3,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro Euro VI delivered

The Mercedes-Benz Citaro is celebrating a key milestone at the ONC new bus centre in Mannheim - almost eight months to the day after the delivery of the 1,000th Citaro Euro VI and only 11 months after the introduction of the relevant statutory requirement, the 3,000th

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The Rolls-Royce Maharaja Phantom Drophead Coupe arrives in Dubai

The Rolls-Royce Maharaja Phantom Drophead Coupe, a one-of-a-kind bespoke vehicle created exclusively for customers in Dubai, was unveiled at an Indian-themed evening event held in celebration of the car's arrival at the AGMC Rolls-Royce showroom.

Inspired by the Golden

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Fiat Brand North America and Vans expand partnership

Fiat Brand North America and Vans are expanding their partnership this year to include activities during the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii and the Los Angeles Auto Show.

At the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Vans will fill a Fiat 500L with its shoes and offer beachgoers,

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Cadillac introduces all-new ATS-V.R Race Car

The next generation of Cadillac's V-series elite, high-performance cars began with the introduction of an all-new race car, the Cadillac ATS-V.R. Set to begin competition in 2015, Cadillac debuted the new race car at the Circuit of the Americas, one of country's preeminent

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HMFCL-Mitsubishi Motors launch Pajero Sport's automatic variant @ Rs. 23.55 lakh

Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Limited (HMFCL)-Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) added new muscle to their robust SUV range by launching the much awaited automatic variant of Pajero Sport. The all new Pajero Sport is now available in 4x4 manual transmission

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BMW partners as main sponsor of the FIBT Bob & Skeleton World Cup

BMW is a strong winter sports partner. As of this season, BMW is extending its commitment by entering into a partnership with the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (FIBT). BMW will also be the 'Official Main Sponsor of the Viessmann FIBT World Cup', 'Official

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Volkswagen celebrates foundation stone ceremony for new plant in Poland

Volkswagen laid the foundation stone for the new plant in Wrzesnia near Poznan in the presence of representatives from the Volkswagen Group, the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand and guests from the Polish government and local authorities. Here is

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Honda Cars India inaugurates its 200th dealership

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) announced the opening of its 200th dealership in India with the inauguration of Metro Honda in Secunderabad. The state-of-art dealership, Metro Honda, was inaugurated by Hironori Kanayama, President & CEO,

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Volvo Car's Daqing plant to become one of the China's most advanced car plants

Volvo Cars underlined its long-term commitment to China by significantly expanding its manufacturing facility in Daqing, China. The company will use its Daqing plant to make the most innovative vehicles in its product range, which are based on its Scalable Product

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Mercedes-Benz expands brand world and introduces new nomenclature

The Mercedes-Benz brand continues its dynamic progress. Two new arrivals in the Mercedes-Benz brand world were introduced in Sindelfingen by Ola Kallenius, member of the Divisional Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Cars responsible for Marketing & Sales, and

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Ford supports 'Your Life' campaign and names winner of new Ford Prize

Ford is one of eight main corporate sponsors of the Your Life campaign - a three-year initiative to encourage young adults in the UK to build the maths and science skills needed to succeed in the current competitive global economy. At the launch, Ford also announced the

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Emma Butcher appointed to new communications role at SMMT

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) announced the appointment of Emma Butcher as Senior Media Manager.

Emma has a wide range of experience in the automotive industry and is well-known to many in the automotive world from her previous roles

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Honda to inaugurate the third motorcycle production plant in Vietnam

Honda Vietnam Co., Ltd., a Honda motorcycle and automobile sales and production joint-venture in Vietnam, held an inauguration ceremony of the third motorcycle production plant in Ha Nam Province. Vice Prime Minister of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam Hoang Trung Hai and

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BMW Group's global October sales achieves 11.1 per cent growth

Demand for BMW Group vehicles increased in October with global sales for the month higher than ever before. A total of 184,297 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles were delivered worldwide (previous year: 165,854/+11.1 per cent). In the first ten months of the year,

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GKN produces world's first two-speed eAxle for Hybrids and EVs

GKN has produced the industry's first two-speed eAxle. The technology has entered production on the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car.

"GKN's customers aren't just looking to make their next car more efficient; they want to create new driving experiences. Our expertise in driveline

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Renault Foundation forges three new academic partnerships in Algeria

The Renault Group actively contributes to the economic development of the countries in which the company leads its industrial and commercial activities by offering higher education opportunities through its Foundation.

The Renault Foundation develops

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Volvo Cars starts XC60 production in China

Volvo Cars has started production of its bestselling XC60 crossover at its plant in Chengdu, expanding its production in China on the back of strong sales growth.

The Volvo XC60 is the second model to be produced in Chengdu after the plant started production of the Volvo

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Ford announces senior leadership team changes under One Ford plan

Ford Motor Company announced a series of changes in its senior leadership team as it continues to deliver the company's One Ford plan for profitable growth.

Jim Farley is appointed Executive Vice-President and President of Europe, Middle East and Africa. In parallel,

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Mazda North American Operations announces new appointments

Mazda North American Operations (MNAO) announces that Blase De Leo has been named to the newly-created role of Regional Director, Eastern US. The move also includes two more employee promotions in both the Northeast and Southeast regions.

In his new

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BMW unveils its Lifestyle Collections

BMW has a long tradition of combining high-tech innovation with stunning, emotional design. This combination also comes to the fore in the new BMW Lifestyle Collections. The four different product families - sophisticated, classic, sporty and elegant - catch the

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Hyundai-Rockar launches world's first digital retail experience

Hyundai Motor and digital retailer, Rockar unveiled the world's first digital automotive retail experience - Rockar Hyundai.

Rockar Hyundai is an innovative approach to new car buying which meets the needs of modern shoppers who are comfortable with

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Jaguar Land Rover launches cutting-edge education centre

Jaguar Land Rover welcomed Rt. Hon Dr. Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills to open its cutting-edge Education Business Partnership Centre (EBPC).

The Education Centre, located at Jaguar Land Rover's Castle Bromwich

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Simon Branney joins Honda UK team as PR Communications Manager

Honda UK has brought in Simon Branney as PR Communications Manager as the automotive giant plans for a busy 2015.

Simon joins from an Account Director role at Nobull Communications where he ran the motoring side of the business, focusing on b2b marcomms

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars arrives in Kazakhstan

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Almaty, the super luxury marque's first showroom in Central Asia, has opened in Kazakhstan. Located in Almaty, the new facility will be under the management of Astana Motors, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars' appointed dealer and representative

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Infiniti starts local production in China

Infiniti starts local production in China at the Xiangyang Plant in Hubei Province, as the first Infiniti Q50L officially rolls-off the assembly line. The long-wheelbase version of the Q50 premium sports saloon is Infiniti's first localised model in China dedicated to Chinese

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Navistar announces new leadership team and organization structure

Navistar, Inc. announced it is restructuring its senior leadership team by giving three executives additional responsibilities. The company also announced that Jack Allen, 56, the company's Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) since

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Tesla opens Birmingham store and adds more superchargers across the UK

Tesla has opened a new store and service centre in the UK. A five-minute drive from A45 and A38, the new location features a Model S design studio, a four-bay service area and a purpose-built delivery bay.

The Tesla Birmingham retail and service centre is Tesla's fourth UK

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Seat reveals world's first fabric car constructed from lace

Seat unveiled the world's first fabric car, constructed entirely of lace, with jewel trim embellishment. Celebrating the UK availability of its Seat Mii by Mango city car, the fashion-inspired full size replica was designed and constructed in London over a period of three days.

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Bentley crafts new global customer environment, opens CW1 House

Bentley unveils the blueprint for its new global corporate identity, with the official opening of CW1 House - a purpose-built flagship showroom concept at the company's headquarters in Crewe.

The striking new design will be rolled-out across Bentley's global dealer

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JLR launches 2015 Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign

Jaguar Land Rover launches its 2015 Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign. The company is looking for up to 200 new recruits to join the 620-strong group currently undertaking the scheme across its six UK sites. Jaguar Land Rover currently accounts for approximately

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New Pulsar is third Nissan to gain maximum Euro NCAP score in 2014

Nissan has strengthened its credentials as a brand you can trust to offer the highest leaves of safety, following another five-star star rating by independent testing organisation Euro NCAP. The Pulsar's rating makes a hat-trick of five-star ratings for the brand, coming

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Tesla Model S achieves Euro NCAP 5-star safety rating

Tesla Model S has received a 5-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP).

Model S is one of just a few cars to have ever achieved a 5-star safety rating from both Euro NCAP and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Five stars for new Skoda Fabia in Euro NCAP crash tests

The new Skoda Fabia has been awarded the maximum five-star rating in the Euro NCAP crash tests. The outstanding test results underline the high-level safety of the new small car from Skoda which is going to be launched on the first European markets in the next

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McLaren Automotive appoints Senior PR Manager for the Americas

McLaren Automotive is strengthening its global communications team with the appointment of John Paolo (JP) Canton as Senior Public Relations Manager for North America. Canton will be based out of McLaren Automotive North America's headquarters in New

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Xavier Peugeot appointed Director of Product Planning for Citroen

From November 3, 2014, Xavier Peugeot becomes Director of Product Planning for Citroen, reporting directly to Linda Jackson, CEO of the Citroen brand.

Xavier, aged 50, holds a master's degree in management from the Sorbonne and a post-graduate diploma from Dauphine

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Daimler opens its new Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Centre in China

Daimler Greater China opened its new Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Centre in China and extended its local RD network. In future 500 highly qualified engineeres and designers will be working for Mercedes-Benz's new R&D site. In total, about 865-million

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Two-millionth Nissan Qashqai rolls-off the line in Sunderland

The Nissan Qashqai has once again made automotive history after production at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, UK passed two-million units in record time.

"The Nissan Qashqai goes from strength to strength as the original and best-selling Crossover

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Porsche replaces lock bracket on 4,428 two-door cars worldwide

As a precautionary measure, Porsche is replacing the lock bracket on the front lid of 4428 two-door sports cars worldwide. This is because for some vehicles of the 911 Carrera, Boxster and Cayman model series it is not possible to guarantee that the bracket meets the specifications

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Volvo Cars' global sales up 12.6 per cent, growth in China, Europe and US

Volvo Cars posted a 16th consecutive month of retail sales growth in October, with China, Europe and the United States all recording a sales increase compared to October 2013.

China, Volvo Cars' largest market, reported October sales of 6,917 cars, up 36 per cent versus

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Kia Motors America announces 7.4 per cent growth in October sales

Kia Motors America (KMA) announced record October sales of 44,694 units, led by high demand for the US-built* Optima midsize sedan and the iconic Soul with 11,840 and 10,685 vehicles sold, respectively.

"Declining gas prices are bringing a steady supply of customers into the market,

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Chrysler Group LLC reports October 2014 US sales increased 22 per cent

Chrysler Group LLC reported US sales of 170,480 units, a 22 per cent increase compared with sales in October 2013 (140,083 units), and the group's best October sales since 2001.

The Chrysler, Jeep, Ram Truck and Fiat brands each posted year-over-year sales

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General Motors posts its best US October sales Since 2007

General Motors Co. dealers delivered 226,819 vehicles in the United States in October for the company's best October sales in seven years. Chevrolet sales were up year over year on the strength of the Silverado, Cruze, Traverse and Equinox, and Buick had its best

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Subaru of America reports best October ever

Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) reported a 25 per cent sales increase for October 2014, resulting in an October sales record. The company sold 43,012 vehicles in October 2014 versus 34,483 in October 2013.

Year-to-date sales increased 20 per cent with 418,497

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Ford Fusion, Escape, Explorer, Transit Connect post record sales; Lincoln has best October

Ford Motor Company US sales totaled 188,654 vehicles  in October, down 2 per cent from a year ago. Daily rental business declined 13 per cent, while government and commercial sales were up 4 and 18 per cent, respectively.

Overall sales declines were expected and

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Honda Cars India clocks 18 per cent sales growth in October 2014

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) registered monthly domestic sales of 13,242 units in October 2014 witnessing a growth of 18 per cent. The company sold 11,214 units in the corresponding month last year.

The company also achieved the milestone of crossing 1 lakh units

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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India records 103 per cent growth in October sales

For the first time Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) two-wheeler retail sales breached the psychological 500,000 mark in October with 5.4 lakh unit retails across India.

"This was our first festive season as Only Honda. We posted a phenomenal

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Hyundai India sales up by 11.5 per cent

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) registered the domestic sales of 38,010 units and exports of 18,000 units with cumulative sales of 56,010 units for the month of October 2014.

"Hyundai volumes grew by 9 per cent over last month with significant increase in sales of

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New Progress Suzuki dealership opens its doors on Garrard Way in Kettering

Suzuki (GB) PLC announced the opening of the new Progress Suzuki showroom on Garrard Way in the heart of Kettering, its 150th new car sales dealership in the UK. The unveiling of the latest retail location follows the recent acquisition of the existing Co-op Motors

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Tata Motors October sales at 42,819 vehicles, 17 per cent down

Tata Motors' total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in October 2014 were 42,819 vehicles, a decline of 17 per cent over 51,638 vehicles sold in October 2013. The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles

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Mercedes-AMG and MV Agusta announce cooperation

Mercedes-AMG of the Daimler AG and the motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta have signed a cooperation agreement on a long-term partnership. Cooperation between the two high-end brands with long traditions and histories will include the area of marketing

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