Rolls-Royce Motor Cars chooses Queensland's Gold Coast as location for third Australian showroom

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' third showroom in Australia, based in Gold Coast, Queensland, was inaugurated by the marque's CEO Torsten Müller-Ötvös. He was joined at an exclusive evening event to open Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Queensland’s new showroom by Paul

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First all-new Ford Mondeo Hybrids leave the assembly line

Ford has started production of its all-new Ford Mondeo Hybrid - the first hybrid electric car built and sold by Ford in Europe.

The Mondeo Hybrid combines a specially-developed 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electric motor and 1.4 kWh lithium-ion battery for 67.3 mpg (combined),

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Toyota reveals next-generation integrated safety technology

Toyota has revealed some of the smart new technologies and systems it will be featuring in future models to make driving safer. True to the company's Integrated Safety Management Concept, these have been designed from the start to work together to help cut

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Seat recruits 150 more employees at Martorell plant

Seat is currently experiencing a moment of significant growth and is poised to employ 150 new employees recruited through temporary work agencies to meet increasing demand at the Martorell factory. These workers will be joining the company with a new contract

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Renault-Nissan Alliance sells its 200,000th electric vehicle

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold its 200,000th electric vehicle and has a leading 58 per cent market share for zero-emission cars.

Together, Renault and Nissan EVs have driven approximately 4-billion zero-emission kilometers - enough to circle the earth 100,000 times.

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Justin Pearce joins the Aston Martin Works as General Sales Manager

Aston Martin Works is boosting the size of its new and pre-owned sales team as it both responds to a growth in business and prepares for a busy 60th anniversary year in 2015.

Leading the line in the expanded Aston Martin Works sales force is Justin Pearce, who

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Dr. Wilm Herlyn new Member of the Daimler Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility

Dr. Wilm Herlyn, former Editor-in-Chief of the German news agency dpa, is a new a member of the Daimler AG Advisory Board for Integrity and Corporate Responsibility. The renowned journalist has worked in a diverse range of functions at the newspaper Die Welt,

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Hyundai India contributes Rs. 2 crore to Prime Minister's National Relief Fund

Hyundai Motor India contributed Rs. 2 crore to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund to support rescue, relief and rehabilitation operations for the people affected by the natural calamities in various parts of the country.

The contribution is intended to provide rehabilitation

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Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Lewis Hamilton is the new Formula 1 world champion

A triumphant end to the 2014 Formula 1 season for Mercedes-Benz as Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Lewis Hamilton wins the concluding race of the campaign at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi to take the Formula 1 world championship title for the second time in

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Sergio Perez continues with Sahara Force India with multi-year contract

Sahara Force India confirmed that Sergio Perez has extended his contract to continue racing with the team for 2015 and beyond.

The 24-year-old Mexican joined the team at the start of 2014 and enjoyed immediate success with a podium finish in only his third

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General Motors invests US$ 200-million in two Michigan plants

General Motors will invest US$ 200-million in its Orion Assembly and Pontiac Metal Center plants to prepare for a future vehicle program.

Orion will receive US$ 160-million for tooling and equipment, and Pontiac will receive US$ 40-million for new dies. These investments

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