Paul Willis to take over as Managing Director of Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd.

Paul Willis is to take over as Managing Director of Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd. from February 1, 2014, replacing Paul Willcox who leaves the company with immediate effect.

Willis headed up the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand between February

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2014 Kia Soul earns National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 5-star safety rating

Kia Motors America's (KMA) popular urban passenger vehicle, the all-new 2014 Soul, has earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) 5-star overall safety rating. With its extensive list of standard safety features and use of

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Qoros opens its first flagship dealer in Shanghai

Qoros, opened its first purpose-built Shanghai dealership - Shanghai Guanshan Automobile Sales and Service Co., Ltd. As the company's first dealership in a first-tier city, the 4,000 m2 site spearheads a new phase of growth for the brand's developing dealer

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McLaren North America expands retailer network with five additional locations

McLaren North America announced the continued expansion of the retailer network, with the appointment of five new authorised retailers. The four locations in the US and one in Canada will take the network to 15 retailers representing the North American market.

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2014 Chevrolet Spark named a IIHS 2014 Top Safety Pick

The 2014 Chevrolet Spark is a Top Safety Pick in its first year of eligibility, and is the only vehicle in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety mini car segment to earn the rating in 2014 model year testing.

Spark achieved highest possible 'good' scores in the IIHS's

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Aston Martin and Daimler sign technical partnership agreements

Daimler AG and Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. have signed an agreement for a significant technical partnership between Daimler, Mercedes-AMG GmbH, a 100 per cent subsidiary and high-performance brand of German automotive corporation Daimler

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Lexus to introduce all-new F performance coupe at NAIAS 2014

Half the doors, twice the roar. Lexus will unleash its upcoming F model as a coupe, conceived with grit, an entirely new expression of design and uncompromising performance. The official name of this two-door F model will be released in early January 2014.

The next F will

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Toyota appoints new communications leadership in North America

Toyota recently announced executive appointments within the North American corporate communications group, another major step in building a more unified and integrated function.

"Toyota is fortunate to have such talented leadership on our communications team,"

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Seat UK appoints Peter McDonald as Head of Fleet

Seat UK has appointed Peter McDonald as Head of Fleet, starting in January 2014. Peter moves to the role having been Head of Planning for Seat UK since 2009.

Born and bred in Australia, Peter studied commerce at the University of Western Australia, Perth, graduating

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Toyota Fuel Cell Concept Sedan debuts at 2014 Consumer Electronics Show

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., will debut the FCV, a sedan based fuel cell vehicle, at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The reveal will feature the North America debut of the concept vehicle as well as an introduction to the fuel cell 'test mule', which logged

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North American International Auto Show announces 2014 poster contest winners

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) announced the winners of its annual high school poster contest held in conjunction with the upcoming 2014 show, which takes place January 13-26 at Cobo Center in Detroit. This year's contest drew a record 989 entries from

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