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Ferrari’s India foray, which was under speculation since last year, has finally been made official. As predicted before, Shreyans Group has been appointed as the official importer for Ferrari in India. The prancing horse will first grace Delhi and later this year another dealership will be opened in Mumbai. The cars confirmed so far are Ferrari California, 458 Italia, GTB599 Fiorano as well as their latest shooting brake FF. The  [ Read More ]

And the morning that we all have been waiting for has finally dawned. The Prancing Horse is all set to run on wild on the Indian streets. Ferrari has tied up with the Shreyans Group which deals in high-end luxury goods, to establish its dealership network in India. The company will start its operations at the beginning of the financial year in April 2011. The announcement also comes as a  [ Read More ]

We love Toyota cars for their impeccable quality and reliability. But Toyotas (apart from a few models) aren’t necessary what one would call COOL. Take for example the Corolla-Civic equation: Both were launched somewhere around the same time and cost more or less the same. But over the years, the Civic has become every college boy’s dream car and the Corolla has become a 3 star Hotel’s pick up car.  [ Read More ]

We loved the way Narendra Modi came to the rescue of the Tata Nano when the Singur site in West Bengal got involved in controversies. It was almost in minutes and through a SMS that he won the Nano 1500 cr contract and no bureaucracy got in his way. And we like his dream too – To make Gujarat the next Auto hub of India. And boy is he not leaving any stones unturned to achieve his dream.

We all know that Ferrari plans to set up their shop in India by early 2011. But did you know that the representatives of Ferrari met Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of setting up a plant. If this goes through there will be a little Maranello in our very own Gujarat.

Apparently, Ferrari is interested in a space right next to the Sanand’s Nano plant which makes sense because of their continuous relationship with the Tatas. Another good reason to set up the plant there is because Sanand is special investment region that offers tax holidays, single-window clearances and various other benefits.

According to reports, after Tata Motors, it is Ford and Hyundai that all set to move into Gujarat. Ford is almost dead certain to set up shop over there and the formal decision will come out any time. Hyundai is in preliminary talks with the Government but I am quite sure Modi will convert that into reality.

So I guess Gujarat is the New Motown.

Carwale speculates Ferrari will join the bandwagon of luxury and supercar manufacturers in India in 2011.

Since the time Fiat joined hands with Tata Motors, the entry of the prancing horse has been constantly speculated. There are a large number of Ferrari owners in India who used private agents to procure the models. Ratan Tata himself drives a red Ferrari California in Mumbai.

Bugatti introduced the Gran Sport in India for a whopping 16-crore rupees last month and Aston Martin is also gripped by the rich Indian’s spending spree. Porsche, Bentley and Rolls Royce have already moved into India and operate with their CBUs, while Spyker, Bufori and Koenigsegg will sell here next year.

If Ferrari opens shop in India, it will be the 58th nation having its operations. According to an earlier report, South Mumbai and New Delhi are the shortlisted locations Tata will help Ferrari build showrooms in.

Likely list of models -

> 599 GTB Fiorano
> 599 GTO
> 612 Scaglietti
> 458 Italia
> California

So which are the models you’d like Ferrari to bring to India?

Ferrari, the world’s most favorite sports car brand is reportedly planning to enter India soon. The Italian exotic supercar manufacturer would be banking on Tata’s support in India.

It is raining supercars in India. Bugatti Veyron setup an exclusive dealership in New Delhi only last month and has even sold three Veyrons in India. Aston Martin, the classic British manufacturer is all set to open dealerships in India by the end of 2010.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Chairman, Ferrari has reportedly told BBC News that Ferrai would be entering India by the end of this year. Ferrari, with Tata Motors’ help would be opening its showrooms in South Mumbai and New Delhi.

Ferrari range –

> 599 GTB Fiorano
> 599 GTO
> 612 Scaglietti
> 458 Italia
> California

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Michael Schumacher is back! No, this is not a joke.

Ferrari driver Felipe Massa was seriously injured in an accident during the Hungarian GP qualifying last weekend, which needed immediate surgery, and the Brazilian was deemed unfit for competing in the forthcoming races.

Thirteen drivers were in contention for Massa’s seat, and news about Schumacher’s return was speeding up all the time.

Yesterday, Schumacher announced he was looking forward to the challenges that await him in the driver’s seat of teammate Massa’s Ferrari putting an end to all speculation about the stand-in driver.

Schumacher said his F1 chapter was closed long ago, and this return was an opportunity to show his loyalty to Ferrari.

Welcome back Schumi! We wish you all the very best!

The new Ferrari F450 may have to wait till the LA Motor show later this year for its wraps to be taken off due to some last minute tweaks ordered Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo. With this announcement, no Ferrari dealership will display the vehicle till the initial months of 2010.

The technical upgradation from the outgoing F430 are large and well defined. Ferrari is also expected to introduce a large number of engineering ideas and technologies from its Formula stable on the F450.