Nissan exclusively reveals NV400 chassis cab range and new vehicle bodybuilder strategy at CV Show

Nissan has chosen the CV Show in April to give operators an exclusive preview of its new NV400 chassis cab range.

A mid and long wheelbase NV400 chassis cab in both front and rear wheel drive will be launched with two factory built vehicles and a Nissan Good To Go

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MIPIM award for Best Industrial and Logistics Development recognises new McLaren Production Centre

The new McLaren Production Centre (MPC) has received significant industry recognition as building architects Foster+Partners, and national planning and design consultancy Terence O’Rourke, were given the award for Best Industrial and Logistics

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Graduates offered chance to work on future MGs

Graduate engineers who can meet the challenge of working on the next generation of MG cars are being sought.

They will work at the MG Birmingham site where MG’s parent company, SAIC Motor, has its European Technical Centre. Up to 10 graduates will be

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Vauxhall opens its doors to all classic car owners

Vauxhall is again supporting this year’s annual classic car celebration and will open its Heritage Centre to mark ‘Drive it Day'.

Doors will open between 10.00 AM and 4.00 PM on Sunday, April 22, during which time any classic car owners can join for light refreshments

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Jaguar takes on the Goodwood Hill as 2012 Festival of Speed is launched

The Jaguar XFR has taken on the notorious Goodwood Hill at the launch of the 2012 Festival of Speed.

The demonstration runs provided a suitably dramatic start to the preview event for the 2012 running of the Festival of Speed – set to take place between June 28

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Engineering works set to disrupt Easter travel

Europcar is urging travellers to consider using a hire car this Easter following news that train services right across the country will be severely affected by planned engineering works. Hiring a car could, therefore, be a better option as Ken McCall, Managing Director,

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Green light for the Mercedes-Benz Goodwood Festival of Speed line-up

Mercedes-Benz will showcase its illustrious motorsport heritage and its latest model range at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed (June 28-July 1) – and also promises to spring a couple of surprises for the 150,000 visitors expected.

“There is so much

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BMW Group garners 11 prizes at the 2012 red dot awards

BMW Group Design sets benchmarks – not least when it comes to the number of prizes it picks up. The red dot award: product design 2012 sees the BMW Group celebrating 11 of the internationally coveted accolades, including the highest seal of

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Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid – drive for environmental protection

Electromobility is nothing new either to local public transport or more specifically buses. Today more than two-thirds of German public transport services are electrically run. As early as 1969 Mercedes-Benz presented the world's first hybrid bus at the IAA. Nevertheless this

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A great success - The first 100 days of car2go in Vienna

car2go has been successfully launched in the Austrian capital, Vienna. After just 100 days, more than 7,000 Viennese have already registered for the new mobility service. Vienna is therefore one of the car2go cities with the most successful

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MG and Castrol forge strong link

MG UK and Castrol have a new partnership that is a key first step to building a strong link between the two companies as well as strengthen the work towards a wider co-operation across the world.

The meeting between MG Motor UK and senior Castrol managers

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