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Ford backs Spain Transit aid as EC launches probe - Just-Auto.comjust-auto.com (subscription)The EC has opened a formal investigation into what it says is a EUR25.2m (US$32.4m) "direct grant" to produce the Ford Transit Connect in Almussafes, Valencia. Despite the probe, the EC concedes Valencia is an area of high unemployment and low GDP, ...

CarDekhoRenault Duster Wins 'Best SUV of the Year 2012'; Exclusive Interview InsideCarDekhoThe recognition from industry experts and customers for both Renault and our products has been enormously encouraging and proof of the quality, reliability and acceptability of Renault cars. With the overwhelming enthusiasm from the market, the Duster ...

Inquirer.netGlobe Tattoo and Stöckinger: Powerful, speedy team-upInquirer.netGlobe senior executives, led by its amicable president and CEO Ernest Cu and senior adviser for consumer business Peter Bithos, were privileged to ride the two-seater Formula Renault cars driven by the Lotus F1 team's Davide Valsecchi. DYAN Castillejo ...

Renault Receives Two Fleet Car AwardsautoevolutionRenault Receives Two Fleet Car Awards - photo gallery. Renault Receives Two Fleet Car Awards. ⌙ tell us what you think. Voice your opinion... post comment. 48 hits · Share this story · Send via email · Print. RENAULT cars we've tested. all testdrives ...

How to Check Your Oil on a Volkswagen [Video]autoevolutionEven though most Volkswagen cars have a "low oil" light on the dash, they are still equipped with a dipstick. Checking your oil is done pretty much the same way as with every other car. Even though the car checks your oil levels for you, it's best to ...

Top 10: A gas-greedy Lamborghini and 9 of the least fuel-efficient luxury carsNational PostIf you're looking for the most wasteful Mercedes-Benz cars you can buy, try the $195,200 CL 600 two-door coupe (seen above) or $196,000 S 600 four-door sedan. A 5.5L twin-turbo 12-cylinder gas engine, that puts out 510 hp and 612 lb-ft, powers this ...

Fleet News OnlineTelematics could become compulsory in new carsFleet News OnlineThe UK could follow Italy's lead and make telematics boxes compulsory in all new cars. That's the view of Ofir Eyal, principal management consultant in the London office of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Eyal, who has worked in insurance for more ...

A student who had been reported missing after failing to return home from ...stv.tvFarah Ahmad was last seen leaving Cardonald College in Glasgow at around 1.55pm on Tuesday. The 19-year-old, of the city's Cathcart Road, was seen making her way onto Mosspark Drive towards Corkerhill Road. Police Scotland said her "family and ...

Finding a slogan that's miles better is a tricky taskHerald ScotlandGlasgow; Glasgow crazy; Glasgow for broke; Glasgow the whole hog; Glasgow screw yourself; Glasgow roond and roond; Glasgow home; Glasgow on; Glasgow all the way (lewd, possibly libidinous?). Or you could muck about with the "oh": Glasgow yes or, ...

ScotsmanJo Malone on her fragrance empire and battling cancerScotsmanToday she's rushing between appointments, dropping into a Glasgow hotel to meet me for lunch between presenting awards to young entrepreneurs in Aberdeen and a Bill Clinton dinner in London. She looks the part, sliding into the booth in a simple black ...

The GuardianOut-classed. Out-scored. Out-fought. Out-tikied. Out-takaed. OutThe Guardian... liberating him as he grew more and more angry and shouty. Eventually the staff had to break the door down like in a rubbish action film (set in the gents of a Glasgow restaurant). It would be bad if that happened to Watzke because it definitely ...

BBC NewsPolice probe as firearm dischargedBBC NewsA major police operation has been taking place in the Carmyle area of Glasgow after a firearm was discharged. Officers were called to the Bank Road area at about 02:30 on Tuesday. Police Scotland said that no-one had been injured in what appeared to be ...

The CourierGlasgow's Graeme Morrison retires from pro rugbyThe CourierGlasgow's longest-serving player Graeme Morrison, honoured in their final home league game against Ospreys last month, has retired from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 35 times capped centre was out of contract when the Warriors' season ...

Scotsman (blog)Festival review: Stag & Dagger, Various Venues, GlasgowScotsman (blog)In a climate where start-up festivals come and go and multi-venue events seem to be finding it tough to achieve any degree of longevity, it's pleasing to report that promoter PCL's annual one-day Stag and Dagger jaunt around Glasgow appears to have ...

Gig review: Steve Hackett, GlasgowScotsman (blog)“I KNOW what I like and I like what I know,” ran the chorus of sometime Genesis favourite I Know What I Like, one of the less meandering excursions by the classic English prog outfit to be given an outing at this show, and these words seemed to serve ...

Gig review: Kim Richey, GlasgowScotsman (blog)AS EVIDENCED by this gig's modest scale but capacity crowd, Ohio-born singer-songwriter Kim Richey has flown somewhat under the radar during most of her career, previously enjoying wider recognition as author of hits for the likes of Trisha Yearwood ...