In Today's India, Status Comes With Four Wheels - New York Times

A good article on the car boom in India.

I might like to add here that India is now one of the few countries worldwide to have its own indigenous car design and manufacturing capabilities. Indian manufacturers like the TATA group, Mahindra, etc. are giving a tough fight to foreign car companies - specially in the economy car and SUV segment. Today, when even the old world's colonial power - Britain - does not a have car brand to call its own, India has a few which are intending to become global players.

In Today's India, Status Comes With Four Wheels - New York Times