Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour starts; 350 supercars from all over the world celebrating 'Made in Italy'

Lamborghini 50th Anniversary Grand Tour is the largest gathering ever of cars from the 'House of the Raging Bull', organised to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary: a convoy of some 4 km long and 190,000 hp on the road.

The 350 cars (320 registered

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Alfonso Albaisa named Executive Design Director for Infiniti

Alfonso Albaisa (48) has been appointed Executive Design Director for Infiniti, effective April 1, 2013. Albaisa will be leading the global Infiniti Design team and be responsible for further developing the design of all future Infiniti vehicles and concept cars. He

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Skoda to present five sports cars at Worthersee

At this year's GTI Meeting at Worthersee, Skoda will present a total of five sports car models. The highlight will be the world premiere of the concept car Skoda Rapid Sport. Moreover, the Czech manufacturer will show the new Skoda Octavia Combi with a sports package,

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Nissan Leaf earns 'Top Safety Pick' from IIHS

Nissan Leaf pure electric vehicle added another award to its trophy case with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 'Top Safety Pick' designation, which recognises vehicles for excellent performance in four passenger safety tests.

The Leaf achieved the Institute's

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Ford China reports growth of 37 per cent in April and 49 per cent for the year sales

Ford China sales continued to climb in April, selling 75,331 wholesale vehicles this month, an increase of 37 per cent compared to April 2012, bringing year-to-date sales to 261,927 wholesales, up 49 per cent from last year.

In its second full sales month, demand

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Volvo Canada appoints Daniel Martin as VP of Network Development

Volvo Canada announced the appointment of Daniel Martin as VP of Network Development for Volvo Cars of Canada Corp. Martin will join the ranks of Volvo Canada at the new head office in Richmond Hill commencing May 14, where he will work to further

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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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