Boeing Executive Ray Conner to lead Commercial Airplanes Business

Boeing Chairman, President and CEO Jim McNerney announced the appointment of Raymond L. Conner as President and CEO, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

Conner, 57, a 34-year company veteran who began his career as an airplane mechanic, moves to the

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Zipcar wraps up first 'The Ultimate Ziptrip' social media contest

Zipcar, Inc. recently wrapped up its first 'The Ultimate Ziptrip' social media contest, awarding Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Jason and Elizabeth Hart an all-expenses paid trip to San Francisco. The Hart couple entered the Facebook contest with almost 5,000

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New Mini specialist Lohen becomes latest distributor for Zircotec products

Lohen, one of the UK's leading independent New Mini specialists for track and fast road performance upgrades is the latest firm to become an authorised distributor for Zircotec products and coatings. Whilst renowned for its ability to make New Minis perform,

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Ford celebrates start of production for all-new Focus in Thailand

Ford Motor Company celebrated the official start of production for the all-new Ford Focus at the company's new, US$ 450-million state-of-the-art Ford Thailand Manufacturing (FTM) plant in Rayong. Ford will officially launch the all-new Focus in Thailand in August.

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Land Rover celebrates completion of the Journey of Discovery at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Land Rover will be using the Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate the conclusion of the Journey of Discovery.

The 1,000,000th Land Rover Discovery was produced at JLR's Solihull plant earlier this year and to celebrate the milestone, this

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Volkswagen greets new employees from all over the world with 'Welcome Days' in Wolfsburg

This week, the Volkswagen Group is holding Welcome Days for some 500 new employees from all over the world, about 200 from Human Resources and around 300 from Sales and Marketing. The young employees joined Volkswagen during the past year and

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BMW i Born Electric Tour makes first stop in Rome

The BMW Group inaugurated the BMW i Born Electric Tour at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni located at Via Nazionale 194 in Rome. The worldwide tour will go on to visit six other major cities over the next 12 months - Dusseldorf, Tokyo, New York, London,

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Zero-emission driving fun: Goodbye, filling stations – The new smart fortwo electric drive has arrived

With the launch of the new smart fortwo electric drive, in future smart customers can enjoy even more fun at the wheel of an attractively priced vehicle that has the familiar compact dimensions - as a coupe or a cabriolet. The most important feature distinguishing it

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F-Type Jaguar prototype makes public debut at Goodwood

A development prototype example of Jaguar's new sports car, the F-Type, is set to make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Utilising Jaguar's industry-leading knowledge of all-aluminium construction, the F-Type will launch as a two-seater convertible with the

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Aston Martin unveils its new hero: The Vanquish

Sitting proudly at the pinnacle of the luxury British car maker's sports car line-up, this breath-taking new super grand tourer represents the zenith of current Aston Martin design and engineering.  Vanquish points to an exciting and confident future for the historic brand.

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Handle with care, deliver in style: The Mini Clubvan gets ready to roll up

With two seats, five doors and wall-to-wall Mini style and personality, the Mini Clubvan – the world's first premium compact delivery van – has it all. With this groundbreaking model, based on the Mini Clubman platform, Mini is translating the brand's hallmark driving

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