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8,176 Original Minis Driving Around British Roads

8,176 Original Minis Driving Around British Roads

There are still 8,176 original Minis driving around British roads whereas its unloved replacement, the Mini Metro sold under the Austin and Rover brands, has fared less well with just 3,262 left despite being produced later on. According to WeLoveAnyCar.com, there are 34 different Austin Mini models remaining on UK roa ... Continue reading

Axalta receives Best Employer in Russia Award from Human Resources Russian Association

Axalta receives Best Employer in Russia Award from Human Resources Russian Association

Axalta Coating Systems has received the Best Employer in Russia award from the Russian Business Captains Association at the annual Human Resources Ceremony held in Moscow in May 2014. The judging panel, made up of a team of experts from leading consulting companies and human resource experts, chose Axalta in Russia fro ... Continue reading

Dassault Systèmes Acquires SIMPACK

Dassault Systèmes Acquires SIMPACK

Expands 3DEXPERIENCE Platform with Leading Multi-Body Simulation Solutions to Accelerate End-to-End Development of Advanced Systems “Consumers expect automobiles, aircraft, and nearly all products to continually get smarter, safer, faster, quieter, and more efficient. This means companies need to do more than engi ... Continue reading

Ford is Supplying 1,120 Cars to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Ford is Supplying 1,120 Cars to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Brentwood, Essex, 11 July 2014 – Ford, the Official Automotive Partner of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, today named the first athlete ambassadors who will be supporting its newly-launched #PlayYourPart campaign. The team includes London 2012 Great Britain Olympian and Team Scotland swimmer, Hannah Miley; Ka ... Continue reading

Hyundai Motor's ix35 Fuel Cell Undertakes Record Hydrogen Powered Drive

Hyundai Motor's ix35 Fuel Cell Undertakes Record Hydrogen Powered Drive

Independent test achieves longest journey on single tank of hydrogen ix35 Fuel Cell travels from Oslo to Malmö – a distance of 700 kilometres World’s first mass-produced fuel cell car continues to demonstrate the future of sustainable mobility Offenbach, 11 July 2014 -- Hyundai Motor’s ix35 Fuel Cell ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Begins First UK Cinema Ad Campaign

Mitsubishi Begins First UK Cinema Ad Campaign

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has partnered with Digital Cinema Media (DCM) to target audiences in UK cinemas for the first time, using DCM’s new geo-location ability in the biggest localised end-frame campaign to date. Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is using cinema for the first time to reach a large, highly engaged a ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi continues to strengthen its positions in Europe

Mitsubishi continues to strengthen its positions in Europe

Six months into this milestone year of 2014 (40 years of official presence + return to profit for fiscal year 2013 in the region), Mitsubishi Motors continues to strengthen its positions in Europe with a (retail) sales increase of 23%[1] Positive Trend The combination of a gradual economic recovery in several European ... Continue reading

Uk Built Vauxhall Vivaro Embarks on Transcontinental Expedition

Uk Built Vauxhall Vivaro Embarks on Transcontinental Expedition

12,000 mile trip across two continents and 17 countries Fundraiser for Help for Heroes with three former soldiers participating All-new Vivaro available now priced from £17,995 LUTON, UK -- uly 11, 2014: Vauxhall’s all-new British-built Vivaro embarked on a 12,000 mile road trip across Europe and Asia, starting ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Celebrates 60 Years in the UK with a Transporter Sportline 60 Special Edition

Volkswagen Celebrates 60 Years in the UK with a Transporter Sportline 60 Special Edition

High levels of equipment with 18-inch alloys and rear parking camera Fitting tribute to six decades of Transporter success in the UK Available in panel van and Kombi forms, SWB and LWB Retail prices start from £29,940 (ex. VAT) Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is celebrating 60 years of the Transporter in the UK with ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Donating 1,000 Euro to the UNESCO Foundation for Each Goal Scored by its Partner Teams in Brazil

Volkswagen Donating 1,000 Euro to the UNESCO Foundation for Each Goal Scored by its Partner Teams in Brazil

Total donation for Professional Training Centre in Nabelin, Burkina Faso already 43,000 Euro Wolfsburg, July 11, 2014: As the partner of six national soccer teams, the Volkswagen brand is donating 1,000 Euro for each goal scored by its partner teams in Brazil to the UNESCO Foundation – Education for Children in Ne ... Continue reading

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