Football stars line up to see new Aston Villa minibus

Aston Villa soccer stars Alan Hutton and Eric Lichaj took time out of their busy end-of-season schedule to visit Fiat Professional’s stand at this year’s CV Show in Birmingham, to view one of the club’s new minibuses.

Fiat Professional, the commercial vehicle arm of Fiat Group

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Kumho elected as official tyre supplier to French F4 single-seater racing series

Only recently appointed as official tyre supplier to the global Auto GP Series, Kumho has now also won the contract to supply all the tyres for the Federation Francaise du Sport Automobile’s (FFSA) F4 single-seater racing Championship.

The state-of-the-art ‘slicks and wings’

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Aston Martin Vantage GTE primed for European debut at Spa-Francorchamps

Aston Martin Racing will continue its FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) campaign at the second round of the series, the Six Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, in Belgium on May 5. The V8-powered Vantage GTE, making its first competitive outing in Europe, will once

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Ford Credit earns $295-million net income in the first quarter of 2012

Ford Motor Credit Company reported net income of $295-million in the first quarter of 2012, compared with $451-million a year earlier. On a pre-tax basis, Ford Credit earned $452-million in the first quarter, compared with $713-million in the previous year. The decrease

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LOCOG & BMW Group unveil London 2012 fleet

LOCOG and BMW, official Automotive Partner to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, revealed full details of the London 2012 fleet. Set to play an essential role in delivering a successful Games, LOCOG’s deployment plans for the low-emission, diesel,

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Mazda extends production of special edition RX-8 Spirit R

Mazda Motor Corporation has decided to extend production of the Mazda RX-8 Spirit R by 1,000 units. Mazda initially intended to make 1,000 units of the special edition four-door, four-seat rotary engine sports car, but will extend production due to a large number of orders.

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Ferrari is a leader on social networks; First on G+ and 8-million fans on Facebook

Ferrari is the main protagonist even on social networks. This fact is confirmed by the numbers - the brand of the Prancing Horse is the leading player in the automotive sector and the most popular in the general classification. A couple of days ago the Facebook

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The 50-day, 8,000-mile Journey of Discovery

On the 50-day Journey of Discovery from Birmingham to Beijing, a team of four Land Rovers took on more than 8,000 miles of varied terrain through 13 different countries, revealing some unique and fascinating stories with the aim of raising £1-million for the International Federation

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Porsche celebrates 60 years of Porsche Clubs

For six decades, the history of Porsche has been associated with the worldwide enthusiasm of the Porsche Club scene. Sixty years ago, on May 26, 1952, seven passionate Porsche drivers founded the Porsche Club Hohensyburg in Westphalia, Germany.

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GT-R Track Pack arrives at Nissan's 22 high performance centres

Nissan's 22 high performance centres are braced for the first deliveries of the most focussed GT-R.

GT-R owners are among the most demanding in the world. In response to demand Nissan has replied with the GT-R Track Pack - a new version of the Nissan

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Porsche takes on Three Peaks Challenge for BEN

On June 16, 2012 a group from the Porsche Centre Wilmslow is raising money for BEN, the automotive industry charity by taking part in the UK Three Peaks Challenge.

The Three Peaks Challenge takes on the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales

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