Vauxhall and Thurlow Nunn gear up for new Milton Keynes site

Vauxhall Motors and dealer group Thurlow Nunn are to open a new Brand Centre in Milton Keynes next year.

With an investment of £5.5-million and creating 45 local jobs, the Towergate site on Groveway, Milton Keynes will include a showroom displaying 13 vehicles,

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Kia hopes to drive England Women to Ashes success

Kia Motors (UK) Limited has partnered with the England Women's Cricket team, providing the players with the all-new pro_cee'd GT during the Women's Ashes Series which runs until the end of August. The deal marks the first 'standalone' sponsorship arrangement

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Kia to unveils new concept at Frankfurt Motor Show 2013

Playful but gutsy, sturdy yet impish - Kia's dramatic new European concept to be unveiled at the IAA in Frankfurt on September 10, 2013 hints at a possible future B-segment contender ready to take on the urban environment with style and tenacity.

Accepting any

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Honda to build new automobile production plant in Brazil

Honda Automoveis do Brasil Ltda. (HAB), the Honda automobile production and sales subsidiary in Brazil, announced plans to build a new automobile production plant with annual production capacity of 120,000 units. The new plant is scheduled to become

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Skoda starts production of the new Octavia in India

The Skoda Octavia returns to India. First of the latest generation of Skoda's bestseller roll-off the production lines from the Indian plant in Aurangabad. The new Skoda Octavia boasts of great roominess, high functionality and incorporation of latest technology,

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Infiniti appoints Vincent Gillet as Vice-President, Marketing

Vincent Gillet has been appointed Vice-President, Marketing, for Infiniti, effective September 2013. In this global role, Gillet (41) will be based at the company's global headquarters in Hong Kong and report to Johan de Nysschen, President of Infiniti Motor Company, Ltd.

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Citroen UK recruites a new dealer partner in Knutsford, Cheshire

Citroen UK has recruited a new dealer partner, Mangoletsi (Holdings) Ltd., to operate its Sales, Service and Parts contracts in Knutsford, Cheshire. Mangoletsi, a family business with over 40 years' experience, is well known as the country's largest and longest established

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Honda to build new test course and mega solar system in Sakura, Japan

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced plans to build a new test course and mega solar system on its property in the city of Sakura in Tochigi prefecture, Japan.

In 2007 Honda initially announced its plan to build a large-scale test course featuring a high-speed circuit

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All-new Mini to make its world premiere at Oxford plant

A new era of driving excitement, in-car-infotainment and premium quality in the small car segment is drawing ever closer. The new Mini will be unveiled on November 18, 2013, 107 years to the day since the birth of the man who started an automobile revolution, Sir Alec

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Daimler appoints Heiko Gaiser as the new Head of Worldwide Transport Logistics

Heiko Gaiser is the new Head of Worldwide Transport Logistics Passenger Cars, Trucks, Vans and Buses. He is responsible for the Daimler transport networks, and in particular for planning and procurement.

He succeeds Dr. Holger Scherr, who has

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Lotus embarks on major recruitment drive

Lotus has announced that it is to create more than 100 new jobs, including a new intake to its revamped graduate programme.

The firm will recruit 45 specialist engineers and 40 manufacturing operatives, along with 18 graduates.

Lotus' recruitment drive follows a £100-million

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