TrustFord appoints Steve Hood as Chairman and CEO

Ford of Britain's wholly owned dealer group, TrustFord, is announced the appointment of Steve Hood as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. The previous Chairman and CEO, Stuart Kerr, has left the business to pursue opportunities outside the Group.

Steve Hood

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HMSI launches new 163 cc CB Unicorn @ Rs. 69,350

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) added a vibrant twist to its motorcycles portfolio in India with the launch of all new CB Unicorn 160.

Powered by the latest 163 cc mid-sized advanced Honda engine that comes with magnificent enhancements, due

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NAIAS announces 2015 Poster Contest winners

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced the winners of its annual high school poster contest held in conjunction with the 2015 edition of the show, which takes place January 17-25, 2015 at Cobo Center in Detroit. This year's contest drew 781 entries

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Wirelessly charged city bus tested for the first time in Sweden

Scania has become the first company in Sweden to test a wirelessly charged electric-hybrid city bus. The bus will start operating on the streets of Södertälje, Sweden, in June 2016 as part of a research project into sustainable vehicle technology. Scania is undertaking

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Volvo Car Corporation appoints Tom Johnstone to the Board of Directors

Volvo Car Corporation (Volvo Cars) has appointed Tom Johnstone as a member of its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2015. Johnstone joins the Board of Volvo Cars from Gothenburg-based technology firm SKF, when he finishes his tenure as President and CEO

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Daimler India Commercial Vehicles celebrates production of 20,000th truck at Oragadam plant

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) crossed the milestone of the 20,000th locally produced trucks from its plant at Oragadam.

Only two and a half years after start of production of the first BharatBenz heavy-duty truck, the 20,000th locally produced truck,

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Volvo Trucks appoint Mike Corcoran as Commercial Truck Director

Mike Corcoran has been appointed to the position of Commercial Truck Director for Volvo Trucks with effect from next year. In his new role, Mike will be responsible for the Volvo Trucks new trucks business - including fleet sales - in the UK and Ireland and reports

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Oliver Jarvis replaces Le Mans legend Kristensen in Audi team

Britain's Oliver Jarvis will replace record Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Tom Kristensen in the 'factory' Audi team next year.

Jarvis, who celebrates his 31st birthday next month, takes the Audi Sport Team Joest seat of recently retired nine-time Le Mans winner Kristensen for

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Mitsubishi Motors celebrates 5-million cars produced at the Okazaki plant

Mitsubishi Motors Corporations (MMC) Okazaki plant near Nagoya (Japan) celebrated its 5-millionth vehicle produced since 1977 - a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

Tetsuro Aikawa, MMC's President & COO, formally presented this milestone Outlander PHEV to

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Leadership changes at Daimler Trucks in Asia

Dr. Albert Kirchmann (58), currently Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become Chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia as of April 1, 2015. In this position, he will consult and support the company's strategic development and will continue to represent Daimler on the political level

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Raminator and Hall Brothers Racing Team breaks speed record for monster trucks

Raminator, a monster truck sponsored by the Ram Truck brand, has broken the Guinness World Records record for the 'Fastest Speed for a Monster Truck' at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Hitting a new record speed of 99.10 miles per hour (mph),

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