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4 Jan 28 Jan 2013
15Dec -- 17 Dec 2014
New London Black Cab: Rolls-Royce Considers
Unveiling of Power list marks 2014’s
Nissan Ditches Diesel
Producing Its First 4x4
101 leading British Asians
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ast week The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg,
attended a gala
event, which unveiled the
GG2 Power List 101 honouring teenage activist Malala
Yousafzai with the number
one spot.
The Power List, compiled
by The Asian Media and
Marketing Group (AMG),
features the top 101 most
influential Asians in the UK,
ranging from all walks of life.
Now in its third year, the list
honours some notable British Asians who hold power
and apanese
influence not just in
carmaker
Britain, but also globally.
Nissan unveils its new
Malala tops this year’s list
take on the iconic
for hercab - and ditches the
black work in raising awareness for femalea petrol aldiesel engine for empowerment. The teenager, who
ternative.
was nominated for theto be
Diesel engines are Nobel
Peace Prize a new this year,
ditched in earlier version
is recognised for her courof the London black cab,
age and braverylaunched by
which has been in the face of
adversity. carmaker Nissan.
Japanese As a powerful and
influential
spokesperson,
The company promised
with its new 1.6 to reach out
that the ability litre petrol-
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London Mayor Boris Johnson.
The new taxi has been
developed by Nissan’s European design centre in Paddington, west London - the
same design centre responsible for the Qashqai and
Juke car models.
Nissan has ensured the
latest version adheres to the
strict Transport for London
regulations governing the
capital’s black cabs, known
officially as Hackney Carriages, including the tight
25-foot turning circle.
Equipped with an automatic transmission and a
traditional orange taxi sign,
the new cab is expected to
engine taxi will be cleaner
go on sale in December.
than the current diesel cabs
The new Nissan design
used in the capital and rehas been launched less
gional areas.
The new taxi comes with than a year after Chinese
Deputy PM Nick Clegg with Shazia Ramzan and Kainat Riaz
round headlamps, a re- carmaker Geely bought
at the GG2 Power List Unveiling
modelled grille and new Coventry-based cab maker
front-bumper panels. as well Manganese Bronze in a deal
to global audiences
List alone sees some disIt is a remodelled makers,
as political decisionversion worth £11m. names across
tinguished
The purchase was made
of the vehicle position on the
Malala’s top first unveiled
different sectors including
in August 2012, certainly de- after Manganese Bronze
with modiPower List is
media and entertainment,
was placed in business. Last
fications made following
serving.
politics and administrafeedback from the the Power tion in 2012.
office of
The top ten of
year’s number one, Labour
Chief executive Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes says if
the plan goes ahead, the new vehicle could be
in showrooms in four years’ time.
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uxury
car
maker
Rolls-Royce is conGG2 Award Winners at the GG2 Power List 101 Unveiling
sidering producing its
first four-wheel drive vehicle
MP Keith Vaz moved down
as it reports its fourth year
from the leading spot in fain a row of record sales.
vour of Malala Yousafzai,
Chief executive Torsten
and now comes in at number
Mueller-Oetvoes reported to
two. Representing the busihave said that if they decide
ness and finance industry,
to go ahead with the plan,
the Hinduja brothers were
the new vehicle could be in
1. Malala Yousafzai
awarded the number four
showrooms in four years’
position.
2. Keith Vaz MP
time.
Perhaps most significant3. Lakshmi Mittal
“It’s a very interesting
ly, flying the flag for Asians
segment, and I’m also con4. GP & SP Hinduja
who have made an impresvinced that we will see in tries. Its biggest markets re5. Sajid Javid MP
sion in the international mumain China and the US, but
that segment a part of luxu6. Anshu Jain
sic scene, One Direction star,
ry, and for that reason we are it is also seeing “remarkable
Zayn Malik features as a new
7. Zayn Malik
growth” in Japan.
currently looking into that,”
entry at an impressive numThe BMW-owned com8. Sadiq Khan MP
he said.
ber seven. Notably, the pop
pany plans to hire another
“There are no firm plans
9. Dr Yusuf Hamied
phenomenon’s high position
on o \