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Octo Telematics Announces Milestone of Four Million Worldwide Connected Users

Octo Telematics Announces Milestone of Four Million Worldwide Connected Users

Octo Telematics, the global leader in telematics for insurance companies and car makers, with 36 per cent of the market in terms of active UBI policies, announces that it has reached a milestone of four million connected users on the roads globally. ... Continue reading

Scania Has 170,000 Connected Vehicles

Scania Has 170,000 Connected Vehicles

Five years ago, Scania introduced connectivity as standard in the European markets. Today connected customers in more than 50 countries gain access to services in order to follow up and evaluate the performance of their vehicles. In 2015, almost 70,000 connected trucks and buses were added, and now the number of connec ... Continue reading

New Design and Advanced Technologies for Fourth-Generation Compact Kia Sportage

New Design and Advanced Technologies for Fourth-Generation Compact Kia Sportage

The all-new Kia Sportage – the fourth-generation of Kia’s globally-popular compact SUV – features an attractive, all-new interior and exterior design, a host of advanced new technology features and greater quality. Having made its global debut at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show, the all-new Sportage will ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Adds Even More Style and Value to 2016 Range

Volkswagen Adds Even More Style and Value to 2016 Range

Chic new Look up! trim added to city car roster Volkswagen CC GT and R-Line Black Edition models debut Stunning new Scirocco GTS special edition is available to order now WOLFSBURG -- January 25, 2016: Volkswagen is enhancing the appeal of more of its core models with the debut this month of a number of eye-catching sp ... Continue reading

ŠKODA Produces 18 Millionth Car

ŠKODA Produces 18 Millionth Car

The car – a ŠKODA Superb Estate in Candy-White – rolled off the production line at the firm’s Kvasiny plant in the Czech Republic. ŠKODA CEO Bernhard Maier, ŠKODA Board Member for Production Michael Oeljeklaus and the Chairman of the Trade Union KOVO, Jaroslav Povšík were there for the occasion. Visiting the fa ... Continue reading

Bentley Bentayga Makes European Market Debut Includes Bentayga News Library +VIDEO

Bentley Bentayga Makes European Market Debut Includes Bentayga News Library +VIDEO

Bentley Motors presented its new Bentayga for the first time in the Austrian Alps at the weekend and kicked off the official market-entry of the vehicle in Europe. The Bentayga’s first alpine public outing coincided with the famous ski-race in Kitzbühel, with the luxury SUV on display at the foot of the ‘S ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz USA Names Adam Chamberlain Vice President of Sales

Mercedes-Benz USA Names Adam Chamberlain Vice President of Sales

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) today announced the appointment of Adam Chamberlain to the position of vice president, sales, effective April 1, 2016. Chamberlain replaces Dietmar Exler who is now president and CEO for MBUSA. Chamberlain was previously sales director of passenger cars for Mercedes-Benz UK. In his new role, C ... Continue reading

Ferrari California T: Introducing the New HS Handling Option for an Even Sportier Driving Experience

Ferrari California T: Introducing the New HS Handling Option for an Even Sportier Driving Experience

The California T, Ferrari's immensely successful front-engined V8 model with retractable hard top and 2+ seating configuration, is now available with the brand-new Handling Speciale (HS) option. Clients the world over have been so impressed with the California T's ideal combination of performance and versatility that i ... Continue reading

Ambassador of France to the UK Takes Delivery of a Top of the Range, Low CO2 Peugeot 508 RXH

Ambassador of France to the UK Takes Delivery of a Top of the Range, Low CO2 Peugeot 508 RXH

Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom has taken delivery of a new PEUGEOT 508 RXH French Embassy car is for all official duties with the Ambassador of France to the United Kingdom The PEUGEOT 508 RXH is a range-topping, diesel-electric hybrid vehicle LONDON -- January 22, 2016: Her Excellency, Sylvie Bermann, the ... Continue reading

Glamor, Glory and Full Throttle in Monaco -- Global Stars Get a Feel for the Volkswagen Polo R WRC

Glamor, Glory and Full Throttle in Monaco -- Global Stars Get a Feel for the Volkswagen Polo R WRC

ŸNyqvist, Casiraghi, Helmer and Co. – stars enjoy taxi rides in the world championship-winning Polo ŸAround the Grand Prix circuit in Monaco: drifting with 318 HP ŸOgier, Latvala and Mikkelsen are probably the fastest hosts in the world WOLFSBURG -- January 21, 2016: Nobility, sporting personalities, acto ... Continue reading

Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine Named 2016 Luxury Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine Named 2016 Luxury Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal

The all-new Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine, the world’s first seven passenger plug-in hybrid SUV, has been named Green Car Journal’s 2016 Luxury Green Car of the Year. The XC90 T8 offers a combined 400 horsepower by way of a two-liter turbocharged and supercharged gas engine in front and an electric motor at the r ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Leads Automotive Manufacturing League Table

Jaguar Land Rover Leads Automotive Manufacturing League Table

Jaguar Land Rover becomes Britain’s largest automotive manufacturer Firm’s three UK manufacturing plants break the 500,000 production milestone in 2015 Company’s UK production output more than trebles since 2009 Growth is driven by unprecedented investment in new products and UK manufacturing plants to m ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Reveals First Glimpse of GT Concept +VIDEO

Vauxhall Reveals First Glimpse of GT Concept +VIDEO

Following last week’s intriguing film, Vauxhall shows more of Geneva Show car in new video LUTON/RUSSELSHEIM -- January 21, 2016: In an enticing prelude to the Geneva Show premiere of Vauxhall’s GT Concept, the company has released a second film that reveals more of the car’s design. In the clip, Dr. Kar ... Continue reading

Diesel Car -- Used Car of The Year Awards 2016

Diesel Car -- Used Car of The Year Awards 2016

DS 3 wins Diesel Car Used Car of the Year 2016 British-built Honda CR-V wins best 4x4 Ford wins two categories Toyota Prius grabs best Eco Car 2016 award Skoda Yeti and Octavia vRS both win accolades LONDON -- January 21, 2016: Just days after the announcement that 2015 was another great year for new car registrations, ... Continue reading

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