Hindustan Motors launches Mitsubishi dealership in Hisar

Hindustan Motors Ltd. (HM) launched its Mitsubishi range dealership in Hisar.

The authorized 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) dealership, Confident Automobile's showroom was inaugurated by Ashish Kaul, Head of Sales and Channel Expansion of HM's

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Ford announces senior leadership team changes

Ford Motor Company is announcing a series of changes within its senior leadership team to continue delivering the company's One Ford plan for profitable growth.

Tony Brown, Group Vice-President, Global Purchasing, has elected to retire. Capping a career spanning

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New Chief Investment Officer for GM Asset Management

Dhivya Suryadevara has been named Chief Investment Officer of GM Asset Management. Suryadevara was previously Managing Director of Investment Strategy and Fixed Income for GM Asset Management. She replaces Walter Borst, who recently announced his departure

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Rosie Puxley joins Kia Press Office Team

Kia Motors (UK) Limited are excited to welcome Rosie Puxley onto their Press Office Team to continue the brand's commitment to the successful 12 month student placement scheme.

Starting on July 15, Rosie will replace current placement student Kelly Ashbridge. Although

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Hertz and TomTom introduce NeverLost 5

Global car rental provider Hertz Corporation and TomTom have extended their business partnership to offer enhanced navigation solutions to Hertz customers across Europe by introducing the NeverLost 5 GPS system.

The NeverLost 5 portable system

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Mara Hoffman receives 'Mercedes-Benz Presents' title

Mara Hoffman, the designer known for her originality of designs and fearless approach to print and color, receives the distinguished title of 'Mercedes-Benz Presents' designer this season. Hoffman will showcase her collection alongside over thirty of the industry's most

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Simon Thomas to take over as Global Head of Marketing for Volkswagen Group AG

Simon Thomas, 53, will take over responsibility for Marketing for the Volkswagen Group and the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand from September 1, 2013. He succeeds Jurgen Stackmann, 51, who became Chairman of Seat S.A. on May 1, 2013. In his

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Mercedes-Benz UK announces Andy Williamson, Chief Financial Officer to move to Daimler Group services Madrid

With effect from October 1, 2013, Andy Williamson, Chief Financial Officer, Mercedes-Benz UK will be continuing to develop his career within Daimler as the Director of Shared Services International and Head of the Daimler Group Services Madrid S.A.

Andy

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Nickelodeon and Toyota create SpongeBob SquarePants-Inspired 2014 Toyota Highlander

Nickelodeon and Toyota are making this the best summer ever for SpongeBob fans with the creation of the first SpongeBob SquarePants-inspired vehicle. The SpongeBob 2014 Toyota Highlander will feature a custom SpongeBob-themed exterior and an interior design

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Nissan announces new Mobility Assist Program for new vehicles

Nissan announced the introduction of Nissan Mobility Assist, which aims to support the mobility needs of physically disabled customers. Nissan will offer up to a $1,000 reimbursement to have qualifying adaptive equipment installed on new Nissan vehicles to

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First 'steer-by-wire' Infiniti Q50 brings car steering into the 21st century

Drivers of Infiniti's all-new mid-size premium car will be the first to benefit from electronic steer-by-wire technology, inspired by latest jet aircraft technology, when the Q50 hits the roads later in 2013.

Direct Adaptive Steering, standard on certain models in the

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Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia reaches one-million US-built vehicles milestone

Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) celebrated the one-millionth vehicle - a snow white pearl 2014 Sorento SXL - rolled-off the assembly line at the West Point, Ga. automobile manufacturing facility.

Representing an initial investment of $1-billion, mass production

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Bentley trainees raise nearly £9,000 for Crewe-based charities

A group of trainees from Bentley Motors have successfully donated both time and money to a number of special projects for Crewe-based charities over the last 12 months.

The industrial placement students, apprentices and graduates have collectively raised

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Renault Retail Group appoints Len Curran as Director, European Operations

Renault Retail Group (RRG), Renault's wholly owned distribution network, has appointed Len Curran as Director, European Operations.

Len will take control of RRG's, Renault, Nissan and Dacia sites in Europe. The region covers 85 sites across 12 countries

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Opel/Vauxhall to produce Mokka in GM's Zaragoza (Spain) plant in 2014

Production of the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka is coming to Europe. GM's plant in Zaragoza (Spain) will start producing the successful small SUV in the second half of 2014. GM and Opel/Vauxhall leadership made this joint decision because of the high demand for the vehicle

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Top 4 most advanced cars today...

How do you define the most advanced cars available? Some can be praised due to their hybrid engine technology and fuel efficiency, while others combine a wide range of different features to provide high-tech driving. From luxury models through to electric cars, it's

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Volkswagen's 313 mpg car XL1 makes UK debut

Volkswagen's futuristic XL1, the world's most fuel-efficient production hybrid car, took to the streets of the London.

The two-seat diesel-electric hybrid, which achieves a fuel consumption figure of 313 mpg while emitting just 21 g/km of carbon dioxide, turned heads

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Brammo joins forces with Foothills Motorcycles in Colorado

Brammo Inc., a global leader in the electric vehicle industry, announced that Foothills Motorcycles have signed an agreement to become a Brammo authorized dealer and service center in Colorado.

"Foothills Motorcycles is Colorado's largest BMW/Triumph dealer

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Volkswagen Group globally deliveries 4.70-million vehicles in first half year

The Volkswagen Group grew vehicle deliveries in the first half of 2013, handing over a total of 4.70- (January-June 2012: 4.45; +5.5 per cent)* million vehicles to customers worldwide from January to June. Deliveries in the month of June were slightly up at 827,800

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Renault Group international sales grows 4.3 per cent in first-half 2013

Renault Group international sales grew 4.3 per cent in first-half 2013, reaching a record level. That increase nonetheless failed to offset a 7.3 per cent fall in Group sales in Europe, where the market continued to deteriorate, down 6.7 per cent.

Group sales, totaling 1.3-million

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Skoda delivers 464,600 vehicles globally in the first-half of 2013; new record for June

Skoda achieved sales of 87,400 cars in June - slightly more than the June 2012 figures, making it a new record for this sales month. At the same time, June 2013 was the second best sales month in Skoda's corporate history ever. In June, Skoda once again outgrew the overall

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles records 23 per cent growth in half-year sales in UK

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has recorded its best ever half-year sales performance in the UK. A total of 18,782 vehicles were registered to the end of June, representing a 23 per cent increase in sales compared to the 15,269 registrations over the same period last year.

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Montesa Honda to return to UK with new 2014 Cota 4RT models

The long-awaited, new-for-2014 Montesa Honda Cota 4RT - a model that will be sold in two versions, the 4RT260 and the 4RT260 Factory - was unveiled at the latest round of the Trial World Championship in Barzio, Italy. Following this, Honda (UK) confirmed that both

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Jaguar Land Rover sells 210,190 vehicles globally in the first-half of 2013, up 14 per cent

Jaguar Land Rover has sold 210,190 vehicles during the first six months of 2013, an increase of 14 per cent versus the same period last year. This result was supported by a positive performance in June with sales up 7 per cent globally.

June year-to-date sales were up for

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Frederic Croccel becomes Head of External Communications of Renault Group

Frederic Croccel has been appointed Head of External Communications of the Renault Group from July 1. He will report to Florence de Goldfiem, Corporate Communications Director.

A former journalist with the written press, Frederic Croccel has held several management

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Toyota donates $50,000 to help victims affected by Arizona fire

Toyota announced a $50,000 donation, to be divided between the 100 Club of Arizona and the Yarnell (Ariz.) Community Center, to aid and support families of the 19 firefighters who lost their lives and the families who lost their homes in the recent Arizona fire.

"On

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Bentley Motors reports 9 per cent growth in global deliveries in first half

Bentley Motors continues its successful performance as the company announces global deliveries to customers have grown by nine per cent (4,279 cars) against the first six months of 2012 (3,929 cars).

Growth in Bentley's largest market, the US, was key, as was

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HMIF inaugurates 'Automobile Servicing Training Centre' at Government ITI, Ulundurpet

Hyundai Motor India Foundation inaugurated an 'Automobile Servicing Training Centre' at Government ITI, Ulundurpet as per the MoU between the foundation and the Management Committee of Government ITI, Ulundurpet to set up a state of the art Training Centre with

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Porsche India appoints official dealer in Kochi

Porsche India has appointed EVM Premium Cars India Pvt. Ltd. as its eighth dealer in India and the first in the state of Kerala. This appointment marks another addition to the rapidly growing Porsche network, since the relaunch of its retail operations in India last year.

With

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Honda welcomes latest new member to its CRF family

Following the Supermoto-inspired CRF250M, Honda announced the introduction of another new member of its CRF family - the CRF125F.

Featuring a low-maintenance air-cooled engine with strong bottom-end torque, manual four-speed gearbox

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Mini celebrates 50th anniversary of Cooper S with a special edition

Mini introduces the Mini Cooper Monte Carlo: a super complete Mini Cooper S in honor of the 50th anniversary of Cooper S. In the early years of the Mini small fast crowd favorite won no less than three times the Rallye Monte Carlo.

The Mini Cooper Monte Carlo

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Nissan to add quick chargers at more than 100 US Leaf-certified dealerships

In an effort to speed the expansion of electric vehicle charging and build consumer awareness of the capability of the all-electric Nissan Leaf, Nissan will support installation of more than 100 DC quick chargers at Leaf-certified dealers in 21 key markets nationwide.

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Polaris India bags first commercial order in India

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. has bagged its first commercial order in India from Gujarat Police. The order was given by Gujarat Government for its model RZR S 800.

RZR S 800 is specifically designed to take on off-road terrain. It has a 760 cc twin-cylinder engine that puts out 54 bhp.

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Skoda celebrates one-million production success with Shanghai Volkswagen

 Shanghai Volkswagen plant produced its one-millionth Skoda car since 2007, a white 1.6 l Skoda Rapid. In the years ahead, Skoda intends to grow further in its strongest sales market, expanding its model range produced in the country from a current three to

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GM Korea first in customer satisfaction with service

GM Korea earned the highest score among automakers in the 2013 Korean Service Quality Index study conducted by Korea Management Association Consulting.

The study assesses customer satisfaction in 11 categories - dealership environment, reception, attire and

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 2.91-million vehicles worldwide in period to June

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.91- (January-June 2012: 2.79; +4.4 per cent) million vehicles worldwide in the first half of the year. The brand handed over 501,000 (June 2012: 498,600; +0.5 per cent) vehicles to customers in the month of June.

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Honda announces senior moves in UK management team

Honda (UK) has announced a number of senior moves to strengthen its management team as the company sets out to transform its business operations.

Effective immediately, Leon Brannan, formerly Head of Aftersales becomes Head of Car, succeeding Phil

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Mini to stage record-breaking parade 'Across the Mack' in Michigan

Mini owners from all across the country are being invited to help make history on August 3, by taking part in the world's largest-ever parade of Minis and establish a new Guinness World Record.

Michigan dealer Mini of Grand Rapids, together with Mini USA, are

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Skoda UK reports most successful first half sales in its history

Skoda UK has enjoyed the most successful six months in its history with more than 32,000 registrations. Skoda's best-selling model in the UK continues to be the Fabia, with total registrations for the first six months of 11,657. The Fabia is followed by multi-award-winning

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Honda scores 200th Indy Car victory

Honda celebrated its milestone 200th Indy Car win in emphatic style with a podium clean sweep in Pocono Indycar 400. The race was also a triumph for Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Scott Dixon leading team-mates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti past the

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Visteon's e-Bee concept makes its Japanese debut

Visteon Corporation is showcasing its e-Bee vehicle concept - representing the global automotive supplier's vision of mobility in the year 2020 - to customers and media in Japan as part of an Asia tour for the highly acclaimed vehicle.

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Skoda India launches special edition of Rapid Leisure @ Rs 7.79 lakh

Skoda Auto India introduced the Rapid Leisure, a special edition of its successful entry level sedan - Rapid. The new Rapid Leisure priced at Rs. 7.79 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) will feature a special badging and host of value additions, giving its customers a leisurely

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Nissan India launches sporty Micra Active and premium new Micra

Nissan announced the launch of New Nissan Micra, with sports bold, energetic exterior and premium interiors. Also shared the centre stage is Micra Active, which is a spacious hatchback offering quality and functionality at a competitive price.

New Micra is

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Infiniti announces new Head of Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Infiniti has announced a new Head of Marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Dublin-born Orna Conway takes over at an important time for the brand, with the countdown under way to the September launch of the all-new Infiniti Q50 mid-size premium sedan, and

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Skoda produces 11-millionth engine of its history

Skoda built the eleven-millionth engine in its corporate history - a 1.4 TSI motor of the model series EA211. Engines have been built in Mlada Boleslav since the year 1899 - first for motorcycles and,

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BMW Group reports highest global sales ever in first six months

BMW Group achieved its highest sales for the first six months of the year, with a total of 954,521 vehicles delivered worldwide, an increase of 6 per cent over the same period last year (prev. yr. 900,566). Sales in June also reached an all-time high with 184,489 vehicles

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Audi AG achieves best first half-year global sales in company history

Audi AG posted its best first half-year sales total in the company's history due year-on-year growth of 6.4 per cent. Worldwide, the company handed over some 780,500 cars to customers in the first six months. Audi deliveries in June rose again to around 140,300

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Juho Hanninen named as Hyundai Motorsport driver

Hyundai Motorsport has announced Finnish driver Juho Hanninen as one of the team's test drivers for 2013, ending weeks of speculation over the mystery man behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20 WRC in May.

Hyundai Motorsport has been building up its new operation from scratch

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Seat reports growth of 18.6 per cent in half-year sales of UK

Seat is celebrating an astonishing first half of 2013, with half-year UK sales figures that put the company well on course to smash its yearly sales record.

The 22,752 Seat cars registered between January and June 2013, according to SMMT figures just published, are a half-

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BMW appoints Federico Izzo as new Sales & Brand Manager for Mini Italy

Federico Izzo, 40, graduated in Law at the University La Sapienza in Rome, Italy joined the BMW Group in 2007, where he held the position of Area Manager for the South of Italy.

From 2010 to date has gained important experience in BMW Group Austria, initially assuming the

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