Kia Motors UK raises £40,000 for Walton Charity

When posed with the challenge - can you walk to Seoul, South Korea in 14 weeks? 116 staff at Kia Motors UK head office immediately said yes! Armed with pedometers every step was counted in the walk to Seoul.

As a further incentive the company agreed to pay £1 for

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Changes at the top in Maserati North America and Maserati China

Effective January 1, 2015, Christian Gobber will be assigned responsibility for Maserati North America, replacing Pete Grady, who has announced his intent to retire effective March 31, 2015.

Christian Gobber will maintain his responsibility for Maserati Global Sales.

Effective January

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Volvo Trucks announces winners of 'Truck of the Future 2050' design competition

Volvo Trucks has announced the names of the winning entries in the three, age related, categories of the 'Truck of the Future 2050' design competition. They are Luo Tong Sim (Under 11 years), Barry Llewellyn (11-18 years) and Rhys Guy Llewellyn (Over 18 years).

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Renault Group expands its dealer network, opens its 150th dealership in UK

Renault's dealer network is continuing to expand alongside its record-breaking growth in the UK market, in which the Renault Group has posted growth figures outperforming the market rate for the last 20 months. Brayleys Milton Keynes is the latest addition to the network,

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BMW Motorrad sold 7 per cent more vhicles worldwide in November 2014

As of November, BMW Motorrad has sold 7 per cent more vehicles than in the equivalent period of the previous year. 116,463 (previous year: 108,872) motorcycles and maxi scooters were supplied to customers worldwide. As of November 2014, this already puts sales

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DriveNow launches carsharing service in London

DriveNow, the carsharing joint-venture between the BMW Group and Sixt SE, is launching its flexible carsharing service in London. Initially, 210 BMW 1-series and Mini Countryman models will be available for spontaneous hire. DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3

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Sir Greg Knight joins H&H Classics as Non Executive Director

H&H Classics announced that The Right Honourable Sir Greg Knight MP is joining as Non Executive Director.

Sir Greg, the Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire, has impeccable credentials for the role. Since 2001 he has been Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Historic

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2015 Yamaha Racing watch range by TW Steel

Yamaha announced its continued celebration of the shared synergies of passion, power and performance, as it introduces a dynamic new six-piece TW Steel Yamaha Racing collection and two-piece VR46 collection for 2015.

Naturally sporty in their appearance, the new

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Peugeot and Pudsey coming together to do good for Children in Need

Peugeot and Pudsey teamed up in November to form a 'Dynamic Duo' and through an assortment of challenges have broken through the £1-million fundraising mark for BBC Children in Need.

Peugeot is Children in Need's only automotive corporate partner and the 'Dynamic

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New R&D centre to house 1,300 Bentley engineers, 300 new roles created, £40-million planned investment

Bentley has announced the latest phase in the biggest site development in the company's history. A further £40-million investment will expand its headquarters in Crewe, with a new research and development centre, creating over 300 jobs in the process. This move was welcomed

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Apollo Tyres launches India's largest loader tyre at IMME 2014

Apollo Tyres launched AWL 822 at the ongoing 12th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition (IMME) 2014 in Kolkata. The company also introduced ALT 188 TX tyre with the industry's first traction tread design at the exhibition. AWL 822, used for loaders and dozers

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