201218 May

Volkswagen shows off Polo R WRC Street

Posted in Volkswagen, Polo R WRC Street, World Rally Championship, WRC

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Volkswagen has displayed the Polo R WRC Street edition at the 31st annual Worthersee gathering. The resort town of Worthersee hosts VW’s annual get together of performance and sporting Volkswagen cars.

201217 May

Polo R Cup 2012 to witness Volkswagen Motorsport’s power shift to brand-new TSI Race Polo

Posted in Polo R Cup, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Motorsport, TSI Race Polo, Volkswagen India, Direct Shift Gearbox, Buddh International Circuit

By Mukul Sarkar

Volkswagen Motorsport has launched the all new TSI Race Polo for Polo R Cup 2012. A compiled list of 20 young participating drivers for the adrenaline-pumping championship has also been announced.

201216 May

Porsche India charts new course

Posted in Porsche, Porsche India, Porsche 911, 911, Porsche Macan, Volkswagen Group Sales

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Porsche, the iconic German sportscar manufacturer, plans to revisit its India strategy, sources close to developments have revealed exclusively to autojunction.in.

201215 May

Rise in car sales in April slowest in a decade

Posted in Car sales, Car sales in India, Passenger car sales in India

By Joydip Sur

The car price hike post-budget and rising interest rates have taken a heavy toll on passenger car sales in India.

201209 Apr

Skoda Citigo cheaper than VW up!

Posted in Volkswagen up!, Skoda Citigo, Skoda Citigo India price, Volkswagen up! India price

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Skoda UK has just announced prices for the new Citigo, based on the Volkswagen up!. Prices for the Citigo in the UK start from 7,630 pounds for the base 2-door version, which is about 250 pounds (Rs 20,000) less than the equivalent model from Volkswagen.

201206 Apr

Volkswagen up! wins World Car of The Year Award

Posted in World Car of The Year, WCOTY, VW up!, Volkswagen, Porsche 911

By Harmaan R A J Madon

The new Volkswagen up! has been recognised as the World Car of The Year. The baby up! fended off stiff competition from the new BMW 3 Series and the latest iteration of the Porsche 911 to win this coveted award. The World Car of The Year Awards are adjudged by a jury of 64 automotive journalists from 25 countries.

201203 Apr

Oshan Kothadiya graduates to VW Scirocco Cup in Europe

Posted in Oshan Kothadiya, VW Polo Cup, VW Scirocco Cup, Polo Cup, Scirocco Cup, Volkswagen Motorsport

By Harmaan R A J Madon

After a successful run at Volkswagen Polo R Cup India 2011, Pune’s lad Oshan Kothadiya is all set to make his international debut in the Volkswagen Scirocco R-Cup 2012 in Germany.

201228 Mar

Bentley Appoints Kevin Rose new Sales & Mktg Director

Posted in Kevin Rose, Bentley, sales and marketing, Bentley sales,

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Bentley Motors has today announced the appointment of Kevin Rose as its new Member of the Board for Sales and Marketing. Rose joins Bentley from Volkswagen Automotive in China where he held the role of Executive Vice President for Sales at FAW-Volkswagen Joint Venture.

201226 Mar

Automatic version of Volkswagen up! ready for launch in Europe

Posted in Volkswagen, up!, Volkswagen up!, up! automatic, up! AT, VW up

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Volkswagen is all set to launch an automatic version of the up! small car in Europe this spring. The VW up! will be equipped with a 5-speed automatic transmission, which will be a first in this class of car.

201216 Mar

Car prices will rise a min of Rs 5,000 after Union Budget

Posted in Union Budget 2012, car prices, car prices in India, price rise

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car prices are set to rise in India, after a 2 % hike in basic excise duty from the present 10% to the proposed 12 %. Additionally, excise duty on large cars will also increase from 22% presently to 24%. However, the government has decided against imposing a ‘diesel tax’, a move which has brought some respite to car-makers in the country.