Kia Motors brand value increases by 15 per cent to US$ 4.7-billion

Kia Motors Corporation has increased its brand value by 15 per cent over the past year to reach the 83rd position on the exclusive list of 'Top 100 Best Global Brands', according to a 2013 study released by Interbrand, the world's largest brand consultancy agency.

Kia first entered

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McLaren opens its fifth showroom in Germany at Meilenwerk Stuttgart

McLaren Automotive is actively continuing its plan of expanding its retailer network by opening the latest showroom in Germany. Just three weeks after the sports car manufacturer's 50th anniversary, the models of the British car maker shine at Meilenwerk Stuttgart.

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Kia manufacturing plant in Georgia has created more than 14,000 jobs

Since recruitment began in 2008 for its manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) has created more than 14,000 jobs.

KMMG currently employs more than 3,000 team members and like its counterpart in Zilina, Slovakia it operates

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Volvo S60 and XC60 get superior rating in new test of front crash prevention systems

Volvo Car Group's position at the pinnacle of car safety is again highlighted with the US Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) introducing a new test programme that rates the performance of front crash prevention systems. Both the Volvo S60 and XC60

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Tata Motors launches the all new Tata Xenon XT in South Africa

Tata Motors launched its new generation bakkie range - Tata Xenon XT in South Africa. The Tata Xenon XT is packed with eXTra features in all aspects - performance, safety, comfort, style and functionality - it is truly built to take it to the xtreme.

The Tata Xenon XT comes

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Volvo Car Group signs financial agreement with BNP Paribas

Volvo Car Group (Volvo Cars) has extended its core relationship bank group with BNP Paribas, who join the credit facility provided by a European bank group at a ticket of EUR 60-million.

The unsecured revolving credit facility now totals EUR 360-million with maturity

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Ford installs 500,000th 6.7-liter power stroke V8 turbocharged diesel engine

Ford announced the installation of its 500,000th 6.7-liter power stroke V8 turbocharged diesel engine, which went into a new 2014 Ford Super Duty F-350 Lariat pickup truck. The engine was installed at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville.

"This is a significant milestone

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Autosales becomes the 10th new Mitsubishi Dealership to open in UK

The Mitsubishi network in the UK has expanded yet again with the arrival of a new dealership in the West Midlands.

Family-run Autosales Ltd. will take on the franchise at their site in Vulcan Road, Bilston, from October 1, 2013.

The dealership is run by siblings Steve Kibble

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Volkswagen Group opens new vehicle production plant in Foshan, Southern China

The Volkswagen Group and its joint-venture FAW-Volkswagen inaugurated the new vehicle production plant in Foshan, Southern China. In just under two years, the Group has constructed a highly-advanced, resource-efficient car manufacturing facility at the new location

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Hyundai India launches service mobile app 'Hyundai Care'

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) launched the industry first integrated service mobile application 'Hyundai Care'. The Hyundai Care service mobile application will be available on Android and iOS platform for Hyundai customers. The mobile application will assist the customers

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Renault ramps up for production in Algeria

Construction work begins on the Oued-Tlelat plant, south-west of Oran, illustrating the ambition and commitment of the Renault group and its Algerian partners to contribute to the development of the automotive industry in Algeria. The plant is scheduled to begin

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