JLR launches 2015 Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign

Jaguar Land Rover launches its 2015 Apprenticeship Recruitment Campaign. The company is looking for up to 200 new recruits to join the 620-strong group currently undertaking the scheme across its six UK sites. Jaguar Land Rover currently accounts for approximately

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New Pulsar is third Nissan to gain maximum Euro NCAP score in 2014

Nissan has strengthened its credentials as a brand you can trust to offer the highest leaves of safety, following another five-star star rating by independent testing organisation Euro NCAP. The Pulsar's rating makes a hat-trick of five-star ratings for the brand, coming

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Tesla Model S achieves Euro NCAP 5-star safety rating

Tesla Model S has received a 5-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP).

Model S is one of just a few cars to have ever achieved a 5-star safety rating from both Euro NCAP and the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Five stars for new Skoda Fabia in Euro NCAP crash tests

The new Skoda Fabia has been awarded the maximum five-star rating in the Euro NCAP crash tests. The outstanding test results underline the high-level safety of the new small car from Skoda which is going to be launched on the first European markets in the next

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McLaren Automotive appoints Senior PR Manager for the Americas

McLaren Automotive is strengthening its global communications team with the appointment of John Paolo (JP) Canton as Senior Public Relations Manager for North America. Canton will be based out of McLaren Automotive North America's headquarters in New

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Xavier Peugeot appointed Director of Product Planning for Citroen

From November 3, 2014, Xavier Peugeot becomes Director of Product Planning for Citroen, reporting directly to Linda Jackson, CEO of the Citroen brand.

Xavier, aged 50, holds a master's degree in management from the Sorbonne and a post-graduate diploma from Dauphine

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Daimler opens its new Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Centre in China

Daimler Greater China opened its new Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Centre in China and extended its local RD network. In future 500 highly qualified engineeres and designers will be working for Mercedes-Benz's new R&D site. In total, about 865-million

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Two-millionth Nissan Qashqai rolls-off the line in Sunderland

The Nissan Qashqai has once again made automotive history after production at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, UK passed two-million units in record time.

"The Nissan Qashqai goes from strength to strength as the original and best-selling Crossover

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Porsche replaces lock bracket on 4,428 two-door cars worldwide

As a precautionary measure, Porsche is replacing the lock bracket on the front lid of 4428 two-door sports cars worldwide. This is because for some vehicles of the 911 Carrera, Boxster and Cayman model series it is not possible to guarantee that the bracket meets the specifications

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Volvo Cars' global sales up 12.6 per cent, growth in China, Europe and US

Volvo Cars posted a 16th consecutive month of retail sales growth in October, with China, Europe and the United States all recording a sales increase compared to October 2013.

China, Volvo Cars' largest market, reported October sales of 6,917 cars, up 36 per cent versus

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Kia Motors America announces 7.4 per cent growth in October sales

Kia Motors America (KMA) announced record October sales of 44,694 units, led by high demand for the US-built* Optima midsize sedan and the iconic Soul with 11,840 and 10,685 vehicles sold, respectively.

"Declining gas prices are bringing a steady supply of customers into the market,

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