New Clio scoops 2012 'Golden Steering Wheel' award

Just weeks after claiming the RTL/Auto Plus 'Best Production Car' prize at last month's Paris Motor Show, New Clio has scooped another international award in the form of the 2012 'Golden Steering Wheel' which was presented to Stefan Mueller, Executive Vice-President,

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Lexus keeps a step ahead with new CT 200h Advance

The season for giving may still be more than a month away but Lexus is already demonstrating its goodwill spirit with the introduction of the new CT 200h Advance, a model that comes with a prestige equipment specification at a high value price.

The new Advance slots

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BMW Motorrad sale increases 7.7 per cent in October

In October, BMW Motorrad sold 7.7 per cent more vehicles than in the equivalent month last year. 7,596 units (prev. yr.: 7,050 units) were supplied to customers worldwide last month. As of October, vehicle supplies total 93,540 motorcycles and maxi scooters

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Boeing, Aeromexico finalise order for 737 MAX 8s and 9s

Boeing and Aeromexico finalised an order for 60 737 MAX 8s and 9s, with reconfirmation rights for 30 additional 737 MAXs. The firm order by Mexico's largest airline, which was first announced as a commitment in July, is valued at more than $6-billion at published list prices.

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Vauxhall technology scoops three energy efficiency awards at Future Car Challenge 2012

At the Future Car Challenge 2012, Vauxhall once again demonstrated the strength of its low and zero emission technologies competing over a 63-mile stretch from Brighton to London.

Whilst Ampera's range extending technology made the electric ride from

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Suzuki changes business strategy in Spain

Further to the recently issued press release from Suzuki Motor Espana (SME), reporting the plan to terminate all of their Spanish-based motorcycle production activities by the end of the first quarter of 2013, we would like to confirm the following information.

The decision was ultimately

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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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