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Ford Europe sales rise 12% in March on German, UK demand

Ford Europe sales rise 12% in March on German, UK demand

Ford said European car sales increased 12 percent in March, the tenth straight monthly gain, as customers snapped up small vehicles and compact SUVs.

Mexican auto-industry expansion driven by German, Japanese carmakers

Mexican auto-industry expansion driven by German, Japanese carmakers

The Mexican auto industry is about to go on a $10 billion factory building spree, illustrating the nation’s rising economic challenge to rivals from the United States to China.

Startech Tuning Program For The New Range Rover Revealed

2013 Range Rover by Startech
German tuner Startech has released first details and pictures about their tuning program for the new Range Rover, which will be shown next week in Geneva.

Remember the “German” Citroen C5 ad? It’s actually true


Apparently life does imitate art. The Citroen C5 launched in the UK with an ad saying how it was just like a German car. Now it is rumoured that the next C5 could be made by Opel in Germany. The tie up between Opel/Vauxhall and PSA Peugeot Citroen means most of their cars will eventually have common platforms. The plan being discussed at present would see production of the Astra leave Russelsheim in Germany (the HQ of Opel), and the space being taken up by the next generation C5 (presumably sharing a platform with the Insignia.