German auto maker Porsche on Thursday said its chief executive officer Wendelin Wiedeking will step down with immediate effect after being at the helm for more than 16 years.

The Freelander, a compact yet premium 4X4 SUV, is sold in large European markets.

If you speak and write using Indianisms, you will sound unprofessional. The excerpt shows you how to correct and improve your English skills.

Hyderabad prays for rain

According to a survey, the banking sector emerged as biggest job generator in the first quarter of the current fiscal with the segment increasing headcount by more than 16,000.

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Now you can buy Jaguars and Land Rovers from dedicated showrooms in India. Indian owned or not, they represent some of the best sports cars and sports utility vehicles.

The government's support is there for Air India, (but) it comes with a condition, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said. Air India must shape up, it should become leaner and trimmer, Patel said.

Marthand Shankar talks about his directorial Telugu debut Evarina Epudaina.

Now, people can see some of the fastest machines in the world\nlike the Ferrari, Audi, BMW, Lamborghini and Porsche under one roof.

The three new variants include both diesel and petrol engines.

Now it's the turn of Fiat to unleash its supermini, the Grande Punto, in to the Indian market. The Italian beauty is likely to be priced around Rs 6.5 lakh (Rs 650,000).

Here's a look at some Hollywood films that just didn't come to our theatres.

The Bachchans led the attendance of Hindi movie stars at the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards on Thursday.

The fight between Toyota and GM may be is over elsewhere -- but we may have just witnessed the beginning of a new war today. A war that will be played in developing markets like India.

After the launch of Audi's crossover utility vehicle Q5, June will see two more heavyweight car launches within days of each other, making this month the one with the most number of launches in the last nine months.

The Audi Q5 range starts at Rs 38.29 lakh (Rs 3.83 million) for the 2.0 TFSI and Rs 44.19 lakh (Rs 4.42 million) for the 3.0 TDI.

Kamalini Mukherjee, who made her acting debut in Hindi, is all set to return to Bollywood with the remake of the Telugu hit Gamyam.

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In their endeavor to produce a cost effective and environment friendly vehicle, the students of MM University has made first of its kind tri-fuel car- TRIO

Why is it that an artist's work can vary so greatly that values can range from the humdrum average (in a manner of speaking) to the extortionately phenomenal?

However, the company has not revealed the financial details of the deal.

Holders Manchester United gave Arsenal a masterclass in what is required to be European champions by beating them 3-1 to seal a 4-1 aggregate victory in their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday.

German luxury carmaker BMW is stepping up its network expansion in India, specially in Tier II cities like Coimbatore, Jaipur and Lucknow, in its bid to claim the top spot in the luxury car market by 2010.

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China is the world's bright spot when it comes to car sales. Despite a slowdown in sales, China has even dethroned the US as the world's biggest auto market--every month this year, more cars have been sold in China than in America, where industry sales have plunged by a third in recent months.

Audi, the German luxury car manufacturer, announced on Thursday the launch of the new Audi A6, the world's most successful business sedan, in India.

Industry analysts say the display of mileage data will help buyers take informed decisions. "Studies conducted by us reveal this fact. Customers who were over-promised on mileage developed dissatisfaction that was four times higher than customers who were promised the actual mileage. So, the resultant transparency actually boosts the brand image of the car manufacturer," said Mohit Arora, senior director of Singapore-based JD Power and Associates.

Loan approval marks EIB's first direct exposure to a plant in India.

The factory, inaugurated on Tuesday, will initially build Skoda Auto AS's Fabia hatchbacks from May before beginning production of a hatchback version of Volkswagen Polo in 2010. With this, VW becomes the last of the world's biggest auto manufacturers to mark its foray into India through a full production facility.

The reasons for the growth of the luxury industry are not hard to find. It is still in a nascent stage in India and is growing at a scorching pace as the aspiration for better products is on the rise. The consumer market in India has shown a high growth trajectory and by 2025 is expected to become the world's fifth biggest consumer market as incomes and living standards are bound to grow, according to an Assocham study.

Tata's small car Nano may not be able to enter Europe due to stringent safety and emission norms, leading German luxury carmaker Audi said joining the list of auto players, who are sceptical about the prospects of the world's cheapest car.

Falling sales at home have failed to douse the company's zeal to grow abroad.

The company would consider to bring in some of these models to India in future, the homologation of which would be carried out in due course of time. The company on Monday unveiled the prototype of its racing car R15 in Ingolstadt.

There was a time when one roamed the Expo halls at Geneva and wondered what to file back home. Not any more. Almost every serious carmaker worth its powertrain has at least one serious car meant for India.

'There was a time between 1985 to the mid-1990s when computing power was with the chip. Then till 2005, the power was with network. We have now just entered a phase where the power will be with the people. People are the new computers,' says Dr Ramesh Raskar, associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute Technology's Media Lab.

The 24X7 emergency service will be available for all Audi customers with the vehicle under warranty period without additional costs, the company said. As part of the assistance service, two toll-free numbers have been dedicated to Audi car-owners across the country.

The new Porsche Cayenne Diesel will not come to the Middle East and Asia right away, but talks are underway with Germany to attempt to secure the vehicle for this market, Porsche said in a statement

What the franchise lost in the sequel (Transporter 2), has returned with Transporter 3. However, there is no denying that inspite of the ratings, fans are still going to flock the cinema halls.

The models will carry a price tag of Rs 1.25 crore to Rs 3 crore, the most expensive in the company's line-up, and will be custom ordered and delivered directly from Germany. Delivery time may take two or three months depending on what the customer chooses.