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An electric car company based in India, REVA has been producing and selling vehicles since 2001. The REVAi is a minuscule three-door hatchback that can seat 4 people and is smaller than a smart fortwo. It can reach a top speed of 80 km/h and offers a range of up to 80 kilometres. The REVAi can also be equipped with options like A/C, central locking, two-tone leather, climate seats, and a choice of 2000 colours. At this year’s Frankfurt auto show, REVA will introduce two models and one peculiar new feature. The M1 is a 4-passenger, 3-door hatch like the REVAi, but will offer a 160-km range when it will go on sale in the beginning of 2010. The NXG, on the other hand, is a two-door sporty car with a targa roof and minics the smart crossblade with its motorcycle windshield and open-air cockpit. According to REVA’s website, the NXG can reach 120 km/h and offers a range of 200 km. Also presented at the show will be a feature called REVive. If you own a REVA and run out of charge, you can call or SMS REVA and they Full story...

Car sales in Western Europe grew by 7.1% in August according to data released by JD Power. Full story...

Citroen has confirmed it will show a new concept in Frankfurt - could it be a modern take on the iconic 2CV?

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Citroen has released this image of a brand new concept ahead of Frankfurt - a modern take on the 2CV!

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Ford's Volvo unit, which is up for sale, reported sales in China up 42% in the first eight months of the year to 12,000 units, about the same as it sold in the whole of 2008. Full story...

Bosch expects to see growth of 20% cent this year in its automotive after-sales business in India, despite cheap Chinese imitations affecting its revenue by almost one-third. Full story...

Vehicle exports from Turkey fell 29% year on year in August, taking the year to date total down 45%. Full story...

Year to date sales in Lithuania were down 69% to 5,980 new cars at the end of August, market research company Autotyrimai reported. Full story...

German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck told US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner at the weekend that Germany still wants the Magna International consortium to buy Opel but noted General Motors' economic situation might have changed since it originally said it would seek a buyer for the European unit. Full story...

President Obama is to name auto industry adviser Ron Bloom as the administration's manufacturing czar today. Full story...

We get our first peek inside the redesigned cabin of Porsche's all-new off-roader

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The Indonesian vehicle market is estimated to have declined by 20% to 46,000 units in August, according to provisional data released by local distributor PT Toyota Astra Motor. Full story...

Opened in 2006 at an initial cost of $100m, GM do Brasil has expanded its Technical Centre in São Caetano do Sul in the Greater São Paulo with the extension just officially opened. Full story...

China will produce a record 12m vehicles this year, according to a forecast by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planning agency. Full story...

The South Korean government says it will maintain tax incentives for the automotive market despite disappointing changes in carmakers' labour-management relations, according to the ministry of strategy and finance. Full story...

The Thai government is preparing to lead a trade mission to the US next month to look for investment opportunities in auto parts and services. Full story...

Ahead of its Frankfurt debut, Rolls Royce reveals full details and images on the production version of it's new baby, the Ghost

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Suzuki Motor plans to invest about JPY20bn (US$215m) in a new car factory in India, aiming to upgrade its production facilities in the face of growing competition, though this will not expand capacity. Full story...

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska's carmaker GAZ , the Russian parter in the Magna-led bid for Opel, is not interested in an equity stake in Opel, Deripaska told Vedomosti newspaper. Full story...

After a tenth of a second standing in front of the new Mazda 3, you'll notice that it looks very happy about something. Unlike that creepy person on the subway, the 3 actually has a valid reason to smile: the original car was a smash-hit, and Mazda's just updated the new one to do it all over again. Full story...