Thirteen honours for BMW Group Design at the iF Design Awards 2013

With a haul of 13 prizes in the 2013 iF Design Awards - one of the top seals of approval for exceptional design achievements - the International Forum Design has yet again recognised the outstanding achievements of BMW Group Design. An iF Product Design

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Boeing 737 breaks single-year record for orders and deliveries

Boeing reached a record for year-to-date 737 deliveries with delivery of the 377th Next-Generation 737. The delivery of the airplane, a 737-900ER (Extended Range) with Boeing Sky Interior for United Airlines, topped the previous record of 376 deliveries set in 2010.

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Car and Driver Magazine names FR-S to '10Best' cars of 2013

The Scion FR-S earned recognition from Car and Driver as part of its '10Best' cars of 2013. The magazine highlights the best cars for under $80,000 available on showroom floors in January 2013. Scion introduced the FR-S earlier this year to positive industry reviews and

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Volvo Cars of Canada headquarters open in Richmond Hill

After 40 years at 175 Gordon Baker Road, Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. headquarters have moved to a new office in Richmond Hill. Mayor David Barrow was on hand to officially welcome Volvo Canada President & CEO Marc Engelen to the central York Region, along with

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Toyota Motor Sales announces executive changes

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc., (TMS) announced the executive changes to be effective January 1, 2013.

Nancy Fein, Vice-President - Customer Service is promoted to Group Vice-President - Customer Service in the Toyota Division. As a result of recent

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Michelin launches two new TyrePlus stores in Chennai & Coimbatore

Michelin Tyres, the world leader in tyre technology recently announced the launch of two new TyrePlus concept stores in Chennai & Coimbatore.

Through the two new touch points 'Mahendra Car Care Centre' in Chennai & 'Tyre Care' store in Coimbatore Michelin

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Nissan names Jose Munoz as Senior Vice-President, Sales and Marketing for US and Canada

Nissan announced that effective March 31, 2013, Sales and Marketing Senior Vice-President Brian Carolin will retire after 28 years with the company. Jose Munoz, currently Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing - Latin America and Americas customer

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Mercedes-Benz posts new sales record in November

This past month Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles than ever before in the month of November. With sales of 120,346 units the previous year's record was topped by 5.7 per cent. Since January, Mercedes-Benz has delivered a total of 1,194,904 passenger cars (+5.1

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Volvo announces November sales; US sales up 26.8 per cent

Volvo Cars of North America, LLC, (VCNA) reported US sales of 6,141 units, a 26.8 per cent increase from November 2011. Year-to-date sales are up 0.1 per cent over the first eleven months of 2011.

The top seller for the month was the XC60 crossover with 2,067 units sold,

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Fiat-Chrysler Group unveils roadmap for India

Fiat Group Automobiles India Private Limited (FGAIPL) announced a series of initiatives aimed at strengthening its position in the Indian market. These initiatives include the official launch of the Jeep brand in India. 9 new/significantly refreshed models by Fiat and Jeep brand

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Ford China sales up 56 per cent; sets record for third consecutive month

Ford China broke sales records for a third consecutive month in November. Led by strong sales of the Ford Focus - the best-selling passenger car in China from August through October - Ford sold 67,505 wholesale vehicles last month, a 56 per cent increase compared to

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