Volvo Trucks appoint Mike Corcoran as Commercial Truck Director

Mike Corcoran has been appointed to the position of Commercial Truck Director for Volvo Trucks with effect from next year. In his new role, Mike will be responsible for the Volvo Trucks new trucks business - including fleet sales - in the UK and Ireland and reports

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Oliver Jarvis replaces Le Mans legend Kristensen in Audi team

Britain's Oliver Jarvis will replace record Le Mans 24 Hour race winner Tom Kristensen in the 'factory' Audi team next year.

Jarvis, who celebrates his 31st birthday next month, takes the Audi Sport Team Joest seat of recently retired nine-time Le Mans winner Kristensen for

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Mitsubishi Motors celebrates 5-million cars produced at the Okazaki plant

Mitsubishi Motors Corporations (MMC) Okazaki plant near Nagoya (Japan) celebrated its 5-millionth vehicle produced since 1977 - a Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV.

Tetsuro Aikawa, MMC's President & COO, formally presented this milestone Outlander PHEV to

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Leadership changes at Daimler Trucks in Asia

Dr. Albert Kirchmann (58), currently Head of Daimler Trucks Asia, will become Chairman of Daimler Trucks Asia as of April 1, 2015. In this position, he will consult and support the company's strategic development and will continue to represent Daimler on the political level

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Raminator and Hall Brothers Racing Team breaks speed record for monster trucks

Raminator, a monster truck sponsored by the Ram Truck brand, has broken the Guinness World Records record for the 'Fastest Speed for a Monster Truck' at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Hitting a new record speed of 99.10 miles per hour (mph),

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Chrysler Group LLC announces new company name - FCA US LLC

Chrysler Group LLC, the Auburn Hills, Michigan-based automaker, announced that it has changed its company name to FCA US LLC.

The name change is effective immediately and follows the naming convention of its global parent company, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

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Infiniti opens new stores at both Westfield shopping centres

Infiniti is broadening its retail approach with the opening of Infiniti stores in two of London's most pioneering shopping and entertainment destinations, Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City.

The car company is joining some of the world's most

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Michael Bettag to succeed Jurgen Langer in the Daimler Supervisory Board

Michael Bettag (born on December 21, 1961) has been appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board of Daimler AG representing the employees with effect as of January 1, 2015. The Stuttgart District Court (Registration Court) has accepted a request submitted

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Andrew Roberts is new Director of Communications of Bentley Motors

Bentley Motors has announced that Andrew Roberts will become Director of Communications, effective January 5, 2015. He will succeed Wolfgang Glabus, who will take up the position as Head of Industrial and Environmental Policy at the Volkswagen Group

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Matthieu Lussiana won Brazilian Superbike Championship

The year 2014 ends with another title win for a privateer BMW Motorrad rider. Matthieu Lussiana (FR) was crowned champion in the highest category of the Brazilian Superbike Championship (BRSBK), the Moto 1000 GP class. The eighth and final round was held at

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Skoda produces 500,000th third-generation Octavia

Skoda produced the 500,000th third-generation Octavia. The anniversary vehicle - an Octavia GreenLine in white colour - rolled-off the Skoda production line in Mlada Boleslav. The third-generation Octavia, launched at the beginning of 2012, is in a class of its own and has proven

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