Fiat 500x debuts at the 2014 Paris International Motor Show

Fiat 500X, the latest addition to the Fiat 500 family, made its world debut at the Paris Motor Show, the new Fiat 500X is a crossover not only in terms of vehicle segments, but also in terms of its potential customers. With two versions on offer, there is a 500X to suit every need and

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Lexus starts production of new NX Crossover at Miyata plant in Japan

The arrival of the first NX with UK customers is a little closer following the official start of production ceremony at Lexus's Miyata plant in Japan.

Lexus has already taken 6,500 orders for NX in Japan, with many more globally. Over 350 UK customers have

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Redesigned Buick Enclave begins export to China

Continuing Buick's global growth, the brand will begin exporting the latest edition of its award-winning Enclave luxury crossover to China.

"Last year we set the brand's global sales record, topping one-million units," said Duncan Aldred, US Vice-President of Buick

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All-new Subaru Outback to make world debut at 2014 New York International Auto Show

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI), the maker of Subaru automobiles, announced that the all-new 'Outback' (US specifications model) will make its world debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show (Press day - April 16-17, 2014; Public Days - April 18-27, 2014). The

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Nissan to showcase its model diversity and engineering passion at Geneva Motor Show

Nissan's command of the crossover segment is further reinforced at the 84th Geneva Motor Show with the brand's unrivalled crossover family taking centre stage. The all-new X-Trail and all-new Qashqai highlight Nissan's ongoing crossover development, which

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100,000th Peugeot 2008 Crossover rolls-off the production line

Less than a year after its launch, the urban crossover has passed the magic 100,000 barrier in production.

The car in question was taken direct from the plant in Mulhouse, France, where it's built, and handed over to its delighted new owner. The ceremony was witnessed by

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Subaru launches rugged XV Black Limited Edition @ £24,495

Subaru has announced the launch of the Subaru XV Black, a new limited edition variant of the popular compact crossover. The XV Black models will be available with either Subaru's 2.0-litre Boxer diesel engine mated to a six-speed manual transmission, or the 2.0-litre Boxer

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Tata Motors launches the Aria, reveals Prima KL3TXF 6X4 and Ultra 812 at JIMS 2013

Tata Motors launched the versatile, Tata Aria, a Crossover for South Africa and unveiled the Tata Prima KL3TXF 6X4 truck tractor and the Tata Ultra 812 truck, at the Johannesburg International Motor Show 2013. The recently launched new generation bakkie,

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World premiere of the Lexus LF-NX crossover concept at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

A new Lexus compact crossover concept, the LF-NX, will make its world premiere at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA). This concept explores the potential for a compact crossover within the Lexus model range.

Reinforcing Lexus' leading position in full hybrid drive technology,

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European debut for new Kia Soul at 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

The all-new 2014 Kia Soul urban crossover will make its European debut at the 65th Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA) in Frankfurt on September 10, 2013, before going on sale across Europe early next year.

Inspired by the 2012 Kia Track'ster concept,

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Review: Infiniti FX SUV Crossover has landed

These days the term 'crossover' is regularly used in the world of motoring by the vast majority of car and 4x4 experts; claiming that they are at forefront of technological design. Most do this by creating automotive hybrids that blur the line between two defined

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Vauxhall set for world premiere of Adam Rocks concept at Geneva Motor Show 2013

Vauxhall is set to wow Geneva show-goers next month with its Adam Rocks concept, an urban mini-crossover that could open a new segment in the industry.

Compared with the production Adam, Rocks is taller, wider, tougher yet more compact in appearance,

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Suzuki's all-new C-segment crossover to make its world premiere at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show

The production model of Suzuki's all-new C-segment crossover will be making its world premiere at the 2013 Geneva International Motor Show, which will be held from March 5-17.

The C-segment crossover model is based on the concept car S-Cross initially introduced

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Infiniti to begin sale of sedans and crossovers in Brazil

Infiniti announced that it plans to begin sales of its range of sedans and crossovers in Brazil starting in 2014. Infiniti is expanding rapidly across the globe. This fiscal year saw sales starting in Singapore, Chile, Dominican Republic, South Africa and Australia. Hong Kong

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Mazda CX-5 wins Scottish Car of the Year safety award

Mazda's ground-breaking Mazda CX-5 crossover has shared the 2012 Safety Award in the annual Scottish Car of the Year ceremony.

Mazda won for its Smart City Brake Support system, which is standard-fit across the Mazda CX-5 range,  while Volvo won for its pedestrian

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Subaru XV scores highest safety rating

Subaru's new compact crossover, the XV, has received the highest possible safety rating in crash safety tests in the USA.

Subjecting the Subaru XV to moderate overlap frontal, side rollover and impact tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the car a 'good'

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Volvo Car Corporation launches V40 Cross Country

Volvo Car Corporation paved the way for a totally new segment with the V70 Cross Country when it launched in 1997. Now, 15 years later, the all-new Volvo V40 Cross Country brings the unique blend of capable ruggedness and expressive elegance up to a new altitude by establishing

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Double award success for Nissan’s dynamic duo

Nissan’s dynamic Crossover duo, Qashqai and Juke, have both picked up awards from leading industry publications, Fleet News and Parkers.

Cars in the Fleet News Crossover sector were judged on a number of criteria, including operating costs, suitability for

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Nissan announces record European sales for 2011 financial year

Nissan confirmed that it has never been stronger in Europe by announcing record sales of more than 713,000 units for the 2011 Financial Year, ending March 31.

The performance represents a 17.5 per cent year-on-year increase (+106,000 units) resulting in

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Tomohisa Nishina appointed President & CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V.

After a two year stint as President & CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Europe B.V. (MME), Akinori Nakanishi has been appointed Corporate General Manager of the North American Office at Mitsubishi Motors’s global headquarters in Tokyo. Effective since the start

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