TomTom searches for drivers to map five paradise islands

TomTom kicks-off its Map Paradise Project, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for five families or groups of friends to spend two weeks on a tropical island and earn £10,000 for mapping it. The Map Paradise Project will help create five new navigable maps for Fiji,

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Special exhibition pays tribute to Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, is honouring the life’s work of Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche with a special exhibition in the Porsche Museum. Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Porsche AG, opened the special exhibition

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Skoda shines in the 2012 J.D. Power Ownership Study

Skoda has further cemented its reputation of delivering outstanding customer service with another outstanding performance in the highly respected J.D. Power and Associates/What Car? 2012 UK Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS)SM.

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Sara Drummond-Bell promoted to Senior Press Officer at Kia

Sara Drummond-Bell has been promoted to the position of Senior Press Officer in the Kia Press Office from June 1.

Sara has worked for Kia Motors (UK) Ltd. for more than eight years – starting out in the marketing department where she was responsible for

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Heritage Jaguars set to take on the Eifel Klassik

Jaguar is once again set to support and participate in the Eifel Klassik 2012, which takes place between June 7 and 9.

Among the cars entered in the event by Jaguar are a trio of ex-Royal Household vehicles. An imposing XJ12 Series I and a graceful MkVII,

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A Volvo FH led the first-ever trucks/cars platoon on public roads

For the first time ever, a Volvo truck has led a platoon – a convoy in which vehicles automatically follow a lead vehicle – on a public motorway among amongst other road users.

Vehicle platoon tests in the EU-funded SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment)

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Toward pole with wings: Audi shines at Red Bull Ring

Red Bull gives wings: Audi driver Edoardo Mortara experienced the Red Bull Ring from a totally different perspective in a helicopter alongside aerobatics pilot Siegfried Schwarz. 48 hours later, he took his first pole position in the DTM at the wheel of the Playboy

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Marc Gene to replace Timo Bernhard at Le Mans

After three consecutive runs for Audi at the Le Mans 24 Hours and his overall victory at the wheel of the Audi R15 TDI in the 2010 season, Timo Bernhard will not participate in the endurance classic this year. In close coordination with the physicians and with Audi

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Fiat Punto 90 hp gears up for the ‘GQ Expedition 2012’ challenge

Captain Prabhakar AVR and Navigator Shiva Kalyan S will set out for the GQ Expedition challenge as they hope to complete the drive of close to 6,041 Km in 75 hours. This will be their attempt to grab a spot in the Limca Book of World records. They will be using

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Hyundai Motor America reports best-ever May sales

Hyundai Motor America announced an all-time May sales record of 67,019 units, up more than 13 per cent over last year’s all-time May record, and the second best sales month in company history.

“The industry experienced choppier waters than anticipated in

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Mitsubishi Motors North America reports May sales

Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) reported May 2012 sales of 5,575 units. This represents Mitsubishi second best month of sales since September 2011.

"For several more months our year-over-year sales will continue to be impacted by our models whose

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