TomTom updates Navigation app for iPhone and iPad

TomTom launches a new version (v1.11) of its Navigation app for iPhone and iPad. Customers with an older version of the app can download it for free. They’ll then be able to navigate to addresses found on the internet, search with foursquare*, and

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Mazda MX-5 GT4 now on sale; But you can't take it on the road

Following the success of the Mazda MX-5 GT4 race car in the Avon Tyres British GT Championship, Mazda UK and Jota Sport will be building customer MX-5 GT4 race cars to order for the 2013 season.

Mazda UK entered the Avon Tyres British GT Championship this

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Zipcar and the City of Houston launch first-of-its-kind municipal electric vehicle car sharing program

Zipcar, Inc. announced a new partnership with the City of Houston to launch a municipal electric vehicle (EV) fleet sharing program, called Houston Fleet Share. Through this program, 50 existing city-owned fleet vehicles – including 25 Nissan Leaf EVs – will be outfitted

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Mercedes-Benz supports research fleet for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Model Deployment

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. (MBRDNA) is supporting the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Model Deployment. This activity, officially launched on August 21, 2012 in Ann Arbor, Michigan,

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Nationally recognised Consumer Advocate David Champion to join Nissan

Nissan, which currently is launching five new vehicles in 15 months, announced the hiring of former Consumer Reports Auto Test Center Senior Director, David Champion, for the newly created position of executive adviser, competitive assessment and

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Mercedes-Benz and smart pick up a string of high-class design awards

Mercedes-Benz and smart build the most exciting vehicles: this is the conclusion suggested by the results of the latest design competitions. With the '2012 Green Good Design' award, the 'Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design' has paid tribute to the one-off

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Bracknell Honda open for business

After an extensive six-month construction programme, the Bracknell Honda car dealership has opened its doors to welcome customers to their brand new residence.

Confirmed as one of the largest stand-alone Honda new car showrooms in

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BMW Group launches premium car sharing in US

The BMW Group has now extended its premium car sharing program DriveNow to the US. DriveNow starts out in San Francisco with 70 electric vehicles. The innovative mobile parking solution, ParkNow, will debut in the Californian city in September.

"The BMW Group

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Toyota's TABC plant celebrates 40 years of manufacturing in California

Toyota Auto Body California, Inc., (TABC), Toyota's first manufacturing investment in the US, celebrated its 40th anniversary with team members, government and community officials, suppliers and

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Toyota sponsors IAAF World Championships

Toyota is famous for its involvement in global motorsport, but did you know it's a major supporter of athletics, too? This week Toyota has renewed its sponsorship of the IAAF World Championships,
extending a relationship that's been in place since 2003.

The new deal

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Zipcar announces plans to expand Zipvan cargo van service across North America

Zipcar, Inc. announced plans to expand the company's Zipvan cargo van service across North America. Zipcar is launching the Zipvan service in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon, and will roll out the service to its remaining metro markets in North

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