MINI Launches Roadster

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MINI has officially unveiled its first-ever open-top two-seater- the gorgeous MINI Roadster.
 

The model range includes MINI Cooper Roadster (90kW/160Nm, 1.6-litre petrol), MINI Cooper SD Roadster (105kW/225Nm, 2.0-litre turbo-diesel), MI…

BMW 3 Series Production Starts At BMW’s ‘Green’ Munich Plant.

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Production of the all-new BMW 3 Series is now underway at BMW’s main plant in Munich, Germany.

The sixth generation 3 Series is the first BMW model to benefit from the company’s €500 million in its production facility which employ…

Audi Celebrates 10-million Audi A4-Audi 80 Models

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Audi has celebrated cumulative production of 10million A4/Audi 80 mid-size vehicles.

The 10-millionth vehicle was – fittingly for the German brand – a sporty 245kW V6-powered A4 sedan painted in sporty Misano red and trimmed in black a…

Saab Sold To Chinese Joint Venture Company

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The efforts of Dutch sports car specialist Spyker to retain ownership of Swedish brand Saab appear to have been scuttled with news China’s Pang Da and Youngman is set to buy 100 per cent of Saab Automobile AB.
 

Subject to some regu…

Kia’s First Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle On-Sale 2015

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Kia has confirmed its first fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) will be commercially available by 2015 – most likely in the Borrego, large SUV.

Currently the Kia Borrego FCEV has a range of 805kms and fuel consumption of 4.36l/100kms.
 

Massive Initial Orders For Renault’s Electric Kangoo Van

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Here’s a win-win – Renault has secured 15,000 orders from French companies for its electric-powered Kangoo Van Z.E.

One of the major customers is the French Postal service – La Poste.
 

The automotive industry has lobb…