The genteel world of ultraluxury auto sales erupted into mudslinging this month at the Geneva auto show as Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin clashed over interpretations of the future of the superluxury sedan. It started when Aston's design chief, Marek Reichman, declared in an interview with Britain's Autocar magazine that Rolls-Royce and Bentley were "ancient Greece" with their traditional three-box design of vehicles such as the Phantom and Mulsanne. Instead, Reichman declared, the future is with...
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The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) wants the automotive sector to embrace National Careers Week and highlight the career choices available to young people through apprenticeships. Research commissioned by body found the majority of 11-15 year olds receive little to no careers advice whilst at school - even though more than 60% of teenagers said they wanted to jump straight into work and start earning money to avoid the growing debt associated with a university degree. Only one in five...
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