Infiniti begins Latin American sales operation in Panama - PR Newswire (press release ©) | nfiniti EX and FX, Infiniti QX full-size SUV

Infiniti begins Latin American sales operation in Panama - PR Newswire (press release ©) | nfiniti EX and FX, Infiniti QX full-size SUV

PANAMA CITY and Yokohama, Japan, 20 July 2011/PRNewswire /-for the first time ever, Latin Americahave car buying public the possibility of Infiniti luxury performance car buy. Gruppe FASA Corporation announced today that it will sell cars and crossovers of their new Infiniti Center Panama City, the stylish Infiniti will be where their focus on exclusive customer service and personal customer relationships.

In announcing the arrival of the Infiniti brand, Toru Saito, Infiniti Corporate Vice President, said: "Our definition of luxury performance is different." Infiniti offers a unique combination of Japanese hospitality and fun with daring designs and groundbreaking innovation for performance and security. In addition, our customers in Panama experience exceptional personal service of Grupo FASA sales and service teams level. Our customers are VIPs to us, and we would like to develop personal, long-term relationships with each of them. "At Infiniti, we do things differently, and we represent a bold challenge to our competitors here in Latin America."

Panama is the first Latin American country to the inspiring lineup of Infiniti performance luxury cars, including Infiniti G-line, Infiniti M performance sedan, Infiniti EX and FX crossover and the Infiniti QX full-size SUV will provide. Read More

Infiniti M56, Infiniti G37 Sport, Infiniti FX, Infiniti I35, Infiniti QX4, Infiniti G20, Infiniti J30, Infiniti M30

Infiniti M56, Infiniti G37 Sport, Infiniti FX, Infiniti I35, Infiniti QX4, Infiniti G20, Infiniti J30, Infiniti M30 | インフィニティ

Infiniti (Japanese: インフィニティ Infiniti?) is the luxury division of automaker Nissan and vicariously, Renault through the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Infiniti officially started selling vehicles on November 8, 1989 in North America. Marketing operations have since grown to include the Middle East, South Korea, Russia, Taiwan, China, and Ukraine. Infiniti began sales in additional European markets in late 2008. The marketing network for Infiniti-branded vehicles now includes over 230 dealers in over 15 countries.

The marque is not used in Japan and the automaker markets most of equivalent Infiniti models domestically as Nissans: Infiniti G as the Nissan Skyline sedan and coupe, Infiniti M as the Nissan Fuga, Infiniti EX as the Nissan Skyline crossover, and Infiniti Q45 as the Nissan Cima. The Infiniti FX has no Nissan equivalent and is not sold in Japan. The first generation Infiniti Q45 was sold as the Nissan Infiniti Q45 in Japan. Read More

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ICICI Lombard ups diesel car insurance premium | ICICI Lombard

ICICI Lombard ups diesel car insurance premium | ICICI Lombard

If you are driving a diesel car, you may now have to shell out more as insurance premium. ICICI Lombard, for one, has already drawn up plans to put an average of 15 per cent overloading while calculating insurance premium on diesel vehicles.

And that’s not all. The company is also mulling to factor in some new parameters like age of the driver, variant of the vehicle, while calculating the insurance premium.

“In motor insurance, the premium calculation revolves around two to three parameters, like the model of the vehicle and location where it is heading (that is where the vehicle is in use). The age of the vehicle has also been included recently but if one goes by the experience and practice in the western countries, the drivers’ characteristics are also taken into consideration, which is not done here. Fuel type, for instance is an important factor, which determines the risk. Diesel cars are mostly used for commercial purposes and exposure to risk is higher for such vehicles. Therefore this 15 per cent overloading, depending on the fuel type is not unjustified,” said Amitabh Jain, vice-president & head-motor insurance, ICICI Lombard.

Going forward, the general insurance company will also create a comprehensive database on the demographic behavious and fuel type of the vehicle while revising the premium amounts in case of motor insurance.

“We know such detailing will take some time. But we are consciously and carefully working on that. These data will have to be captured and analysed,” said Jain.

Responding to queries on the committee formed for the amendment of Motor Vehicle Act, Sanjay Datta, head-customer service (health and motor), ICICI Lombard, said they were optimistic over getting the motor vehicle third-party liability limit capped at Rs 10,00,000 as recommended by the Sundar Committe. At present the motor vehicle liability is unlimited while the aircraft liability is capped at Rs 5,00,000 and railway liability at Rs 2,00,000. Read More

Toyota Liva Price In India - Toyota Etios Liva launched in India @ Rs 3.99 lakhs, images and details

Toyota Liva Price In India - Toyota Etios Liva launched in India @ Rs 3.99 lakhs, images and details

Toyota Etios Liva price is finally revealed. Available in 5 variants and 7 vibrant color options, Etios Liva J is priced at Rs 3.99 lakhs, Etios Liva G is priced at Rs 4.59 lakhs, Etios Liva G SE is priced at Rs 5.05 lakhs, Etios Liva V is priced at Rs 5.49 lakhs and Etios Liva VX is priced at Rs 5.99 lakhs.

Mr Hiroshi Nakagawa, MR, Toyota Kirloskar Motors, said, “With Liva we will now be a complete manufacturer in India, offering a full range of products including the luxury SUV Prado... Liva is a very useful stylish and dynamic car.” At the launched event in Delhi, Toyota stated, “Keeping the target customer in mind a slew of youthful and fun filled activities have been lined up as a part of the marketing campaign. The show stopper is the TV ad campaign, which will feature music composed by the music maestro A R Rahman.”

Mr Sandeep Singh, Marketing, Toyota India, said, “The Etios has been very well received by our customers across the market. We have delivered more than 20,000 cars as on date.” Powered by 1197 cc, Etios Liva delivers an ARAI certified mileage of 18.31 kmpl. The powerful petrol engine delivers 80 bhp @ 5,600 rpm and 10.6 kgm torque @ 3,100 rpm. The engine is mated with a 5 speed MT and comes with a 100,000 kms or 3 years warranty.

Etios Liva comes in a never before seen space for your head, leg and knee in the class, music system with USB and AUX support, overall rust protection including under body, twin airbags in the front and ABS(only in topend Liva variant), 13L glove compartment, 251L boot, and a 45L fuel tank. Read More

Toyota Liva Price in India - Launch Flurry + Slowdown = Price War Looms in Motown

Toyota Liva Price in India - Launch Flurry + Slowdown = Price War Looms in Motown

A price war seems imminent in passenger cars, with a raft of launches due in the next few weeks amid a deepening slowdown in Motown. There are three major launches in the next fortnight: Toyota’s first hatchback in India called Liva, Ford’s new Fiesta sedan and the Chevy Beat diesel variant.

Pramod Kumar and Himanshu Sharma, analysts with broking house JM Financial, believe this puts Maruti Suzuki on notice. Two of the three launches are in the hatchback segment, the dominion of India’s No. 1 carmaker. And the Beat diesel will come with a 24 kmpl fuel efficiency, positioning itself as perhaps the cheapest in the segment excepting Tata Indica.

Vikas Khemani and Nischal Maheshwari of brokerage Edelweiss Securities concur.

Apart from macro headwinds, they said in a note, Maruti would find it tough to clock healthy volumes against a robust pipeline of launches this fiscal. “Though the price of Liva is not yet known, according to Toyota, it would be competitive, offering good value for money. In our view, it should match Maruti Swift in price (Rs4.1 lakh ex-showroom Delhi),” Khemani and Maheshwari said.

“GM may price the diesel version of the Beat very aggressively to revive the brand and in the process, make the car the benchmark entry-level diesel. We expect pricing to start at Rs4.2 lakh, ex-showroom Delhi,” said Kumar and Sharma in their note to clients.

Whichever way you look, automakers said, the headwinds are getting stronger. Growth in car sales is already tapering and year-on-year growth has fallen from 30% in January to just 7% in May, points out Neeraj Garg, director (member of board) of Volkswagen Passenger Cars Division. “Indications are June will be even lower than May. The sentiment is subdued and the fuel price increase is unlikely to improve matters,” Garg said.

To boot, launches have also helped new entrants garner substantial sales volumes — the reason why analysts say the signal has turned amber for Maruti. The last four hatchback launches — Ford Figo, Volkswagen Polo, Chevy Beat (petrol) and Nissan Micra — have quickly cornered 18% of segment volumes, Kumar and Sharma said, which indicates many customers easily shift away from well-entrenched brands. The new Ford Fiesta, which promises to liven up the sedans segment with a rash of new features, is expected to offer a class-busting mileage of over 23 kmpl for the diesel version.

Mahantesh Sabarad, senior vice president - equity research, at Fortune Broking said aggressive pricing will certainly hurt dominant players like Maruti and Hyundai. Read More

Toyota Liva Price In India - Toyota Etios Liva Launched (Maruti Cervo, Toyota India, Toyota Liva India, Python, Toyota Etios Liva)

Toyota Liva Price In India - Toyota Etios Liva Launched (Maruti Cervo, Toyota India, Toyota Liva India, Python, Toyota Etios Liva)

Toyota Etios Liva launched

Today Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced launch of its most awaited hatchback segment in India,called Toyota Etios Liva. There are two editions of Tyota Etios i.e Tyota Etios sedan and the hatchback Toyota Etios Liva -both developed on the same platform –developed specifically for the Indian customers. Toyota Etios Liva have adapted its name from its sedan that is Toyota Etios.The last word Liva is derived from the terms - Lively and Live Life to the fullest -that reflects the spirit and image of the car. This is designed keeping in mind today’s youth keeping the advertising line for Toyota Etios Liva -“LIV TMRRW 2DAY”.

‘Q Class Hatch’titled,Toyota Etios Liva is elegantly structured and narrate a youthful and sporty image of the car. The ‘Q’ Class experience will be carried from Etios and will proffer Toyota’s legendary QDR standard thats Quality, Durability and Reliability at an defensible price.There will be four varients named J, G, V and VX. Mr.Hiroji Onishi who is the President of Toyota Motor Asia Pacific launched Toyota Etios Liva in the eye of Mr. Vikram Kirloskar who os the Vice Chairman, Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa (Managing Director), Mr. Sandeep Singh (Deputy Managing Director-Marketing) and Mr. Yoshinori Noritake, (Chief Engineer of the Etios and Toyota Etios Liva, Toyota Motor Corporation).

There are total 20,000 Toyota Etios Liva customers . Always appreciation is been received by the customers of Toyota India . The sale figure have been up on the slop . The waiting time period have also brought down and the production is been hiked so that more and more customers can be served. Toyota Etios Liva will be available from today onwards .Currently there are 158 dealerships and will soon be expanded to 175 by the end of this year. Toyota Etios Liva price for base model is 3.99 Lakh and for high end it is 5.99 Lakh. Read More

Female stars and their flash cars

Female stars and their flash cars

 It seems it isn't just famous men who like to spend their hard-earned cash on fancy cars.

We've come across pictures of some of the world's most beautiful women driving some seriously desirable cars, too.

From the well-coiffured sidewalks of Miami to the busy streets of London, here are some of the biggest stars of TV, film, music and the catwalk with their expensive motors.

So sit back and enjoy, because there are few better sights than that of a glamorous woman driving a powerful car.

Elle Macpherson

Supermodel Elle Macpherson driving her vintage Aston Martin DB5 Volante in London in 2005

Sharon Stone

 Sharon Stone getting into her Porsche 911 Cabriolet after dining at the Orlo restaurant in Los Angeles in 2006.

Carmen Electra

 Carmen Electra washing her new Dodge Challenger in Hollywood in 2008.

Kim Kardashian

 It seems socialite Kim Kardashian is something of a car nut; this time she's pictured in a Ferrari F430 out and about in Beverly Hills in 2009.

Kelly Brook

 Kelly Brook receives a parking ticket on her VW Beetle convertible in West Hollywood in 2004.

Lindsay Lohan

 Lindsay Lohan climbs into her Maserati Gran Turismo in Santa Monica in 2010.

Nicole Scherzinger

 Pussycat Dolls star Nicole Scherzinger gets into a Mercedes GL350 CDI in Los Angeles in 2010.

 Paris Hilton

 Socialite Paris Hilton driving her Bentley GT convertible in Hollywood, 2007.

Chantelle Houghton

 Big Brother star Chantelle Houghton squeezes a Christmas tree into her Audi TT Roadster in Harlow Essex, 2007.

Pippa Middleton

 Carole and Pippa Middleton leaving their home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, in their Land Rover Freelander in 2011.

Megan Fox

 Megan Fox about to get into her Mercedes G-Wagen in Los Angeles, 2010.

Jessica Alba

 Jessica Alba stops to refuel her GMC Yukon in Los Angeles in 2010.

Queen Elizabeth II

 Queen Elizabeth II driving her Range Rover at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2010. It appears the Queen isn't shy of a bit of modification either, with a bling statue of a corgi on the bonnet.

Charlize Theron

 Charlize Theron refuels her Lexus RX400h hybrid in Los Angeles in 2010.

Hilary Duff

 Hilary Duff on set in Los Angeles with a Lamborghini Murciélago, 2010

Kourtney Kardashian

 TV star Kourtney Kardashian shops for a Maserati Gran Turismo convertible in 2010.

Mollie King

 Mollie King from 'The Saturdays' in her Nissan Figaro after attending the relaunch of the Mahiki Club in London in 2010.

Queen Latifah

 Music star Queen Latifah climbs into her Aston Martin Vanquish in Los Angeles in 2005

Kate Walsh

 Actress Kate Walsh filling up her Porsche 911 Carrera S convertible in West Hollywood in 2008.

Amelle Berrabah

 Amelle Berrabah from the Sugababes getting into her Porsche Cayman S (with fancy black wheels) outside a Mayfair hotel, London, in 2010.

Drew Barrymore

 Drew Barrymore gets into her BMW 330i convertible after a day spent shopping in West Hollywood in 2004

 Cameron Diaz

 Cameron Diaz about to drive off in her Toyota Prius after a gym workout in Hollywood in 2007

 Angelina Jolie

 Angelina Jolie on the set of Wanted in an Audi Q7 in Chicago, 2007.

Alex Curran

 Liverpool star Steven Gerrard's wife Alex Curran gets into her Aston Martin convertible before traffic wardens issue her with a ticket for parking on a double yellow line in Liverpool.

Jennifer Aniston

 On the set of film Otherwise Engaged in California, Jennifer Aniston looks relaxed in a classic Mercedes convertible in 2004

Pamela Anderson

 Pamela Anderson gets into her white Range Rover with her pet pooch which has a cast on its leg, Beverly Hills, 2010

 Sara Cox

 Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox gets out of her Audi RS4 at the studio in London, 2010

Geri Halliwell

 Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, spotted filling up her Mercedes SL at a petrol station in London, 2010

Tamara Beckwith

 It girl Tamara Beckwith shows off her new Audi R8 in London, 2010

Helen Flanagan

 Actress Helen Flanagan, who plays Rosie Webster in Coronation Street, drops off a bag of clothes to Oxfam in Bolton in 2010 in her Mini.

Cheryl Cole

 Cheryl Cole arrives at Fountain Studios in London in a Bentley Mulsanne for filming of The X Factor in 2011.

Shakira

 Singer Shakira driving with her fiancé, Antonio De La Rua, in a BMW X6 in Uruguay and stopping for a photo with a fan, 2010

Ashley Greene

 Ashley Greene gets out of a Porsche Cayman S in Los Angeles in 2010

 Denise Richards

 Denise Richards filling her Cadillac Escalade Flex Fuel up in Los Angeles, 2010

 Kelly Osborne

 2010, and Kelly Osborne is pictured getting into her Chevrolet Bel Air, rather aptly in Beverly Hills

Mischa Barton

 Mischa Barton driving her classic Cadillac around Los Angeles in 2010

 Courtney Cox

 Courtney Cox inspects a scratch on the bumper of her Mercedes E-Class estate in 2003 in Hollywood

 Coleen Rooney

 Coleen Rooney pictured on a shopping trip in her Mercedes SLK in 2005

Kate Beckinsale

 Kate Beckinsale shopping in Santa Monica in 2009 and loading her bags into her Range Rover

Elisha Cuthbert

 Elisha Cuthbert out driving with a friend in her Porsche 911 in West Hollywood in 2005

Heidi Klum

 Heidi Klum and hubby Seal seen taking a drive in her Bentley Continental GT convertible on Mulholland Drive in Beverly Hills in 2010.

 Katie Price

 

 Katie Price, AKA Jordan, driving her Cadillac Escalade around Beverly Hills in 2010

Queen Rania

 Queen Rania of Jordan in her Mercedes G-Wagen in 2005 in Amman

Victoria Beckham

 Victoria Beckham shows off her new Porsche 911 with 'VB' embroidered headrests and 'VB' engraved alloys in 2008 in Los Angeles.

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