Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase worldwide deliveries by 3.5 per cent in May

In the first five months of this year, Europe’s leading manufacture of light commercial vehicles, MPVs and leisure vehicles delivered 220,500 vehicles worldwide. This represents a growth of 3.5 per cent compared to the same period last year (January-May 2011:

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Porsche sells 14 per cent more sports cars worldwide in May

In May 2012, Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, boosted its deliveries by 14.1 per cent compared with the same month the year before: the sports car manufacturer delivered 13,331 new cars to customers worldwide. So far this year, Porsche has sold 56,472 vehicles

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New 'Peugeot Design Lab' opens its global design studio doors to external clients

A new Peugeot Design Lab is launched to offer external clients an exceptional design capability with its main objective to provide the design of products, services and experiences for external clients from all market sectors.

The considerable technical and human

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Infiniti ranked #1 in Total Car Score's 'Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012'

Total Car Score announced Infiniti as the number one scoring brand on its listing of the 'Top 10 Best Car Brands for 2012'. The study, which focuses on the strength of a brand’s overall product range, is based on numerical ratings for 2012 model year vehicles by independent

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Grand opening event marks the arrival of McLaren Automotive in Toronto

McLaren Automotive has officially opened its new McLaren Toronto showroom, marking the arrival of the MP4-12C high performance sports car to Toronto. Executive Chairman of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group, Ron Dennis, welcomed the crowd and

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Bentley to take Goodwood Festival of Speed by storm

An exciting new Bentley is set to make its international debut at the 2012 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Combining stunning performance with exquisite luxury in the Bentley tradition, the new car appears both as part of the Supercar Run up the iconic Goodwood

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Sebastian Vettel becomes first Formula One star to drive the New Jersey Circuit

Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history today by becoming the first F1 driver to sample the recently announced Grand Prix Circuit in New Jersey.

Following an inspired performance in the Canadian Grand Prix, the Red Bull

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Ford's Cherry Hill Farm achieves agricultural honors

When you think of Ford Motor Company you're likely to think of cars and trucks – not farms. So it may come as a surprise to learn that the company has a storied farming history. Today Ford's last free-standing working farm – Cherry Hill Farm – is being

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Fuso challenges parts market with second brand

Following a successful pilot launch and positive customer feedback in several of its Asian and Middle Eastern core markets, the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) – one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicles manufacturers – is significantly

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Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers 2.29-million vehicles in period to May/ +9.4 per cent

Deliveries by the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand increased by 9.4 per cent in the period from January to May to 2.29- (January-May 2011: 2.09-) million units. The brand handed over 476,900 (May 2011: 436,500; +9.3 per cent) vehicles to customers in the

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Start of production and sales of the new smart fortwo electric drive in Hambach

Daimler AG started production of the new smart fortwo electric drive at the smart Hambach plant. Like the models with combustion engines, the electric vehicle is now rolling off the production line in the standardised production process.

Furthermore, Daimler invests

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