Martini and Porsche re-ignite motorsport partnership in special anniversary year

A long-standing partnership involving two motorsport legends will be re-ignited as the new Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car makes its debut wrapped in iconic Martini Racing Stripes. As part of the Martini 150 Anniversary celebration this year, the new car will be driven

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Honda to build new transmission plant in Celaya, Mexico

Honda de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (HDM) announced plans to construct a new transmission plant in Celaya, near the city of Guanajuato, on the same site as the new automobile plant currently under construction that will begin production of the Honda Fit in Spring 2014.

With an initial

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The new Scuderia Ferrari watch collection launched at Baselworld 2013

The new collection of Scuderia Ferrari watches was launched at Baselworld 2013.

Scuderia Ferrari Orologi (SFO) is the new line for men and women which comprises bright, compelling, identifiable watch designs that take their inspiration from Scuderia Ferrari's revered

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Ford India sells more than 7,270 cars in April

Ford India sold more than 7,200 vehicles in combined domestic wholesales and exports in April 2013 despite an ongoing slowdown affecting the Indian auto industry.

Domestic wholesales totaled 4,003 units in April, compared with 7,201 units during the same

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Hiroyuki Fushiki appointed as General Manager, Infiniti Product Strategy

Hiroyuki Fushiki (53) has been named General Manager, Infiniti Product Strategy, effective April 1, 2013. In this role, he will be responsible for the definition and implementation of Infiniti's future product portfolio in order to support the company's brand promise and its

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Volkswagen Scirocco celebrates production milestone with special edition model

Volkswagen is celebrating its Scirocco sports coupe breaking the one-million unit production barrier by introducing a special edition version.

On sale in Germany and China only, the Scirocco Million is available in black, with a number of distinctive styling features, including

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Production of 2014 Acura MDX begins in Alabama

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley joined more than 1,500 associates at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) to celebrate the start of mass production of the all-new 2014 Acura MDX luxury sport utility vehicle.

HMA is now the exclusive global production source of the Acura MDX, along

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Skoda Rapid Sport concept car to celebrate its world premiere at Worthersee

At this year's GTI Meeting at Worthersee, the concept car Skoda Rapid Sport will celebrate its world premiere. With the particularly sporty version of its compact sedan Skoda Rapid, the Czech car manufacturer will once again demonstrate the versatility of its

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Max Welti is the new Head of Motorsport at Lamborghini

Lamborghini SpA has signed Max Welti as new Head of Motorsport. The 60 year old Swiss national will report directly to Lamborghini's Board Member for Research and Development, Maurizio Reggiani. He will be active in his new role for Squadra Corse

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Nissan announces manufacturing leadership changes

Nissan announced that Dan Bednarzyk, currently Vice-President of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Mississippi, is named to the newly created position of Vice-President, Total Delivered Cost, effective May 13.

In this role, Bednarzyk will lead

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Ford adding 2,000-plus jobs at Kansas City Assembly

Ford will add more than 2,000 jobs at its Kansas City Assembly Plant to meet surging demand for the Ford F-150 and planned production of the all-new Ford Transit.

"Customer demand for today's F-150 is strong and continues growing, the truck segment is growing

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