SEAT IBIZA BOCANEGRA, LEÓN CUPRA AND EXEO TO TAKE THE LEAD AT THE RALLY CATALUNYA

Once again, SEAT will be the official car of the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada, the eleventh round of the World Rally Championship being held from 1 to 4 October on roads in the province of Tarragona. SEAT has been actively collaborating with the organisation for the last 18 years since the rally became a competition on the WRC schedule. This year, SEAT is providing race organiser RACC with 86 cars to assist with the coordination of the race.

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AUDI OF AMERICA SELECTS NEW CRM AGENCY OF RECORD

HERNDON, Va., Sep 30, 2009 – Audi has engaged RTC Relationship Marketing of Washington, D.C., to serve as its customer relationship marketing agency of record.

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Under the new agreement with Audi, the agency will develop enhanced owner communications, programs to increase loyalty and efforts to attract new customers to the Audi brand.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SILVER STAR iPHONE APPLICATION

Everything is new at www.mercedes-benz.com/classic: presented in customer-friendly form, the Portal has detailed information and offers relating to the classic vehicle activities of Mercedes-Benz, i.e. the Museum, Classic Center, Archive and Collection, Young Classics, Mercedes-Benz Clubs and Classic Magazine. A central contact point and single contact address make the site easy to use.

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DAIMLER RECEIVES F-CELL AWARD FOR APPLICATION-ORIENTED FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

Daimler has received the F-Cell Award for innovative use of fuel cell technology in the Mercedes-Benz Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid urban bus. Two employees accepted the award on behalf of Daimler last Monday during the F-Cell Conference in Stuttgart.

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ALUMINIUM A5 COUPE PROTOTYPE SHOWS THE LIGHTER SIDE OF AUDI

MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – September 30, 2009: A lightweight Audi A5 Coupe prototype has jettisoned over 100kg by swapping steel for advanced aluminium and carbon fibre construction in the interest of fuel economy, emissions reduction and handling agility. The A5 project is the latest example of the pioneering work undertaken by the Vorsprung durch Technik brand to extend efficiency optimisation measures well beyond the engine bay.

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SKODA HENRY’S LAUNCHES 24 HOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE SYSTEM

MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – September 30, 2009: Henry’s Škoda in Glasgow has today launched a brand new state-of-the-art 24 hour customer service system.

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VOLKSWAGEN POLO ‘COOL’ COMMERCIAL

Funny new commercial from Volkswagen featuring its latest Polo model. Cool.

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LORINSER TUNES THE FACE-LIFTED MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS

In fitting with its recent face-lift, Sportservice Lorinser provides the latest refreshed M-Class with a special sporty kick in the form of a newly designed aerodynamic package.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG: A NEW GULLWING IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ MUSEUM

Between the 6th and 16th of October 2009 the Mercedes-Benz Museum will have another attraction to show: the new Gullwing, which had its world premiere just recently at the Frankfurt International Motor Show, will land 42 metres up on the museum’s roof terrace. For a few days visitors then can take in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG in an open-air setting.

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ALLAN McNISH TOURS THE AUDI R8 V10

Audi driver Allan McNish gives us his (totally unbiased…) views on the awesome new R8 5.2 FSI quattro.

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TWO UNUSUAL OLDTIMERS – COMBINED UNIMOG AGE OF MORE THAN 100 YEARS

The Unimog, the most versatile product in the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle range, amply demonstrates the creative prescience of the automobile engineers at Daimler AG. The very first design draft for the Unimog dating from September 1945 already features installation spaces for mowing equipment, a plough, a load platform and a fitting for trailer operation.

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AUDI USES MORE WASTE HEAT, PRODUCES LESS CO2

INGOLSTADT, GERMANY: The new waste heating contract has been signed, sealed and delivered. Member of the Audi Board for Production Frank Dreves, Ingolstadt Mayor Dr. Alfred Lehmann, Gerhard Fischer of the Petroplus refinery, Gerhard Meyer of Zweckverband Müllverwertungsanlage Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt waste utilization plant), Raimund Wunder of Volkswagen Kraftwerk GmbH and Herbert Stockmeier of Stadtwerke Ingolstadt (the Ingolstadt municipal utility company), signed the pioneering document in the presence of Dr. Markus Söder, the Bavarian State Minister for the Environment and Health. Beginning in 2011, the Ingolstadt municipal utility company Stadtwerke Ingolstadt will increase the amount of waste heat supplied to Audi to roughly 120,000 MWh per year.

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GEMBALLA MIRAGE GT VS LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO BF 660 GT

From the German car show, D Motor, racing drivers Sabine Schmitz and Wolfgang Kaufmann compare the Porsche Carrera GT-based Gemballa Mirage GT with a BF Performance Lamborghini Murcielago GT 660.

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NEW OPEL ASTRA: THE FIRST CLASS COMPACT

Rüsselsheim. With its sporty, good looks, comfortable driving experience, innovative technology and a full fuel efficient powertrain line-up, the new Opel Astra, which debuted in Frankfurt at the IAA as a five-door hatchback, is set to energize Europe’s compact car segment.

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MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER WITH BLUEEFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES

As in the passenger car segment, starting right now Mercedes-Benz Sprinter models which, owing to particularly sustainable technologies, stand for highest efficiency, and thus for improved fuel consumption and consequently reduced emissions, also will carry the BlueEFFICIENCY label.

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