Maserati recently introduced the Fuoriserie Essentials, which means “custom-built” in Italian and points to the brand’s customisation program. It allows customers to personalise their Maserati cars with their unique style or choose from a refined collection curated by select tastemakers and friends of the Trident brand. The global brand ambassador David Beckham designed the first iteration of Fuoriserie Essentials, drawing inspiration from his fascination for Maserati classic cars. The Fuoriserie DB Essentials collection features two distinctive car configurations – a ‘Night Interaction’ blue for the exteriors with a tan shade for the leather interiors and an exterior paint of a ‘Verde Royale’ (dark green) hue with warm brown leather upholstery inside. A 1967 Maserati Ghibli coupé inspired the former, whereas the latter paid tribute to the 1986 Maserati Quattroporte Royale. Additionally, an exclusive metal plate celebrating the collaboration between Maserati and David Beckham gets applied to the central tunnel between the front seats or between the two headrests. The Fuoriserie DB Essentials collection is available on the MC20 sports car or the newly launched Grecale SUV.

Bentley’s Beyond100 strategy comprises the brand going all-electric by 2030, and to bolster its commitment to sustainability, the British luxury marque has announced the launch of the Bentley Environmental Foundation. The Foundation will support various climate-protection initiatives with the initial launch of partner projects comprising Project Drawdown, The Biomimicry Institute and Sustainable Surf, with more to follow. While Project Drawdown is working to reduce disconnects between today’s climate funding and the science-based solutions needed to address climate change effectively, the Biomimicry Institute shall help innovators scale their nature-inspired future solutions against established businesses, and Sustainable Surf will utilise its funding to support the planting and protection of mangrove trees, seagrass meadows. Bentley has kickstarted its support by announcing a £3 million donation this year towards charities collaborating with the firm to deliver effective environmental change. Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), a not-for-profit organisation with nearly 100 years of expertise in philanthropy, is partnering with Bentley to ensure its investment achieves the maximum impact.

One million! That’s how many cars Renault India has produced to date. The model that introduced the seventh digit in the production counter was a red Kiger. It comes off the manufacturing line at Renault India’s Chennai plant, which can produce up to 480,000 vehicles annually. All three models that Renault presently produces and sells in India – Triber, Kiger and Kwid – are also exported to 14 countries across SAARC, Asia Pacific, Indian Oceanic Region, South Africa and East Africa. Furthermore, the French brand has committed an investment of INR 5,300 crore (53 billion) in India to support the development of six products.