Audi factory driver Tom Kristensen ends unique professional career

One of the really big names in sports is retiring: Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen will contest his last race as a professional race driver in Sao Paulo (Brazil) at the end of November. The 47-year-old Dane will be retained by the brand with the four rings as a representative and

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Citroen Racing and Kris Meeke team up again for 2015

Third in the Junior WRC with Citroen in 2005 and winner of the IRC in 2009, Kris Meeke competed in his first rallies with the Citroen Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team in 2013. This season, the Brit played a major part in Citroen securing second place in the Manufacturers World

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Volkswagen unveils new Golf R Estate at Los Angeles Auto Show

Volkswagen has unveiled one of the sportiest all-rounders in the compact class - the Golf R Estate. This new car combines the high performance, drive ability and comfort of the Golf R hatchback, which was launched in March this year, with the spacious boot of the Golf Estate;

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Ford recalls 2014-2015 Fusions in North America

Ford is issuing a safety compliance recall for approximately 65,000 Fusion vehicles in North America for a programming issue in the instrument cluster. This issue allows the key to be removed 30 minutes after the ignition is turned off, even if the transmission is not

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Honda announces world premier of all-new fuel-cell FCV Concept

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. unveiled a concept car for an all-new fuel-cell vehicle, the Honda FCV Concept (FCV) and the Honda Power Exporter Concept, a concept model for an external power feeding device that enables AC power output from the FCV with maximum

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Seat hires 233 temporary employees at Martorell plant

Seat is poised to hire 233 temporary workers at the Martorell facilities. The new recruits will join the company next week to cope with a one-off increase in demand for the Seat Ibiza and the Audi Q3.

This new spate of workers join the more than 550 people hired by Seat throughout

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Bridgestone opens first US giant off-road radial tire manufacturing facility

Extending its leadership in the heavy-duty, earth moving tire segment, Bridgestone Americas  announced the opening of its first giant off-road radial tire plant. Based in Aiken County, South Carolina, the 1.5-million sq ft manufacturing facility produces various

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SMMT appoints Tamzen Isacsson as new Director of Communications and International Role

SMMT announced the appointment of Tamzen Isacsson to the post of Director of Communications and International. This new position has been created to enable the SMMT to focus its UK and international communication activities on the promotion of the UK

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3,000th Mercedes-Benz Citaro Euro VI delivered

The Mercedes-Benz Citaro is celebrating a key milestone at the ONC new bus centre in Mannheim - almost eight months to the day after the delivery of the 1,000th Citaro Euro VI and only 11 months after the introduction of the relevant statutory requirement, the 3,000th

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The Rolls-Royce Maharaja Phantom Drophead Coupe arrives in Dubai

The Rolls-Royce Maharaja Phantom Drophead Coupe, a one-of-a-kind bespoke vehicle created exclusively for customers in Dubai, was unveiled at an Indian-themed evening event held in celebration of the car's arrival at the AGMC Rolls-Royce showroom.

Inspired by the Golden

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Fiat Brand North America and Vans expand partnership

Fiat Brand North America and Vans are expanding their partnership this year to include activities during the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing in Hawaii and the Los Angeles Auto Show.

At the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu, Vans will fill a Fiat 500L with its shoes and offer beachgoers,

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