Ducati announces world's first production motorcycle wirelessly integrated with airbag riding jackets

Ducati announces the introduction of the Multistrada D-Air model, featuring a fully integrated, intelligent system of sensors wirelessly connected to Ducati Apparel airbag jackets by Dainese. Marking a 'world's first' in the motorcycle industry and combining the innovative

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Honda exhibits world premiere of new concept model 'NM4' at Osaka Motorcycle Show

Honda unveiled the world premiere of two types of its new production model 'NM4' as an exhibition model (planned for production) at the 30th Osaka Motorcycle Show 2014.

The NM4 was developed under the keywords of 'the Neo-futuristic' and 'Cool', pursuing new, unique styling.

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Skoda Auto produces 11-million vehicles in Mlada Boleslav

Skoda Auto has produced 11-million vehicles at its main factory in Mlada Boleslav. Six Skoda models are currently produced in Mlada Boleslav - Octavia, Octavia Combi, Fabia, Fabia Combi, Rapid and Rapid Spaceback.

"Mlada Boleslav is the heart of the global

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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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