Land Rover and Born Free Foundation open Ethiopian lion enclosure and education centre

Land Rover and international wildlife charity, Born Free Foundation, have opened a vital new lion enclosure and education centre in Ensessakotteh, Ethiopia.

'The Tree House' centre, is a re-designed facility set to cater for thousands of visiting school children each year. It provides

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Polaris launches Indian Roadmaster and Indian Chief Dark Horse motorcycles in India; opens its second dealership in Bengaluru

Polaris India Pvt. Ltd. unveiled its two new power-packed ultra-luxury 2015 Indian Roadmaster and the new Indian Chief Dark Horse alongside the opening of its second dealership in India in Bengaluru.

The occasion was also marked by another symbolic milestone for the brand -

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Soberdrive wins Hyundai's third 'Skills for the Future' competition

Soberdrive from Cirencester College were recently awarded first place in Hyundai Motor UK's third annual 'Skills for the Future' competition, held at its Training Academy in High Wycombe.

Of the five participating teams, Soberdrive were chosen by the five strong judging

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Mercedes-Benz sold 148,072 vehicles globally in April, +11.3 per cent

Mercedes-Benz posted a new opening record for the second quarter in April. Overall, 148,072 customers picked up their new Mercedes-Benz (+11.3 per cent).

"We began the second quarter with double-digit sales growth," said Ola Kallenius, Member

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Jaguar Land Rover presents first global Supplier Excellence Awards

Jaguar Land Rover has recognised its top ten direct production suppliers at the company's inaugural Supplier Excellence Awards. Companies from Corby to Cairo were presented with trophies by British actress, Joanna Lumley, at a ceremony held in the West Midlands.

Explaining

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Infiniti sets new April global sales record

Infiniti sold 16,700 vehicles globally last month, an increase of more than 1,700 vehicles or 12 per cent versus April 2014. This marks the best April in Infiniti's history.
"The strong momentum that we gained at the beginning of the year continued in April," said Infiniti

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Classic Motor Cars appoints Tim Leese as General Manager

Classic Motor Cars of Bridgnorth (CMC) has appointed Tim Leese as General Manager.

The company's sustained growth and expansion into brand new purpose built 60,000 sq ft facilities in Bridgnorth, in the UK, in 2014 created a new management position to develop

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General Motors becomes the world's first car manufacturer to produce 500-million vehicles

General Motors (GM) became the first car manufacturer in the world to produce 500-million vehicles, as Vauxhall in the UK - GM's fourth largest market - celebrated 90 years of ownership by the US company.

"During 2015, we expect to sell more than 1,000 new vehicles

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles announces new Head of Press and PR

Kate Thompson has been appointed to the role of Head of Press and Public Relations for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, taking over responsibilities from Pietro Panarisi who recently took up the position of Head of Press and Public Relations for Skoda UK.

Kate

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Jeep announces a first-of-its-kind partnership with World Surf League

The Jeep brand and the World Surf League (WSL) has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership that will make the Jeep brand the official and exclusive global automotive partner of the WSL and the naming rights partner to the WSL Jeep Leaders Tour Rankings for

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Ford expands innovative career academies to Detroit to help students improve technical job skills

Ford Motor Company is accelerating efforts to train future engineering, manufacturing and IT professionals by adding four career academies in Detroit that will serve 1,400 students.

The Detroit career academies will join the nationally growing Powered by Ford STEM Academy

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