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2. Bajaj • All New Beat Diesel CarNow With Intelidrive, Allowing You To Drive Khul Ke. Check Out Now! • www.Chevrolet.co.in/BeatDiesel

3. Your Text HereAcura • Acura is the Luxury car series from Honda – the Japanese car maker. Acura series was launched way back in 1986 and are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of launch of the series in 2011. Acura produced models with many advanced safety features, technologies and comfort features during that time. They were the first to introduce air bags for safety as standard in their Legion model cars and also developed proprietary model Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS). It has a high resale value among the other car models competing in its range. • Acura was pioneer in introducing state of the art technologies like Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (SH-AWD), Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (VTEC), and the Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) structural design, which resulted in making luxury cars with most advanced performance, safety and comfort features. The luxury car models available from their range are RL, TL, TSX, TSX Sport wagon, MDX, RDX and ZDX. Acura cars are available in US, Canada, China and Mexico. It is yet to launch these series in their home country as the conditions were unfavorable due to recession and the recent strike of earth quake and tsunami.

4. Porsche the short form of Porsche Automobile Holding SE is a European public company. Furthermore, this is a German based holding company having investments in the automotive industry. Porsche cars are considered to be one of the finest performing vehicles in the world. Its untarnished reputation has enabled it to climb up the ladder among the best car maker in the world. There is nothing like driving a Porsche vehicle. For many years, Porsche has involved itself in making sleek sports car, but now the company has decided to expand its lineup by manufacturing other types of vehicles. From the beginning, Porsche has exhibited great resilienc Porsche Porsche

5. Force Motors Force Motors is one of the prestigious Indian automobile company started in the year 1958. Originally it was known as Firodia Tempo Ltd. With number of Joint Ventures and collaborations, they were manufacturing three wheelers, MUVs, cross country vehicles, LCVs, buses, tractors, commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles and now SUV.  It was also manufacturing agriculture equipment in collaboration with foreign partners. They recently launched a SUV named Force Motors One and it is the first to roll out from their company.

6. Hummer Founded: 1992 Country: America Owner: Sichuan Tengzhong Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan, United States Hummer was basically a Military vehicle M998 Humvee. In 1992, AM General made civilian version of Humvee. General Motors (GM) purchased AM General in the year 1998.GM marketed three vehicles. The first one is based on Humvee, the original Hummer named H1. The other models H2 and H3 are based on civilian market. GM was responsible for branding and marketing of the vehicles manufacture by AM General. During the 2009 bankruptcy, Hummer was retained by GM. A Chinese manufacturer was interested in acquiring the company and finally dropped acquisition plans in 2010. Since inventories were depleted and dealers were closing, GM has finally stopped the production in 2010.  There were many criticisms because of its design and built up. The first criticism was regarding size. Because of its size there were parking problems, driving and fitting in a garage. Without diesel engine variant, hummer had a very poor fuel economy increasing the running costs. It even lacked some of basic safety features as it was originally designed for military use.

7. DC Founded: 1993 Country: India Headquarters: Mumbai DC Design is an Indian design firm from Mumbai which is noted for their concept cars and prototypes. The firm, founded in 1993, is headed by designer Dilip Chhabria, and under a contract with Ford Motor Company built the first Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage prototype featured at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show.

8. Aston Martin Founded: 1913 Country: UK Owner: Investments Dar, Adeem Investments Headquarters: Gaydon, United Kingdom Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer founded in the year 1913. It was passed into various hands during various times. From 1994 to 2007 it was with Ford Motors and was part of their Premier Automotive Group. It has stood test of times due to wars and constant leadership changes and it is still going stronger. Aston Martin is still producing passenger segment luxury sports cars and racing cars. They have been participating in leading racing shows. The current models produced by Aston Martin are V8 Vantage, V8 Vantage Roadster, V12 Vantage, Aston Martin DB9, DB9 Volante, Aston Martin DBS V12, DBS Volante, Rapide, Cygnet and Virage. Aston Martin cars have appeared in many films and culture. It was shown in Alfred Hitchcock movies and James Bond movies. Aston Martin has launched its luxury car models in India in 2011. It’s rivals are Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghini and Maserati.

9. Bugatti Founded: 1909 Owner: Hispano-Suiza Headquarters: Molsheim, France Bugatti was founded in 1909 by French Car Manufacturer. The founders and pioneers behind the design and elegance was a father and son duo named Ettore Bugatti and Jean Bugatti. After the death of the father and son, the company could not recoup and revive itself. It was also manufacturing airplane spare parts. It is owned by Volkswagen Group presently and has started producing limited edition of sports car. In 2005, they introduced Bugatti Veyron the fastest car in the world with legal road speed limits. It was introduced in India in the year 2011. Bugatti Veyron reaches a maximum speed of 400km/hour. The model Bugatti 16.4 means 16 cylinder and 4 turbo that gives the performance, acceleration and speed. It has 7 gears and double clutch. The braking force is due to the carbon discs and aerodynamically designed rear wings. The car is designed with lightweight materials in order to achieve such high speeds

10. Mini Founded: 1959 Country: Germany Owner: BMW AG Headquarters: Germany As the name indicates the Mini is a small car owned by the British Motor Corporation, and its successor until 2000. The original vehicle is considered to be the British icon of 1960s. Moreover, the space-saving factor involved in the front-wheel drive layout has been an inspiration to many car makers. This particular vehicle in some ways is considered a British equivalent to the German, Volkswagen Beetle. In the year 1999, this car was voted as the second most influential car in the world, after Ford Model T of the 20th century. This two-door car was designed by Sir Alec Issigonis for British Motor Corporation. It was manufactured in England at the Longbridge and Cowley plants. Later, it was manufactured in other plants located in various parts of the world. Initially, Mini was disqualified after its finish, but later in 1980s it was marketed under the name, “Austin."

11. Icml Founded: 0 Country: India Owner: Sonalika Group Headquarters: India ICML stands for International Cars and Motors Ltd, which is a division of Sonalika Group. Sonalika Group is known for its tractors, farm machines and automobiles. ICML manufactures SUVs and MUVs and it is the pet project of Sonalika Group. The cars are built in state-of-the-art facility in Amb, Himachal Pradesh. It is located in a tax free zone, and is striving to attract more business for the region, through suppliers for its group. ICML has its own Research and Development group to build cars and to carve a niche for itself in Indian market. After the huge success of their model Rhino Rx, the company offers SUV models ICML Rhino Winner, ICML Rhino Rx, Xciter, ICML Rhino Exciter and ICML Rhino Delite. They are joining hands with Pininfarina and Lotus Engineering, to help them in building cars.

12. Caterham Founded: 1973 Country: England Owner: Team Lotus Enterprise Headquarters: Dartford, Kent, England Caterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry.

13. Kia • Kia is part of Hyundai motors since 2009 and it was the second largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. The word Kia means ‘to arise to the world from Asia’. It has a huge presence in American, European and South Asian market. Particularly, Kia had exported up to 58% of its production to European countries. Due to recession and sluggish sales, they are eyeing on other growing economies around the world. Presently, it is making a feasibility study in India along with Hyundai to start a plant in or near Chennai. They are expected to make their entry soon. Kia also has manufacturing facilities in South Korea, Vietnam, China and USA, to name a few. They manufacture passenger cars, SUVS, commercial vehicles, electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles. It also manufactures defense vehicles for South Korean Army with license from USA. The latest launched Kia model is Kia Rio – sedan and Kia Rio 5 - hatchback is a favorite model among the customers.

14. Mazda • founded: 1920 • Country: Japan • Owner: Ford • Headquarters: Hiroshima, Japan • Mazda is a Japanese automobile manufacturer located at Fuchu. This company produced about 1.3 million vehicles in 2007 for global sales. The majority of these vehicles were produced in the Japanese plants, and the reminder came from the other plants located around the globe. Mazda is now selling trucks and cars in more than 120 countries. This company which entered the American market in the year 1970 is right now making huge profit by selling its vehicles in the US market.

15. Hindustan Motors • Founded: 1942 • Country: India • Owner: C.K. Birla Group • Headquarters: Uttarpara, West Bengal • Hindustan Motors is an automobile manufacturer from India founded in the year 1942. It was part of the Birla Technical Services Industrial Group. It was the largest car manufacturer and numero uno in sales until 1980, until Maruti arrived in the scene. It is still available with its classic look and modern features. • Hindustan Motors had collaborations with renowned auto majors of the world in manufacturing cars, trucks, off road vehicles and earth movers. Hindustan Motors had a collaboration with Terex of USA, Fermac of UK and later with Caterpillar Inc USA in earth moving machines division. It later sold the Chennai facility in 2000 to Caterpillar and still continues to manufacture diesel engine and generator sets. It also had collaboration with ISUZU to manufacture engines and transmission and with Mitsubishi for cars. The available car model is Ambassador Classic and Grand. It is the sought after taxicab and Government limousine in India still.

16. Lamborghini • Founded: 1963 • Country: Italy • Owner: Audi AG • Headquarters: Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy • Lamborghini, known as Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., is an Italian Sports car manufacturer. It is part of Audi group which is subsidiary of Volkswagen Group, since 1998. It was originally designed to compete with Ferrari in touring cars segment. The models currently available are Gallardo and Spyder. In 2011, they launched their latest and flagship model Lamborghini Aventador at Geneva Motor Show. It is fastest Lamborghini made. They also take part in various car racings around the world. It is lighter and more fuel efficient than the outgoing car model. It is also said that Boeing has also taken care of design and developing the body. Volkswagen has some stakes in Boeing, hence this development for Lamborghini. It is made of reinforced carbon fiber. Due to its construction and construction materials, the car can gather enormous speeds at such a lower time.

17. Alfa Romeo Founded: 1909 Country: Milan, Italy Owner: Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. Headquarters: Turin, Italy Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A is an Italian car manufacturer. Initially it was started by a French company in 1906 with Italian investors. A new company was founded, named A.L.F.A. - Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili which translates to Lombard Automobile Factory, Public Company in 1909, later named as Alfa Romeo. It is now part of the Fiat Group of Automobiles S.p.A. Alfa Romeo has a very long history in the car making and they were part of the World Wars.

18. Ashok Leyland Founded: 1948 Country: India Owner: Hinduja Group Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Ashok Leyland is a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Chennai, India. Founded in 1948, the company is one of India's leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses, as well as emergency and military vehicles.

19. Chrysler • Founded: 1925 • Country: USA • Owner: Fiat • Headquarters: Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. • Chrysler was founded in the year 1925 and was known as Chrysler Corporation. After emerging from bankruptcy in the year 2009, it was sold to a new company named Chrysler Group LLC in alliance with Fiat, the Italian automobile major. The first Chrysler model had 6 cylinder. The car came with advanced feature of that time like carburetor air filter, high compression engine, full pressure lubrication and oil filter. • Later they introduced the 4 cylinder car which was of lower price. In 1998, Chrysler formed an alliance with Daimler-Benz AG and formed an entity called Daimler Chrysler AG. Daimler acquired whole of Chrysler later and was named as Daimler Chrysler Motor Company LLC. The major subdivisions that fall under Chrysler are Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM and Mopar.

20. ssc • Founded: 1999 • Country: America • Headquarters: West Richland, USA • The Shelby SuperCars Inc. well known as the SSC is an American automobile manufacturing company founded in the year 1998. The owner of the company was Jerod Shelby, and it was located at West Richland near the Tri-cities in Washington. The SSC mainly specializes in super cars. The SSC aero was built with twin turbocharged push rod V8s engine. This 6.35 litres V8 produced 1, 287 bhp, which makes this as the most powerful car every produced in the world. • Later September 13, 2007, the SSC Aero became the fastest production car. The ultimate Aero had a maximum speed of 414 kilometers per hour. This American supercar manufacturer after several long years is going to introduce its latest supercar. It has named its new car as Tuatara. There is not much information about this car, and there is no idea about its making to the top position like the Ultimate Aero that was built long ago.

21. Cadillac • Founded: 1902 • Country: America • Owner: General Motors Company • Headquarters: Warren, Michigan • Cadillac was launched in the year 1902 by then founder Henry Leland. Cadillac was named after Henry Leland’s ancestor Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit City. In 1909 General Motors purchased the company and Cadillac has become one of the luxury car divisions of GM and is oldest in GM group next to Buick. Cadillac completes 100 years in 2011. Cadillac was the first American car to win the Dewar Trophy from Royal Automobile Club of England by interchanging components during reliability test. Hence Cadillac achieved it slogan “Standard of the World”. It has a strong presence in North America and it has presence in 39 countries and produces cars and trucks in 32 countries. The sales and service of the vehicle is through Buick, GMC, Opel, Vauxhall, and Holden.

22. GM-Wuling • Founded: 2002 • Country: China • Headquarters: Liuzhou, Guangxi, China • GM Wuling is a joint venture between General Motors and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) of China and Liuzhiu Wuling Motors Co. They sell car and trucks under Wuling Marque. They primarily specialize in manufacturing Minivans. The other manufactured items include cars and engines. Etsong automobile CO became a part of SAIC – GM Wuling in the year 2005 and they began producing midsize cars and hatchbacks. From 2009 onwards, Wuling started exporting to countries in Africa, Middle East, Central and South America under GM’s Chevrolet brand. Currently they are planning to increase the production of minivans and cars, with the success of sales in the past few years.

23. zenvo Founded: 2004 Country: Denmark Headquarters: Denmark Zenvo has announced a special edition for the North American country with 1250 HP, which has been priced at $1.8 million. The Denmark’s first supercar automobile manufacturer has announced the special edition version, which is ST-1 that has been exclusively created for the North Americans. You can choose from the three colors, which will be red, white and blue. The upgraded version of the Zenvo’s car comes with a 7 litre turbocharged and supercharged V8 engine.

24. gumpert Founded: 2004 Country: Germany Owner: Roland Gumpert Headquarters: Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany GumpertSportwagenmanufaktur GmbH is a German based Super car manufacturer. It was founded by Roland Gumpert the former Director of Audi Sport, who has head of Sales and Marketing in China. The company was founded in the year 2004. Gumpert was involved in development of first car Gumpert along with Technical University of Munich and Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences.

25. Koenigsegg Koenigsegg Automotive AB is the Swedish car company, founded in 1994. It produces high performance sports cars and super cars. It produced its first street legal sports car in 2002. CCX model is the street legal car produced by them earlier. In 2009, Forbes announced that Koenigsegg is one of the ten most beautiful cars in history. Apart from making sports cars and super cars, they are also involved in making ‘green technology’ car and one such model is their CCXR. It is also involved in developing plug in type electric cars and next generation of combustion engines. The models available in the range are CCX, CCXR, CCGT, Trevita, Agera and Agera R. Agera was launched in India through a strategic tie up with Interglobe Established Products Ltd. This company is part of Indigo Airlines, which is known for introducing luxury products of various manufactures in India.

26. Brabus • Founded: 1977 • Country: Germany • Headquarters: Bottrop, Germany Brabus was founded in 1977 and the company specializes in high performance aftermarket tuning. They specially tune Mercedes Benz, Smart and Maybach.  It affiliated itself in 1990s with Daimler Chrysler.  Brabus specializes to achieve maximum engine performance by increasing horsepower and torque. Basically they customize or overhaul the above brand cars according to customer’s requirements. Brabus either gets the car from Mercedes or customer can purchase the car and send it to Brabus for further customization. Brabus does low profile spoilers, body kits, carbon fiber, splitters, and multi-piece alloy wheels. Sometimes they accommodate customer request to include racing LSDs, open racing exhaust systems, twelve-piston disc brakes, and engine remapping.  It also obliges to provide improvements to the interior from custom upholstery, gauges, shift knobs, pedals, and trim to various electronics such as wider LCD screens for the Maybach. In India, Brabus it is offering the services for Mercedes and Maybach. More information can be found in Brabus website for contact information and consultation.

27. maini • Founded: 2001 • Country: India • Owner: RECC • Headquarters: Bangalore, India • Maini Auto is a Indian brand of electric cars intended for use as city cars. The cars are sold under REVA name (REVA G-Wiz in the UK market. It is manufactured by the REVA Electric Car Company (RECC) in Bangalore, currently the world's leading electric car manufacturing company.