Bentley opens new dealership in Lyon, France

Bentley announces the opening of a new dealership in Lyon, expanding the luxury British marque's presence in the French market.

With this third showroom location in France, Bentley brings the brand closer to customers in the Eastern region, offering them state-of-the-art service,

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Five-million vehicles built at Maubeuge plant

The 2,000 employees of the Maubeuge plant in northern France celebrated the production of the 5,000,000th vehicle built by the plant since its founding in 1969. The vehicle was a Kangoo Z.E. for La Poste (the French post office) in Forbach (France).

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Volvo Car Group reports global retail sales of 40,939 vehicles in June

Volvo Car Group reports global retail sales of 40,939 cars for the month of June. China grew by no less than 74 per cent to 5,798 cars - a new sales record - and by 34.3 per cent for the first six months. Also, the Volvo XC60 model had its best sales month ever with 10,961 sold

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Ducati Multistrada 1200 takes fourth successive Pikes Peak victory

The Ducati Multistrada has taken victory in the famous Pikes Peak 'Race to the Clouds' event in Colorado for the fourth year in succession with a spectacular win this time for French privateer racer, Bruno Langlois.

Langlois, whose career history includes titles

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Raymond wins 2013 Pata European Junior Cup in Imola

Guillaume Raymond from France became the first rider to convert a pole position into a win in this year's PATA European Junior Cup, powered by Honda Racing, taking victory in fourth round at Imola and with it a slender championship lead.

Kiwi Jake Lewis made the best

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Renault SoVAB celebrates the production of two-millionth LCV in Batilly

SoVAB, short for Societe des Vehicules Automobiles de Batilly, a wholly-owned Renault subsidiary located in Batilly, Meurthe-et-Moselle (France), celebrated the two-millionth vehicle to roll-off the assembly lines since 1980. It was a Master, for a Moroccan customer

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Renault has announced an industrial investment of €420-million for Georges Besse plant in Douai

Plant performance is key to the success of the Renault group's strategic plan. As part of this plant, Renault is upgrading its industrial base and has announced an investment of €420-million for the Douai plant. The objective is to build five bodies on a single

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Citroen celebrates 45 years of the Mehari

Citroen is marking the 45th anniversary of one of its much-loved models - the Mehari. The Diane 6 Mehari, as it was originally known, was first unveiled on May 16, 1968 in Deauville, France. An unpretentious car built for utility and pleasure, it was designed to be equally

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Renault will produce 82,000 Nissan Micra in Flins plant

The Renault Flins plant, located near Paris, France, was selected by Renault to produce the next-generation Nissan Micra. Production will begin in 2016 at an estimated annual volume of 82,000 vehicles.

Nissan, Renault's Alliance partner, requested

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Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas will take the wheel of the LMP1

The first two drivers to contest the top class of the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and the Le Mans 24 hour race are confirmed. Le Mans overall winners Timo Bernhard (Germany) and Romain Dumas (France) will take the wheel of the new

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