Volkswagen is Germany's most attractive employer

According to the results of a survey of around 13,000 people working in 17 sectors, Volkswagen is Germany's most attractive employer.

The survey, conducted by Focus news magazine and the Xing professional and career network, initially covered 820 companies with

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Small Volkswagen up! remains big winner for What Car? awards

Volkswagen's compact city car, the up!, has retained its small car crown at the What Car? awards. The accolade was presented last night at a prestigious event held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

"The Volkswagen up! was last year's Car of the Year because

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Goodyear's Air Maintenance Technology wins 2012 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award

Popular Mechanics named The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company as a 2012 Breakthrough Award winner for their Air Maintenance Technology (AMT). The Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards, now in their eighth year, recognise the innovators and products that

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Chevrolet Volt wins What Car? Alternative-fuel Award

The Chevrolet Volt has been acclaimed as winner of the 'Alternative-fuel category' in the prestigious What Car? Green Awards 2012.

"The Chevrolet Volt is an alternative-fuel car without compromise. It can travel 40 miles on electric power then

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Mazda dealer Lodge Garage wins Sales Team of the Year award

Mazda's Buckinghamshire dealer Lodge Garage won the 'Sales Team of the Year' award at annual Motor Trader Industry Awards 2012 held at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

Five finalists were short-listed in this category which acknowledges and rewards the crucial

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Three Toyota models selected as 'Best Family Cars of 2012'

Three Toyota models have been selected as among the Best Family Cars of 2012 by Parents magazine and Edmunds.com.

Toyota earned picks across three categories including Prius v in the high-mileage category; Camry in the sedan category and the

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Floral inspiration for Life Ball Mini 2012

A special car to befit a special occasion: Franca Sozzani, Chief Editor of Italian VOGUE, has designed and presented her very own Mini model exclusively to mark the 20th anniversary of the charity event. The model in question is a Mini Roadster, the first

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Nissan e-NV200 wins Van Fleet World Honours Environment Award

Nissan’s e-NV200 prototype has picked up its first award, the Environment Award in the 2012 Van Fleet World Honours, more than 12 months before it goes on sale.

“If there are two obvious vehicle types where electric power could make serious inroads,

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Ford Focus is 'Car of the Year' at the 2012 Honest John Awards

The Ford Focus is 'Car of the Year' as well as the 'Most Popular Small Family Car' at the 2012 honestjohn.co.uk awards, with Ford Mondeo and Ford C-Max also picking up category wins as they are crowned 'Most Popular Large Family Car' and 'Most Popular MPV'

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Skoda voted ‘Best Manufacturer’ for fourth time in a row

It’s four on the bounce for Skoda! The Czech brand has been voted ‘Best Manufacturer’ again in the influential Auto Express Driver Power customer satisfaction survey.

It’s Skoda’s second success in a week as the popular magazine reveals its annual questionnaire

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