Ford, University of Michigan launch student contest for Vehicle-to-Vehicle communications innovation

Ford and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) are offering undergraduate college students a chance to contribute to the future of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications.

Students will have the opportunity to innovate for safety

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Goodyear named one of America's Greenest Companies by Newsweek

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company advanced in Newsweek magazine's annual ranking of 'America's Greenest Companies'.

In the magazine's 2012 rankings of the 500 largest US corporations, Goodyear was 74th, up from 252nd in 2011. Goodyear was

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Cyrus P. Mistry appointed as Deputy Chairman of Tata Motors

Cyrus P. Mistry, Deputy Chairman of Tata Sons, has been appointed Deputy Chairman of Tata Motors. He will be the Chairman designate and will take over as Chairman from Ratan N. Tata on his retirement in December 2012. Mistry will also be appointed to the Board of Jaguar

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Jeep to sponsor the European tour of the The North Face Speaker Series

Jeep, the legendary American brand and leader of the off-road sector, is sponsoring the The North Face Speaker Series for the second year in a row, the exclusive European tour featuring some of the stars of the extreme sports world, set to take place from November

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Skoda UK breaks 2011 new car registrations record in just 10 months

Skoda UK announced that it has broken its previous registrations record in just 10 months of 2012, signalling the fourth straight year that the brand has beaten its previous best. With two months of the year still to go, last year's record of 45,061 new car registrations

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Renault inaugurates the world's largest photovoltaic system in the automotive industry

Renault is inaugurating 40-hectares of photovoltaic panels simultaneously at six of its French production sites. The initiative further confirms Renault's environmental commitment and is also an innovative way of protecting new vehicles before they leave plants.

It'll be

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Mercedes-Benz starts with record sales into the fourth quarter

Following up on the record sales in the first three quarters, Mercedes-Benz posted a new sales record in October as well. With 109,632 vehicles delivered, the record of the same month in the previous year was topped by 6 per cent. Thus, the brand

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Jaguar Land Rover success in RAC Future Car Challenge 2012

The Jaguar XJ_e experimental plug-in hybrid was awarded 'Most Energy Efficient Luxury Car Prototype' and 'Technical Panel's Award of Merit' at the third annual RAC Future Car Challenge from Brighton to London.

Jaguar Land Rover entered three of its Jaguar XJ_e PHEV

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New Ford Ranger wins 'International Pick-Up Award 2013'

The new Ford Ranger has won the 'International Pick-Up Award 2013'.

Every member of the judging panel ranked new Ranger as their number one choice; praising its performance on- and off-road, strong engine line-up, payload and towing capability, and safety.

New Ranger

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Volvo special program for cars lost or damaged in Hurricane Sandy

Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) extends its deepest sympathies to those who suffered devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy. In an effort to assist residents of the affected areas, VCNA is offering a dedicated program for those who experienced a lost or

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Nissan reports first half FY12 financial results

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has announced financial results for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, as well earnings for the second quarter FY12. For the six-month period to September 30, Nissan achieved consolidated net revenues of 4.5468-trillion

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