Daimler and Renault-Nissan expand scope of collaboration

Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are collaborating on two new projects to accelerate development of fuel-efficient powertrains.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche confirmed the new projects in an annual media update about the Franco-Japanese-German partnership.

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Renault Twizy by Cathy & David Guetta

At the preview evening held for the 2012 Paris Motor Show, Cathy and David Guetta presented 'Renault Twizy by Cathy & David Guetta', a bright, vibrant Twizy inspired by the world of clubbing.

Cathy and David Guetta, Twizy ambassadors
A few months ago at the

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Volkswagen presents the Volkswagen Service Quality Award 2012

Volkswagen presented the Volkswagen Service Quality Award (VSQA) to its 100 best international service partners in Dresden. The winners from Europe including Russia and Turkey who produced the best performance in terms of service quality and customer

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Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer is the new Head of Powertrain Development at the Volkswagen Group

Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer (52) takes over as Head of Powertrain Development at the Volkswagen Group effective October 1, 2012. He succeeds Wolfgang Hatz (53), who will in future be focusing on his responsibilities as the member of the Porsche AG Board of

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Land Rover celebrates the best of British in the heart of Paris

Land Rover has made the best in British automotive design and engineering big news in Paris with a high-impact presentation of the all-new Range Rover, a show-stand featuring the Land Rover Defender driven by field agent Eve in the new James Bond movie Skyfall,

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Hindustan Motors MD Uttam Bose nominated to SIAM's executive committee

The CEO and Managing Director of Hindustan Motors Ltd. Uttam Bose has been nominated as a co-opted member of the executive committee of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for the year 2012-13. SIAM's executive committee was reconstituted with

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Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo concept car offers glimpse of a sports car of tomorrow

Porsche is presenting the Panamera Sport Turismo concept car to show how amazingly intelligent and efficient drive technology might look in the design language of tomorrow. The Sport Turismo unites the next generation hybrid drive with new ideas for an evolutionary,

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Business Minister first to view Bentley's new race car concept at the Paris Motor Show

Dr. Wolfgang Schreiber, Bentley's Chief Executive and Chairman welcomes the new Minister for Business – Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP – to Bentley's stand at the Paris Motor Show.

Bentley has just announced a return to motor-racing with the reveal of the Continental GT3,

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First batch of V60 Plug-in Hybrid sold out - and rapid renewal of the model range in 2013

On top of launching the all-new V40 Cross Country and V40 R-Design, Volvo Car Corporation revealed more exciting news at the company's press conference at the 2012 Paris Motor Show - the first batch of the ground-breaking Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid is sold out before the

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2013 Nissan Altima earns 5-star NCAP rating

The completely redesigned 2013 Nissan Altima has earned a 5-star overall vehicle safety rating as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). Starting with 2011 models, NHTSA introduced more stringent

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Nissan TeRRa stars at the Paris Motor Show 2012

Speaking to a packed audience at the Paris Motor Show, Nissan Executive Vice-President Andy Palmer led the global unveil of the TeRRA FCEV concept.

A pioneering bionic screen technology was used as part of the media conference revealing the TeRRA concept in

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