Kevin Rice named Mazda Europe's new Head Designer

Kevin Rice will be appointed as Mazda Motor Europe's new Design Director effective September 1, 2014. The 50-year-old British national returned last autumn as Creative Director to Mazda's European R&D Centre in Oberursel, Germany, where he spent five years in the 1990s.

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First series production Vito rolls-off the line at Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria

The first unit of the new Vito rolled-off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vitoria, Spain. The vehicle from Mercedes-Benz Vans sets new standards in the mid-size van segment. The new van with a permissible gross vehicle weight of 2.5-3.2-t

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Volkswagen launches the limited edition Vento Konekt

Volkswagen announces the launch of the limited edition Vento Konekt, which comes loaded with the latest in digital entertainment and connectivity. Available on Comfortline and Highline variants of the Vento, the Konekt package includes a Blaupunkt infotainment system,

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Lotus appoints Jean-Charles Lievens for Network Development in Southern Europe

Lotus announced that Jean-Charles Lievens has joined the Cars Commercial team to develop the Lotus network in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Jean-Charles brings with him 37 years of experience in the car industry and distribution having occupied senior

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JLR announces the location of Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announces that it has chosen Prologis Park, Ryton, near Coventry for the company's investment in its Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre. The facility will be Jaguar Land Rover's global centre of excellence for the creation of

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Tang Eng Joo won the Force Gurkha RFC India 2014 trophy

The first edition of the Force Gurkha RFC India has come to an end and Malaysia's Tang Eng Joo, with co-driver Tan Choon Hong, has been announced as Force Gurkha RFC India champion. They were closely followed by another Malaysian Mervyn Lim (co-driver Hamizan

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HMSI inaugurates it's first-ever traffic park in Maharashtra

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) unleashed its latest step for spreading road safety awareness in India by bringing its first traffic park in Maharashtra and its sixth overall in India.

Honda has collaborated with the Yeola Industrial Co-operative Estate

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Caterham Cars introduces two new models for USA starting from US$ 44,900

British sportscar maker Caterham Cars has revealed two exciting new variants of its iconic Seven for the US market - the Seven 480 and 360.

Increased American interest in the legendary British sportscar has sparked the launch of the two new models, which have

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Suzuki launches new RM-Z450 at Valkenswaard Grand Prix circuit

Suzuki has announced that its hotly anticipated 2015 RM-Z450 will be launched with an RRP of £6,399 and is available on zero per cent APR finance over two years.

The new RRP represents a £300 price reduction over the previous model, while a deposit or trade-in

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Chrysler Group appoints new Head of Product Development

Chrysler Group LLC named John Nigro Head of NAFTA Product Development, effective immediately. In this role, Nigro has responsibility for all systems and component engineering, vehicle line programs, advance vehicle development, architecture, innovation

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GM invests US$ 174-million in new Lansing stamping facility

General Motors will start construction of a US$ 174-million stamping facility that will create or retain about 145 jobs.

The new facility, part of the company's Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant, will produce stamping components for the Cadillac ATS and Cadillac CTS family

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