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Infiniti VQ Engine names one of 10 best for 14th straight year

VQ-series V6 currently found in the Infiniti G35 Sedan, G37 Coupe, FX35, EX35 and M35 has been named as one of Ward's 10 Best Engines for a record 14th straight year.

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Infiniti wins ALG 2008 Luxury Brand Residual Value Award

Automotive Lease Guide (ALG), the standard for Residual Value projections in North America, has honored Infiniti with its ALG 2008 Luxury Brand Residual Value Award.

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Infiniti EX35 earns Top Safety Pick award from IIHS

All-new Infiniti EX35 has earned Insurance Institute for Highway Safety TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2008, their highest honor.

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G37 Coupe wins Autobytel MyRide.com's most fun new car award

Infiniti's G37 Coupe has won the 2008 Autobytel Myride.com Editors' Choice Award for Most Fun New Car for 2008.

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NEMPA presents 2008 winter vehicle award to Range Rover Sport

New England Motor Press Association (NEMPA) Presents 2008 Winter Vehicle Award in the Ultra Luxury SUV segment for the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

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Aston Martin Vantage N24 hot lap league

Aston Martin Vantage N24, at PalmerSport’s Bedford Autodrome.

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Porsche acquits itself well in North America

New Cayenne GTS well received by customers in the US and Canada.

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'Union Jack' Lotus Exige 'S' hits great British roads

Union Jack Lotus Exige ‘S’ will be joining the Lotus Roadshow which consists of the latest Lotus models and is visiting the UK network of Lotus dealers.

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Pirelli increase price for car & truck tyres

Pirelli tyre announces price increase for car and truck tyres in Europe.

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First Volkswagen with lane-keeping assistant & adaptive chassis control

- Passat CC TDI (140 PS) already satisfies Euro-5 emissions standard; average fuel consumption is just 5.8 liters
- Passat CC TSI (160 PS) with efficient turbo engine consumes just 7.6 liters fuel per 100 kilometers and is 222 km/h fast
- Passat CC V6 4Motion (300 PS) has new all-wheel drive, DSG and adaptive chassis control as standard equipment

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Chevrolet Niva L, LC, GLS, GLC, GLX price increasing

Chevrolet Niva L now is priced at 368 000 rubles, LC – 395 000 rubles, GLS – 404 000 rubles, GLC – 431 000 rubles and GLX (FAM1) – 629 000 rubles.

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Chevrolet Niva vehicles in Sirius color

GM-AVTOVAZ starts to deliver Chevrolet Niva vehicles of Sirius color.

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SEAT achieves its best result in WTCC in Mexico

The second round of the WTCC in Mexico has become a historic weekend for SEAT, after winning twice and clinching the top six positions in the second race.

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Michelin proves right fit for Comet’s distribution fleet

Michelin has won a major contract to supply tyres to electrical retailer Comet’s distribution fleet.

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Mahindra Renault Logan sales zoom past 3000 units in March

Mahindra Renault Logan clocks an all time high of 3068 units in March, 2008. 30% sales now through referrals from satisfied customers. Achieves a market share of 12% in Mid Size C-segment, since launch. Sets up plan to expand the network. Extend reach to smaller cities.

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Mitsubishi Motors announces U.S. electric vehicle fleet test

The i MiEV electric prototype vehicle is powered by a durable 330-volt lithium-ion battery system located under the floor deck that is linked to a 47-kW permanent-magnet electric motor, promising up to 80 miles of driving on a single charge.

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Faurecia opens new automotive production plant in Morocco

The site represents an investment of €10 million and will ultimately employ more than 650 people.

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BMW sales up 12% in Australia

BMW sales accelerate to new Australian record. The Bavarian premium car brand delivered a record 4,174 vehicles between January and March 2008.

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David Brabham & Scott Sharp shine at St. Petersburg

Brabham & Sharp combine to score LMP2 second place with Patrón Highcroft Acura ARX-01b at St. Petersburg.

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Nicola Larini opens Chevrolet account with podium finish

Chevrolet scored their first WTCC podium finish of the year courtesy of a strong third place finish by Nicola Larini the first of the two Mexican races.

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Alain Menu qualifies fourth & Rob Huff ninth at Puebla

Nicola Larini qualified on the first row for tomorrow’s second round of the 2008 WTCC in Puebla, Mexico. The Italian Chevrolet Lacetti driver headed the provisional standings for most of the qualifying session, but got pipped for pole in the final minutes.

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Rahal breaks records with St. Petersburg victory

Nineteen year old Graham Rahal took the victory at the St. Petersburg Indy Car race, becoming the youngest driver ever to win an Indy Car race.

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GME announces UK leadership appointments

Jonathan Browning, GM Europe vice president, sales, marketing and aftersales and Chairman of Vauxhall Motor Limited, has been appointed GM vice president, global sales, service and marketing, Carl-Peter Forster, GM Group Vice President and President GM Europe, today announced a UK leadership appointment.

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Ducati Island expands to four locations in 2008

For the first time ever, Ducati North America will transplant Ducati Island from its watery oasis at Laguna Seca to each premier world-level race across the nation.

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Ducati CEO special guest judge at Legend of the Motorcycle

Ducati North America CEO, Michael Lock, will be participating as a special guest judge in the third annual Legend of the Motorcycle on May 3rd.

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New 'Vauxhall Agila' goes on sale in Spring 2008

Vauxhall’s new city car offers funky good looks and huge practicality. Five doors, five seats, 1,050 litres of luggage space – no compromises! Low emissions and running costs. Diesel and automatic options for the first time.

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Suzuki America celebrates 250,000 ATV units

Suzuki will also celebrate 2008 as the 25th anniversary of it production of the industry's first 4-wheeled ATV - the 1983 Suzuki LT-125 - with anniversary events scheduled throughout the summer.

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Hines rides Screamin' Eagle V-Rod to semi-finals at Houston

Andrew Hines rode his Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines V-Rod to the third round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the 21st Annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park.

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LG announces global launch of third LG Black Label Series

LG to reveal secret behind the third LG Black Label Series handset. The phone will be unveiled on April 24th starting from Europe and on to the rest of the world.

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Games service moves Nokia further into services market

N-Gage goes live with new games, devices. Today's N-Gage compatible devices include: Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and Nokia N95 8GB.

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Hybrid Dynamics to acquire Delaware American Motors

Hybrid Dynamics Corporation announces LOI to acquire performance motorcycle maker Delaware American Motors LLC.

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McLaren overshadow by BMW Sauber in Bahrain

After their dominant start to the season, it was widely expected that McLaren would excel in Bahrain on Sunday. But the British squad will leave with heavy hearts after being soundly beaten by rivals Ferrari and BMW Sauber at the Sakhir circuit.

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Rosberg fastest in final practice – Bahrain

Williams driver Nico Rosberg continued his team's promising Bahrain Grand Prix weekend by going fastest in the final free practice session at Sakhir.

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Force India celebrates great result at Bahrain

Giancarlo Fisichella showed strong form after a disappointing qualifying, the Italian taking full advantage of a good start to move into 11th position on the early laps.

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Maiden F1 pole for Kubica, BMW in Bahrain

Robert Kubica took his and BMW Sauber's first Formula One pole position with a stunning lap in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.

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