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Bentley Supersports Shatters World Speed Record On Sheet Ice

Bentley Supersports Shatters World Speed Record On Sheet Ice

Finland's four-time world rally champion Juha Kankkunen drove a Bentley Continental Supersports convertible on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea, off the coast of Finland, at a breathtaking 205.48 mph (330.695 km/h) to set a new world speed record on ice. ... Continue reading

Tesla Launches First Italian Store in Europe's Fashion Capital

Tesla Launches First Italian Store in Europe's Fashion Capital

MILAN, February 15, 2011 -- - Tesla Also Hosts Test Drives During World-Famous Sanremo Music Festival This Week Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors (http://www.teslamotors.com/) opened its first showroom in Italy with a spectacular gala that attracted more than 400 VIPs, including world-famous personalities in f ... Continue reading

First Saab 9-4X Rolls Off Production Line

First Saab 9-4X Rolls Off Production Line

The first Saab 9-4X crossover to be commercially produced has now rolled off the assembly line at the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. ... Continue reading

Maserati on Ice: Cortina Snow Test Drive 2011 - VIDEO FEATURE

Maserati on Ice: Cortina Snow Test Drive 2011 - VIDEO FEATURE

CORTINA, Italy - February 15, 2011: The 2011 Snow Test Drive was held on January 25-30 for the first time in Italy and in the Dolomites in the exclusive location of Cortina d'Ampezzo. Following the success of the previous editions in St Moritz, the event featured a wide collection of experiences: from the exciting oppo ... Continue reading

Ford Recognised As Apprenticeship Leader

Ford Recognised As Apprenticeship Leader

Ford has been recognised by the National Apprenticeship Service as a leading employer in the training and development of staff through apprenticeships. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Motors Student Placement Scheme Amongst Top In Country

Vauxhall Motors Student Placement Scheme Amongst Top In Country

Vauxhall Motors student placement scheme has been officially recognized to be amongst the best in the country as it is shortlisted for a National Council for Work Experience (NCWE) Award 2011 in the 'Over 250 Employees' category, available to businesses offering long-term placements for 20 students or more. ... Continue reading

European Debut For Toyota EV

European Debut For Toyota EV

Toyota is to give its electric vehicle - EV - prototype its European debut at the Geneva motor show in March. ... Continue reading

Abarth To Sponsor Karting Series For 2011

Abarth To Sponsor Karting Series For 2011

Abarth Cars is continuing its support of grass roots motorsport with the announcement that it will be a title sponsor of a leading karting championship in 2011. ... Continue reading

Bionic Eye Is Centrepiece Of Stunning Flagship Art Exhibition

Bionic Eye Is Centrepiece Of Stunning Flagship Art Exhibition

A collection of huge bionic eyes forms the centrepiece of a stunning new international art exhibition which opened last week (10 February) at Fiat's London flagship dealer. ... Continue reading

Infiniti Names Its Geneva Concept

Infiniti Names Its Geneva Concept

Infiniti today releases the first images of its concept car for the Geneva Motor Show in March. Called Etherea , it is a compact luxury model that previews how a future entry-level Infiniti could look. ... Continue reading

NEW RICARDO ENGINE ASSEMBLY FACILITY COMMENCES PILOT PRODUCTION

NEW RICARDO ENGINE ASSEMBLY FACILITY COMMENCES PILOT PRODUCTION

Ricardo has today announced that production has now started at the brand new state-of-the-art, high performance engine assembly facility that it has constructed at the company's Shoreham Technical Centre. The new Ricardo engine assembly facility has been designed to provide a near clean room production environment in w ... Continue reading

Ten Million Flex-Fuel Vehicles in Brazil a Milestone that Deserves Global Dissemination by Automakers

Ten Million Flex-Fuel Vehicles in Brazil a Milestone that Deserves Global Dissemination by Automakers

SAO PAULO, March 5 -- The announcement that Brazil's 10 millionth Flex-Fuel vehicle was built yesterday, made by the country's National Association of Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), is a milestone for the industry and the country. It should encourage automakers to invest more in the global dissemination of what has b ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Appoints New Dealer

Mitsubishi Motors Appoints New Dealer

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK is pleased to confirm the appointment of a new dealership, Windsor's of Wallasey who open their doors for the sale and servicing of all Mitsubishi vehicles today, 14th February 2011. ... Continue reading

New 11 Plate Vauxhalls Spring in to Showrooms This March

New 11 Plate Vauxhalls Spring in to Showrooms This March

Vauxhall is hitting the car market with a quadruple whammy of new product - Antara, Corsa MCE, Astra ES Tech and VXR8 - all in time for March's new 11 registration. ... Continue reading

Vauxhall Retailers Saw Demand For Service Plans Almost Double In 2010

Vauxhall Retailers Saw Demand For Service Plans Almost Double In 2010

Vauxhall MasterFit Retailers recorded a record year for sales of service plans in 2010 with an 86.5% increase in the numbers sold to customers. ... Continue reading

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