Search Results for 'Luxury Cars'

Budget 2013: SUVs, luxury cars to get more expensive

Mumbai: Luxury cars, imported bikes and sports utility vehicles will become more expensive in India as finance minister P. Chidambaram has proposed to increase excise and customs duty on such vehicles. He has proposed to hike basic custo [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 2013 | Comments : 0

US auto industry back on track but luxury cars keep richest ...

When the Detroit auto show opens to the public Saturday, hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts will be treated to one of the most upbeat shows in years. US car sales are rising once more, and even trucks, which suffered the biggest hit [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2013 | Comments : 0

After luxury cars and expensive watches, DRI on the lookout ...

After luxury cars and watches, health drugs are in demand and smugglers with global connections are out to cater to the needs of the wealthy. According to Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) officials, the department is gathering [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

The most expensive luxury cars to own

The cost of a luxury automobile does not end with its purchase price — it begins there. The true ownership costs are often much greater than what customers perceive, after repairs, insurance, interest and other expenses are taken in [...]

Posted On : May, 28 2012 | Comments : 0

Luxury cars are still the go

As of March 1, the State Government had reduced its prestige vehicle fleet from 161 to 106. Although Premier Lara Giddings said in last year's Budget that top-end vehicles would no longer be leased, many are still on the road. Governm [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Porsche Luxury Cars Parks First Dealership in Nigeria

Ultra-luxury cars gleam through walls of glass at Porsche’s new dealership, in Lagos, Nigeria. This is only the second dealership in West Africa for the high-end brand, which sells some models for around $200,000. Michael Wagner, br [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

In China, inland residents demand luxury cars

"My dad drives an S-class and my husband a C-class. So when my dad asked me what I wanted for a wedding gift, I picked Mercedes-Benz too," recalled the 29-year-old Chen, who has an MBA degree and goes by the English name of Hell [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Luxury cars: Expensive and classy, but no longer boat-size

From tailfin Cadillacs to the Hummers of the SUV heyday, the principles of auto luxury have been passed down like slab-sided commandments: bigger, stronger, faster. But with new environmental regulations staring them in the face, luxury c [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Gang sentenced after stealing luxury cars worth more than £3...

An Englishman's home is still his castle and families should not have to suffer the pain and anguish of intruders. That was the message from a judge as he locked up four gang members who raided homes in Kent and Surrey and stole expen [...]

Posted On : Oct, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Insurance cheaters call their luxury cars farm vehicles

Meet the newest crop of farm vehicles: Porsche Carrera, Mercedes SL550 and BMW Z4. One wouldn't expect to see such high-performance roadsters pulling tillers, hauling fertilizer or spraying pesticides between corn rows, but if you bel [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 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

Craze for luxury cars in China, hope for automakers but cons...

The Shanghai Auto Show 2011 is set to conclude on Thursday with a "good harvest" for luxury brands, such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini and Maybach. The most eye-catching car was perhaps Aston Martin's On [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

AB Group to service pre-owned ultra luxury cars

The AB Group is now keen on working with multi-brand luxury cars retailing. Based in Southern India, they are now also considering pre-owned cars sales servicing of luxury vehicles. They are looking forward to importing luxury cars for r [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Luxury cars boom in Colombia

In less than a fortnight two historical situations were registered in the Colombian market of the most luxurious car brands: German Porsche inaugurated in Bogotá its “most modern” centre in the region, and the Italian bra [...]