Ulm, Germany - Daimler has launched a new urban car pool system in the German city of Ulm allowing motorists access to a fleet of 50 Smart minicars any time and any where within the city limits.
The "car2go" system will be available to all persons with a driver's license. After a one-off registration process, the customer's driving license is given an electronic chip to unlock the car.
Once the trip has been completed, the driver simply parks the rental Smart within the city limits. Charges are based on time for an amount of 0.19 euro cents (0.23 dollars) per minute including fuel, taxation and insurance costs.
A leading car maker from China is likely to set up a car manufacturing plant in West Bengal. The state government hopes that the company would set up the plant at the site, vacated by the TATA Motors after stiff opposition from Trinamool congress led opposition parties.
From 2010 onwards all car makers will have to follow the obligatory Euro IV norms and it will definitely affect the production of Maruti Suzuki 800, since it is still not Euro IV compliant. What is even more disappointing is that the company may not be able to launch the Euro-IV compliant version of the model, which might mean that India's most beloved car might be extinct. Maruti 800 has also been the most successful model for the company itself. 
Washington, Nov 5: A US based company is developing a vehicles that would require nothing but air to run on the roads, with Indian carmaker TATA already buying the rights to make the car for the huge Indian market.
Duelmen, Germany - The niche German sports car maker Wiesmann is marking its 20th birthday by launching a special edition of its three model segments.
Los Angeles - BMW is launching a fleet of 500 electric-powered MINI cars for private and business customers in the United States with a prototype to be unveiled at the Los Angeles Motor Show this month.
