New Nissan plant takes shape in Decherd

The partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler reached a milestone last May when Tennessee officials joined Nissan leadership to break ground on a new manufacturing facility in Decherd, Tenn. The new facility will produce

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Harley-Davidson takes leisure biking to next level

Hampi - The historic small town with more than 500 ancient monuments, in Karnataka witnessed 240 Harley-Davidson bikes roaring into the city to celebrate the first ever Southern H.O.G. Ride. The sheer camaraderie and brotherhood amongst the riders fuelled the tempo of this

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Falken Tyre Europe to supply Volkswagen Polo with winter tyres

Volkswagen has selected Falken to supply a derivative of its new Eurowinter HS449 winter tyre for the Polo. The OE-approved 185/60R15 85H tyres is the second contract the Japanese tyre manufacturer has secured with Volkswagen this year and follows the agreement

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Volvo celebrates International Vehicle Security Award win

Volvo has won the coveted International Vehicle Security Award at the 2012 Thatcham Security Awards. Beating off intense competition from rival manufacturers, this is the second straight year that Volvo has been honoured with the award.

Thatcham

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Think our traffic is bad? Try Istanbul...

If you think the traffic is bad here, try driving in Istanbul, Warsaw or Marseille. These cities have the most congested streets in Europe, new research shows. And while it can be tough getting from A to B in some British cities, they are much better than many other rush

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Boeing, Alaska Airlines announce largest order for 737 MAXs and Next-Generation 737s

Boeing and Alaska Airlines announced a firm order for 20 737 MAX 8s, 17 737 MAX 9s and 13 Next-Generation 737-900ERs. The order, valued at more than $5-billion at current list prices, is the largest in Alaska Airlines' history.

"This order positions us for growth

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Usain Bolt 'Goes for Gold' with Nissan

Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man and champion Olympic sprinter, is targeting another record-breaking performance by offering his passion and performance instincts to the Nissan team developing a special 'Bolt' version GT-R.

Following his world records and

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Ford expands support for professional drifting; announces official partnership with Formula Drift

Ford is expanding its involvement in professional drifting competition by becoming an official partner of Formula Drift and the 2013 Formula Drift championship.

"Our involvement with Formula Drift is not new, but we are taking it to the next level with this announcement," said

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Nissan announces US pricing for all-new 2013 Pathfinder

Nissan announced a starting price of $28,270 for the totally redesigned 2013 Nissan Pathfinder SUV, which goes on sale at US Nissan dealers nationwide in late October. The latest iteration of Nissan's popular family adventure-ready SUV is designed to reset the standard for

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Kangoo Z.E. and ZOE to join the DHL Express France fleet by 2015

DHL chose Renault to help it develop the use of electric vehicles as part of its activities. DHL has already confirmed an order of 50 vehicles, comprising both Kangoo Z.E. and ZOE, to be delivered between now and 2015. Additional orders will depend on the different

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Volkswagen commercial vehicles achieves 4.9 per cent increase in worldwide deliveries in nine months

In the first three quarters of this year Volkswagen commercial vehicles delivered 409,300 urban delivery vehicles, transporters and pickups to customers throughout the world. Compared to the corresponding period last year (January-September 2011: 390,000) this

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