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SEAT showcases vehicles responsible for Chinese offensive
These facilities are being built and outfitted in line with SEAT’s new brand identity and will serve as a model for the worldwide development of

Dollar Thrifty doubles profits
The vehicle rental company, which trades as Thrifty in the UK, expects earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to be somewhere between $75

Rapid: Skoda name their new compact hatch in Beijing
'As part of its growth strategy, SKODA has initiated the largest model offensive in its corporate history and will bring a new vehicle to market

JATO Dynamics: European new car market down despite some growth
The German brands demonstrated a strong performance within the European new car market during the first quarter of 2012. Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz all

Eterniti Motors pip competitors to "First luxury SUV" title with Artemis
Formerly named as Artemis, a prototype version recently made its world debut at the Beijing’s Auto China 2012 international motor show and is set to

Cadillac pioneers full and semi autonomous driving system
Super Cruise is designed to ease the driver’s workload on the motorway, in both bumper-to-bumper traffic and on long road trips by relying on a

Sovereign debt crisis not enough to halt German automakers in March
Registrations across the 27-member European Union, also Switzerland, Norway and Iceland, witnessed a 6.6% decline on last year. Total unit sales for the region within

Marchionne: European sales figures to drop again
Marchionne firmly believes that figures will reduce even more this year to 13.1m total unit sales (2011: 13m). His opinion comes as a result of

Citroen Numero 9 Concept to showcase at Beijing Auto Show
Powered by a 70hp and 200Nm rear axle-mounted electric motor with a lithium-ion battery and a 1.6 THP petrol engine which will generate 225bhp and

Nissan to press ahead with new plant in China
The automaker will invest an estimated YEN 30-40bn ($371m-$494m) into the plant which will be responsible for producing the Murano and X-Trail sports utility vehicles

Kia performs strongly both in Europe and overseas during March
In Europe, Kia sales were up 19.3% on last March to 54,106 units, however, consumers appeared more reluctant to buy in the automakers home country

SKODA performs strongly in markets over Q1
At 95,200 deliveries to customers, March 2012 was the best sales month ever for SKODA, recording a year-on-year growth of 12.1%. This contributed to first-quarter

Honda hoping to raise business in China with new product line-up
The automaker is hoping to achieve sales in China of more than 1.2m units by 2015. The automaker believes that the addition of Hybrid vehicles

Chinese auto sales slump over Q1
According to a statement released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), total unit sales reached 4.7m over quarter one and claimed that vehicle

Johnson Controls gets £3.5m battery development funding
Co-funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) with a 50% cost-share by Johnson Controls, the 24-month programme is aimed at further developing the company’s

US consumers not loyal to hybrid technology, says Polk report
The research looked at buyer habits since the beginning of 2008, a period during which the United States has seen fuel prices per gallon almost

BMW Middle East records best-ever first quarter
'The 4,936 BMW and Mini vehicles were sold to customers across 14 Middle East markets, marking yet another record in the group's history in terms

Orange to add Renault Twizy to its pool car fleet in France
The vehicles, which are on a long-term lease through Arval, will be provided to employees on a loan basis for urban business use, with the

David Cameron and Nissan C.O.O: Mid-sized model to be built in Sunderland
It follows the announcement at last month’s Geneva Motor Show that Sunderland will also produce a mainstream B-segment compact car based on the INVITATION concept

China emerges as number one market for Bentley sales
Sales in the China region increased by 84.9% with 578 cars delivered to customers. However, sales in the US, which previously claimed the top spot,

Valdimir Putin inaugurates new manufacturing facility at Togliatti plant
Executives including AVTOVAZ president, Igor Komarov, Renault chief operating officer, Carlos Tavares and Nissan chief operating officer, Toshiyuki Shiga hosted Putin (Inset) at the “Job

Honda expands alternative energy research for future line-up
Dedicated to reducing its impact on the environment both in emissions emitted from Honda products as well as from the company’s manufacturing activities, these initiatives

Mercedes-Benz start year positively and hope to continue form
First quarter sales for Daimler AG rose on last year's figures and total unit sales for Mercedes-Benz in the first quarter rose by 12% to

New car registrations in Germany rise 3.5% in March
In total, 339, 200 new cars were registered last month, up 3.5% on the same period last year. New car registrations in the first quarter

Sixt expands Asian enterprise with Philippines branches
Sixt's meet & greet service and luxury cars are now available to travellers and private customers at two branches in the Manila metropolitan region – at Makati

PSA Peugeot Citroen lose out to Volkswagen as French sales plummit
Total sales in march fell to 23.5% (197,033), while commercial vehicle sales also dropped by 12.2% (36,493) in March on the same period last year.

Enterprise expands in China
Enterprise has taken a 15% stake in eHi Auto Services which gives it access to 7,600 rental vehicles in 383 locations in 48 cities across

Audi India figures see strong demand for "four-ring" luxury cars
Demand for luxury cars in India showed signs of increasing in India. In particular Audi sold 1002 luxury cars during the month of March, up

Changes at Robert Bosch GmbH and Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG
Hermann Scholl was made a junior member of the board of management in 1973 and a full member in 1975. He chaired the board of

Howkins takes on European fleet responsibility
Howkins told Fleet World Confidential: 'It’s really an expansion of my existing position, dealing with some of our largest European accounts and trying to introduce

Hertz launch 16th branch in UAE and plans five more this year
'Our new MotorCity location will service the residential community there, as well as those in Arabian Ranches, Victory Heights and the Green Community,' said Nigel

Nissan launches "The Big Turn On" digital campaign across Europe
The quick chargers are part of a wider initiative from Nissan to get 1m consumers switched onto electric driving, in just 100 days. The basis

EU Transport Commissioner: Latest road safety figures "unacceptable"
The overall figure shows a reduction of just 2% in the total number of people killed on Europe’s roads, according to figures published yesterday (29

BMW AG's China subsidiary records 43% full-year profit increase
The company's net income rose to 1.81b yuan (£177,954,000*) in 2011, with many European automakers relying heavily on their far-east subsidiaries to boost total sales

Mercedes-Benz inaugurates Hungarian manufacturing plant
At a total cost of EUR 800m, the plant is situated in the city of Kecskemet, which sits approximately 100km South-East of Budapest. Approximately 3,000

BMW and TMC sign agreement for lithium-ion battery collaboration
The agreement follows the memorandum of understanding concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly vehicles and technologies announced by the two companies on December 1,

Fleet Logistics: "Global data key to better discounts"
'We’re seeing that there’s a pretty strong trend in all of indirect purchasing and as a result in the fleet area for companies to centralise purchasing', said Peter Soliman (Inset), Fleet Logistics

ARI Partners in Low Emission Truck Project
In partnership with Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, Thermo King and Deli Express/E.A. Sween Company, the team aims to produce a lighter-weight diesel truck

St Louis hosts NAFA Institute and Expo in April
The Expo features more than 250 exhibitors showcasing products and services. Two keynote speakers will offer a view of the future. Dr. Peter Bishop, Associate

Vauxhall and British Gas partner to enhance Ampera ownership
Vauxhall will offer all Ampera owners a British Gas Home Charging solution, which will include the installation of a home charge point, three year warranty on parts

Ford India go ahead with $1bn devlopment of manufacturing plant
The plant will have the capacity to manufactur 240,000 cars and 270,000 engines a year when construction is complete in 2014. 'We are committed to

Arval overcomes global natural disasters as leasing company meets goals
Despite difficult economic conditions, especially in Europe, Arval’s leased fleet of 687,000 vehicles continued to progress in 2011 (3% up from 2010), supported by the thriving

Sergio Marchionne: "Painful restructuring needed for EU automakers"
Marchionne, who aims to merge Fiat with Chrysler to boost revenue to more than EUR 100bn in 2014, is relying heavily on the American automaker

ARI wins top accolade for commitment to professional employee development
ARI, a US-based global fleet services provider that acquired FSG late last year, has received the Dale Carnegie Training Leadership Award. The award is given

Transaid awarded technical assistance contract by the World Bank
Transaid will work closely with the Central Corridor Trade and Transport Facilitation Agency (CCTTFA) and other stakeholders to promote cooperation between the road transport operators

Mitsubishi to sell compact Mirage in Thailand
The Mirage will be made at a brand-new third factory at Mitsubishi Motors Thailand’s (MMTh) Laem Chabang Plant; the largest MMC plant outside of Japan.

SKODA positive after announcing record fiscal year figures for 2011
Deliveries to customers rose by 15.3% to 879,200 cars from January to December 2011 (2010: 762,600 units). At the same time, SKODA’s sales increased 18.1%

SKODA positive after announcing record fiscal year figures for 2011
Deliveries to customers rose by 15.3% to 879,200 cars from January to December 2011 (2010: 762,600 units). At the same time, SKODA’s sales increased 18.1%

Kia's Zilina manufacturing plant announces record production and investment figures
The Kia facility produced more than 252,000 cars and 359,000 engines in 2011, representing increases of 10 and 12% respectively over the previous year. Kia

Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile Company Ltd announce Chinese joint venture
The agreement follows extensive talks between JLR and Chery on establishing an equal partnership company. The scope of the proposed joint venture (JV) would include

Hedef Fleet Services deploys Miles fleet management software for 12,000 strong fleet
Fast-growing, Istanbul-based Hedef, wholly owned by Southeast Europe Equity Fund II, United States based private equity fund, is one of the top three leasing companies
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