With all of Thailand reeling under a deluge, Honda Motor Company in Japan has announced that their set up in the area would be shut for at least 6 months.  This move though inevitable will affect the company sales by about 3%. The floods have resulted in most of the company equipment and machinery being under water and an executive of the company was quoted as saying that most of these would have... 

Sachin Tendulkar who arrived with wife Anjali and daughter Sara at Buddh International Circuit (BIL) was received by Sameer Gaur, Managing Director of Jaypee Sports International.  Soon after his arrival, Tendulkar met Bernie Ecclestone and had a half hour talk with him.  After posing for photographs, Tendulkar and family then went on to meet his long time friend Michael Schumacher at the Mercedes... 

The Hyderabad International Auto Show (HIAS) which commenced from October 28th will continue upto October 31st and brings together top auto companies as well as manufacturers, auto finance companies and service providers all under one roof. The show will be well represented by top auto companies like Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Bentley, VW, BMW, Tatas, Ford, Honda and Hyundai among various other auto... 

An order received by Tata Motors from Calcutta High Court was challenged by the company with regards to Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act 2011.  The judgment passed by the single judge passed in favor of Government of West Bengal was opposed by Tata Motors.  The auto giants have appealed against the judgment passed on September 28 by Justice I P Mukerji.  A copy of their appeal has... 

In a survey across various states in the country it was found that buyers in UP prefer to purchase cars in cash.  Cars from luxury sedans to SUVs were in great demand especially during the festive season.  30% of these cars purchased in a price range of Rs.2.75 lakhs to Rs.20 lakhs were bought in cash. Car dealers across Lucknow in UP found surprising trend where percentage of persons buying of cars... 

The deluge that has affected Thailand seems to have had an adverse effect on supplies of key components to various auto companies.  Honda Siel Cars India Limited have blocked further bookings for Jazz due to this part shortage.  The company had earlier announced a price cut which led to a spate of bookings. Thailand has been suffering for rampant flood situation which has caused problems in the country... 

Workers who toiled for months on the most prestigious Indian Grand Prix Circuit are living in destitution.  Over 50 laborers claim that they have been unpaid for the past few months and are living in totally pathetic conditions without proper arrangements for food, shelter or sanitation.  These illiterate migrant workers who have been struggling with lifting of heavy stones and construction material... 

Top auto companies have announced their intentions to reduce their Christmas holidays to just a week. Automakers need to catch up with backlogs and with rumors of an economic slowdown it is necessary to ensure maximum sales.  While Daimler plans only on a week long holiday Audi will have their customary two week break.  BMW and Mercedes Benz too have decided to keep their Christmas holidays to a... 

Audi has just launched a facelifted 2013 A4 range. The company is now reaching a major landmark in history of getting set to reveal their 10 millionth midsized car.  Early this month saw A4 from Audi in Misano red finish which was rolled out from their Audi unit based at Neckarsulm in Germany. A4 is the fourth generation car and also known as B8 within the company.  It represents the Audi 80 pedigree... 

Fernando Alonso who is also Brand ambassador for UNICEF said that while India gets ready to host the premier Indian Grand Prix in the country we should spare a thought for those children who are living with polio. Polio is a dreaded disease robbing otherwise healthy children from leading normal lives due to the crippling disease. On a visit to Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya in East Delhi Alonso interacted... 

Three Indian youngsters were selected as winners to a competition to find and fund future F1 drivers. The competition called “One in a Billion” search had Anthony Hamilton, father of Lewis Hamilton on the panel and these 3 teens were presented by Force India as winners of the competition. Not having an Indian driver on the Sahara Force India team has been receiving some criticism by local media.... 

Vettel and Rosberg currently in the Capital for the weekend GP races at Buddh International Circuit were eager to plan a trip to see the Taj Mahal, the most beautiful mausoleum in the world.  However, while Vettel managed to make the trip, Rosberg lost out due to time constraints. Rosberg who could not manage a three and half hour drive to see the Taj which would entail a four hour journey back as... 

While all sports persons in India are proud of their country hosting the first ever Indian Grand Prix, it has not been welcomed by P T Usha who thinks it is nothing but a waste of money.  While speaking to media, P T Usha is supposed to have criticized this sport as according to her it did not appeal to 99% of Indians and was a total waste of money.  She also commented on how Twenty20 cricket had...