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The Scorpio with the bulletproof kit will guard its occupants if shots are fired from a 9mm pistol at distance of 5m at 90 degree angle of attack. Also, the fuel tank with fire suppression material will avoid a fire, and the special glasses can withstand 9mm pistol attack. The kit also includes a real time tracking device.

Buoyed by the response to its cars, Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Ltd (FGAIPL), the fully owned subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, will be introducing four new models by December this year, a top official today said.

After launching the GO hatchback in India, Nissan's affordable car brand has now unveiled the GO-based sedan called the 'on-DO' in Russia today. However, the launch will happen by the end of this year. Though, the sedan is built upon its hatchback sibling, the car has quite a different design.

The home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra is currently working on a range of new products, which includes two compact SUVs and a compact MPV. The company is believed to have been developing all these products in partnership with SsangYong - the South Korean auto company owned by M&M.

If looked at the recent sales of Ford Endeavour, this has been the worst performer for the American automaker in India, with only 330 units sold in last six months (Sep to Feb 2013). So, the sales numbers too suggest an urgent need of the next-gen Ford Endeavour.

We have been hearing a lot about the ix25 - the compact crossover on which Hyundai is working currently. In the international market, the ix25 is being talked-about as a direct rival to the successful Ford EcoSport and Renault Duster. But the question here is, does launching this product in India make sense?

Renault India has today launched the 2014 Renault Fluence in India at a starting price of Rs 13.99 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi). It's basically a mid-life facelift of the car and therefore gets only cosmetic updates. There are no changes made under the hood.

General Motors India has launched the updated Chevrolet Cruze in the price bracket of Rs 13.70 lakh to Rs 16.19 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi). The company claims that the updated 6-speed automatic gearbox results in improved fuel efficiency and the ARAI figure for the Cruze is 14.81km/l.