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Ford India, preparing for next month’s launch of the all-new Ford Figo, today opened 28 new authorized Ford dealer facilities in 24 cities, improving market availability and service facilities for its full line of vehicles.

Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers, and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM), a world leader in wireless innovation, today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone for Vodafone customers in India.

The prime minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, today inaugurated Nokia Siemens Networks’ new, expanded development center in Bengaluru, India.

With a capacity of 250,000 engines a year, Chennai stands poised to become a major hub for the export of both diesel and petrol engines in the next decade.

On his state visit to India, Prof. Dr. Horst Köhler, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, today visited the Volkswagen plant in Pune.

India's leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India is all set for a world premiere of Concept R3, its first Compact Multi-Purpose vehicle concept, at the forthcoming Auto Expo 2010 in January.

Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) Ltd. has announced its plans for a World Premiere of the “Honda New Small Concept” at the 10th Auto Expo 2010 to be held in New Delhi starting from 5th January 2010.

IBM ( IBM) today announced that it has signed a 10-year information technology (IT) services agreement with Sardar Bhiladwala Pardi People's Co-operative Bank Ltd. (SBPPCB), one of the leading co-operative banks in Gujarat.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Digicable, a leading cable and broadband distribution player in India, has signed a US $83 million, 10-year strategic outsourcing agreement with IBM.

Volvo XC90 R-Design makes its first appearance in Bollywood with 3 Idiots starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor. The film will be released on December 25.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced plans to exhibit the world premiere of the Honda New Small Concept, a concept model of a new small-sized vehicle which Honda is currently developing especially for India and other emerging nations

The Tata Nano has won the prestigious Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) award. In its fifth year running and modeled along the lines of the American, European and Japanese Car of the Year, the ICOTY award and Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) award have been instituted by leading automotive magazines in India, in association with JK Tyre, to bring the auto industry in India at par internationally in recognising their efforts.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production and sales subsidiary in India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd. (TKM), plans to unveil a concept for a new compact car designed for the Indian market, as well as display 13 other concept and production vehicles, at the 10th Auto Expo automobile show in New Delhi from January 5 to 11, 2010

India’s youngest rail operator Konkan Railway, is leveraging IBM (NYSE: IBM) software to extract fresh insight to improve its trains management system, to ensure commuter safety and reduce costs by 20%.

Production to commence in three different countries employing all-new V-Platform across next generation compact car lineup

NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that it has appointed Surbhi Broadband Pvt Ltd, India’s leading cable TV equipment manufacturer and supplier, as an authorised reseller for its pay-TV solutions in India, including the market-leading NDS VideoGuard® conditional access (CA) system.

Smaller glaciers in the Himalayas are proving much more vulnerable to climate change impacts than previously thought, with significant implications for the livelihood and freshwater supplies of millions, according to a new report by WWF-India and Birla Institute of Technology (BIT).

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd (FIAL) – a 50:50 joint venture between Fiat Group and Tata Motors – plans to launch CNG (compressed natural gas) driven vehicles in India by the April-June quarter of 2010.

The BMW Group increased its global sales in October. A total of 115,252 BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles were delivered to customers – a 2.0% increase over the same month last year (113,011).

Hyderabad, India) Hyundai Motor Company opened a new research and development center at Hyderabad in India, the company's fourth overseas R&D center.