BMW Group delivers 177,741 vehicles worldwide, increase of 6.8 per cent

Deliveries of BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce brand vehicles increased 6.8 per cent to total 177,741 in the last month, making it the best May ever (previous year 166,381). A new sales record was also reached in the year-to-date with a total of 826,865 vehicles delivered

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Renault acquires Caterham Group's stake in Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham

Following a mutual agreement between Renault and Caterham Group, Renault has increased its stake in Société des Automobiles Alpine Caterham to 100 per cent, following acquisition of the interest held by Caterham Group. Renault will now continue to develop

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Maserati and La Martina collaborate on bespoke luxury polo saddle

Maserati and polo brand La Martina have collaborated on a one-off, hand-made, luxury polo saddle in celebration of Maserati's Centennial Polo Tour.

Using the finest quality, carefully-selected full-grain leather and suede, the saddle was created in Argentina by La Martina's

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Jeep opens its lounge 'JSet Marrakech' in Morocco; first JSet venue in Africa

With the JSet Party, Jeep opened a new, exclusive JSet location at the Sky-Bar of the Montgomerie Golf Club in the heart of the city of Marrakech, Morocco. Decorated with 'signature' stylistic features of the brand, the JSet Marrakech is an elegant Restaurant, Lounge

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Now ride with helmets with NASA's space technology material

So far you have seen only astronauts wearing NASA technology driven helmets and their suits, helping them to maintain the body temperature. The good news is that you can also get a similar helmet in India (to begin with in Bangalore) which is a combination of NASA

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NNG and ANS bring 'Navigation for All' to India

NNG LLC in association with ANS announce scalable navigation solutions for OEMs in India, thus proving that factory-fitted navigation is indeed available for car owners of all categories.

"NNG's vision is that navigation will be a standard, even in entry-level cars.

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Best May in Skoda's history, worldwide deliveries grow 15.2 per cent

Skoda's worldwide deliveries grew 15.2 per cent in May to 91,200 vehicles (May 2013: 79,100), making this May the best in corporate history and the ninth month in a row of continuous growth. Western and Central Europe were driving force behind the growth

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Vauxhall Motors celebrates 50 years of production at Ellesmere

On June 1, 1964, the first Vauxhall rolled-off the production line at the all-new Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in Cheshire. On June 5, 2014, Vauxhall celebrated 50 years of production at Ellesmere Port by recreating the 1964 scene and the original press image

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Warren Richards appointed Head of Service and Parts Operations at Skoda UK

Skoda UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Warren Richards as the brand's new Head of Service and Parts Operations.

Warren will take up his new role on June 16, 2014, replacing Owen Shepherd, who has taken a role within Volkswagen Group as Head of

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Mercedes-Benz sold 134,031 vehicles worldwide in May

Mercedes-Benz has continued the trend in recent months by achieving yet another sales record in May. A total of 134,031 vehicles were sold to customers around the world (+10.4 per cent). That makes 641,384 vehicles sold since the start of the year (+14 per cent),

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Ford momentum in China continues with May sales up 32 per cent

Ford China sales grew 32 per cent in May with 93,323 wholesales sold compared to 70,449 wholesales in May 2013. Year-to-date sales were up 39 per cent, with 461,473 wholesales sold compared to 332,308 wholesales sold in the first five months of 2013.

Passenger car sales

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