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As previously announced, Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., the Glenn center director, has been named the associate administrator for Mission Support at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Ray Lugo, the deputy director at Glenn, has been named acting director.

ATLANTA, Today, on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show, Porsche unveiled an ultra-efficient, low-emission, mid-engine super sports car featuring hybrid and electric drive technology.

Volkswagen Fleet Services has undergone a team restructure to increase the focus and service offered to the contract hire and leasing market.

The PROTON Concept car, to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, showcases an advanced series hybrid drivetrain, designed and developed by Lotus Engineering.

Spyker Cars N.V. today confirmed it has finalised the deal with General Motors Company to purchase Saab Automobile AB. The transfer of ownership took place at 16.30 CET on February 23.

Maintaining its usual show-stealing stance of recent European motor shows, Geneva’s PalExpo will be the setting for Renault’s latest two world debuts next week, in the form of Wind and New Mégane Coupé-Cabriolet.

Peugeot is anticipating a roar of interest at the 80th Geneva Motor Show this March when the company unleashes its two stunning Concept Cars, the 5 by Peugeot luxury saloon and the SR1 Sports Coupé, in a public arena for the very first time.

New V8-powered performance coupe featuring a further evolution of quattro technology breaks cover three decades after its founding father

Available from the 1st March, 2010, Jeep’s latest special edition model will attract a lot of interest from new buyers wanting to test drive the luxurious Grand Cherokee Overland Tech.

The Honda 3R-C, a revolutionary one-person battery electric vehicle concept, will make its world debut in Geneva alongside the EV-N concept, to be displayed for the first time in Europe.

Just ahead of Monday 1 March and the arrival of what is, traditionally, the busiest month for new car sales of the year, SEAT is unveiling a tempting package of offers on its executive class models.

Subaru’s presence at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show will feature a number of technological and environmentally friendly innovations, including a revolutionary ‘Boxer’-hybrid concept vehicle and a pure-electric city car.

Škoda Auto is unveiling the new-look Fabia and Roomster at this year’s Geneva Motorshow. Škoda's compact cars have been given an exciting exterior redesign, plus a fresh range of engines, packed with new technology.

Following Lord Adonis, Transport Minister’s announcement today, Mitsubishi Motors UK customers will be in a prime position to enjoy the benefits of £5,000 off of the purchase of the multi award winning all electric i-MiEV.

The new generation Porsche Cayenne will make its world debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 2. Each model in the Cayenne range is a trend-setter in terms of efficiency and output and, compared with the former models, offers an increase in fuel economy of up to 23 per cent with more performance.

The first prototype of the production Ampera today received its initial charge of electricity from the newly installed recharging station at Opel/Vauxhall’s European headquarters.

The facility is an 8 year amortizing loan to finance development of micro and full hybrid drive trains and research into more energy efficient car bodies for the premium car segment by Jaguar Land Rover. These activities will contribute to lower CO2 emissions and the loan was granted under the European Clean Transport Facility.

Jeep® has launched a new special edition Wrangler in the UK - the Wrangler Ultimate – which will make this iconic 4x4 stand out from the crowd.

THINK STARTS DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS IN AUSTRIA WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF WOLFGANG DENZEL AUTO AG AS EXCLUSIVE IMPORTER AND DISTRIBUTOR

Ducati dealers across the UK are gearing up for the new bike season as the 2010 range of Ducati models start arriving at dealerships over the next few days.