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Toyota Europe hybrid sales up 43% year-on-year in 2013

Toyota Europe hybrid sales up 43% year-on-year in 2013

At the Geneva Motor Show, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) announced that European sales of hybrid vehicles reached an all-time high in 2013 totaling 156,863 units, up 43% year-on-year. Hybrid models now represent 18.5% total TME sales, including several countries outside of the EU.

Fiat doesn’t need to give new Mazda roadster to Alfa, Marchionne says

Fiat doesn’t necessarily need to build the roadster announced with Mazda early last year with an Alfa Romeo badge, Fiat Chrylser Automobile CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday.”The brand that we use will be chosen in due time.

Out-of-control Tesco lorry causes carnage

Tesco lorry crash

A HGV operated by the Tesco supermarket chain has left a trail of destruction after careering off the road.

Dorset Council claims ‘wonky’ road lines were painted on purpose

BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833) Pic: CorinMesser/BNPS ***Please use full byline*** At first glance it would appear the worker who painted these wonky white lines might have had one too many in the pub. Rather than the normal straight white lines running down the centre of the road, drivers are facing weird winding markings that wiggle down the carriageway. They have been baffling motorists since they appeared on a street in Wimborne, Dorset. But road chiefs insist they are deliberate, forming part of a bizarre calming measure aimed at slowing down traffic in a notorious rat run by forcing drivers to follow a curving course.

Motorists have been left scratching their heads over a set of ‘wonky’ centre lines that have been painted on a busy road in Wimborne, Dorset.

Car makers pack premium features in small packages

An employee of the Mazda booth works during the last preparations prior to the opening of the press

European carmakers are putting their longest ever market slump in the rear view mirror, shifting from survival to revival as they head into the Geneva Auto Show with dozens of car premiers, particularly for small models packed with premium features.