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News by Date: August 2004 7 stories available (Page 1 of 1)   TOYOTA PREPARES PARIS PREMIERES 26 August 2004 - Toyota Toyota will be looking to the future with two key concepts providing the focus for its presentation at the Paris Motor Show. The Toyota D-4D 180 Clean Power concept car will be revealed for the first time, in preparation for a full production version of the engine next year, and a GT sports version of the ultra-clean and fuel efficient Prius will be making its motor show debut. TOYOTA INVESTS ALMOST €18 MILLION IN FRANCE YARIS PLANT 24 August 2004 - Toyota Toyota today announced it will invest an additional €17.8 million in its Yaris production plant in Valenciennes, France, in order to better respond to European parts demand. FLASH CARS AT WORK 17 August 2004 - AA Buying a car because you think it will impress your colleagues is a waste of time and money because most of your colleagues won't give two hoots, research for the AA Car Buyer's Guide reveals. WINTER MOTORING 13 August 2004 - RAC Not preparing a car for winter motoring could increase the risk of an inconvenient upset such as a breakdown. SEPTEMBER DEBUT FOR NEW AUDI A6 2.0 TDI IN TIME FOR NEW PLATE CHANGE 09 August 2004 - Alfa Romeo September 2004 Audi line-up will include the new A3 Sportback and important new A6 models. WOMEN'S SUPERIOR MIRROR SKILLS NOT REFLECTED IN DRIVING TEST PASS RATE. 03 August 2004 - AA When they get behind the wheel, men are faster than women – at learning to drive. Women are better at checking their mirrors but are not as good at reversing as their male counterparts. SPECULATORS TARGET A WIDER RANGE OF NEW CARS 01 August 2004 - Glass Guide Speculating on the value of new cars is a practice perhaps most commonly associated with the trading of supercars in the early 1990s, when the recession caused a crash in values, leaving many speculators with huge losses   1

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