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Asian LEADER 06 Asian LEADER 06 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 L 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- J 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. L 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 \