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As the demand for the crossovers is shooting upwards in the Indian market, some of the largest car makers of the country including Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Skoda Auto are mulling over to launch their respective vehicles in this segment. The segment of crossovers (also known as Multi Utility Vehicles or MUV) is the fastest growing segment of passenger vehicles in the Indian market.

The Indian unit of US based leading car maker General Motors has announced that it will inaugurate its brand-new engine plant in India on 12th of November this year. The plant is currently under construction at Talegaon near Pune. It will be the first ever flexi-engine plant in the world from GM that will produce both the diesel and petrol engines.

August sales figures reveal that Jaguar sales in the UK are up 45 per cent year to date and 74 per cent versus August 2009. Geoff Cousins, Managing Director, Jaguar UK said: While August is traditionally a quieter month for car sales in the UK, we have had our busiest August for two years.

In a bid to regain the crucial market share of more than 50 percent and to meet the rising demand for its cars in the Indian market, the auto giant Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) is ready to set-up a new assembly plant near its Manesar facility. The production at the new plant is scheduled to commence from year 2013.

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. proudly presents ‘Join the Class’- a first of its kind loyalty programme in the tyre industry to acknowledge the continued support of its channel partners. Join the Class is an exclusive 3 year national program by JK Tyre to appreciate and recognize relentless support the cooperation and outstanding performance of their channel partners which has in turn helped the company in scaling new heights.

With two victories and a total of four podium places at the race weekend at Brands Hatch Volkswagen secured the champion’s title in the Formula 3 Euro Series early. At the UK round the drivers powered by Volkswagen” impressively dominated their rivals with Mercedes engines.

General Motors now flexing its muscles with the Chevrolet brand. It has lined up a five-door hatch back variant of the so successful Cruze to be showcased at the Paris Auto Show that happens soon. A few official pictures of the Cruze hatch have been released and from the first look the hatch version surely does look nice.

The Germany luxury car maker Audi is planning to start a second manufacturing shift at its existing plant in India. The move will be taken in a bid to meet the upward shooting demand for the luxury cars in the Indian market.

The leading Germany automaker BMW has started the production of its much anticipated second generation BMW X3 SAV model at its Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, USA. At present, the company manufactures its popular SUVs and Z4 Sports Convertible models at this plant.

Mahindra & Mahindra, one of the largest car makers in the Indian market, has reportedly not made any commitment regarding retaining the old employees of the company in ongoing deal with the bankrupted South Korean firm Ssangyong Motor.