-based Bannon Automotive LLC to manufacture the three-door hatchback Reva NXR electric car in Central New York.

Since September 2009, it has been reported, that three Tata Nano cars have caught fire according to reports in the media. Company blamed it on localised meltdowns. Right or wrong, the doubts are definitely not good news for Tata Motors.

Tata Motors acquires Hispano Carrocera, the Spain-based maker of buses and coaches

After all, is it that difficult to make a car that looks better?

It seems that the Fiat Linea sedan has been doing quite well in India. In the nine months since its launch, the Linea has sold around 10,000 units in the country.  Considering how badly the company has been doing prior to the launch, the high sales of the car is astounding indeed.

Tata Motors, Ford India, Honda Siel Cars India, and General Motors India have posted a rise in their sales in September 2009.

It is that time of the year when Auto Expo 2010 news starts coming in. We remember how it was during the last Auto Expo - the Tata Nano was undoubtedly the star of the show, bringing in countless viewers and thousands of news reports from around the world.

Hyundai Motor India Limited, Maruti Suzuki India Limited and Skoda India Limited have recorded growth in their sales in September 2009.

From the day the Toyota Fortuner was launched in India, it was obvious that the new SUV will sell like hotcakes. Which is what it is doing. I have had friends who were eyeing CR-Vs or Ford Endeavours call up to enquire about the Fortuner. Not just that, Fortuner has been one of the SUVs which have been getting consistently good traffic on this site for the last four yers - ever since our first story on the Fortuner.

It seems the unveiling of the Ford small car for India was all about business plans and strategy. True, the car was displayed, videos were released, pictures were available. But in the end, no one knew much about the car.

Mahindra & Mahindra is developing an all-new sports utility vehicle (SUV), mainly meant for foreign markets, after having dominated the Indian market with its successful Scorpio, the indigenously built SUV.

Fiat and Tata Motors are said to be in talks to launch the Ferrari and Maserati brands to India.

Tata Motors and Fiat are reportedly in talks to jointly launch the Tata Nano in Latin America as part of its global roll-out plan for the small car.

Tata Motors has taken another step towards introducing the Tata Nano small in the European market. The latest news coming in is that the world's cheapest car has passed some of the European crash tests.

Honda Jazz, which was launched on June 10 2009, has already registered 1000 bookings in the first week of its launch.

  The Economic Times has reported that Maruti Suzuki, which now intends to design and develop its own cars in India, is on a headcount hunt.

Live Mint has reported that Maruti Suzuki aims to focus on the western Europe market, as part of its plans to boost sales in 2009-2010.

  Mahindra & Mahindra's (M&M) has topped the domestic utility vehicle segment with three of its models taking the top slots, in April 2009.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor, the Indian entity of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor, has launched its first ever futuristic concept showroom.