Mikkelsen makes more IRC history in Azores

Skoda UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen has become the first driver to win three consecutive rounds of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), after taking his factory-prepared Fabia S2000 to victory on the opening round of this year’s series, the

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Citroen berlingo delivers the goods for FPS again & again

Automotive aftermarket parts distributor Ferraris Piston Services (FPS) has ordered 122 Citroen Berlingo HDi 75 manual L1 625 LX vans ready painted in its distinctive Peppermint Green livery. Delivery of these new Berlingos started at the beginning of 2012

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Boeing B-1 Bomber completes 10,000th combat mission

The Boeing (NYSE: BA) B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission. The heavy bomber entered service with the US Air Force on June 29, 1985, and has been in nearly continuous combat for the past 10 years. The milestone mission took off from a base in Southwest Asia and

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Hawkstone shakedown prepares Tyco Suzuki team

The Tyco Suzuki MX team left the first major event of the year with promising feedback at the weekend, as Stephen Sword and Stuart Edmonds used the Hawkstone International event to work on bike set-up and technique ahead of the first British

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Ford announces SYNC AppLink to go global, providing voice-activation of smart phone apps to ford customers

Ford Motor Company has announced AppLink, a feature which delivers voice control of smart phone apps from the driver’s seat, will be introduced globally as part of its voice-control and in-car connectivity system SYNC.

Ford Motor Company Executive Chairman Bill Ford

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Change in the Management Board at Porsche SE

By his own wish and in consultation with the Supervisory Board, Thomas Edig, Member of the Management Board of Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart, In-charge of commercial and administrative affairs will leave the Board effective February 29,

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BMW Group once again tops the list of DAX 30 companies

The BMW Group once again tops the list of DAX 30 companies. This was the finding of a cross-sector survey conducted by Sustainalytics, the international rating agency for sustainability. The BMW Group earned 83 out of a maximum 100 points – confirming

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Nissan to produce New Almera in Russia

Nissan confirmed it will launch a new mainstream model developed exclusively for Russia and manufactured locally in Togliatti.

The upscale, affordable sedan will wear the famous 'Almera' badge and will mark Nissan's entry into the increasingly important

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New Managing Director for Porsche Cars Great Britain

Chris Craft has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Porsche Cars Great Britain Ltd, effective from April 1, 2012. He succeeds Geoff Turral, who leaves the company at the end of March.

The Reading-based 100 per cent subsidiary of

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Ford Focus sales on pace to double in February

Ford Focus sales are on pace to double in February, giving the stylish compact hatchback and sedan its best sales performance in more than a decade.

“Fuel prices have been on the rise again, with customers once again moving to smaller vehicles,” said

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The BMW 6-series Coupe with xDrive and six-cylinder in-line diesel engine

BMW is set to add another variant of the Coupe and Convertible to  the BMW 6-series line-up with the arrival of the BMW 640d xDrive Coupe and Convertible in spring 2012. Intelligent all-wheel drive – making its debut in the BMW 6-series – teams up with a six-cylinder in-line

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