Volvo Cars appoints Lars Danielson as Senior Vice-President, Volvo Cars China Operations

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has appointed Lars Danielson as Senior Vice-President, Volvo Cars China Operations. He succeeds Freeman Shen, who held this position since October 2010.

In his new role, Lars Danielson will ensure a full and smooth integration

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Hyundai Motor collaborates with top designer Karim Rashid

Hyundai Motor Company announced plans to unveil the works of its collaboration with one of the world's greatest designers Karim Rashid at the 2013 Seoul Motor Show starting on March 28, 2013. The collaboration between Karim Rashid and Hyundai is part of Hyundai Motor's

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The most luxurious Jaguar - XJ Ultimate arrives in India

The Jaguar XJ Ultimate goes on sale in India and gives Jaguar customers unprecedented levels of luxury that focus on innovation and technology. The XJ Ultimate represents the pinnacle of the luxurious, innovative XJ experience with heightened levels of opulence for

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Cadillac begins XTS production in China

Cadillac began production of the new XTS luxury sedan in China, the latest and most important milestone in the brand's growth in the world's largest auto market.

Shanghai joins Oshawa, Ontario, as an assembly location for the XTS, marking the brand's biggest step in its expansion

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Hyundai celebrates world's first assembly line production of zero-emissions fuel cell vehicles

A white Hyundai Motor Co. ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle rolled-off the assembly line at the company's Ulsan manufacturing complex, as Hyundai became the world's first automaker to begin assembly-line production of zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered vehicles for fleet use.

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Toyota to export US-assembled Venza to Russia and Ukraine

Toyota announced that it will begin exporting US-assembled Venza vehicles to Russia and Ukraine in 2013. These shipments are expected to build upon Toyota's all-time record export of more than 124,000 US-assembled vehicles to 21 global markets in 2012,

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Winner of 2012 Young European Truck Driver competition receives Scania truck

The 2012 winner of Young European Truck Driver competition, Gabriel Warde of Ireland, now has a brand new Scania truck parked by his home near Galway.

On hand to deliver the prize truck in Dublin was Leo Varadkar, the Irish Minister for Transport, Tourism

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Tim Mahoney named Chief Marketing Officer Global Chevrolet

General Motors named Tim Mahoney as Chief Marketing Officer Global Chevrolet and Global GM Marketing Operations Leader, effective April 1. Mahoney joins Chevrolet from Volkswagen, where he has been Chief Product and Marketing Officer since 2011.

He will report

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Mini drives Design Indaba for the third time

Mini, the originator of the premium small car segment, will once again be the official vehicle supplier to the 2013 Design Indaba, which will take place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from February 27 to March 3, 2013.

Mini will supply 25 Mini Countryman

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Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India formally opens its new site in Bangalore

Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) formally opened its new site in Bangalore. With 1,200 employees, MBRDI is the largest Daimler research and development centre outside Germany, and it also is the largest and ultramodern centre

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Mercedes-Benz Actros wins international design award once again

The iF label is recognised worldwide as a hallmark of excellent design - a cachet that now attaches to the new Mercedes-Benz Actros. This year, 49 experts from the areas of design, industry and education chose their favourites from over 3,000 entries.

The competition

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