RIM, maker of BlackBerry, has signalled its intention to cash in on this trend by buying QNX Software Systems -- a key software supplier, to some of the world's leading car companies, including Volkswagen, BMW and Hyundai.

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The company is targeting a 30 per cent marketshare in the Indian market by next year even as it plans to expand its dealership network to 18.

German luxury car-maker Audi on Friday said it will ramp up its output by 50 per cent in India to about 3,000 units next year, even as it gets ready to enter the used-car business by 2011.

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Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen is unlikely to return to Formula One, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Buoyed by a rising demand, German luxury carmaker Audi aims to increase its market share in India to 25 per cent from the present 20 per cent by this calender year-end.

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The world's third largest car maker is all set to make a splash in India with a slew of launches.

Human instincts draw us to either curvy models or those with sharp angles, and car makers cater to one or the other, depending on the era, the study has found.

The limited edition of the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI has been launched to commemorate completion of three years of Audi's operations in India, the company said.

The Audi Q5 SUV comes in 2.0 TFSI (petrol) and 3.0 TDI (diesel) engines.

The financially strong upper class of India and the good results posted by the existing luxury car makers in the country are the biggest pull for any car manufacturer across the globe.

Audi India managing director Benoit Tiers has his task cut out.

The Rs 1-lakh wonder Nano will soon enter the elite league thanks to auto design firm DC, which on Wednesday said it will unveil redesigned version of the world's cheapest car within the next two months with premium price tag of Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million).

German carmakers Audi, BMW and Skoda launched their dazzling new models at the Auto expo, in New Delhi, on Tuesday.

Eyeing the volume segment in India, big car makers, including Honda, Toyota and Volkswagen, on Tuesday showcased their small cars here on the first day of the week-long 10th Auto Expo.

German luxury car maker Audi on Wednesday launched limited edition on of its sedan A6 priced at Rs 37 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai).

Europe's largest car maker, Volkswagen AG, today started production of its small car Polo at its plant in Chakan near Pune. Stating that the company would launch a saloon by the middle of next year, Volkswagen AG said it was aiming for a 10 per cent share of the domestic auto market in the next four to six years.

Today, the Civic range starts from a whopping Rs 14 lakh for the base model and creeps to close to Rs 16 lakh for the automatic version.

When you are in the market for a car costing around half a crore of rupees, you want to feel pampered and appreciated, and the Audi just can't muster that.

Indian cricket captain M S Dhoni and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh gave some anxious moments to the police in Chandigarh when they left the team hotel without informing them.

Affluent Indian automobile buyers may get another brand to choose from. Nissan, Japan's third largest carmaker, is looking at the possibility of launching Infiniti, a luxury brand owned by it, in India. Known for its luxurious features and power-packed driving characteristics, Infiniti is a premium brand which competes with benchmark ones globally such as Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi and Accura.

What has brought back buyers this time is the fact that prices are much more reasonable than in 2006-07, when the same kind of apartment would have had an asking price at least 30 per cent higher.

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Manchester City passed the first big test of their "big four" credentials on Saturday when they beat Arsenal 4-2 to make it four wins out of four while Chelsea maintained their perfect record with a 2-1 win at Stoke City.

The second day of Kolkata Fashion Week was rounded up with designer duo Dev r Nil's collection Frozen. Take a look.

Earlier Rajeev Malik an analyst with Macquarie Group had downgraded India's economic growth forecast to 6.5 per cent for the fiscal ended March 2010, from 7 per cent on account of weak monsoon.

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Somdev Devvarman is on the verge of qualifying for the singles main draw of the US Open as the Indian requires just three more points to clinch the final round match against Poland's Jerzy Janowicz. India's numero uno singles player Somdev was leading 6-3, 5-2 against his rival in the third round match when rain forced suspension of the play at Flushing Meadows in New York, on Friday.

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The brand-new Porsche just made it to the 97th floor; and only in an upright position. The door of the goods elevator of Shanghai World Financial Centre, the second largest building in the world, barely closed. At the top of the building, the new Panamara, the four-door Porsche coupe, was presented to the world for the first time. Never before has a vehicle premiere in China been celebrated like this.

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Technology is driving car accessories that provide convenience, safety and ease of driving. And you can buy some of them off-the-shelf and install them in a matter of minutes. One of them is xenon headlamps or high intensity discharge lamps. The name is derived from the fact that they are metal halide lamps that contain xenon gas.

Software giant Infosys on Friday came under the security blanket of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), becoming the first private firm to be protected by the force which usually guards government installations.

Tata Motors has sold one Jaguar and Land Rover model a day since it launched the marque brands in India just under a month ago -- on June 28. But that's enough to satisfy the company and has, in fact, come as a surprise to many market experts.

Mumbai reportedly experienced the highest tide of the season on Friday.