Registrations open for Volvo’s VISTA Competition 2012-2013

VISTA – Volvo Trucks' and Volvo Buses' world championship for service and workshop personnel – is once again about to begin, with registrations being accepted from July 1. When round one of the competition kicks off in September, it is hoped that over 14,000

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Skoda Auto India registers 89 per cent growth in June

Skoda Auto India registered a growth of 89 per cent for June 2012 over the same period last year. Skoda Auto India's total sales for June 2012 stood at 4,923 units against 2610 units for June 2011.

"The fluctuating market conditions have dampened sentiment across the

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Hyundai sales up by 3.5 per cent

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) registered aggregate sales of 54,354 units (52,521 units) in June, up 3.5 per cent from the corresponding month last year, domestic sales were 30,450 units (30.402 units) up 0.2 per cent and exports were 23,904 units (22,119 units)

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Honda to participate in the 2013 Dakar Rally

Honda has announced its intention to participate as a works team in the motorcycle class in the Dakar Rally to be held in January 2013 in South America, travelling north to south through Peru, Chile and Argentina. Honda competed nine times in the motorcycle class

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Porsche Leipzig plant builds 500,000th vehicle

The 500,000th vehicle rolled-off the production line in Porsche's plant in Saxony. The anniversary sports car is a white Cayenne with a V8 engine and was converted into a command vehicle for the Leipzig fire brigade with the assistance of Porsche's apprentices. In

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Tata Motors June sales down 3 per cent at 64,341 units

Tata Motors' total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in June 2012 were 64,341 vehicles, lower by 3 per cent, over June 2011. The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for June 2012 were

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Ford Thailand delivers all-time record sales in June; 71 per cent up

Ford Thailand announced its all-time best monthly sales performance with overall June retail sales jumping 71 per cent year-over-year to 5,031 units. The record performance, which topped the company's best-ever sales in May, was driven by all-time best monthly sales for

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Legendary Bentley sets £4.5-million auction record

Just 35 miles away from the fabled Brooklands race circuit where it astonished thousands of spectators eight decades ago by sprinting its way into the record books, Sir Henry 'Tim' Birkin's dramatic 4 ½ Litre Supercharged 'Blower' single seat racing machine

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Ford India sales steady with over 7,000 cars in June

Ford India sold 7,281 domestic wholesales and export units in June, maintaining steady sales despite continuing difficult market conditions.

Ford India sold 6,257 wholesale units in the domestic market in June. In June 2011, the company sold 7,023 vehicles.

A recent

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Audi India half-yearly sales at 4,000 with 43 per cent growth

Audi maintained its strong growth in the Indian luxury car market during the first half of the year, amassing sales of 4,000 cars during January to June, 2012, marking up a 43 per cent growth in comparison to the corresponding period last year, when it sold 2,802 cars.

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Yamaha registers a half-yearly growth of 9.6 per cent

As it enters the second half of the year, India Yamaha Motor continues to maintain an upward trend in sales on the back of its superb product line-up and innovative customer centric activities. The company registered a growth of 9.6 per cent in its half-yearly sales

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