Continental named Tyre Manufacturer of the Year

Continental was awarded the highest accolade by members of the tyre industry last night after being named Tyre Manufacturer of the Year 2012 by the NTDA (National Tyre Distributors Association) at the Tyre and Fast Fit (TAFF) Awards.

Whether it's offering unique

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Winners of Volvo Trucks Safety Award 2012 in North America rewarded

Volvo Trucks in North America have rewarded the excellent performance records and safety-first focuses of Erb International and Munoz Trucking by naming them winners of the 2012 Volvo Trucks Safety Award.

Earlier this year, Volvo Trucks invited all fleets across the US

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Vauxhall Ampera secures another top award

Vauxhall's revolutionary Ampera extended range electric vehicle has won the Green Car category at the 2012 British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards. This is the latest in a string of over 40 top honours for the ground-breaking Ampera including the current European

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Three in a row for Volkswagen as Thatcham names most secure cars

Volkswagen has claimed the award for selling the most secure cars for the third year in a row, having won not only a number of category titles, but also the top accolade for the best car manufacturer at the British Insurance Vehicle Security Awards (BIVSA), presented by Thatcham,

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Vauxhall raises the bar with BS25999

Vauxhall Motors recently added the highly coveted BS25999 certification to its portfolio. This moves the British automotive manufacturer into an exceptional position within the automotive sector having achieved three significant certifications - Top Employer, Investors

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Subaru XV scores highest safety rating

Subaru's new compact crossover, the XV, has received the highest possible safety rating in crash safety tests in the USA.

Subjecting the Subaru XV to moderate overlap frontal, side rollover and impact tests, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded the car a 'good'

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Maserati collaborates with Argyle Pink Diamonds

Maserati was proud to collaborate with Argyle Pink Diamonds as it hosted a very special exhibition at Kensington Palace, London, to showcase an exquisite collection of Argyle pink diamond jewellery fit for royalty. The exhibition, titled 'Out of the Vault - Pink

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Inaugural BEN motorcycle rally fires on all cylinders

BEN is delighted with the response to its first motorcycle rally which ran from Dover to Monaco over four days starting on September 22 and has raised almost £10,000 to date.

From the famous white cliffs

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Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain ready for the Morocco Rally

Hot on the heels of their triumph in the Pharaons Rally the Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain sets off for Morocco where the Oilybia Rally will be held from October 15-20, another important test before Dakar 2013.

The team will be made up of three riders on the

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10-million vehicles produced in the former FSM and Fiat Auto Poland factories

The ten-millionth vehicle produced in the 41-year history of the two Fiat industrial sites in Poland, the former FSM (Fabryka Samochodow Malolitrazowych) factory in Bielsko-Biała (1971) and the Fiat Auto Poland factory in Tychy (1975), came off the assembly lines.

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A sports car in SUV clothing: Cayenne Turbo S with 550 hp

The new Cayenne Turbo S assumes top position in the Porsche SUV model range with its engine power of 550 hp (405 kw). With its complex active chassis, the top athlete in SUV clothing surpasses the driving performance of many sports cars. All of the basic Cayenne

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