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SKODA celebrates: 14 million vehicles produced

›  Jubilee car a Superb of the ‘Laurin & Klement’ special edition ›  Impressive growth course of the SKODA brand ›  Production and sales to grow significantly until 2018 ›  Model offensive and further capacity expansion in international markets under way Mlada Boleslav/Kvasiny, January 30, 2012 – SKODA has produced its 14-millionth car: The jubilee [...]

Toyota delivers 400,000th hybrid car in Europe

* The 400,000th hybrid is an Auris Hybrid produced in the UK * Delivered to fleet customer CTG in Belgium Toyota delivered its 400,000th hybrid in Europe today. The first hybrid car that Toyota put on the European market was the first generation Prius back in 2000. Since then two new Prius generations have appeared [...]

2013 Chevrolet Corvette 427 Convertible Sells for USD 600,000

Proceeds benefit AARP Drive to End Hunger program SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The first 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition – the fastest and most capable convertible in Corvette’s history – sold for $600,000 in the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale collector car auction Saturday. The Corvette 427 Convertible, which arrives at U.S. Chevrolet dealers this summer, blends elements [...]

100,000th latest generation Cayenne rolls off production line

Stuttgart/Leipzig. The 100,000th second generation Cayenne was assembled in Leipzig today. At the same time, this production anniversary is the curtain raiser for an eventful anniversary year at Porsche’s Saxony site. “Ten years ago the success story of Porsche Leipzig startet. What was a greenfield site, today ranks among the most modern car plants in [...]

Honda’s Cumulative Worldwide Hybrid Vehicle Sales Reaches 800,000 Units

TOKYO, Japan, January 20, 2012 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that Honda’s cumulative worldwide hybrid vehicle sales surpassed 800,000 units as of the end of December 2011. This milestone was reached 12 years and 2 months after the start of sales of the first generation Honda Insight in Japan November 1999, which realized fuel [...]

Chevrolet achieves best-ever global sales in 2011

Brand’s strong results help push GM past 9 million annual sales Detroit. Chevrolet sold 4.76 million vehicles around the world in 2011 setting a global sales record and driving General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) global sales to more than 9 million vehicles, a 7.6 percent gain compared with 2010. GM gained four-tenths of a point [...]

Opel Launches New Jubilee Models to Mark 150th Anniversary

* Corsa, Meriva, Astra and Insignia with special premium features * Exclusive jubilee trim offers extra comfort l R?sselsheim.  Next year Opel will celebrate a very special birthday: 150 years ago, in the year 1862, Adam Opel founded a company in the Hessian town of R?sselsheim that would later become one of the largest European [...]

Jeep® Sales Soar Nearly 62 Percent in Europe in 2011

* Jeep® brand sales up 61.8 percent in Europe in 2011 versus 2010, while industry declines 1.4 percent * Largest gain among all brands * Jeep sales increased 117.6 percent in Italy, 71.7 percent in France, 124 percent in Germany and 21.2 percent in Spain * Jeep brand sales increased 41 percent globally in 2011; [...]

Fiat Panda Classic orders are starting

On the occasion of the commercial launch of the Fiat New Panda, the model’s range presents an extremely interesting new development: the previous version will continue to be sold under the name Panda Classic. Available starting today in Italy, France, Hungary and Spain, and later to become available in the other European countries, the car [...]

NISSAN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD EUROPEAN SALES IN 2011

- Calendar year sales increase by 140,000 units versus 2010 – * Record 2011 sales up 25% year-on-year * Highest ever European market share of 3.7% * Top Asian brand in major markets * Russia sales increase nearly 75% * Qashqai sales top a quarter of a million units ROLLE (Switzerland) Thursday 12th January – [...]