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General Motors has announced that the launch of their new small car Chevrolet Beat will be deferred by a period of at least 6 months.

Chevy’s Beat concept has been put on display in several Auto Shows around the globe through the recent years, but the production version has not yet been unveiled by the company

This is what Porsche’s next generation Cayenne SUV looks like. These pictures have been snapped at the famous German race track Nurburgring, where spy shooters wait day and night with their thumb finger over the snapper.

Renault has been offering the Logan internationally for a little over four years now. So what else could be more thrilling than Renault’s formal announcement of its next-generation model?

Head of Tata Motors’ engineering department, Nagbhushan, said that Tata Motors has sent ‘Release Candidate Test Mules’ of its one-lakh car – The Nano from its Pantnagar plant to three cities DehraDun, Almora and Ranikhet in the state of Uttarakhand, where its test run would be conducted for a day or two – in order to check the cars road ability and to implement vital updates to the cars dynamics.

The 2009 Nissan 370Z is the first full redesign of the iconic Nissan 350Z since its introduction in 2003. The new model builds on the strengths of its predecessor, with a brilliant balance of power, performance, handling and style. The engine was from Renault, the car was designed in America by an Indian! These are the Z’s Indian connection! Now, Nissan has revealed complete pricing details for its new 370Z in order to help prospective customers to start arranging for finances.

German car manufacturer BMW will soon launch the hatchback version of its popular 5 Series luxury saloon. The Progressive Activity Sedan (PAS) executive hatchback will be called ‘BMW 5-series GT.’

The BMW 5-series GT is expected to be unveiled in late-2009. A senior company source has revealed that the 5-series GT is “one of the bravest designs ever signed off by BMW”. However, insiders describe the car as a ‘modern grand tourer with a luxury cabin and interior flexibility’. Well, if the 6 series can do that, then this will also do the same? Well, let’s just hope that the model does not turn out to be a disaster. One thing is for sure, being a BMW, expect the BMW 5-series GT with pin sharp dynamics.

The BMW 5-series GT could be priced between the BMW 5-series and BMW 7-series and pitched at drivers who like a higher driving position but are not keen on a full-scale SUV. It would be more like a crossover than a hatchback.Those who have seen the 5-series GT in the metal describe it as more of a ‘tall 7-series hatchback than a low-rise X6’.

Knowing that Skoda is from the Czech republic, you would expect their cars to be very popular on home turf and it has turned out to be just that. A look at the sales figures convey that the Fabia has been very popular as it has sold as many as 22,205 units in Jan-Nov in Czech Republic which helps it secure the numero-uno spot.

Following that is our very own Octavia (Laura to us Indians) which has sold 11,485 units, according to Car Importers Association (SDA) statistics. The Fabia has been performing well in India too as Indians open up to quality products.

The Chevrolet Cruze, which continues to make headlines after its debut in Paris last year is undoubtedly the most anticipated car in India in 2009. It is expected to make an appearance likely in December 2009 or early 2010 and will replace the aging Optra or might be positioned above it. It made it to its first production line in Korea last year, and sells as the Daewoo Lacetti Premiere.