And the recently concluded Tokyo Motor show, the company told the Indian media that it has plans to launch a new MPV in the Indian market which will be priced below the Toyota Innova.

The Economic Times today reported that the Tata Xover will be displayed at the upcoming 2010 Auto Expo in New Delhi.

Now this is interesting. Cars from Premier Auto Ltd. were some of the first we ever rode in. Premier Padmini, alongwith Ambassadors and Mahindras formed our automobile trinity for a long time indeeded, till the soap-dish sized Maruti 800 came into overthrow all of them. Update: Premier Rio launched - click here!

It has now been confirmed that Toyota will launch its popular hybrid sedan, the Toyota Prius, in India at the 2010 Auto Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

Maruti Suzuki will launch a premium mid size sedan, the Suzuki Kizashi, at the upcoming Auto Expo in New Delhi in January 2010.

It has just been announced that a 1.9 liter version of the popular Fiat Linea will be launched at the 2010 Auto Expo in New Delhi.

In the middle of all the noise about the Chevrolet Cruze, we missed this story.  It now seems that the electric version of the Chevrolet Spark which General Motors is planning to launch in association with the Reva electric car company, will be named the Chevrolet Spark Electra.

The Tata Manza would come with interior trim levels and safety features that are seriously tempting.

We are approaching the official launch of the Volkswagen Polo.  Anticipation of the small car is building up to fever pitch.

We are less than an hour every from the launch of the most anticipated motor cycle in India - Kawasaki Ninja 250R  - there is really no point in doing a story but we're doing it anyway!

Chevrolet would launch its premium sedan, the Chevrolet Cruze, in India on the 12th of October 2009.  The car would be positioned against the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla Altis in the Indian automobile market. Update: Chevrolet Cruze launched: Price 10.99 to 12.45 lakhs

Last week, we had reported on the upcoming launch of the Tata Indigo Vista - now named Tata Manza - the sedan version of the already launched Indica Vista.

Tata Motors plans to launch the new Indigo, renamed as the Tata Manza, on October 14, 2009.

Porsche AG will launch its luxury four-door super sedan, the Porsche Panamera, in India on October 6, 2009.

After the launch of the Honda Jazz superhatch in India, now Honda plans to introduce its automatic transmission variant soon. This should happen quickly, and if automatic transmissions are what you like, it would be better to wait around for a little bit.

There is one thing to be said about Maruti Suzuki - they do not give up easily. Every time Maruti has tried to sell something in the mid-size segment, they have had to struggle. Whereas, bring in a Honda - any Honda - price it a lakh rupees above a similar car, and sales shoot up. Such is fate.

Wheelsunplugged.com reports that the much-anticipated Ford small car for India will be unveiled for the Indian market by the Ford Motor Company President and CEO, Alan Roger Mulally.

We came across this interesting news item in the Economic Times today. One of the world's fastest cars, the SSC Ultimate Aero, is planned for an India launch.

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.

Force India team owner Vijay Mallya will give Karun Chandhok a chance to prove his F1 skills using the F1 driver simulator, after Bernie Ecclestone, President and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, expressed his disappointment that Mallya was not giving a chance to home-grown drivers.