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New 2014 Mazda 3 to Drive 9,300 Miles Hiroshima to Frankfurt

New 2014 Mazda 3 to Drive 9,300 Miles Hiroshima to FrankfurtTo prove just how good the new Mazda 3 Skyactiv is, Mazda is sending eight of them on the longest test drive in history – more than 9,300 miles from the factory in Hiroshima to the 2013 International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Germany.

DuPont encourages EU to address mobile air conditioning directive non-compliance

DuPont encourages EU to address mobile air conditioning directive non-compliance

DuPont called on the European Union (EU) to aggressively curb noncompliance with the Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directive, pointing out the regulation’s central role in the EU’s sustainability program.

Spain will extend car scrappage scheme

Spain will extend car scrappage scheme

The Spanish government said it would extend a scrappage scheme that subsidizes purchases of new cars. The subsidies have tempered the fall in sales in the recession-hit country.

Ford plans next-generation Mustang with right-hand drive for export, report says

Ford plans next-generation Mustang with right-hand drive for export, report says

Ford is planning a right-hand-drive variant of the Ford Mustang when the sports car is redesigned for its 50th anniversary next year, according to an Australian newspaper report this week.

More EU states could block Daimler sales in refrigerant dispute

More EU states could block Daimler sales in refrigerant dispute

New registrations of the Mercedes SL are currently banned in France. More European Union countries could join France in blocking registrations of new Daimler vehicles using a banned refrigerant after EU governments agreed to take action against the carmaker.