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Name check: 2025 Alfa Romeo’s first electric car renamed Junior after objections from Italian officials

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According to Italian law since 2003, all Italian-related names can only be used if they are produced in Italy. The change of name came after officials judged the Milano name unlawful because the small all-electric SUV was set to be produced in Poland. READ MORE: Alfa Bravo! Milano compact SUV is first electric car from Alfa Romeo.

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Volkswagen Group appoints new heads of Global R&D, Group Design, Group Product and Modular Toolkit Strategy

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Having started his career at Ford, he was Head of Volkswagen Group Research from 2000 to 2003. He was appointed Board Member for Engineering at Bentley in 2003 before taking over as Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry in 2012. He began his career at Audi in Ingolstadt in 1987.

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Behind Audi’s 12th Le Mans win: less fuel, more speed

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Audi’s sister brand Porsche has a tally of 16 overall victories, spread over a period of 28 years between 1970 and 1998. In absolute numbers, Porsche has clinched 16 overall victories at 63 starts. at Le Mans because a V8 biturbo engine developed by Audi Sport powered the winning race car of Audi’s sister brand Bentley in 2003.

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Congestion charge and electric vehicles: Everything you need to know

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The London Congestion Charge was first introduced in 2003. This applies to everything from the affordable and popular Nissan Leaf to the luxury Porsche Taycan. So, what is it, where does it apply, and are electric cars exempt from congestion charge costs? What is the London Congestion Charge?

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Best speakers ever

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When Straubel—also known for his 1984 Porsche 944 EV conversion—left Tesla, he founded Redwood Materials , a leading lithium battery recycling company in Carson City, Nevada. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. So I looked on the internet and bought a Porsche 914 conversion, 5-speed with no clutch.

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Flash Drive: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and GT Performance

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We heard the same thing about the Porsche Cayenne SUV, launched in 2003, that it didn’t look like a 911. The Cayenne is now Porsche’s top-selling vehicle. Mustang aficionados comment how the Mach-E really isn’t a Mustang. The Mach-E will easily become the top-selling Mustang; it’s already out-selling the gas Mustang.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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Richard Dorenkamp: from 2003 until December 2013, Dorenkamp worked for VW as the head of VW’s Engine Development After-Treatment Department in Wolfsburg, Germany. From October 2011 until July 2013, Neusser served as the head of Engine Development for VW.