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Israel's First Ever Natural Gas Powered Vehicle is an Iveco Stralis

Israel's First Ever Natural Gas Powered Vehicle is an Iveco Stralis

The partnership between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), CNH Industrial and Israel's Fuel Choices Initiative (IFCI) sees its first concrete result with the sale of an Iveco Stralis heavy truck powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). The order from Fridenson Group, one of the country's largest logistics companies, is b ... Continue reading

Toyota Adds New Aygo x-cite and x-pure Models to its City Car Range

Toyota Adds New Aygo x-cite and x-pure Models to its City Car Range

The updated x-cite follows the theme set by the original x-cite model, replacing the vibrant Orange Twist paintwork with bright Cyan Splash. The blue metallic bodywork strikes a strong contrast with gloss black custom features, including 15-inch twin-spoke alloy wheels, door mirror casings, front X, front pillar extens ... Continue reading

The Legend returns Back to the Future -- Auctionata Auctions Off the One and Only DeLorean DMC-12

The Legend returns Back to the Future -- Auctionata Auctions Off the One and Only DeLorean DMC-12

An exceptional piece of American automobile history will go under the hammer at the Berlin based online auction house Auctionata on June 26, 2015: A 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, originally owned by the former top manager of General Motors and great visionary John DeLorean. The offered vehicle was a gift from John DeLorean to ... Continue reading

Audi A6 TDI Ultra Goes the Distance and Sets New World Record

Audi A6 TDI Ultra Goes the Distance and Sets New World Record

Audi and the RAC have officially set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title by driving to 14 countries on a single tank of fuel. The unmodified Audi A6 TDI ultra chosen for the challenge comfortably exceeded its official 67mpg-plus potential by averaging a remarkable 75.9mpg and completing a total of 1158.9 miles without t ... Continue reading

The Tow Car Awards!

The Tow Car Awards!

Most people don’t usually get to tow their trailer, horse box, boat or caravan before choosing a new (or used) car, so that’s why the results of The Tow Car Awards 2015, Britain’s biggest and best annual tow car test programme, announced today, help everyone make a more informed choice of the best vehicles for more ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.5 Million Vehicles from January to May this Year

Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.5 Million Vehicles from January to May this Year

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 2.48 (January-May 2014: 2.55; -3.0 per cent) million vehicles from January to May this year. 499,500 (May 2014: 531,100; -5.9 per cent) vehicles were handed over to customers in May. Commenting on the latest figures, Christian Klingler, Board Member for Sales and Marketing ... Continue reading

Expedition Through 12 Countries: Mike Horn and the G-Class -- Two Extreme Athletes Reach the Legendary K2

Expedition Through 12 Countries: Mike Horn and the G-Class -- Two Extreme Athletes Reach the Legendary K2

15 days, 12 countries, 10,640 kilometres – in a Mercedes-Benz G-</STRONG><STRONG>Class the adventurer and extreme sportsman Mike Horn has driven from Switzerland right through inhospitable regions in eastern Europe and central Asia to Pakistan. In the city of Skardu the second part of the expedition "Drive 2 Climb ... Continue reading

First Mercedes-Benz GLA Rolls off Production Line in India

First Mercedes-Benz GLA Rolls off Production Line in India

Mercedes-Benz has started production of the GLA compact SUV at its Indian plant in Pune and thus further expanded its international production network. “The start of production of the GLA in India marks the first time we are producing compact cars in our global assembly network along with sedans and SUVs. We are t ... Continue reading

Ford Returning to Le Mans in 2016 with All-New Ford GT, Marking 50th Anniversary of 1966 Victory

Ford Returning to Le Mans in 2016 with All-New Ford GT, Marking 50th Anniversary of 1966 Victory

Ford announced today it is returning to one of the most prestigious automobile races in the world with its new Ford GT race car, based on the all-new ultra-high-performance supercar that goes on sale next year. “We are still extremely proud of having won this iconic race four times in a row, and that same spirit t ... Continue reading

Start of production of new BMW 7 Series at Plant Dingolfing

Start of production of new BMW 7 Series at Plant Dingolfing

Like its predecessor, the new BMW 7 Series will also be built in Dingolfing: Series production of the sixth generation of the BMW 7 Series will get underway on 1 July. Between 2008 and the present day, 370,000 mod-els of the previous generation were built in Dingolfing and shipped to customers in more than 100 countrie ... Continue reading

The All-New BMW 7 Series

The All-New BMW 7 Series

Today, BMW unveiled the all-new BMW 7 Series, the brand&rsquo;s flagship in its sixth generation. The 2016 BMW 7 Series sets a new benchmark in lightweight design, driving dynamics, comfort, intelligent connectivity and intuitive operation. The extensive use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) in the structure of ... Continue reading

BMW Group Sales Continue to Grow in May

BMW Group Sales Continue to Grow in May

- Deliveries up 5.9% in May to total 188,287 - Year-to-date sales total 890,937, up 7.7% - Over 10,000 BMW i vehicles sold so far in 2015 - MINI sales increase by more than 25% in year-to-date - Sales increase in all regions globally MUNICH -- June 12, 2015: Deliveries of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increa ... Continue reading

2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Price Announced

2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider Price Announced

Adding to the Alfa Romeo brand's legendary racing history and the exciting experience of open-air motoring, the all-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C Spider debuts with panoramic views complemented with a signature Alfa exhaust note, plus the essential sportiness of the award-winning 4C – handcrafted in Modena, Italy; groundbrea ... Continue reading

Toyota Avensis, Comfort and Prestige +VIDEO

Toyota Avensis, Comfort and Prestige +VIDEO

The new Toyota Avensis aims to make things easy for the customer, with new style, new engines and innovative technology. Regardless of version or equipment grade, it is designed to be prestigious and trustworthy. ... Continue reading

Schaeffler receives the "World Excellence Award" from Ford Motor Co.

Schaeffler receives the "World Excellence Award" from Ford Motor Co.

Ford honors Schaeffler's environmentally friendly innovations with its "World Excellence Award" in the "Smart Pillar" category HERZOGENAURACH, Germany and DETROIT -- June 11, 2015: As part of its Top Supplier Meeting on May 21 in Detroit, Ford Motor Co. presented its "World Excellence Awards" for the 17th time. For its ... Continue reading

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