smart Canada announces its official support of WorldPride 2014 Toronto

smart Canada announced its exclusive automotive sponsorship of WorldPride 2014 which will be hosted in Toronto, Ontario from June 20-29, 2014. The event will be held simultaneously with Toronto's annual Pride Week - one of the largest festivals in the world

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Subaru of America appoints Diane Anton as Manager of corporate communications

Subaru of America, Inc. announced the appointment of Diane Anton to Manager of corporate communications. Reporting to the Director of corporate communications for Subaru, Anton will be responsible for the company's business and lifestyle media relations

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Suzuki launches limited Tyco GSX-R600 replica @ £10,249

Suzuki GB has announced a limited run of GSX-R600 Tyco Suzuki replicas, after Guy Martin and WIlliam Dunlop took the iconic supersport machine to podium placed finishes at this year's North West 200 and Isle of Man TT.

The machines have been put together with the help

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8,000 service technicians to take part in Scania's global service competition

Scania Top Team, Scania's competition-like training programme for its service technicians and parts experts, is about to begin. Some 8,000 participants from over 60 countries develop their skills by combining training and teamwork while competing.

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Changes in the Board of Management at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

Dr. Eckhard Scholz (50), currently Speaker for the Brand Board of Management of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brand. Joachim Rothenpieler (56)

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McLaren strengthens its European retailer network with McLaren Ascot

McLaren Automotive has announced plans to further strengthen its expanding retail network with the appointment of McLaren Ascot, which will become the brand's 20th European location. A state-of-the-art facility, located in the royal town in Berkshire will become

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Kia starts production of all-electric Soul EV at Gwangju

Kia Motors has begun volume production of its new all-electric Kia Soul EV for export sales. A landmark in Kias history, the zero-emissions Soul EV is Kia's first electric vehicle to be marketed by the company outside Korea.

The first vehicles off the production line are

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Maserati registers 223 per cent growth in May sales in UK

Maserati sales figures in May show yet another confident month in the UK with 113 new registrations - a 223 per cent increase year on year compared to May 2013 figures.

Total Maserati sales in Great Britain for the year so far amount to 430 units, representing a significant increase

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Mercedes-Benz Vans records best-ever sales figures for May, up 29 per cent

The first five months of 2014 have been record-breaking for Mercedes-Benz Vans in the UK, culminating in the best-ever sales for the month of May, positioning the UK market at number one in Europe and number two worldwide for Mercedes-Benz Vans

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Suzuki reports strong progress around the world

Suzuki Motor Corporation continues to make strong progress around the world with total global car production reaching 2,857,000 units in the 2013 fiscal year. Overseas production accounted for 1,858,000 of the total which was an increase for the second consecutive year.

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Tata Motors Group global wholesales at 77,575 vehicles in May 2014

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in May 2014, including Jaguar Land Rover, were 77,575 vehicles. Cumulative wholesales for the fiscal were 152,601 vehicles.

Global wholesales of all commercial vehicles - Tata, Tata Daewoo and the Tata Hispano Carrocera

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