(March 21, 2011) Suzuki Motor Corporation announced today that it recently passed 10 million vehicles produced in India in 27 years through its Indian subsidiary, Maruti Suzuki India.

Maruti Udyog Limited, which was formed as a state enterprise in 1981, signed a car-production agreement with Suzuki in 1982. The first resulting model, the Maruti 800, reached the Indian market in 1983 when the total passenger car market in India was just 70,000 units.

(March 21, 2011) BANGKOK, Thailand — Chevrolet today revealed the Colorado Show Truck in advance of the Bangkok International Auto Show, where it is making its global public debut. The concept previews the next-generation Colorado midsize pickup truck, which will build on Chevrolet’s strong truck DNA and award-winning heritage.

(March 21, 2011) IRVINE, Calif. (PRNewswire) — Good news for Mazda. The 2011 Mazda3 was today recognized as a "Top Safety Pick" by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).  The Mazda3 received the organization's highest possible crash safety rating of "Good" in all four tests conducted.

(March 21, 2011) PRAGUE, Czech Republic — After a record year in 2010 with over 762,000 vehicles sold, Skoda expects to continue this growth in 2011 and by 2018, the Czech manufacturer plans to double its annual sales to at least 1.5 million units.

To achieve this, the company has ambitious plans to increase production across all manufacturing facilities.

(March 21, 2011) Audi has unveiled an even more technologically-advanced edition of the long wheelbase A8 luxury sedan, which has been engineered to feature fast broadband internet with long-term evolution (LTE) technology.

LTE technology offers data transfer speeds of up to 100Mbps, which is similar to a fixed-line broadband connection.

(March 21, 2011) ATLANTA (PRNewswire) — After outstanding customer response to the concept car first shown at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Porsche today announced that dealers around the world will begin taking 918 Spyder customer orders.

This is a significant step toward actual production of the company's next super sports car, a Porsche that marries unique plug-in hybrid technology and outstanding performance in a visually stunning and purely Porsche package.

(March 20, 2011) INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION — After being packed in a special shipping crate aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery for more than six months, Robonaut 2 is finally free and ready to get to work.

International Space Station (ISS) flight engineers Cady Coleman and Paolo Nespoli opened the crate and began preparing R2 for his assignment in the Destiny laboratory.

(March 20, 2011) MONTVALE, N.J. — The new 2012 C63 AMG Coupe designed by Mercedes-AMG combines distinctive design with a powerful 481-horsepower V-8 and dynamic handling. Mercedes released photos of the new two-door today ahead of its planned debut at the New York Auto Show.

(March 19, 2011) MANCHESTER, England — Manchester’s eco-friendly hybrid electric buses have been helping the environment in more ways than one in recent weeks. In addition to burning less fuel and creating lower levels of emissions, they have also been spreading a vital water-saving message thanks to an advertising campaign for United Utilities.

(March 19, 2011) Infiniti has announced its first high performance hybrid in bold style. In a new ad campaign that challenges the conventional notion of what a hybrid can be, Infiniti takes viewers on a journey through the history of hybrids.

The journey starts over 100 years ago with the invention of the first hybrid car in 1888, to the hybrid patent in 1909, through the hybrids of the ‘70s and on to hybrids today — directly challenging the notion that you can’t have great performance and great fuel economy.