INGOLSTADT: As per international media reports, Audi A1 supermini is expected to go on sale in March 2010. The company's secret documents were leaked which has indicated that the car would be on sale in 2010. Also international media has reported Audi A1's new line-up of four-cylinder launch engines. The petrol model range begins with an 86bhp, 1.2-litre petrol engine. New diesel engines include a 1.6-litre common rail injection with 90 bhp or a range-topping 2.0-litre common rail unit. NEW DELHI : Japanese auto major Nissan Motor Co on Tuesday said it has identified India as one of the five low cost countries to manufacture its new generation compact cars, including the Micra. "Nissan will compete in the entry-car market with a dedicated new A platform that will be used for at least three models, including the next generation of Micra, and will be built in five Leading Competitive Countries (LCCs),' the company said in a statement. The company said production sites for the new family of compact cars would include the new plant in Chennai being constructed by the Renault-Nissan Alliance. The development of a competitive A platform is one of several business breakthroughs announced as part of Nissan GT 2012, the company's new five-year business plan, it added. MUMBAI : German luxury car maker Audi on Tuesday said it would launch its A4 sedan in July. "The new Audi A4 will be a very important model for India.... The Audi A4 holds a special significance with respect to achieve our proposed goal of more than 1,000 sold cars in India by the end of this year,' Audi India MD Benoit Tiers said. The A4 is a mid-size sedan with a length of 4.70 metres. Audi said in a statement that it is accepting orders for A4 at its dealerships in Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Pune, Hyderabad and Bangalore. A4 is priced at Rs 29,00,000. The Audi range in India includes A8, Q7, A6, A4 and TT. The company has seven dealerships in India. NEW DELHI : In a complete reversal of international trends, new cars in India are spewing more greenhouse gases than older models, pushing up emissions in Delhi alone by 72% in five years (2002-07), the Centre for Science and Environment said on Monday, releasing its analysis of emission data accessed from the Automotive Research Association of India. Emissions from two-wheelers in the same period, in comparison, have gone up by 61%, the analysis said. For the consumer, this might be a pointer to deteriorating fuel efficiency of new cars as well - emissions of carbon dioxide are closely linked to the fuel efficiency of vehicles. The ARAI had clubbed data of vehicles of different periods that CSE accessed. The cars and two-wheelers had been classified into groups ranging from 1991-96, 1996-2000, post-2000 and post-2005 . The post-2000 petrol cars, with engine size more than 1,400cc, emit 143gm/km of CO