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  • mercedes.automotiveIT
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    Mercedes starts online van sales pilot in the Netherlands

    2016-04-12T12:23:37Z

    Initially, only the Mercedes Citan urban van can be ordered online (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz Vans has started a pilot project selling vans online in the Netherlands.The German automotive group will initially sell its Mercedes-Benz Citan van in cooperation with local dealers.The move is parent company Daimler's response to a growing ...

  • netherlands.automotiveIT
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    Netherlands wants to approve large-scale self-driving car test

    2014-06-20T14:21:59Z

    Dutch Cabinet Minister Schultz wants her country to be ready for self-driving cars (Photo: Dutch government)The Netherlands will introduce legislation in early 2015 to make autonomous driving on public roads possible in the near  to medium term. The government will send a proposal to parliament outlining the legislative ...

  • AutoRAI.automotiveIT
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    Dutch auto show cancelled because of weak car market

    2012-11-30T22:41:40Z

    The AutoRAI, Holland's bi-annual auto show, has been canceled as sales of new passenger cars are falling more sharply in the Netherlands than in any other European Union member country.The organizers said in a statement that, "because of the economic development of the automotive sector, it has proven impossible to ...

  • spyker.automotiveIT
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    China's Youngman, Spyker to build cars together

    2012-08-27T17:47:50Z

    Spyker produces handmade luxury sports cars such as the Spyker C8 Aileron (Photo: Spyker)Chinese car manufacturer Zhejiang Youngman will buy a 29.9 pc stake in Spyker for 10 million euros, the Dutch luxury sports car maker said Monday.The two companies will also establish  a joint venture to build a ...