Bohemia Rally to see complete Skoda Motorsport team in action

Taking place in the surroundings of Mlada Boleslav over the upcoming weekend, the Bohemia Rally will see the Skoda Motorsport team at full strength - the list of participants includes the leaders of both the Czech and the European Championships,

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Chevrolet sales up 10.9 per cent despite troubled European economy

With more than 117,500(1) cars sold in the first six months of this year, which represents an increase of 10.9 per cent, Chevrolet recorded its best-ever volume and market share in Western and Central Europe(2). Industry sales were down by 7.7 per cent during the

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Ford celebrates production of 40-million engines at Dagenham

Consistently high output at Ford Dagenham over the last 50 years has propelled production at the East London engine site past the milestone of 40-million engines – enough to stretch 20,000 miles, or four fifths of the way around the globe, when placed end to end.

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Hanninen in a Fabia Super 2000 wins the Bosphorus Rally in Turkey

Juho Hanninen & Mikko Markkula comfortably won the Turkey Rally to reinforce their lead in the European Championship and celebrated their third European Championship victory this year.

The first gravel event of the European Championship this year has closed

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Home of Mini welcomes Olympic Torch Relay

Mini, official partner of Team GB and Paralympics GB, welcomed the Olympic Torch Relay to its UK production plant in Oxford. The Olympic Torch Relay convoy passed through the Oxford production site at 5.17 PM cheered on by over 4,000 spectators, marking

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Kia achieves record car production in Slovakia

Kia's European manufacturing facility at Zilina, Slovakia, has set a new car production record during the first six months of 2012, building 149,000 vehicles – a 10 per cent year-on-year increase.

At the beginning of 2012, Kia Motors Slovakia introduced third-shift working

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Volvo awarded Vincentric 2012 Best Fleet Value in Canada

The first annual Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada awards have been announced, with Volvo receiving three nods in the premium wagon and crossover segments. To determine the 2012 Vincentric Best Fleet Value in Canada awards, Vincentric analyzed over

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Two-years' interest-free finance available across Subaru's all-wheel-drive range in UK

Subaru UK has announced a new range of ultra-competitive finance offers, with many of the manufacturer's all-wheel-drive models now available with two years' interest-free credit.

Available on all base-specification models across the Subaru range

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Upgraded Mazda MX-5 coming to the UK later this year

A new, upgraded version of the world's best-selling open-top sportscar, the Mazda MX-5, is now rolling -off the assembly line in Hiroshima, Japan and will go on sale in the UK later this year. The upgraded MX-5 has enhanced safety features and

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Nissan Mexicana builds plant to meet demand for cars; Hosts first stone ceremony

In a ceremony that fused Japanese and Mexican traditions, Nissan celebrated a historic milestone by setting the first stone of its new manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes.

The ceremony was attended by distinguished guests including Felipe

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Strong first half of the year for Honda corporate sales; increase of 11 per cent

Honda has strengthened its position in the corporate market by posting a sales increase of 11 per cent year on year between January and June 2012. This positive result has been boosted with a 26 per cent year-to-date increase in true fleet performance.

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