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AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW: NEW OPEL ASTRA FROM €22,465 IN GERMANY The new Opel Astra celebrated its world premiere in Rüsselsheim just a few weeks ago, and the latest generation of the compact class bestseller is already available to order.…

ALL-NEW 2022 HONDA CIVIC SI BRINGS THE PASSION—SETS NEW BENCHMARK FOR SPORT COMPACT SEDANS The best-handling, best-equipped and most fun-to-drive Civic Si ever is coming to Honda dealers later this year to entice a new generation of young…

CASA SEAT DEDICATES NOVEMBER’S PROGRAMME TO THE FEMALE POINT OF VIEW ON CULTURE AND URBAN MOBILITY The Women Decision-Making in Urban Mobility event will be held on the power of women in urban mobility. CASA SEAT is holding an exclusive…

NISSAN LAUNCHES NOTE AUTECH CROSSOVER IN JAPAN The new Note Autech Crossover is based on the compact Nissan Note and comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain, a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under…

VOLKSWAGEN TESTS 5G FOR PRODUCTION ON ITS WAY TO SMART FACTORIESVolkswagen is taking a further step in the direction of fully networked factories. A local 5G standalone network (“campus network”) is now available at its main plant in…

PEUGEOT 2008 IS THE SOUTH AFRICAN CAR OF THE YEAR The dynamic and distinctive SUV PEUGEOT 2008 held its head proudly above South Africa’s motoring best to take the overall title. Along the way it was also honoured with the 2021 Jurors…

MEYLE ACADEMY: NEW HIGH-VOLTAGE E-LEARNING COURSE AVAILABLE IN ENGLISHUnder the name MEYLE Academy, the German manufacturer MEYLE is offering a wide range of (digital) training courses with highly relevant content free of charge. As…

FORD TO INVEST £230 MILLION TO BUILD ITS FIRST ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPONENTS IN EUROPEBuilding on its commitment to go all-in on electrification in Europe, Ford announced today that it intends to invest up to £230 million at its…

bp has become the third shareholder of Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (DCS) following the successful closing of the M&A transaction. bp gained a 33.3% stake as part of a capital increase. BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG remain…

NEW 500 WINS AS “SMALL CAR OF THE YEAR” AT NEWS UK MOTOR AWARDS Voted for by consumers and shortlisted by prominent automotive journalists, New 500 claims the title of Small Car of the Year at News UK Motor Awards 2021. As in previous…

PEUGEOT SPORT: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF INNOVATION AND SUCCESS Statistics can be little more than symbolic at times, but there is no escaping the fact that Peugeot Sport has harvested many more resounding victories than the number of years…

AUDI BECOMES A PARTNER OF WOMEN’S SOCCER AT FC BAYERN MUNICH Performance and passion are what both Audi and the FC Bayern München women’s soccer team stand for. And this is what the new partnership between the brand with the four rings and…

AUDI R8 LMS IN DTM TITLE FIGHT UNTIL THE FINALE The 2021 DTM season has come to an end at the Norisring with an exciting final weekend and the title not being decided until the very last of 16 races. Kelvin van der Linde celebrates third…

In celebration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day for 2021, Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) has joined Equilon Enterprises LLC (d/b/a Shell Oil Products US), also referred to as Shell Hydrogen, to encourage growth of the hydrogen…

OPEL REKORD D RÜSSELSHEIM MILLIONAIRE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS The Opel Rekord D, which celebrates its 50th birthday in January 2022, had a tough act to follow. Its direct predecessor had been built more than 1.2 million times – one-eighth of…