Skoda UK reports most successful first half sales in its history

Skoda UK has enjoyed the most successful six months in its history with more than 32,000 registrations. Skoda's best-selling model in the UK continues to be the Fabia, with total registrations for the first six months of 11,657. The Fabia is followed by multi-award-winning

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Honda scores 200th Indy Car victory

Honda celebrated its milestone 200th Indy Car win in emphatic style with a podium clean sweep in Pocono Indycar 400. The race was also a triumph for Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Scott Dixon leading team-mates Charlie Kimball and Dario Franchitti past the

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Visteon's e-Bee concept makes its Japanese debut

Visteon Corporation is showcasing its e-Bee vehicle concept - representing the global automotive supplier's vision of mobility in the year 2020 - to customers and media in Japan as part of an Asia tour for the highly acclaimed vehicle.

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Skoda India launches special edition of Rapid Leisure @ Rs 7.79 lakh

Skoda Auto India introduced the Rapid Leisure, a special edition of its successful entry level sedan - Rapid. The new Rapid Leisure priced at Rs. 7.79 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) will feature a special badging and host of value additions, giving its customers a leisurely

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Nissan India launches sporty Micra Active and premium new Micra

Nissan announced the launch of New Nissan Micra, with sports bold, energetic exterior and premium interiors. Also shared the centre stage is Micra Active, which is a spacious hatchback offering quality and functionality at a competitive price.

New Micra is

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Infiniti announces new Head of Marketing for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

Infiniti has announced a new Head of Marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Dublin-born Orna Conway takes over at an important time for the brand, with the countdown under way to the September launch of the all-new Infiniti Q50 mid-size premium sedan, and

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Skoda produces 11-millionth engine of its history

Skoda built the eleven-millionth engine in its corporate history - a 1.4 TSI motor of the model series EA211. Engines have been built in Mlada Boleslav since the year 1899 - first for motorcycles and,

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BMW Group reports highest global sales ever in first six months

BMW Group achieved its highest sales for the first six months of the year, with a total of 954,521 vehicles delivered worldwide, an increase of 6 per cent over the same period last year (prev. yr. 900,566). Sales in June also reached an all-time high with 184,489 vehicles

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Audi AG achieves best first half-year global sales in company history

Audi AG posted its best first half-year sales total in the company's history due year-on-year growth of 6.4 per cent. Worldwide, the company handed over some 780,500 cars to customers in the first six months. Audi deliveries in June rose again to around 140,300

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Juho Hanninen named as Hyundai Motorsport driver

Hyundai Motorsport has announced Finnish driver Juho Hanninen as one of the team's test drivers for 2013, ending weeks of speculation over the mystery man behind the wheel of the Hyundai i20 WRC in May.

Hyundai Motorsport has been building up its new operation from scratch

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Seat reports growth of 18.6 per cent in half-year sales of UK

Seat is celebrating an astonishing first half of 2013, with half-year UK sales figures that put the company well on course to smash its yearly sales record.

The 22,752 Seat cars registered between January and June 2013, according to SMMT figures just published, are a half-

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