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Renault has upgraded and streamlined the structure of its Koleos range. From April 2010, the brand's 4x4 crossover will be available in a choice of two equipment levels, Carminat and Exception.

HOGGAR demonstrates Peugeot’s ambition for internationalisation and confirms the acceleration of the Marque’s strategy. Designed in Brazil for the Brazilian market, this pick-up is perfectly adapted to the local clientele’s expectations.

Preparations for the racing comeback of Walter Röhrl (63) at the Nürburgring 24 hour race are at full revs. During a seat fitting at the Weissach Motorsport Centre, the double WRC champion met the teammates with which he will share the cockpit of the standard Porsche 911 GT3 RS on 15th and 16th May.

While every 2010 Infiniti G Sedan, Coupe or Convertible seems special to those who design, engineer, manufacture or market them – and also to their owners – Infiniti has just released four new G Anniversary Editions that stand apart from every other Infiniti G ever created.

As Nissan finalizes plans to bring its first production commercial vehicle (CV) to the North American market in late 2010, it is starting with a truly ground up design – from its rugged ladder frame to the roof rack mounting brackets on the top of the innovatively conceived and styled body.

Sharper looks and new high-tech on-board features are central to Lexus’s revision of its best-selling IS sports saloon for 2010.

The highly appealing and emotionally charged Cabriolet is the latest additionto the successful Mercedes-Benz E-Class line-up. The open-top two-door model, deliveries of which start from 27 March, features a classic fabric soft top, making for a stylistically pure cabriolet feeling.

AMG is writing another chapter in its "AMG Performance 2015" drive system strategy: a completely newly developed AMG 5.5-litre V8 biturbo engine with a peak output of up to 420 kW (544 to 571 hp) and maximum torque of up to 900 newton metres will enter the lineup in summer 2010.

Toyota’s Polar Hilux, the mighty machine driven by Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May to the magnetic North Pole, is to go on display at the 2010 Outdoors Show. The 4x4 that conquered the ice and snowfields is appearing on the stand OU925 at the show at the NEC, Birmingham from 26 to 28 March.

Nissan Motor (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (NMT) today celebrated the start of production for the all-new Nissan March (Micra in UK), a global compact vehicle.

Rally Argentina’s challenging gravel special stages are made famous by the unusually high number of river crossings that have to be negotiated, and Guy Wilks hopes to be walking on water when he attacks those watersplashes flat-out in his Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia S2000, in his quest for victory on Round 3 of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (19-21 March).

Mercedes-Benz is offering peace-of-mind and value for money for its customers through a new, inflation-proof servicing programme.

Exacting standards of craftsmanship and technology are employed by Bentley’s body assembly team to create the new Mulsanne’s distinctive, hand-crafted ‘hewn from solid’ appearance. But this is just a precursor to the painstaking attention to detail afforded to Bentley’s new 4-door flagship in the paint facility at the company’s headquarters in Crewe, England.

The eagerly awaited Ducati Riding Experience is back for 2010 and a new cooperation with the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana (FMI) will offer an even more structured programme of riding courses aboard Ducati motorcycles at top Italian circuits.

This year the Autostadt in Wolfsburg, which was opened on the 1st of June 2000, celebrates its tenth anniversary. Right at the outset of this celebratory year a new record was reached: on Thursday 25th February 2010 more than 20 million visitors had passed through the Autostadt gates.

The luxury sports tourer, an alliance between Citroën and Maserati, was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show on 11th March 1970 - 40 years ago today.

The cream of Nissan retailing have been recognised in Geneva. After being shown the stars of the Nissan motor show stand, Juke, Micra & Leaf, the top performers were handed awards celebrating excellence in 10 categories.

The BMW Group recorded positive earnings for the financial year 2009 as planned despite the ongoing worldwide financial and economic crisis. Profit before tax rose by 17.7% to euro 413 million (2008: euro 351 million). Net profit amounted to euro 210 million (2008: euro 330 million/-36.4%) due to the higher effective tax rate.

The Alfa Romeo MiTo is already a global success story. Sold in 34 countries and on five different continents, it has won wide acclaim for its unprecedented fusion of head-turning high end style, engineering flair, dynamic performance and driving pleasure.

Acura’s past success in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) leads to a new challenge in 2010. As the first manufacturer to win two ALMS class championships in a single season, (Patrón Highcroft Racing in LMP1 and Lowe’s Fernandez Racing in LMP2), Honda Performance Development (HPD) will set-out to defend its title in the combined LMP1 and LMP2 classes.