Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon to Debut in Geneva

  • Station wagon is the third variant of world’s favorite Chevrolet
  • Refined design and new technologies includes sporty turbo and frugal diesel
  • MyLink: cutting edge smartphone infotainment system

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ZURICH – The Chevrolet Cruze station wagon, the third variant of Chevrolet’s most-popular car, will make its global premiere at the 82nd International Geneva Motor Show early next month.

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW – FUTURE HYBRIDS, FUN AND MORE FROM TOYOTA

  • First reveal of the production-ready Yaris Hybrid, Europe’s first full hybrid supermini at the Geneva motor show
  • First European appearance of the production-ready GT 86
  • World debut for the FT-Bh concept, showcasing a “total vehicle” approach to reducing emissions in an affordable city car
  • European premiere for the NS4 and FCV-R concepts, exploring next-generation plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicle design
  • Toyota diji concept shown in Europe for the first time, taking vehicle personalisation to a new level

Toyota Yaris Hybrid

The rejuvenation of Toyota can be witnessed “in the metal” at the Geneva motor show, with a display of future showroom and concept models, shown in Europe for the first time.

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW – MITSUBISHI MOTORS TO ANNOUNCE NEW GENERATION OUTLANDER

Eleven years1 after it first coined the term “crossover”, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil its third embodiment of this concept at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show with the New Generation Outlander. This all-new mid-size crossover is meant to better comply with the times – a strategic and innovative premium vehicle of substance developed around a versatile global platform and borne of a harmonious balancing of:

  • Low environmental impact (with target emissions below 130 g/km minimum – dep. on models & markets)
  • Advanced safety(with Forward Collision Mitigation system, Lane Departure Warning system, Active Cruise Control, etc…)
  • Comfortable driving (with now a dual zone air conditioner, etc…)
  • Clever utility(with the adoption of a power tail-gate, full 3rd row seating, flat floor cargo area, etc…)
  • Added convenience(with now tilt & telescopic steering column, Super-HiD “Wide Vision” xenon headlamps, etc…)

New Generation Outlander

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW – ENTER THE WAGON

  • New Cruze Station Wagon to be unveiled at Geneva
  • Third body variant of world’s favourite Chevrolet model
  • New 1.7-litre 119g/km diesel engine

In China, it’s the Year of the Dragon – but for Chevrolet, 2012 is very much the Year of the Wagon, with an all-new version of the million-selling Cruze making its debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.

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KIA GETS OFF TO A STRONG START IN 2012

  • Kia UK sales up 38.3 per cent compared to January 2011
  • Retail sales up 33.6 per cent
  • Fleet sales up 42.4 per cent
  • Expectation for a record year in 2012

Kia has got off to a strong start in 2012 by out-performing the UK car market in January with registrations up thirty eight per cent compared to 2011. The UK car market was up by 0.03 per cent.

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW – NISSAN’S BOLD NEW WORLD PREVIEWED

A quartet of concept cars – including two world premieres – offers a glimpse of the company’s future

At a glance

  • Two World premiere concept cars to be unveiled
  • INVITATION concept to inspire next generation compact hatchback
  • Juke NISMO and e-NV200 concepts to make European debut
  • Excitement promised from NISMO roll-out
  • Expansion of electric vehicle range
  • One more world premiere promised… details still on the secret list
  • Market confidence for 2012 building on record 2011 sales

Four forward-looking concepts that will take centre stage on the Nissan stand at the Geneva Motor Show (8-18 March).

Nissan e-NV200 concept

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: DETAILS EMERGE ON INFINITI’S ADVANCED SPORTS CAR CONCEPT

Infiniti has announced its advanced sports car concept is to be called the INFINITI EMERG-E.

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The electric car will be seen publicly for the first time at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show.  The reveal will take place on March 6 at the Infiniti stand, number 1030 in Hall 1, at 10:15 Central European Time (CET).  The event will also be transmitted live for those who cannot be there via Infiniti’s European website, infiniti.eu.

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NISSAN AT THE 2012 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

The Nissan press conference will be at 9:30am on Tuesday 6th March.

NAME FUNCTION TOPICS/ANGLES COVERED AVAILABILITY
NISSAN MOTOR COMPANY
Colin Dodge Executive Vice President, Africa, Middle East, India & Europe regions Industry, Europe and AMIE 1st day AM
Andy Palmer Senior Vice President Product Planning Corporate / product planning Day 1 AM
Vincent Cobee Corporate Vice President in charge of Entry Platform Program Entry Platform Strategy Days 1 & 2
Shiro Nakamura Senior Vice President CCO Design, Brand Management Product and Design Day 1 PM  Day 2 AM
Francois Bancon General Manager, Exploratory & Advance Product Dept Concept / Exploratory Day 1
Hideaki Watanabe Alliance Managing Director Zero Emissions Business Zero Emission / EV Strategy Day 1
Tom Lane Senior Vice President Global Product Planning Global Product Planning Day 1
Hideto Murakami Corporate Vice President LCV Business Unit Global LCV Strategy Day 1
Shoichi Miyatani NISMO NISMO Global Strategy Day 1
Toshiaki Otani Battery Unit Global Battery Strategy Day 1

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VAUXHALL REVEALS ULTIMATE HOT SEAT FOR 2012

  • First details of new Astra VXR’s lightweight seats
  • First seats in hot hatch segment to be approved by independent back experts
  • Designed to offer exceptional levels of grip and comfort

Luton – Sit tight! Vauxhall’s most powerful Astra VXR ever will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show with front seats that are substantially lighter thanks to cutting-edge technology, have a lower seating position and enhanced side support to cater for increased cornering loads.

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