Volkswagen wins 'Sustainovation Award 2012'

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand received the 'Sustainovation Award 2012' for its 'Think Blue. Factory.' environmental program from the WirtschaftsWoche business magazine and the Altran Foundation for Innovation. The jury said that the reason for its decision

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Renault India to increase price up to 1.5 per cent

Renault India announced a price increase across its range of products. Renault Indian sells five models in India starting with the premium hatchback Pulse, mid-size sedan Scala, the popular SUV - Duster, premium sedan - Fluence and the top-of-the-line SUV

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Toyota agrees to NHTSA settlement regarding recall of 2010 Lexus RX

Toyota has agreed to make a payment of $17.35-million to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to settle claims related to the timeliness of its June 2012 recall to address the potential for accelerator pedal entrapment caused

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oneworld wins two more 'best airline alliance' awards

oneworld has collected two more 'best airline alliance' awards - named the World's Leading Airline Alliance in the World Travel Awards for the 10th year running and retaining the Best Airline Alliance title in the second annual awards presented by Australian Business Traveller.

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Volvo Car Group research partner in newly opened Chinese-Swedish research centre for traffic safety

Representatives of Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) attended the official inauguration of the China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety in Beijing, China. Volvo Cars has been actively involved in the establishment of the Research Centre, underlining the company's

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The first touring coaches for the Rhineland with environmentally friendly Euro-VI engines

During the handover ceremony in Neu-Ulm, the family-run business Omnibus und Reiseverkehr Laschke GmbH received two Mercedes-Benz Travego Edition 1 buses and a Setra S 416 GT HD from the ComfortClass 400 model series in front of a crowd of more than 150

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Gelael & Giovinazzi join Double R for 2013 British F3 season

Reigning Formula Pilota China Champion Antonio Giovinazzi and fellow category race winner Sean Gelael will graduate to the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series next year after today, Tuesday, December 18, finalising their respective 2013 deals

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Bentley Motorsport plan shifts to next gear

After highlight unveilings at both the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile and the LA Auto Show, the Bentley Continental GT3 Concept Racer is set to star at the 2013 Autosport International exhibition. The Continental GT3 takes the spotlight once again by appearing

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Mahindra to purchase Navistar's stake in India joint-ventures

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) and Navistar International Corporation announced that Mahindra intends to purchase Navistar Group's stake in Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL) and Mahindra Navistar Engines Pvt. Ltd. (MNEPL). Following the purchase, both

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Infiniti announces new naming strategy

Marking another significant step in its plan to further expand its presence in the premium automotive sector, Infiniti announced details of a new nomenclature strategy to be applied to its complete product range beginning with the

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Renault presents the keys of the first ZOE to Arnaud Montebourg

After ordering a vehicle at the Paris Motor Show in September 2012, Arnaud Montebourg, Minister of Industrial Recovery, was presented with the keys to the first ZOE in the Cour d'Honneur of the Bercy Finance Ministry by Carlos Tavares, Chief Operating Officer of the

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