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 ...
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The Fiat Panda has taken more than three decades to get to Australia, but now it’s here it’s time to quickly get used to the word ‘squircle’. You don’t need a PhD in mathematical shapes to appreciate this is ...
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Volkswagen has raised eyebrows in Europe by announcing its new hybrid Volkswagen XL1 will wear an unexpectedly high price tag of around 100,000 pounds (A$167K). “It’s not a definite price at this stage but we’re probably ...
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Europe's biggest car maker Volkswagen group is expected to renew the car sales record in the fourth quarter of 2013. Volkswagen said on Friday, in the third quarter of 2013 the public brand cars and light commercial vehicles worldwide sales ...
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Oerlikon Balzers will introduce a new generation of wear-protective coatings called BAL.IQ at the EMO, the world's leading metalworking trade fair to be held in Hannover, Germany. BAL.IQ significantly outperforms current coatings in many ...
Visitors and cars at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt Germany. (LEDinside/Robe Lighting) Over 2000 Robe Lighting LEDWash fixtures are in action on a series of high profile stands – including Audi, BMW, Mini. Opel, ...
Audi will need to put into production a sports coupe to fill the gap between the Audi TT and Audi R8 before 2017, chairman of the board at Audi AG Rupert Stadler has claimed. Speaking at the Frankfurt international motor show, Stadler ...
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Nissan has hit back at plans by Volkswagen to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. ...
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Indian automotive systems manufacturer Anand Automotive is planning to invest INR12bn ($183.1m) on new product development and capacity expansion over the next five years. The company also plans to take advantage of the rupee depreciation ...
The new-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will get a price hike but gain extra equipment, according to leaked information obtained by CarAdvice. VW’s hot-hatch has made a name for itself since the 1970s for delivering affordable ...
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BMW Australia has questioned rival Mercedes’ pricing strategy with its A-Class hatchback, believing it has been unnecessarily aggressive. The smallest Mercedes (main image) was launched with a $35,600 starting price earlier in 2013, ...
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BMW, Ferrari, Porsche and Volkswagen vehicles feature tungsten that is illegally mined by a terrorist group in Columbia, according to a Bloomberg Markets magazine report. Bloomberg followed the journey of the tungsten ore, called ...
German carmaker Volkswagen Group has launched a new in-car system, VW Car-Net, which claimed to offer convenience and diagnostics features along with the security. The company will make the VW Car-Net available in the selected vehicles of ...
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Our Rating: Performance, Ride & Handling 4 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 3 Shuffling through the Audi A1 Sportback range tests the definition of the term ‘hot-hatch’. The $29,900 Audi ...
Bosch EV1-EV6 fuel injectors. Robert Bosch LLC has added part numbers for fuel injectors, iridium and original equipment specialty spark plugs, and specialty wiper blade sets to expand coverage to 12 million domestic, European and Asian ...