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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

The Latest from German Car Scene

EXPANSION OF MERCEDES-BENZ RASTATT PLANT: DAIMLER INVESTS EUR 600 MILLION

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:05 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz is further expanding its center of excellence for compact vehicles by enlarging its Rastatt plant with an investment of 600 million euros. In addition, a further 800 million euros will be invested in a new plant at the Hungarian location of Kecskemét. The Company's total investments for these two locations thus amount to approximately 1.4 billion euros. The first vehicles of the successor generation to the current A- and B-Class will roll off the assembly lines in Rastatt from the end of 2011.

NEW AUTUMN SMART COLLECTION

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:57 AM PDT

Right on time for the start of autumn smart is presenting a new fashion collection for the cold season. Designed for people who like things that are a little out of the ordinary, these trendy products are in keeping with the environmentally conscious lifestyle brand.

MINI DRIVER VS NON MINI DRIVER

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 01:32 AM PDT

MINI drivers can be recognized by the mixture of lust for life, individuality and spontaneity. No matter what, they do not take themselves and their life too serious. We simply call it the MINI attitude. Some people have it, some don't - as you'll see in the short clip.

SKODA AUSTRALIA AND TOPGEAR AUSTRALIA ARE TEAMING UP FOR THE GLOBAL GREEN CAR CHALLENGE

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 09:17 AM PDT

BOTANY, AUSTRALIA – October 21, 2009: Škoda Australia and TopGear Australia are teaming up to prove that amazing fuel efficiency is not limited to the range of small vehicles competing in the Global Green Car Challenge.

MERCEDES-BENZ C63 AMG PERFORMANCE PACKAGE PLUS

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 08:05 AM PDT

Enhanced driving dynamics ex factory for the Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG: the new Performance Package Plus is an attractive optional extra that is designed to appeal to the power-hungry sports driver.

SEAT ENTERS MOBILE GAMING

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 05:27 AM PDT

The new version of the 'SEAT CUPRA Race' game for iPhone/iPod touch now includes the SEAT León CUPRA and a City Track. New features such as Nitro and Protection Shield are also available to add more excitement to the race. The game is available in five languages and users can download it at no charge at the Apple iTunes App Stores starting 26 October.