Infiniti appoints Toshihiro Hirai as Global Head of Infiniti Program Management

Toshihiro Hirai has been appointed Infiniti's new Program Director & Global Head of Program Management, effective April 1. In this role, he is responsible for planning and executing all future vehicle programs for Infiniti. Hirai is based at Infiniti's global technical

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Porsche ships 21 per cent more vehicles in April

Porsche AG has recorded a strong start to this spring - in April more than 15,200 customers around the world delighted in taking delivery of their new sports car. That equates to an increase of 21 per cent compared to April 2012. Over the first four months of the year the sports

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Nissan reveals Le Mans 24 Hours Nismo driver line-up

Nismo Ambassador and Super GT racer Michael Krumm will join GT Academy winners and Nismo Athletes Lucas Ordonez and Jann Mardenborough at the Le Mans 24 Hours next month.

The three drivers will unite to race a Greaves Motorsport Zytek-

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Volkswagen apprentices present Golf GTI Cabrio Austria at Worthersee

The Golf GTI Cabrio Austria with 333 ps (245 kw) is a twofold premiere - it is the first time Volkswagen apprentices have designed a cabriolet for the GTI Festival at the Worthersee Lake in Austria and it is the first ever collaboration between junior talents from

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Mahindra Two Wheelers launches Pantero @ Rs. 39,650

Mahindra Two Wheelers has announced the launch of the latest and most affordable variant of its Pantero motorcycle, priced at just Rs. 39,650 (ex-showroom Delhi). The Pantero has been engineered to meet the exacting demands of the commuter segment

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Bentley to open first-ever dealership in Belarusian capital

Bentley will expand its presence in the fast-growing Eastern Europe region later this year, with the opening of its first-ever dealership in Belarus.

Located in the heart of the capital, Bentley Minsk will open in Summer 2013, and will offer sales and aftersales services

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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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