Skoda UK appoints Jo Davis as Media Relations Manager

In a year that has already seen six new or facelifted Skodas launched, the PR team is set to be boosted by an exciting new addition as Jo Davis has been appointed Media Relations Manager. Jo will start her new role on September 9, 2013.

Jo joins the Skoda UK team following

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TMS announces newly appointed Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., announced the appointment of Ned Curic to the newly-created role of Vice-President and Chief Technology Officer. Curic reports to North American Chief Information Officer Zack Hicks.

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid

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Land Rover announces Ben and Laura as new brand ambassadors

Land Rover is to release exclusive films of equestrian champions, show jumper Ben Maher and dressage rider Laura Tomlinson, in celebration of their new roles as ambassadors for the brand.

They join Zara Phillips as Land Rover equestrian ambassadors and help cement the

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McLaren announces McLaren Utrecht as 18th retailer in Europe

McLaren Automotive continues to expand the retailer network throughout Europe with the appointment of McLaren Utrecht. Sports car specialists Louwman Exclusive become the official partner for the British brand, and the 18th retailer in the European

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Kay Segler to expand communications activities in Asia; Jochen Goller to Head Mini

As of October 1, 2013, Kay Segler (58) will be in-charge of expanding the BMW Group's communications activities in Asia. An expert in the Asian market, Kay Segler headed the sales organisation BMW Asia for several years and, in addition to his work for the BMW

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Mitsubishi Mirage awarded 4-star rating at Euro NCAP 2013 protocol test

Euro NCAP has released the result of its latest crash test campaign where Mitsubishi Motors' all-new Mirage was featured. Overall, Mirage achieved a very high 4-star rating (2013 protocol).

These are excellent results, better than those of Mirage direct competitors and consistent

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Mercedes-Benz posts strongest global August performance ever with 18.7 per cent growth

Last month, Mercedes-Benz sold 108,417 vehicles, which is more than in any other month of August to date. Since the start of the year, the brand grew its unit sales by 9.3 per cent, reaching a new record of 919,644 units. Thus Mercedes-Benz grows faster than any other

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BMW Motorrad globally delivers 83,890 units as August sales

BMW Motorrad once again achieved excellent sales figures in August 2013, delivering 7,708 units. Compared with the record month of August 2012 (previous year: 7,400 units) a further 4.2 per cent increase was achieved in the number of motorcycles and maxi-

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Volkswagen Ireland reports 13 per cent market share for the month in August sales

Volkswagen were once again the number one brand in Ireland in August, with 483 units or 13.06 per cent market share, just ahead of nearest rivals Skoda in second place. From a strong month in July, sales across the Industry showed promising signs with an increase

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Volvo Canada announces an increase of 17.8 per cent in August sales

Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. reported 437 new vehicle sales in August, an increase of 17.8 per cent over the same month last year. Last month also saw sales of certified pre-owned vehicles increase 16.9 per cent over August 2012.

The top sellers among new vehicles continue

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Audi India launches the new 177 hp Audi A4 @ Rs. 31.74 lakh

Audi introduced the powerful new 177 hp Audi A4 with Audi Drive Select. The car is priced at Rs. 3,174,000 (ex-showroom, Mumbai) and is available at all Audi dealerships across India.

"The Audi A4 has been Audi's longest and best selling sedan for close to 40 years

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