June 3 in the history of the Indian auto market

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June 3, 2009 - GM India tests the Beat (we are then still calling it 'new Spark') across India. GM India would launch the product in January 2010.

June 3, 2010 - Toyota Innova special edition launches in India, Tata's Sanand plant to exclusively make the Nano officially completes one day of operations, VW Polo sedan premieres globally in Russia.

June 3, 2011 - A Ford official comes on record about the development of the 1-liter Ecoboost engine, Tata Nano embarks on a yatra around Nepal, Skoda Yeti clocks worldwide sales of 100,000 units.

June 3, 2012 - Rolls Royce hosted dinner for customers at its production lines, Deliveries of the Audi Q3 commence in Brazil, India launch was a month or so away.