New Volvo Models Do The Business For Company Car Drivers
Aug 14, 2012
Volvo Car UK announces the launch of Business Edition models in the S60, V60 and V70 line-ups with features aimed specifically at the business driver. ... Continue reading
New Mazda3 And Mazda5 Venture Edition Models On Sale Now
Aug 14, 2012
To offer British motorists even greater style and value this summer Mazda is introducing four special versions of its popular Mazda3 and Mazda5 - the 'Venture Edition' models, priced from £17,495 (OTR). ... Continue reading
Fiat Dealer Lands Airport Supply Agreement
Aug 14, 2012
More proof of the new Fiat Panda's flyaway success has been demonstrated by West Midlands dealership Guest Fiat, which has supplied 25 of the popular city cars to the British Aviation Authority, the organisation that looks after the UK's airports. ... Continue reading
Toyota GB Shrinks Its Carbon Footprint To Achieve Recertification To The Carbon Trust Standard
Aug 14, 2012
Toyota GB's commitment to reducing the environmental impact of its business has been recognised with recertification to the Carbon Trust Standard, against even tougher criteria due to the additional emission sources required upon recertification. ... Continue reading
Rolls-Royce Celebrates The Success Of The Games With A Historical Milestone For The Company
Aug 14, 2012
Rolls-Royce celebrated the success of the Games at the Closing Ceremony last night when three Rolls-Royce motor cars sported newly-designed badges for the first time in the company's 108-year history. ... Continue reading
Aug 13, 2012
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (MMNA) saw its 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) electric vehicle racing team achieve an impressive debut on the difficult 12.42 mile long, 156 corner mountainside race course by recording a second-place finish in the Electric Vehicle class with its Mitsubishi i-Mi ... Continue reading
Mercedes-Benz Sells 97,327 Vehicles in July Worldwide
Aug 13, 2012
Mercedes-Benz remains on course for record sales. Since the beginning of the year, the brand delivered a total of 750,251 units to customers and therefore managed to increase sales by 5.5% compared to the same period last year. In July alone, 97,327 vehicles were sold (p.y. 100,391 u.). ... Continue reading
Opel Leads Fleet Testing of simTD Research Project
Aug 13, 2012
The enhancement of individual mobility towards even more safety, efficiency and environmental compatibility is one of the major challenges facing society. In the process, connecting automotive road users with each other (Car-to-Car) and with their environment (Car-to-X) is becoming increasingly important. The start of ... Continue reading
Economical, Sporty and Chic - The New ABT Beetle 2.0 Diesel
Aug 13, 2012
Yes, the new Beetle is 'retro', of course. Its design pays homage to the most famous car ever, which is the VW Beetle. But it is also trendy and modern, especially in its sporty ABT Sportsline version. After the globally largest tuner of cars produced by the Volkswagen Group successfully launched the 2.0 TFSI, it is ... Continue reading
BMW Group Reports Record Sales in July
Aug 13, 2012
After achieving record sales in the first half of 2012, the BMW Group reported its best-ever sales result for July. With a total of 135,537 (prev. yr. 129,102) BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles delivered worldwide last month, the company increased its sales by 5.0% compared to the previous year. It was also the ... Continue reading
Land Rover Achieves Environmental Certification
Aug 13, 2012
Land Rover has received certification from the VCA (Vehicle Certification Agency) for a comprehensive 'cradle-to-grave' study which analyses the environmental impact of its new Range Rover Evoque. ... Continue reading
koda Continues on Growth Course in First Half of 2012
Aug 13, 2012
koda increased its sales and financial results in the first half of 2012. Deliveries to customers rose by 8.4 per cent to reach 493,000 cars from January to June 2012 (first half of 2011: 454,700 units). Sales revenue was up 6.6 per cent to 5.7 billion Euros (first half of 2011: 5.4 billion Euros). Operating profit g ... Continue reading
Renault Kangoo Extends Its Lead in Low CO2 Emissions with 112 g/km
Aug 13, 2012
Renault presented the Kangoo equipped with an ENERGY dCi 90 diesel engine at the last Geneva Motor Show. With this technologically advanced version of the Energy dCi 110 under the bonnet, both the ludospace (Kangoo) and van (Kangoo Express) versions of the model stood out as the most frugal in their class in terms of f ... Continue reading
Germany's Most Attractive Car is: the Mercedes-Benz A-Class
Aug 13, 2012
The readers of the leading car magazine AUTO BILD are delighted at the progressive design of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. In a poll in which around 100,000 readers took part, the new star among the compact cars was voted Germany's most attractive car. The new A-Class also won the vote in its segment. The Mercedes-Ben ... Continue reading
I Spy with My Little Car ... : The First 'Social Network' for Automobiles
Aug 13, 2012
Social networks have become a well-established way of exchanging information quickly and easily. Now, one of the largest ever field trials of car-to-X communication (C2X) is set to show how this concept can be adapted in order to increase the road safety and efficiency of motor cars. The trial consists of 120 vehicles ... Continue reading
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