Heritage Motor Centre's collection awarded 'Designated' by Arts Council England

Warwickshire's motor museum at Gaydon has been added to the Arts Council England's roll call of nationally important Designated collections.

The Arts Council's Designation scheme is a mark of distinction awarded to the finest cultural collections

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Suzuki GB announces partnership with Halsall Racing for 2015

Suzuki GB has announced its partnership with Halsall Racing for the 2015 MCE British Superbike (BSB) season.

Suzuki delighted to confirm that it will entrust the company's BSB effort going forwards to Halsall Racing, competing on the GSX-R1000 with a two-rider line-up

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Arwed Niestroj is the new CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc.

There has been a change at the helm of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America (MBRDNA). The new CEO Arwed Niestroj assumed responsibility for MBRDNA's workforce of some 300 at the R&D bases in the USA.

Arwed Niestroj began his career

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Five stars for the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron from Euro NCAP

The Euro NCAP consortium has awarded the new Audi A3 Sportback e tron the maximum five star rating for crash safety. This puts the first series production plug-in hybrid from Audi among the safest cars in its class.

The test panel was impressed by the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron

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Hyundai Motorsport announces partnership with Alpinestars for 2015 WRC season

Hyundai Motorsport announced that it has entered into a technical partnership with Alpinestars, the leading provider of performance motorsport apparel and footwear.

Under the new agreement, which comes into effect for the 2015 FIA World Rally Championship

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BMW Group achieves worldwide sales up 7.6 per cent with 188,342 deliveries in November

November saw global demand for BMW Group vehicles increase to a new record high. Worldwide, a total of 188,342 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles were delivered (previous year: 174,992 / +7.6 per cent). In the first eleven months of the year, sales of BMW Group vehicles

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MG confirms plan to return to BTCC in 2015; continuation of partnership with Triple Eight Race Engineering

MG confirmed that it plans to return to the MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 2015 with the MG6 GT and continue the successful partnership with Triple Eight Race Engineering that saw MG lift the manufacturers championship in 2014.

"I am delighted

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Nissan starts production of the Nissan X-Trail in Saint Petersburg

Nissan announced the start of production of the new X-trail at St. Petersburg as the company boosts its manufacturing presence in Russia.

The new X-Trail combines the best of Nissan's 4x4 heritage and Crossover expertise to create the ultimate alternative to conventional

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2015 Mustang Convertible begins shipping to US Ford dealers

Ford Motor Company announced that the 2015 Ford Mustang convertible will begin shipping to dealerships nationwide.

"Cold weather may have come unseasonably early this year, but with available heated seats, remote start and selectable drive modes with a snow/wet

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McLaren Automotive expands retailer network in Australia with McLaren Melbourne

McLaren Automotive has launched its second Australian retail showroom with the opening of McLaren Melbourne, located within Eureka Tower, 80 City Road, Southbank. Operated by Trivett Bespoke, the showroom meets growing demand for the brand in Victoria

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500,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car rolls-off production line in Beijing

The 500,000th locally produced Mercedes-Benz passenger car, an all-new long-wheelbase C-class model, has rolled-off the production lines at Daimler's Sino-German production joint-venture Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), marking yet another milestone

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