Daimler to build new car factory in Hungary
Stuttgart - Giant German carmaker Daimler AG is planning a new car factory in Hungary to build compact models of its flagship Mercedes Benz brand, the company announced Wednesday. Press reports in the build-up to the announcement said Stuttgart- base...
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Makeover for Bentley Continental Flying Spur
Crewe, England - Bentley is giving the Continental Flying Spur a makeover with a more upright grille and lower air intakes to the front and sleeker rear bumpers. In addition the new Flying Spur can be ordered with follow-to-stop Adaptive Cruise Contr...
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Sporty new Seat three-door
Barcelona - Short on the heels of the new Ibiza launch the VW subsidiary Seat has given the range a sporty touch with the three- door Sport Coupe featuring a seven-speed DSG gearbox in the top of the range 77 kW/105 hp version. Like the five-door, th...
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Citroen's iconic 2CV celebrates 60th birthday
Paris - History often repeats itself with the Citroen 2CV this year celebrating its 60th birthday as a car that lives up to every need currently deemed to be the up and coming trend among experts - the cheap car with minimalist requirements. When the...
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New VW Golf at Paris Motor Show, roadster planned
Stuttgart, Germany - The new sixth generation Volkswagen Golf will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October, Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine reports. The magazine revealed several spy shots of the new Golf, indicating it will come with a ne...
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Lancia revives 'Delta' with new hatchback
Rome - The Italian car maker Lancia is reviving the Delta name with a new hatchback scheduled for launch on European markets in September. Harking back to the first Delta of 1979 with its high-performance engine and sporty design, the new Delta com...
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Cars getting cleaner, eco-test finds
Munich - Cars are getting cleaner with most manufacturers implementing measures to reduce exhaust gas emissions, a five-year test by Germany's automobile association ADAC has found. Some 700 cars were tested over the five-year period with a quarter o...
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Daimler mulls new factory in eastern Europe, magazines say
Stuttgart, Germany - Daimler is studying plans to build a car factory using low-cost labour in eastern Europe, with options to be presented to its board on Monday, two German magazines said Saturday. Poland, Romania and Hungary were under considerati...
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European car sales slump as oil prices surge
Berlin - European car sales slumped a 7.8 per cent in May, data released Friday showed, as surging oil prices and renewed economic uncertainty hit consumer sentiment. New registrations dropped to 1.33 million from 1.45 million a year earlier, the Bru...
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