Audi with strong team performance

In qualifying for the penultimate DTM race of the season, Audi showed a strong team performance at Valencia, Spain. Four Audi drivers managed the leap into the top five, seven into the top ten. And Rahel Frey caused a sensation as well.

Last year, Audi managed to score

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Zipcar expands car sharing to city of Tacoma

Zipcar, Inc. announced the company's expansion into the city of Tacoma, WA. The Zipcar program will provide Tacoma residents, visitors and businesses with increased access to affordable, convenient transportation options that reduce congestion and emissions.

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Visteon improves vehicle efficiency and occupant comfort with latest heat pump system

Visteon Corporation has developed a heat pump system that effectively utilises ambient air and ancillary heat to improve cabin conditioning for hybrid and electric vehicles. By drawing less power from the lithium-ion battery, vehicles equipped with the heat pump

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Mazda selects TomTom for connected navigation to the all-new Mazda6

TomTom announces that it will continue to provide connected navigation to Mazda for the all-new Mazda6 models across Europe. The Mazda Navigation System NB1 is seamlessly integrated into the car's dashboard, offering TomTom's LIVE Services including the

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan expand scope of collaboration

Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are collaborating on two new projects to accelerate development of fuel-efficient powertrains.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche confirmed the new projects in an annual media update about the Franco-Japanese-German partnership.

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Renault Twizy by Cathy & David Guetta

At the preview evening held for the 2012 Paris Motor Show, Cathy and David Guetta presented 'Renault Twizy by Cathy & David Guetta', a bright, vibrant Twizy inspired by the world of clubbing.

Cathy and David Guetta, Twizy ambassadors
A few months ago at the

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Volkswagen presents the Volkswagen Service Quality Award 2012

Volkswagen presented the Volkswagen Service Quality Award (VSQA) to its 100 best international service partners in Dresden. The winners from Europe including Russia and Turkey who produced the best performance in terms of service quality and customer

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Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer is the new Head of Powertrain Development at the Volkswagen Group

Dr. Heinz-Jakob Neußer (52) takes over as Head of Powertrain Development at the Volkswagen Group effective October 1, 2012. He succeeds Wolfgang Hatz (53), who will in future be focusing on his responsibilities as the member of the Porsche AG Board of

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Land Rover celebrates the best of British in the heart of Paris

Land Rover has made the best in British automotive design and engineering big news in Paris with a high-impact presentation of the all-new Range Rover, a show-stand featuring the Land Rover Defender driven by field agent Eve in the new James Bond movie Skyfall,

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Hindustan Motors MD Uttam Bose nominated to SIAM's executive committee

The CEO and Managing Director of Hindustan Motors Ltd. Uttam Bose has been nominated as a co-opted member of the executive committee of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) for the year 2012-13. SIAM's executive committee was reconstituted with

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Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo concept car offers glimpse of a sports car of tomorrow

Porsche is presenting the Panamera Sport Turismo concept car to show how amazingly intelligent and efficient drive technology might look in the design language of tomorrow. The Sport Turismo unites the next generation hybrid drive with new ideas for an evolutionary,

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