The BMW 2 Series Coupe has been officially unveiled, marking the introduction of the German car maker’s all-new premium compact model line. The arrival of the 1 Series hatchback-based BMW 2 Series family represents the continuation ...
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General Motors will consider developing new Opel products on its own in a bid to stem European losses that have totalled more than $19.6 billion over the past 13 years. The company says it doesn’t need the help of France’s ...
Tags: Opels, GM Scaling
The Ford Focus is on track to top global car sales for the second year in a row, with the manufacturer’s own figures suggesting it has sold almost 590,000 units of the popular small car in the first half of 2013. Ford claimed the ...
The Audi RS5 Cabriolet has launched in Australia at $175,900, becoming the fastest and most powerful open-top model in the German car maker’s history. The new RS5 Cabriolet joins the RS5 Coupe in Audi’s A5-based ...
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The Queensland Government has reportedly netted close to $8 million in revenue in two weeks from speed-related offences following the second tightening of speeding leniency in three months. News Limited reports that 53,816 fines were ...
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The Alfa Giulia, the long-delayed replacement for the 159 (above), may not be sold in Australia when it’s eventually released. The Italian brand’s rival for the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class had been due ...
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They may not be the cars teenagers have pinned to their bedroom walls, but the Fiat 500, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Volkswagen Up! are among the cheapest ways first-time drivers can get into a new car. Particularly when parents ...
Tags: City Car, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen
A teaser image of the all-new 2014 Mini Cooper has been released by the British brand less than a month out from its Los Angeles auto show debut. Showing a black Mini Cooper S on a black background with only its new horseshoe-shaped LED ...
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The Hybrid Shop (THS), a growing international network of dealers committed to providing expert care for Hybrid-Electric Vehicles (HEVs), will exhibit its new method of battery pack conditioning for hybrids at the 2013 Specialty Equipment ...
No matter how you look at it, suppliers who imported bikes lost business through August. Total imports were down almost two million bikes, a 15 percent drop in units and $53.3 million loss in business, according to the latest figures from ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said this week that diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should not be used to fund the Metrolinx transit plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area ...
Tags: Diesel Fuel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Before crossing Puget Sound to Bainbridge Island to visit BI Cycle and Classic Cycle, Day 2 of BRAIN's Seattle Dealer Tour got under way with a sampling of urban riding highlighting the accomplishments of local advocates as well as the ...
Tags: Transportation, service
A first look at the next-generation 2015 Mazda MX-5, and its reborn Alfa Romeo Spider twin, comes courtesy of this testing mule with the new car cloaked by an outgoing MX-5 body. The most noticeable change to the regular MX-5 body is ...
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At the end of 2013, FAW Jiefang Automotive Co., Ltd Wuxi Diesel Engine Factory (FAW Jiefang Wuxi Diesel) celebrates its 70th anniversary and organizes a "Chinese Power Expertise Forum". The ceremony invites many experts from CAAM, ...
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The Jeep Cherokee, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, Peugeot 2008 and Suzuki SX4 S-Cross have all earned maximum five-star safety ratings from independent crash-tester Euro NCAP. The cheapest car of the quartet, the all-new Suzuki SX4 S-Cross, ...
Tags: Jeep Cherokee, Mercedes-Benz