The Volkswagen group has announced its plans to invest a total of US$250million (approximately ₹15 billion) in its manufacturing arm in India over the next six years. The money will be spent on the building of an engine and transmission plant, which the company hopes will allow them to produce more competitively priced cars.
From the sixth race of the season which took place last Friday emerges the first two-time winner, a title claimed by 38-year-old JP Morgan. Veteran racer Morgan raced to victory over Reid Wilson and newcomer Brian Keselowski, who took second and third place on the podium. It is also Morgan’s second win at the 4/10-mile track in Hudson, North Carolina.
Luckily all is sunshine and butterflies with the Jaguar Land Rover.
After a couple of years of political turmoil as Red battles Yellow for control of the streets of Bangkok and the hearts and minds of the population, coupled with the recent coup d’etat, it is feared that the Detroit of the East, Bangkok, will take another hit.
Guest writer and advocate for ‘girl power’, LILY, reports on the latest data confirming that the auto world is now a female dominion!
According to the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellent’s (ASE) report from the US, women these days are not only becoming more influential in decision-making when purchasing a car, they are also taking over the responsibility of car maintenance and repair, which used to be the task of men. Data from the repair industry indicates that close to 80% of their customers are women.
Sales of new cars in the UK surpassed the million mark for the first six months of 2014 in what analysts say is the best half-year results since 2005. In total, there was a 10.6% increase in sales for the same period with 1,287,265 units sold. The month of June was slightly lower than the average for the half-year, with sales in the month reaching 228,291 units, an increase of 6.2% compared to June 2013.