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News in brief: Ford to introduce B-MAX at Geneva

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The 2012 Geneva Motor Show is taking shape rapidly – and now Ford has revealed plans to introduce an all-new Ford B-MAX at the event. The original B-MAX concept was unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show and one year on it is set to boast a 1.0litre Ford EcoBoost petrol engine as well as [.].

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Top ten Geneva Motor Show stars. The Green Piece.

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Tuesday 6 March, 2012. The 82nd Geneva Motor Show opens today for two days of press previews (March 6 and 7, 2012) before opening to the rest of the auto industry and the general public for two weeks (March 8-18, 2012). As the doors open for the first big European motor [.]. The Green Piece Column.

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World Green Car of the Year. Who deserves to win? The Green Piece

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Tuesday 13 March 2012. Once again the finalists for the World Green Car of the Year have been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show ahead of the announcement of the final winner at the New York International Auto Show (NAIAS) on Thursday, April 21, 2012. The Green Piece Column.

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Volt and Ampera named European Car of the Year

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The Opel/Vauxhall Ampera and Chevrolet Volt have jointly been named the ‘European Car of the Year 2012’ as voted for by a panel of 53 motoring journalist judges from 23 European countries. The winner was announced on the eve of the opening day of the Geneva Motor Show, with the Ampera/Volt being picked from a [.].

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BYD to introduce electric vehicles to Europe

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It’s been a long time coming, but China’s BYD Auto will finally stage the European premiere of two of its electric vehicles at the 2011 Geneva International Motor Show. The updated 2012 e6-Eco and the independent 4WD dual mode electric SUV S6DM will be introduced at the event as BYD also presents its Three Green [.].

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BMW announces Geneva debut

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The Geneva Motor Show 2012 continues to take shape with BMW the latest to announce a debut for the showcase. It will introduce the BMW 116d EfficientDynamics Edition at the event.

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BMW announces ActiveHybrid 5 release

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Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, the BMW 5 Series ActiveHybrid was an instant hit – and now the German carmaker has announced when it will be made available. The ActiveHybrid 5 will reach showrooms in the US from March 2012. Based on the BMW 535i saloon car it combines a 3.0litre TwinPower Turbo six-cylinder [.].

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