Jaguar c-X75 was one of the most stunning models at the latest Paris Auto Show, driven by four electric motors with a combined power output of 780bhp and a stratospheric torque of 1600Nm. The car can accelerate from 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds and achieve a top speed of 205mph. It sports a sleek exterior design, exciting propulsion system, and a fantastic interior.

According to the latest statement from Tata Motors, the world’s cheapest car Tata Nano is now available directly at showrooms without any bookings in select states. New customers in Maharashtra, Karnataka, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh who have not made any bookings so far can directly take deliveries of the models available at the showrooms.

Honda Siel Motors India Limited has launched a new Honda City Exclusive in the market. The new model is priced between Rs. 9.53 – 10.25 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new variant includes additions such as leather seats and leather steering for both the manual and automatic options and a leather gear shift knob available in the manual version. The new Honda City Exclusive is also available in an additional colour – Urban Titanium. The model is already present in five colours - Taffeta White, Alabaster Silver, Crystal Black Pearl, Bold Beige Metallic and Habanero Red.

Yet another incident of Tata Nano nearly catching fire occurred in Ahmadabad making it the seventh of such kind incident in the country. A Tata Nano almost caught fire due to faulty cabling at the back of the car near the engine. The car was purchased by Rakesh Shah in Ahmedabad on April 21 this year. "Despite apprehensions, I trusted the product owing to the goodwill of the company. Now that I have been saved, how can I trust this car? Thankfully, my family wasn’t travelling with me," said Shah.

Maruti Suzuki has announced that it has developed and finalized a hybrid model of its premium sedan SX4 for the Indian market. The car will be launched during the Commonwealth games and is expected to give 25 percent more fuel efficiency over the conventional model. The company also said that it has developed electric variant of its multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and both the eco-friendly models will be handed over to the organiaers during the Commonwealth Games commencing from October 03, 2010.

India is definitely a small car market and that holds true even when it comes to premium small cars. Fiat introduced its Fiat 500 in the Indian market and has sold about 65 models in the country so far. Looking at Fiat’s performance, there was definitely scepticism in the market about takers of super-premium small car models in the country. However, the scepticism did not make Volkswagen defer its plans to launch VW Beetle in India. It introduced Beetle at Rs. 20.5 lakh and received an over-whelming response. Volkswagen has so far sold more than 240 Beetles in the Indian market.

Volkswagen launched its small car hatchback model Polo earlier this year and the car. The model received a warm welcome from the Indian customers but Volkswagen has been finding it tough to meet the demand from the Indian market. However, that does not keep the company from innovating each day. Volkswagen has already started working on a brand new Polo model in German which will have changed exteriors and re-furbished interiors as well. The model will be powered by the same engine as the current model but the design will be sleeker and less angular.

Fiat India is planning to introduce the CNG variant of its small car model Punto in India. The company is expected to bring the model to the Indian market in the Active Variant only It has not specified the timeline of the launch or its final details. The model was displayed earlier at the Delhi Auto Expo 2010 in January this year.

Toyota Motors Corp and Tesla Motors from US formed a partnership last week and now a joint press release from both the companies states that both the companies have agreed to work together on a new electric RAV4 that will be powered by Tesla technology. The models will be available in the US market in 2012 but Tesla will deliver the prototypes for consideration before the end of this year.

Fiat India is systematically strengthening its foothold in India. It sells its models through Tata Motors dealerships to reach out to a large base of customers pan-India. It is also phasing out older models and introducing new models and their different variants. The company has now decided to phase out its compact hatchback model Palio from the Indian domestic market. The model has been consistently showing declining sales since more than past one year.