Mitsubishi had earlier announced that it will launch one new car every six months. While it has plan to revamp its existing line of cars, it is also working on re-launching some interesting new cars in India market.

Mitsubishi is coming up with Lancer Evolution X in 2009 for Indian buyers. With this new addition in Indian sports car segment, sports car lover will have one more option to choose. In short it is called ‘Evo’. The car has impressive sporty design with many options for accessories. It will be fitted with the 2.0 liter turbocharged engine and paired with twin clutch transmission with 5-speed gearbox. The steering wheel features shift paddles. It could be a rally enthusiast delight to drive around the new and improved Lancer car.

Maruti Suzuki is the leading manufacturer in India and is also leading in car exports from India. But now it has also another title in Sri Lanka car – the most preferred car manufacture for imported cars. Maruti cars tops in the list of the most preferred imported car manufacturer, released by Sri Lankan government. The most favored cars are M800, Alto and Swift.

Several interest and business of Sri Lanka are tied to bigger Indian companies. This will add credit to rising Indian Economy. But only recently has it been found that the people of India and Sri Lanka, share the passion for same cars along with the history.

Much has been written about acquisition of luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover by Tata motors. People, who are obsessed with super luxury cars, may be waiting eagerly to put their fingers across for these luxury brands in India. But, they will have to wait for at least five years to drive home Jaguar and Land Rover in India.

So much so hype has created on JLR deal that many had thought Tata will introduce these brands in India may be within one or two years. In fact, Tata has no plans to launch these luxury brands in India for the next five to six years as it is now only concentrating to revamp these brands and roll out in USA and other western countries first. Tata might think of launching these cars in India after success of these cars in other countries. For Tata, success of these brands in other countries has become very crucial to strengthen its position in overseas mark

The old face of Kolkata (Calcutta) was symbolized by the intellectuals and man-pulled rickshaws. But now the modern face of Kolkata will have BMW cars beside the intellectuals. After different capitals like Delhi (country), Mumbai, (financial), Bangalore (Silicon Valley) and Chennai (cinemas) have got their own BWM outlets, it is now time for communist’s stronghold Kolkata to make way for a luxury car outlet.

BMW has opened an exclusive showroom for its cars. It will sell all the models available in India like the 3, 5, 6, 7 series, the X series and M3 coupe. The cars can also be serviced here. BMW will cater to all its clients in eastern India through Kolkata.

The BMW cars will be in stark contrast against the cycle rickshaws and trams. It will be exciting to have leisurely pace of Kolkata while the roads ruffled by speeding BMW in near future.

After asking the 15-year old cars to undergo a thorough health check–up and asking those who fail the test to retire, The Delhi government has now gone soft on battery operated vehicles.

In India the only commercial battery operated car is Bangalore based Reva Maini’s electric cars. The car cost Rs 3.5 lakh in the rest of the country, but will cost merely Rs 2.5 lakh. As much as Rs 1 lakh will be reduced in the total take home price. The state government is giving subsidies of 30 percent. This will really help Delhi to become one of the cleanest cities and also a good news for buyers who want to buy these cars. The thick emission fog will give way for sunlight and birds may chirp on trees.

The cost of this bright future will be Rs 35 crore per year for the government. And now don’t think that God’s divine message was received by all the government officials. The proposal was placed in front of Delhi government, by the environment ministry, ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth games.

Delhi government is waiving of VAT, road and registration charges to make battery operated cars more attractive than its petrol and diesel run cousins. Well with this price reduction on green cars, people will opt for electric cars rather than going for diesel or petrol small cars.

Competition is good for consumers. It is not always that you get to witness a healthy competition in corporate, but the car sector is one place where you can see competition that pleases product buyers.

One may remember that Maruti Suzuki SX4 was the bestselling sedan in 2007-08 fiscal years. This success has spurned the rivals to upgrade their marketing strategies to newer levels. Hyundai Motors seems to have taken the competition very seriously.

The company has announced a grand discount of up to Rs 55,000 on its premium sedan Verna. Hyundai is offering a choice of accessories worth Rs 10,500 as an exchange bonus of Rs 15,000 and 4 percent discount on car loan amount. The sum total of the sops given to buyers adds up to 8 percent of the total car value. The car buyer not gets a premium car but also is rewarded with handsome discounts. So, all those who are planning to buy one can avail this attractive discount.

The Mitsubishi Outlander is one of the much awaited SUV’s in 2008. The company has already upped its preparations to welcome the beast to India. They have now released the prices of the SUV. The prices will start from Rs 15.5 lakh to Rs 16 lakh. So all those who wanted to take home the ‘tough guy’ can now make arrangements for finances.

Set to hit the roads in India in August, the muscular SUV will take upon existing big players like the Maruti Grand Vitara, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Ford Endeavour and Chevrolet Captiva. Pitched against them Outlander will be one of the cheapest SUV’s to buy.

But it will have more sophisticated features than any SUV has, so far. It will come with a 2.4L MIVEC petrol engine paired with a 6-speed automatic transmission and paddle shifters. The SUV will move on the electronically controlled four wheel drive system. Isn’t that amazing?

The Outlander comes in when the size of the SUV market has grown by 32 percent in the last one year. Hence, the market is prepared for more sophisticated utility vehicles. This is the real SUV that one should look for.

With its advent in the year 1994 in India, Mercedes-Benz becomes the pioneer in luxury car segment in India. The company offer wide selection of car in India. It has recorded 20,000th Mercedes-Benz on April 9 which exceeded the production line. The 20.000^th Mercedes-Benz was not any model but Indian E-Class. This record will really prove effective in expanding its wings more in the Indian market.

Sales statistic is also impressive, it has sold about 1,000 cars in the beginning of the year 2008 which is almost 60% more compare to last year sale. The company is preparing to beat its competitors in luxury car segment with its new plant at Chakan in Pune which is expected to roll out cars in 2009. Well, it is a good news for all car lovers who want to see more Marcedes-Benz cars in Indian roads.

Maini REVA, the only electric car shining on the Indian roads will be seen in the Bangalore International Airport for Globe Ground operations. This eco-friendly car will be used to ferry the airport staff who manage ground handling operations for different airlines at the new airport.

REVA is a Bangalore based company located at the Bommasandra Industrial area and has an installed capacity of 6000 units with over 275 employees. Currently EEC-certified models is available in India and also marketed in U.K., Norway, Ireland, Spain, Belgium, Japan, Malta, Sri Lanka, Cyprus and Greece.

It is good to know that people are opting for eco-friendly cars and hope others also choose these cars which inurn will help to make our environment pollution free.

General Motors forayed into India way back in 2003 with their Tavera MUV. Five years on and several milestones later, GM’s new plans are optimistic and exciting. The Tavera MUV has appealed to the cab market as well as families. Their Aveo sedan has seen steady sales in numbers. Their small car the Spark is attracting a large number of customers.

GM has set itself a target of 90,000 cars for 2008, which is 30,000 more than the target they achieved in 2007. This naturally means that they have to step on the gas, and increase their service outlets accordingly. GM plans on increasing the number from 145 to 160 service stations which will take care of fulfilling the ‘Chevrolet Promise.’ GM has a lot to offer in the future. Their Innova-like MPV scheduled for International markets was caught testing recently. Their small cars Aveo and Spark will be introduced in LPG formats later this year. Another small car is also on the cards, this one being smaller than the Spark in terms of size and price.

GM is simultaneously working on engines displacing 1 to 1.4 litres which will find its place in its models in the near future. Low cost pickup vans and similar vehicles are also in pipeline, which indicates GM’s desire to invade into commercial vehicles segment of the market as well. One big advantage of GM’s cars is that they are tried, tested and accepted in International markets. If you are planning to buy any of their cars, you can do so without a second thought.