BMW plant Berlin manufactures 500,000th BMW GS motorcycle with boxer engine

Today the 500,000th BMW motorcycle of the flat-twin-engined GS model series came off the production line - a R 1200 GS. Since 1969 motorcycles have been manufactured for the world market in Berlin-Spandau and since 1980 the BMW Motorrad GS models with boxer engine, too.

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Lancaster opens new Ferrari Showroom in Colchester

Lancaster, the official Ferrari dealership for the East of England and Kent, recently opened the doors of their completely new showroom in Colchester, showcasing the Ferrari brand's latest Corporate Identity which is being implemented across the dealer network

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Fiat of Austin celebrates grand opening of new location with art reveal

Fiat of Austin, the sales leader since the Fiat brand was reintroduced to the US market in 2011, has moved to bigger and better quarters.

Fiat of Austin now is located at 13040 U.S. 183 North, about five miles north of its original location in The Domain shopping mall. The

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Acura TLX to make world debut in New York International Auto Show

The production Acura TLX performance-luxury sedan will make its world debut at the 2014 New York International Auto Show.

Designed to compete in the midsize luxury segment, the 2015 Acura TLX will deliver higher levels of luxury refinement and sports-

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Honda builds 20-millionth automobile in the US assembly line

The 10-millionth US-built Honda Accord rolled-off the assembly line at Honda's first US auto plant in Marysville, Ohio, as all four Honda auto plants in America celebrated the cumulative production of 20-million automobiles in the US. Honda also marked the achievement

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Jaguar Land Rover invests £45-million in new press line at Halewood Operations

Jaguar Land Rover has invested £45-m in a new state-of-the-art servo press line at its Halewood Operations, near Liverpool, England.

The new Servo stamping line, the first-of-its-kind to be built in the UK, is 13 m tall and over 85 m long. It has a combined press

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New Managing Director joins Daimler FleetBoard GmbH

On April 1, 2014, Dietrich Muller is set to take over as the new Managing Director of Daimler FleetBoard GmbH, the leading provider of telematics-based Internet services for commercial vehicles. The previous Managing Director, Dr. Ralf Forcher, will in the future

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General Motors announces Jeff Boyer as new Vehicle Safety Chief

General Motors CEO Mary Barra named a new vehicle safety leader whose first priority will be to quickly identify and resolve product safety issues.

Jeff Boyer, has been named to the newly created position of Vice-President, Global Vehicle Safety, effective immediately.

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Byung Mo Ahn promoted to Vice-Chairman of Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Motors Corporation announced that Byung Mo Ahn has been promoted to Vice-Chairman of the global automaker. In his new role as Group Vice-Chairman and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), Ahn will continue to lead

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Porsche to replace engines of current 911 GT3 models

Sports car manufacturer Porsche will be replacing the engines of all 2014 model year 911 GT3 vehicles. This is the corrective action derived from intensive internal analyses that were initiated in response to two engine fires. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that engine

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GM Foundation donates more than US$ 1.45-million to aid Habitat for Humanity

The General Motors Foundation is donating more than US$ 1.45-million to Habitat for Humanity to fund at least 10 new-home builds and 15 neighborhood revitalization projects across the United States, as well as a special veterans' program in partnership with up

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