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Tenneco Provides Innovative Lightweight Suspension Parts on the New Compact Jaguar XE Sports Sedan

Tenneco Provides Innovative Lightweight Suspension Parts on the New Compact Jaguar XE Sports Sedan

High performance, lightweight monotube shocks designed to offer engineers increased mounting options for a more flexible and dynamic suspension design BRUSSELS -- July 9, 2015: Tenneco Inc. announced today that Jaguar Land Rover has chosen Tenneco’s high-performance suspension technology for its all-new XE sports ... Continue reading

First Students to Graduate from Volvo's Vocational Training School in Ethiopia

First Students to Graduate from Volvo's Vocational Training School in Ethiopia

The first intake of students is now set to graduate from the vocational training program for technicians arranged by Volvo (STO:VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB)in collaboration with the Swedish International Development Cooperation (Sida) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in Ethiopia. When the studen ... Continue reading

New Solution Accelerates Development of Automotive Positioning Systems and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications

New Solution Accelerates Development of Automotive Positioning Systems and Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications

Spirent’s Record and Playback System Helps Enhance Automotive Positioning to Enable New Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications CRAWLEY, UK -- July 8, 2015: Spirent Communications today launched its Automotive Record and Playback test system to help drive innovation and improvements in the rapidly evolving vehicle navig ... Continue reading

Axalta Coating Systems receives Volvo Cars Quality Excellence Award

Axalta Coating Systems receives Volvo Cars Quality Excellence Award

Axalta Coating Systems , a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, was presented with the Volvo Cars Quality Excellence (VQE) Award at a dedicated ceremony held at Axalta’s Wuppertal, Germany, site on June 30, 2015. “We are all driven to perform better every day, so our team is very proud to ge ... Continue reading

MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business

MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business

MINI is broadening its appeal with the arrival of the new MINI Countryman Cooper D ALL4 Business model, developed specifically for the fleet market. The launch of the new business edition Countryman means corporate customers will now have the option of a model which includes the brand’s all-wheel drive system, MINI AL ... Continue reading

Infiniti QX80 named Best-In-Class for luxury segment in AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Infiniti QX80 named Best-In-Class for luxury segment in AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards

Infiniti has announced that for the third year in a row its QX80 full-size luxury SUV was recognized as best-in-class in the 2015 AutoPacific Vehicle Satisfaction Awards (VSA) for the Luxury/Large SUV segment. “By surveying a substantial number of owners who have purchased a new 2015 model year vehicle, AutoPacifi ... Continue reading

New Swivel Seat Improves Car Safety for People with Disabilities

New Swivel Seat Improves Car Safety for People with Disabilities

The safest way to travel in a vehicle is seated in the car seat using a seat belt. A Swivel Seat is a solution that enables wheelchair users to do this. Autoadapt, Swedish manufacturer of vehicle adaptation solutions, now introduces a new version of their Turny Evo, the first of two new swivel seats from Autoadapt to h ... Continue reading

Renault Group H1 2015 Sales Results

Renault Group H1 2015 Sales Results

In the first half of 2015, in a global automotive market up 1.4 per cent, Renault Group registrations also increased slightly at 1,375,863 units. The Group's business confirms the trend observed over several months: dynamism in Europe and disparate growth abroad, with the one offsetting the other. In Europe, Renault Gr ... Continue reading

Maserati Announces Positive Half Year Sales

Maserati Announces Positive Half Year Sales

Positive first half results for Maserati, whose sales show uninterrupted consolidation. The UK achieved + 38% increase in the first six months of 2015 compared to the same period in 2014 with 133 units registered in the month of June, bringing the total from the beginning of the year to 778 new cars. All the major Euro ... Continue reading

Detroit Electric Extends its Global Distributor Network to Four New Countries

Detroit Electric Extends its Global Distributor Network to Four New Countries

Detroit Electric is continuing to establish its global dealer network with the announcement this week of four new distributors for the EMEA region, as the company prepares for the launch of the exciting SP:01 electric sportscar. The new distributor relationships will pave the way for the sale of Detroit Electric vehicl ... Continue reading

Honda Confirms UK Pricing for the HR-V Subcompact Crossover

Honda Confirms UK Pricing for the HR-V Subcompact Crossover

Honda UK has announced that the stunning new Honda HR-V subcompact crossover will be priced from £17,995 on-the-road for the entry-level S grade petrol model, rising to £24,945 for the flagship EX diesel. For those seeking finance packages, competitive PCP options for the dynamic and distinctive new Honda are expecte ... Continue reading

UEFA Champions League Final Embraces a Carbon Free Future With Nissan

UEFA Champions League Final Embraces a Carbon Free Future With Nissan

The first year of Nissan's four-year partnership with the UEFA Champions League ended by leaving a lasting legacy of Nissan's commitment to a carbon free future. Over one hundred electric cars were deployed around Berlin, the site of the Champions League Final, and 129 charging points installed to support these vehicle ... Continue reading

Amazing Value for Life: New ŠKODA Superb

Amazing Value for Life: New ŠKODA Superb

The results are in from the European jury – the all-new Superb is officially forecast to have the strongest residual values in the mid-size sector. Having examined the UK and six other key European markets, CAP, DAT, EurotaxGlass, and IBS Automotive are forecasting that the new, third-generation Superb will be the mos ... Continue reading

Honda Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Title

Honda Sets New GUINNESS WORLD RECORD Title

Honda sets new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for fuel efficiency, averaging 100.31 miles per gallon in 8,387 mile drive across 24 EU countries Honda has set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for ‘Lowest fuel consumption – all 24 contiguous EU countries (all cars)’, recording an average 100.31 miles per gallon over ... Continue reading

FIAT Wins Prestigious Auto Trader Click Award for Industry-first 'Power of X' Digital Marketing Campaign

FIAT Wins Prestigious Auto Trader Click Award for Industry-first 'Power of X' Digital Marketing Campaign

FIAT has won the “Best Integrated Marketing Campaign” award at the Auto Trader Click Awards 2015 in recognition of its innovative, industry-first digital advertising campaign in support of the launch of the FIAT 500X crossover vehicle in the UK. The campaign, which was developed by FIAT, Microsoft Advertising and med ... Continue reading

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