| Aston Martin Ford sign five-year engine partnership extension report |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
that will see the US auto giant continue to supply it with engines for the next five years. The Sunday Times in the UK says the extension of the partnership, which currently ...
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| Up to 10000 luxury cars smuggled annually into Thailand |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
An average of 5,000 to 10,000 luxury cars are smuggled into Thailand or imported off authorised dealers each year, costing billions of baht in lost import and trade tariffs, a senior Federation of Thai Industries official said yesterday. The four brands most affected by smuggling and tax avoidance scams or imports through independent dealers are BMW, Mercedes, Lexus and Rolls Royce, said Suparat ...
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| RACQ Vehicle Running Costs survey reveals cheapest new cars to own |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
Suzuki Alto headed a list of 110 models across a range of segments in the study, which calculates the average cost of owning and operating a privately purchased new car. The RACQ survey found the average cost of owning and operating anAltoGL manual to be $113.82 per week, ranking it narrowly ahead of ...
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| Acura MDX US$78m ad campaign targets ‘mankind’ |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
Honda - most expensive ever advertising campaign at US$78 million ($84 million), the clip aims to highlight the engineering and design philosophy of the brand, centred around the synergy between man and machine. The result of a first-time partnership with Boston- and Los Angeles-based creative agency Mullen, and with assistance from MediaVest, the campaign will expand across television, cinema, ...
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| New SRT Viper GT3-R ready-to-buy racer unveiled |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
GT3-R and the current road-going version are minimal. The GT3-R has closer ties with the factory GTS-R American Le Mans Series racer in terms of its V10 engine, underpinnings, electrical hardware and aerodynamics. The SRT Viper GT3-R, which will be eligible to compete in championships such as the FIA GT3, boasts an Xtrac six-speed sequential transmission with paddle shifters, six piston front ...
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| Nissan focuses on safety following US factory deaths |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
Nissan Motor Co. is focusing on safety at its manufacturing facilities in the US following the deaths of three workers at its assembly plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The three fatalities occurred within an 18 month ...
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| 25 people hurt in traffic accident involving 37 cars in Saratov region |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
MOSCOW, June 24 (Itar-Tass) - As many as 25 people were hurt in a road accident involving 37 cars in Russia’s Saratov region, a spokesman for the regional emergencies department cited updated information late on Monday.According to earlier reports, ten people were hurt in the accident with 23 cars.According to the spokesman, 25 people were hospitalized, fifteen are in condition of moderate ...
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class spied with more detail |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
BMW 3 Series is tipped to be revealed at the 2014 Detroit motor show in January before reaching European showrooms mid year, and likely second half for Australia. The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class will grow in size to create more rear legroom and to distance the company’s volume-selling vehicle from the new A-Class ...
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| Audi appoints VW development chief as new technical boss |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
speculation Wolfgang Durheimer was being removed from the role . Hackenberg has been Volkswagen’s member of the board of management responsible for development, but he will continue to oversee the technical development of all VW Group brands. The 63-year-old has been a mastermind behind the VW Group’s MQB modular platform strategy that will see virtually every Volkswagen, Audi, ...
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| 50 years of Lamborghini |
Jun 25th, 2013 |
All because Enzo Ferrari made a smart @$$ comment about him not knowing what was he was talking about when Lamborghini was telling how to fix the transmission on his new Ferrari. He told Lamborghini to stick with making tractors... Enzo way to go, you made your biggest ...
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