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Fleet Demand For Mazda3 In The Fast Lane

Fleet Demand For Mazda3 In The Fast Lane

Fleet demand for Mazda3 is soaring with the fuel-saving CO2 emission-friendly 1.6 109ps diesel leading the way. ... Continue reading

Alfa Celebrates Winning the First Ever F1 European Championship Race At Silverstone

Alfa Celebrates Winning the First Ever F1 European Championship Race At Silverstone

Sixty years ago this week (13th May), Alfa Romeo completed an historic 1-2-3 finish at the first ever Formula One European Championship race, which was held at Silverstone motor racing circuit. ... Continue reading

Celebrating 60 Years Of Seat

Celebrating 60 Years Of Seat

¡Feliz cumpleaños SEAT! Or, to put it another way, happy birthday SEAT! The Spanish car maker is, this month, celebrating a big milestone in its history as it turns 60. ... Continue reading

Subaru Develops 'New Eyesight' Safety Device

Subaru Develops 'New Eyesight' Safety Device

Subaru has completed development of its 'New EyeSight' driving assist system - a unique active safety device that uses camera technology to help drivers avoid collisions. ... Continue reading

Toyota And Britain Lead Europe In Hybrid Vehicle Production

Toyota And Britain Lead Europe In Hybrid Vehicle Production

The British car industry reaches a landmark this month with the start of production of the Auris Hybrid by Toyota Manufacturing UK (TMUK), the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle to be built in Europe ... Continue reading

Land Rover News Bulletin - 10 May 2010

Land Rover News Bulletin - 10 May 2010

The positive sales trend continues for Land Rover globally with sales up 29.7% for April and 35.2% year to date. Land Rover UK sees its eighth consecutive month of improvement up 54% for April and 61% year to date, ahead of the rest of the sector. ... Continue reading

Skoda Superb Triumphs At Diesel Car Awards

Skoda Superb Triumphs At Diesel Car Awards

The Skoda Superb has been named in the Diesel Car magazine's annual Car of the Year awards 2010, taking the top spot in two categories. ... Continue reading

"Automated Driving" - a New Proving Method for State-of-the-Art Safety Systems at Mercedes-Benz

"Automated Driving" - a New Proving Method for State-of-the-Art Safety Systems at Mercedes-Benz

With an eye on future generations of driver assistance systems, Mercedes-Benz is the first vehicle maker worldwide to introduce an innovative proving method into its test driving portfolio - safety-critical driving manoeuvres that cannot be precisely reproduced by human drivers are now being handled by autopilot on clo ... Continue reading

New Engine for Elise, Updates Across Range

New Engine for Elise, Updates Across Range

The Lotus Elise and Exige will sport an evolutionary new look for 2011, with the introduction of face-lifted variants of both models complementing the price-revised Lotus range. ... Continue reading

Suzuki: Start Your Senses - Kizashi Has Arrived

Suzuki: Start Your Senses - Kizashi Has Arrived

Suzuki has lifted the benchmark for medium sized cars in Australia with the release of its exciting new Kizashi sedan. ... Continue reading

Museum Porsches to Pit Stop at Shannons S&M Spectacular

Museum Porsches to Pit Stop at Shannons S&M Spectacular

Two of Porsche's most famous long-distance race-winning cars will make a high profile pit stop at the Shannons Sports & Muscle Car Spectacular at Queensland Raceway on June 26-27. ... Continue reading

Charles Warner and David Viano Earn SAE International Arnold W. Siegel Transportation Safety Award

Charles Warner and David Viano Earn SAE International Arnold W. Siegel Transportation Safety Award

WARRENDALE, Pa., May 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The late Charles Y. Warner, former senior engineer with Collision Safety Engineering, and David C. Viano, a principal of ProBiomechanics, LLC, have been awarded the SAE International Arnold W. Siegel International Transportation Safety Award. The awards were presented ... Continue reading

Automotive Awards Questioned by Wall Street Journal; Edmunds.com Comments

Automotive Awards Questioned by Wall Street Journal; Edmunds.com Comments

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Today’s Wall Street Journal article on Consumer Digest’s practice of charging advertisers for the right to mention “Best Buy�?? awards raises important questions about the trustworthiness of available automotive resources. Edmunds.com, the premi ... Continue reading

Oshkosh Corporation Receives $410 Million Delivery Order for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

Oshkosh Corporation Receives $410 Million Delivery Order for Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles

OSHKOSH, Wis.--Oshkosh Corporation , a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, announced today that its Defense division has received a delivery order valued at more than $410 million from the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) for the production and delivery of 2,634 Family of Medium Tac ... Continue reading

Dodge Viper ACR Wins First Ever 'Performance Car of Texas' Award

Dodge Viper ACR Wins First Ever 'Performance Car of Texas' Award

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10 -- -- Top honor awarded at the 2010 Texas Auto Writers Association Spring Challenge event in Fort Worth -- Award reinforces Dodge Viper's position as America's Ultimate Sports Car and the Dodge brand's performance leadership Members of the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) named the Dodge ... Continue reading

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