Volkswagen is Germany's most attractive employer

According to the results of a survey of around 13,000 people working in 17 sectors, Volkswagen is Germany's most attractive employer.

The survey, conducted by Focus news magazine and the Xing professional and career network, initially covered 820 companies with

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Small Volkswagen up! remains big winner for What Car? awards

Volkswagen's compact city car, the up!, has retained its small car crown at the What Car? awards. The accolade was presented last night at a prestigious event held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

"The Volkswagen up! was last year's Car of the Year because

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Goodyear's Air Maintenance Technology wins 2012 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

Popular Mechanics named The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as a 2012 Breakthrough Award winner for their Air Maintenance Technology (AMT). The Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, now in their eighth year, recognise the innovators and products that

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Chevrolet Volt wins What Car? Alternative-fuel Award

The Chevrolet Volt has been acclaimed as winner of the 'Alternative-fuel category' in the prestigious What Car? Green Awards 2012.

"The Chevrolet Volt is an alternative-fuel car without compromise. It can travel 40 miles on electric power then

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Mazda dealer Lodge Garage wins Sales Team of the Year award

Mazda's Buckinghamshire dealer Lodge Garage won the 'Sales Team of the Year' award at annual Motor Trader Industry Awards 2012 held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Five finalists were short-listed in this category which acknowledges and rewards the crucial

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Three Toyota models selected as 'Best Family Cars of 2012'

Three Toyota models have been selected as among the Best Family Cars of 2012 by Parents magazine and Edmunds.com.

Toyota earned picks across three categories including Prius v in the high-mileage category; Camry in the sedan category and the

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Floral inspiration for Life Ball Mini 2012

A special car to befit a special occasion: Franca Sozzani, Chief Editor of Italian VOGUE, has designed and presented her very own Mini model exclusively to mark the 20th anniversary of the charity event. The model in question is a Mini Roadster, the first

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Nissan e-NV200 wins Van Fleet World Honours Environment Award

Nissan’s e-NV200 prototype has picked up its first award, the Environment Award in the 2012 Van Fleet World Honours, more than 12 months before it goes on sale.

“If there are two obvious vehicle types where electric power could make serious inroads,

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Ford Focus is 'Car of the Year' at the 2012 Honest John Awards

The Ford Focus is 'Car of the Year' as well as the 'Most Popular Small Family Car' at the 2012 honestjohn.co.uk awards, with Ford Mondeo and Ford C-Max also picking up category wins as they are crowned 'Most Popular Large Family Car' and 'Most Popular MPV'

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Skoda voted ‘Best Manufacturer’ for fourth time in a row

It’s four on the bounce for Skoda! The Czech brand has been voted ‘Best Manufacturer’ again in the influential Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey.

It’s Skoda’s second success in a week as the popular magazine reveals its annual questionnaire

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2012 Honda Civic named one of the 10 Best Green Cars of 2012

The 2012 Honda Civic sedan is one of the 10 Best Green Cars of 2012, according to Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com. The Civic’s latest accolade is particularly timely due to rising gas prices, but standout fuel efficiency alone is not enough to win a spot on Kelley Blue Book’s

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Three Skodas in top five in 2012 Auto Express Driver Power survey

Skoda has done it again, with another stunning performance in the Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey. For the second year running the Czech brand has three cars in the top five.

The Yeti has taken top honours in the ‘Best Car’ rankings,

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Truckin’ magazine names Ford F-150 FX2 Top Half-Ton Pickup in ‘Truck of the Year’ shootout

Ford knows that full-size truck buyers like to personalise their pickups and so do the experts at Truckin’ magazine. But it takes more than style to win with consumers. After testing four half-ton pickups in a well-rounded set of challenges, the Ford F-150 FX2 SuperCrew

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Ford Fiesta and Focus triumph in Fleet News Awards

Ford has claimed Best Small Car for the Fiesta and Best Lower Medium Car for the Focus in the prestigious annual Fleet News Awards.

Fleet News Editor Stephen Briers said on behalf of the judging panel, “An ever-popular car with excellent running costs, the

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Range Rover Evoque takes 4x4 top honours in Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards 2012

The Range Rover Evoque 2.2 TD4 Pure has beaten off stiff competition to take top honours in the 4x4 category of Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards 2012.

The Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards are based on figures collated by Parkers' Cost of Motoring

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Skoda models awarded best in class by Parkers

The Skoda Octavia has retained its crown as ‘Best Family Car’ from respected consumer buying guide Parkers.

Expert judges from Parkers were faced with a tricky decision when working out which car deserved to be the best ‘Family Hatchback’ in its annual awards.

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Picanto conquers Parkers City Car segment

Real-life buyers’ champions, Parkers didn’t think the Kia Picanto was good enough to win just the 'under £9,000' part of its City Car category in the 2012 Parkers Cost of Motoring New Car Awards – so it also chose Picanto in the £9,000-£11,000 category as well!

In this, the

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2012 Kia Rio named to 'Best Car for Teens' list by Vroomgirls.com

The award-winning Kia Rio has been honored once again, this time as one of the 'Six Best New Cars for your Teenager' by Vroomgirls.com – the first comprehensive automotive website created by and for women. The site hailed the Rio for its modern styling, high fuel

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Nissan Cabstar wins VansA2Z’s light truck of the year 2012

Nissan Cabstar has been voted Light Truck of the Year at VansA2Z’s annual awards.

Cabstar was judged to be the best in class for its choice of wheelbases and conversions and its improved cabin space for driver and passenger comfort.

Neil McIntee, Editor of

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Hyundai i40 Tourer crowned Best Estate Car

The Hyundai i40 Tourer has held off well-established rivals to take the overall title of Best Estate Car in Business Car Manager’s annual awards. The awards identify the top company cars across nine distinct categories, and the Hyundai i40 was chosen as the

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