Use the company car, decline its leased flat, advise experts

New tax rules on perks need some smart changes in what you claim. - I-T Dept claims Rs 30k cr for MAT violations - Steering ahead of the taxman - Perks tax rules replace FBT - "Data on I-T arrears must be analysed, retrievable by segment" - Direct tax kitty swells 3.7% in Apr-Nov - Direct tax kitty swells 4 per cent in October The new guidelines on taxation of perquisites, applicable from this year , which means that employees who have already benefited from these will have to pay tax with retrospective effect for doing so, for this entire year.  More about  Use the company car, decline its leased flat, advise experts

The standard car’s...

The standard car’s 237bhp 2.2-litre VTEC engine remains, but the special gets a speedier steering rack, stiffer springs and dampers and larger anti-roll bars. It also has wider rear wheels with sports compound tyres, plus an aluminium hard-top. But it’s not clear whether the S2000 CR will come to the UK. More about  The standard car’s...

Jay Leno's Car Garage

A 1963 Chrysler turbine car and GM's 1950s Firebird jet cars inspired Jay Leno to build another high-tech supercar. This new turbine supercar runs on biodiesel and could theoretically top 245 MPH.  More about  Jay Leno's Car Garage

Car Rental advice

A reader had a question, she was needing to rent a car, and wanted some advice from you guys!
What is the best company to rent from? Who has the best deals? Any coupons or codes you guys know of to share? For me, I think redeeming some airmiles for some gift cards is a good way to go. Cuts some, if not all of the cost. I know in the entertainment book there are some coupons, and I think some companies give discounts to CAA members. More about Car Rental advice

GM to commercially launch electric car, e-Spark in Oct

Auto major General Motors India today said it will commercially launch electric car Spark in October this year which could be priced at around Rs 7 lakh. - Detroit"s big three post double digit fall in 2009 sales - US eclipsed by China in 2009 auto sales - Maruti eyes expansion to defend 50% share - GM seeks incentives for green cars - Small, green cars set to rule at Auto Fair - GM launches new mini car Beat, expects 40% sales surge this year "We are looking at initially manufacturing 5,000 units of the car (e-Spark). The car will roll out from our Talegaon, Maharashtra facility from October this year," GM India President and MD Karl Slym told PTI here. More about  GM to commercially launch electric car, e-Spark in Oct

Does the motor car have...

Does the motor car have a future? I was musing on this as I prepared to make a trip to the dentist. And there’s nothing like a visit to the tooth extractor to concentrate the mind. Because you know it’s going to hurt – either in the mouth or in the wallet.
I was suffering not from an Inconvenient Truth but an Inconvenient Tooth. Going to the dentist on public transport was impossible.  More about  Does the motor car have...

Small, green cars to be flavour of Auto Expo

The 10th Auto Expo will open here tomorrow with over 10 global launches and previews of small and green cars by the likes of Honda and Toyota during the week-long event -- billed as the world"s biggest in terms of footfall. - Few companies can afford to miss Delhi Auto Expo - Expo-sure! - TVS to showcase hybrid vehicles at Auto Expo - Mahindra to launch mini truck Maxximo at Auto Expo - Delphi to showcase number of auto components in Delhi Expo - BS Motoring Jury Award 2010: Tata Nano "The Indian auto expo has been gaining stature with international original equipment manufacturers will be launching their global models as they do in other auto shows in the world," Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Pawan Goenka told reporters here today.  Small, green cars to be flavour of Auto Expo