Nissan installs Europe's 1,000th 30-minute electric car charger

Nissan has announced 1,000 CHAdeMO quick chargers have now been installed in Europe with the commissioning of the charger at the Roadchef Clacket Lane Services in Surrey, UK. The fast charging unit can recharge the batteries of compatible* electric vehicles -

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Mark Hopkins joins Kia Motors UK as Marketing Director

Mark Hopkins has joined Kia Motors (UK) Ltd as its new Marketing Director at the company's head office in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Hopkins, previously Head of Marketing for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, brings a wealth of automotive consumer marketing

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Kia Motors UK moves to its new office at Walton Green, Surrey

Kia Motors (UK) Limited has completed the move of its head office operation into a new, dedicated, three-storey building in Walton, Surrey.

Just five miles from its previous offices in Weybridge, Halfway Green in Walton future-proofs the company for at

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95 year-old 1918 LaFrance Open Speedster speeds to surrey auction

It would be frowned on as a fuel-guzzling, eco-ignorant behemoth if manufactured today but, as the Roaring Twenties approached, what better way could there have been to celebrate and impress the neighbours than in a mighty 14.5-litre, 1918 LaFrance Open

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David Ovenden joins Kia as Sales Director

David Ovenden has joined Kia Motors (UK) Ltd. as its new Sales Director at the company's head office in Weybridge, Surrey.

Reporting to Commercial Director Yaser Shabsogh, David heads up a 42-strong sales team and takes on the responsibility of developing and

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Andrew Mallery appointed Marketing Director for Mercedes-Benz Cars

Andrew Mallery has been appointed Marketing Director for Mercedes-Benz Cars, effective from June 3, 2013, taking over from David George who will continue his career with Mercedes-Benz by joining one of its retail partners in the south of England.

In addition

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Kia appoints Simon Gardiner as Head of Brand Communications

Kia Motors (UK) Limited has appointed Simon Gardiner to the role of Head of Brand Communications at the company's head office in Weybridge, Surrey.

Simon took up the new role on Monday, January 7, 2013 and joins a 21 strong Marketing and Product team. Reporting

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Kia to open new head office after setting record sales total

Kia Motors (UK) Limited has set a new record sales total with 66,629 cars delivered to customers during 2012 - compared to 53,615 in 2011 - and is aiming to continue that performance by selling 70,000 units in 2013. This gave Kia a 3.26 per cent share of the UK new car market

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Maharaja of Mysore's 1825 State Carriage to be auctioned in the UK

Horsepower takes on a very literal meaning at the forthcoming sale in Surrey, UK, by specialist classic vehicle auctioneers, Historics at Brooklands, on Saturday, November 24, 2012, when an extremely rare Indian artifact - a magnificent horse-drawn State

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smart festival boasts biggest-ever attendance

smart proved it can celebrate with the best after a record-breaking 5,212 enthusiasts went wild for the smart festival 2012.

Fun-loving fans poured into Mercedes-Benz World at Weybridge, Surrey to grab a massive slice of everything smart and engage with the brand like

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