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Kia Introduces Korea's First Production Electric Vehicle

Kia Introduces Korea's First Production Electric Vehicle

Kia Motors introduced Korea's first electric vehicle, with the launch of the new Kia Ray EV - a zero-emissions city car with lively performance and a range of up to 139 km (86 miles) on a single charge. ... Continue reading

X-TRAIL Platinum Edition Shows Its Metal

X-TRAIL Platinum Edition Shows Its Metal

Platinum is a special kind of metal, offering both beauty and toughness. It's the inspiration behind a new special version of Nissan's X-TRAIL4x4. ... Continue reading

Cadillac ATS Takes On Nürburgring’s North Loop for Continued Testing +VIDEO

Cadillac ATS Takes On Nürburgring’s North Loop for Continued Testing +VIDEO

Latest stage in the development of Cadillac's "agile sport sedan" DETROIT - December 23, 2011: The Cadillac ATS engineering team traveled to the world famous Nürburgring’s in Germany to give the cars an opportunity to perform in a strenuous, yet predictable environment. There, on the Nordschleife, or "North Loop," th ... Continue reading

A Home for Everything - Even Your Handbag

A Home for Everything - Even Your Handbag

The sleek and stylish Honda Odyssey achieves the perfect balance between family functionality and personal luxuries, and is packed with features to make life a little bit easier. ... Continue reading

New Renault Twingo - An Artistic Breakthrough, Sees Nicola Roberts Create Unique 'twingo goes pop'

New Renault Twingo - An Artistic Breakthrough, Sees Nicola Roberts Create Unique 'twingo goes pop'

To promote the New Twingo, Renault has enlisted the combined creative talents of four European artists, including Nicola Roberts from Girls Aloud, to create a series of bespoke city cars. ... Continue reading

Early 'CR-ZMAS' Present For Honda Technician!

Early 'CR-ZMAS' Present For Honda Technician!

Essex-based Honda technician, John Couldridge, has been given an early Christmas present in the form of a brand new CR-Z (Honda's 'sporty'hybrid car), as recognition of his enormous achievement at WorldSkills London 2011 earlier this year, where he brought home a bronze medal for the UK. ... Continue reading

On The Pull Again... Volkswagen Scoops Third 2011 Top Towcar Award

On The Pull Again... Volkswagen Scoops Third 2011 Top Towcar Award

The Volkswagen Passat Estate has been named as the Top Towcar of the Year 2011 in a poll of caravan enthusiasts. This brings to three the number of overall Towcar of the Year awards claimed by the manufacturer this year. ... Continue reading

Stefan Sielaff To Head Volkswagen Design Centre In Potsdam From February 1, 2012

Stefan Sielaff To Head Volkswagen Design Centre In Potsdam From February 1, 2012

Stefan Sielaff (49), currently Head of Audi Design, has been appointed Head of the Volkswagen Design Centre in Potsdam effective February 1, 2012. ... Continue reading

Liverpool Lad's On Track With Seat

Liverpool Lad's On Track With Seat

A music lover from Merseyside is celebrating winning what he describes as 'the best Christmas present ever'... a one-of-a-kind Seat Ibiza fitted with a state-of-the-art audio-visual system worth thousands of pounds. ... Continue reading

Ford Taps Cambridge University Experts In Effort To Design Vehicles For Growing Number Of Visually Impaired

Ford Taps Cambridge University Experts In Effort To Design Vehicles For Growing Number Of Visually Impaired

Ford has joined forces with Cambridge University to gain a better understanding of visual impairment issues that come with an ageing society and to use digital tools to better design vehicles for those with vision problems. ... Continue reading

Ferrari 458 Italia Wins Autovisie Supertest 2011

Ferrari 458 Italia Wins Autovisie Supertest 2011

The Ferrari 458 Italia has been announced as the winner of Autovisie's annual "Supertest", the leading Dutch car magazine's traditional end of year group test designed to find the best driver's car of the year. ... Continue reading

Renault Announces First Wave Of UK Electric Vehicle Dealers

Renault Announces First Wave Of UK Electric Vehicle Dealers

With the arrival of Kangoo Van Z.E., the first model in Renault's four-strong electric vehicle line-up, the French marque has confirmed the first wave of UK dealers for its electric vehicles (EV). ... Continue reading

Toyota Hilux Wins Total 4x4 Pick-Up Of The Year

Toyota Hilux Wins Total 4x4 Pick-Up Of The Year

The Toyota Hilux has received another accolade, taking top honours in the pick-up category of the Total 4x4 awards. ... Continue reading

Renault UK Announces Departure Of Commercial Operations Director

Renault UK Announces Departure Of Commercial Operations Director

Ian Plummer has decided to leave Renault UK as Commercial Operations Director with effect from 31 December. Ian has made a significant contribution to the Renault brand in the UK ... Continue reading

Subaru Forester Named Junior Crossover Of The Year

Subaru Forester Named Junior Crossover Of The Year

The recently refreshed 2011 Subaru Forester has been named 'Junior Crossover of the Year' by specialist off-roading magazine, Total 4x4. ... Continue reading

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