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Partnership with Unimog Builders Optimised

Partnership with Unimog Builders Optimised

„It’s better together“ – under this program name Mercedes-Benz has optimised its cooperation with bodybuilders, introducing two different levels of partnership: to achieve „Mercedes-Benz Unimog ExpertPartner“ status, higher requirements must be fulfilled than for the „UnimogPartner by Mercedes-Benz“ status. The ... Continue reading

Rolls-Royce Highlights Bespoke Colour and Inspired Wraith at Pebble Beach

Rolls-Royce Highlights Bespoke Colour and Inspired Wraith at Pebble Beach

In 2014, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveiled a stunning 2015 Phantom Drophead Coupe featuring a striking Mandarin interior on the Concept Law at Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The car was bought by a collector and immediately whisked away to his collection. The car was a creation of the Rolls-Royce Bespoke Design Team i ... Continue reading

Milestones of Innovation: In 1949, the Hansa 1500's Pontoon Body Put BORGWARD Way Ahead of its Competitors

Milestones of Innovation: In 1949, the Hansa 1500's Pontoon Body Put BORGWARD Way Ahead of its Competitors

In 1949 BORGWARD pulled ahead of its competitors when the Hansa 1500 set completely new standards for body design. The saloon was the Bremen-based automaker's first new development after World War II. It helped to promote the rapid spread of a body design that had previously been unknown in Germany and the rest of Euro ... Continue reading

J.D. Power Reports UK: Volvo Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Premium Brands

J.D. Power Reports UK: Volvo Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Premium Brands

Volvo ranks highest among premium brands and Honda ranks highest among volume brands in UK customer satisfaction with vehicle service, according to the J.D. Power 2015 UK Customer Service Index (CSI) StudySM released today. The inaugural study measures UK customer satisfaction with their service experience at a franchi ... Continue reading

New Diesel Engine for the Jeep Cherokee UK

New Diesel Engine for the Jeep Cherokee UK

Changes to the popular Cherokee range have just been announced by Jeep, with details of a powerful new engine, offering an augmented range with better fuel economy, greater torque and improved standard content. The current two-litre diesel 140 hp manual versions have been joined by a modern 2.2-litre MultiJet engine, a ... Continue reading

Renault's new Espace uses HELLA LED Technology

Renault's new Espace uses HELLA LED Technology

HELLA helps French automaker design complex rear tail-lamp treatment LIPPSTADT, Germany, Aug. 11, 2015 -- The new Renault Espace recently introduced in Europe has distinctive LED tail lamps with a two-part design developed by HELLA. The fifth generation French crossover was first shown as Renault's "Initiale Paris" con ... Continue reading

AM General Rolls Out First Mercedes-Benz R-Class Luxury Vehicle

AM General Rolls Out First Mercedes-Benz R-Class Luxury Vehicle

In a historic event today, AM General, operating as Mercedes-Benz's first and only contract manufacturer in the United States, rolled its first Mercedes-Benz R-Class off the line at its state-of-the-art commercial vehicle assembly plant in Mishawaka, Ind. AM General and Mercedes-Benz executives were joined by Indiana G ... Continue reading

Hertz Advises Holidaymakers On How To Make The Most Of Renting A Car This Summer

Hertz Advises Holidaymakers On How To Make The Most Of Renting A Car This Summer

Hertz shares top tips to help customers enjoy a smooth holiday from start to finish. LONDON -- Aug. 12, 2015: Hertz has compiled a checklist of the top considerations when renting a car this summer to help holidaymakers make the most of their break in the sun. Car hire is an increasingly popular option among holidaymak ... Continue reading

Letter From Europe - August 2015 - Nissan Qashqai, BMW, Lake Bled, Hungarian Fun

Letter From Europe - August 2015 - Nissan Qashqai, BMW, Lake Bled, Hungarian Fun

European Adventure by Andrew Frankl European Bureau Chief The Auto Channel If someone had told me that something called Nissan Qashqai could ever be a success I would have laughed. Well, with over 2 million sold it is Nissan who are doing the laughing. The European version is built in Sunderland in the North of England ... Continue reading

Subaru Confirms UK Specification and Pricing for New Levorg Sport Tourer

Subaru Confirms UK Specification and Pricing for New Levorg Sport Tourer

The all-new Subaru Levorg will go on sale in the UK at the end of next month priced at £27,495 (on-the-road), Subaru has announced today. The new sport tourer model, which made its European debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, has previously launched in Japan, Subaru’s domestic market, where it has proved popular wit ... Continue reading

Jaguar Land Rover Unveils Next Stage of Global Expansion Plans

Jaguar Land Rover Unveils Next Stage of Global Expansion Plans

Letter of Intent signed for potential new plant in the Slovak Republic Indicates the next stage of the Company’s expansion plans to support a competitive global business in the future Jaguar Land Rover’s global expansion underpins long-term investment in new vehicles and technologies in the UK cOVENTRY, UK -- ... Continue reading

Isuzu Recovery Truck Carries the Honours at Cart Marking Ceremony

Isuzu Recovery Truck Carries the Honours at Cart Marking Ceremony

Demonstrating its strength in the UK recovery sector, Isuzu Truck (UK) Ltd entered one of its successful Isuzu N75.190 ‘Forward’ Euro VI rigids, fitted with an industry-leading recovery body, at this year’s annual historic ‘Cart Marking’ ceremony in the City of London. Cart Marking is a multi-v ... Continue reading

Hyundai Unveils Mobile Artworks to Inspire Tourists in Six Cities Around the World

Hyundai Unveils Mobile Artworks to Inspire Tourists in Six Cities Around the World

--Hyundai Motor in quest to become the ultimate travel companion in line with corporate vision of caring for our customers --Inspirational art to appear in Barcelona, Istanbul, Mexico City, New York, Paris and Singapore; free Wi-Fi to be provided in Paris and Mexico City --Hyundai Motor to create photo-film on its soci ... Continue reading

New Honda HR-V lands in the UK

New Honda HR-V lands in the UK

Honda’s much anticipated successor to the original crossover, the HR-V, has landed in the UK, with the first shipment having arrived into the Bristol docks. Due into dealerships at the end of the month, the new HR-V has already generated almost 350 orders without customers having driven, let alone even seen the ca ... Continue reading

Toyota Mirai Arrives in the UK +VIDEO

Toyota Mirai Arrives in the UK +VIDEO

First shipment of fuel cell vehicles landed at Portbury Toyota has taken another step towards a hydrogen-powered future with the arrival of the first Mirai fuel cell vehicles at its import centre at Portbury, near Bristol. The cars, landed on Saturday, are part of the first consignment to reach Europe, ahead of Mirai's ... Continue reading

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