The BMW 3-series Saloon is 'Best Executive Car' & BMW X3 is 'Best SUV' at What Car? awards

The BMW 3-series Saloon has once again crushed the competition to be crowned What Car? 'Best Executive Car' 2013, for the eighth consecutive year with the 320d EfficientDynamics.

The BMW 3-series Saloon remains the vehicle of choice in the Executive Car category, for

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Kia appoints Simon Gardiner as Head of Brand Communications

Kia Motors (UK) Limited has appointed Simon Gardiner to the role of Head of Brand Communications at the company's head office in Weybridge, Surrey.

Simon took up the new role on Monday, January 7, 2013 and joins a 21 strong Marketing and Product team. Reporting

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Green Motion announces the launch of its car and van rental franchise in Northern Ireland

The Founder and Chairman of Green Motion, Richard Lowden, officially announced the successful opening of its latest United Kingdom franchise in Northern Ireland.

The green rental brand has enjoyed tremendous growth throughout 2012, and 2013 has witnessed another

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Swift Sport - 'Best Buy hot hatch' at the 2013 What Car? awards

Suzuki announce that the Swift Sport has been awarded a 'Best Buy' accolade at the prestigious What Car? Magazine awards for the second year in a row. The performance flagship of the Swift model range was comprehensively judged by the editorial team against

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Seat Alhambra wins What Car? Best MPV award for third consecutive year

What Car? has crowned the Seat Alhambra its best MPV for the third year running, lauding it as a 'fantastic all-round package'.

"A fantastic all-round package, roomy enough for seven adults, good value for money, powerful and economical to run," explained What Car?

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IndiaFirst launches second phase of its social responsibility initiative - AutoLife

IndiaFirst Life Insurance, a joint-venture between two public sector banks - Bank of Baroda and Andhra Bank along with UK's risk, wealth and investment company Legal & General launched the second phase of their social responsibility initiative AutoLife.

The announcement

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New Porsche Boxster wins What Car? 'Sports Car of the Year' award

The new Porsche Boxster - the latest generation of the benchmark roadster - has been named 'Best Sports Car of the Year' at the annual What Car? awards.

"The Porsche Boxster is simply brilliant in every way - it'll cope with the greyness of mid-winter commutes and it'll feel

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Small Volkswagen up! remains big winner for What Car? awards

Volkswagen's compact city car, the up!, has retained its small car crown at the What Car? awards. The accolade was presented last night at a prestigious event held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

"The Volkswagen up! was last year's Car of the Year because

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Hyundai appoints Martin Wilson as new Fleet Director

Hyundai is delighted to announce the appointment of Martin Wilson to the newly created role of Fleet Director. Martin began his new position as of  January 1, 2013 and will be responsible for all Hyundai's fleet operations including contract hire, remarketing, government

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Network Q shows that one-kind act deserves another

Network Q, the first national manufacturer-backed used car programme in the UK, has presented good samaritan Janice Dunlop with a replacement Vauxhall Vectra after her previous model had the roof cut-off in a cruel twist of fate.

Mrs. Dunlop's previous Vectra survived

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Nissan to unveil all-new 2014 Versa Note in Detroit at 2013 NAIAS

On January 15, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, Nissan will unveil the all-new 2014 Versa Note. This 4-door hatchback, with segment-exclusive technology, outstanding fuel economy, smart packaging and class-leading cargo space,

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