Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivers 2.79-million vehicles in period to June; +10.2 per cent

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand handed over 2.79- (January-June 2011: 2.53; +10.2 per cent) million vehicles to customers worldwide in the first half of this year. The brand also announced an increase for the month of June, when it delivered 498,600

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O'Halloran to join Honda TT Legends for Suzuka 8-hour

As the Honda TT Legends team heads to Oschersleben in Germany for a two-day test this week, the rider line-up for the forthcoming Suzuka 8-hour race has been confirmed with John McGuinness, Cameron Donald and Jason O'Halloran making up a three-man squad.

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Foton Daimler joint-venture in full swing; First jointly produced truck rolls-off assembly line

Crucial step for the Daimler trucks division: The first jointly produced truck by the Beijing-Huairou-based joint-venture between Daimler AG and Chinese truck maker Foton rolled-off the assembly line. Henceforth, all Auman-brand trucks will be produced by the joint-venture

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Mini announces further £250-million investment in UK manufacturing

BMW Group has announced a further £250-million investment in its UK manufacturing operations by the end of 2015 at its manufacturing plant in Oxford, steel body pressings operation at Swindon and engine plant at Hams Hall near Birmingham. This is to support

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Lexus to unveil new LS flagship sedan

Lexus will hold the world premiere of the new Lexus LS flagship sedan at a special invitation-only event in San Francisco on Monday, July 30.

The 2013 LS will be available as the LS 460, LS 460 L long wheelbase, LS 600h L hybrid sedan and the all-new LS 460 F Sport.

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Nissan announces 5 per cent increase in European sales

At the halfway point of the 2012 Calendar Year Nissan is bucking the trend of depressed demand in the European car market by posting a 5 per cent rise in sales over 2011.

Overall customer demand in Europe for the January-June period is around 4.5 per cent

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Ford's 2012 Jim Clark Award for rally driver David Bogie

The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers has honoured Dumfries rally driver David Bogie with this year's Ford-sponsored Jim Clark Award in recognition of his sporting achievements.

The 24 year old was unable to attend the formal presentation

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BMW Motorrad model update for the 2013 models

A number of model updates will be integrated in the BMW Motorrad program for the model year 2013. The models will be available for order in the new configuration at all BMW Motorrad dealerships from August 2012.

BMW Motorrad ABS available as standard in all

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Biggest fine motor cars auction to be held at Blenheim Palace

The biggest car auction of the year is to be held by Coys, the international car auctioneers, at Blenheim Palace on Saturday, July 14, when over a 120 vehicles will go under the hammer.

The auction will be held at Sir Winston Churchill's birthplace and will see the eighth

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World premiere of the new Setra coaches

The Setra brand will be presenting a new generation of coaches at the International Motor Show (IAA) for commercial vehicles (September 20-27, 2012). With the world premiere of the ComfortClass 500, the Stuttgart-based vehicle manufacturer Daimler AG is

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Mazda to launch upgraded Mazda Roadster in Japan

Mazda Motor Corporation has upgraded the Mazda Roadster (known overseas as the Mazda MX-5) for the Japanese market. The refreshed two-seater open-top sports car goes on sale at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealerships throughout Japan.

The design

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