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Maybach unveils diamond encrusted 62S saloon

Maybach, one of the most expensive luxury car brands in the global market, on Monday unveiled its sensational super luxury Maybach 62S Saloon with a jaw dropping diamond encrusted makeover. The new uber-luxurious model comes blessed with [...]

Posted On : May, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Luxury car theft ring busted in NYC

Authorities say more than a dozen men arrested in overnight raids are part of a ring suspected of stealing 291 expensive cars in New York City worth more than $10 million. High end luxury cars - Lexus, big Toyota SUVs - all stolen police [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Chinese don't think of US cars when they think of luxury

The luxury market in China has been growing more than twice as fast as the overall auto industry, but American automakers lack a credible entry. With Ford's Lincoln brand out of the Chinese market, General Motors represents Detroit wi [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Europeans see U.S. market for new small luxury cars

As head of Mercedes-Benz USA in the late 1990s, Mike Jackson was determined to keep the ungainly, expensive A-class small car out of the United States. "The original A class, you would say, 'Oh, my God. I will never be able [...]

Posted On : May, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Lexus, Models in Australia to Boost Struggling Market Share

Until Recently, Lexus has had a vise-like grip on the luxury car market here in the United States, but it’s quite a different story in Australia where the Japanese luxury brand has struggled to gain market share from its European co [...]

Posted On : May, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Shanghai motor show: Growth at all costs

Percentages trip off the tongue of every exhibitor at this year's Shanghai motor show. A market that grew 71 per cent last year, a premium market expected to grow by 30 per cent this year, a doubling of dealers, tripling of staff, qu [...]

Posted On : Apr, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Toyota to cut production at China plants after

In a statement posted on its Chinese website (www.toyota.com.cn), Toyota said that after discussions with its Chinese partners, it had decided to adjust production schedules for its plants in China. Production at plants producing cars wo [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Aston Martin enters India with a big bang

British luxury car maker Aston Martin has officially launched in India its range by inaugurating its first dealership in Mumbai. Aston Martin will commence its presence in India with the new office in Mumbai in partnership with Performan [...]

Posted On : Apr, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Review: 2011 Nissan Quest

If you want to become a leading player in a segment (say, minivans), you have a choice: Either do what everyone else is doing, only better, or do something entirely different, and hope that car buyers see the result as better. With the M [...]

Posted On : Mar, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

India: selling cars gets more expensive

It’s never been easy to sell luxury cars in India. The duties on fully assembled imported cars is 60 per cent (which effectively becomes 110 after VAT and local taxes), while the tax on locally-made cars with imported engines is 10 [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Lexus LFA Supercar Gets More Expensive with Nurburgring Edit...

At $375,000, the Lexus LFA supercar was a sight to behold. Considering that it costs about four times as much as the competiting Nissan GT-R, you have to wonder why someone would want the most expensive road car that Toyota has ever prod [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Staff apology over 'sloppy' BMW deal

The handling of a purchase of a fleet of luxury cars for government ministers was ''sloppy'' and ''frankly the public deserves better,'' Prime Minister John Key has admitted. Key released a series of brief [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Now that I play golf, I shouldn’t be seen driving Toyota Vit...

There are times I spend more of my work day thinking of my personal life than of my professional life. Right now, there are two things that deeply bother me and affect on my personal life. Following my golf experience, I have now realise [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

McLaren MP4-12C review

There are several ways of looking at this. A British supercar caparisoned for battle with Ferrari's 458 and Lamborghini's Gallardo. Built in Woking, at the creepily hi-tech home of McLaren Automotive (aka RonWorld), with 300 skil [...]