A talk promising to reveal security shortcomings of modern cars’ electronic network systems will be presented at the DefCon 21 hacking conference in Las Vegas next month. To be presented by Twitter security engineer Charlie Miller ...
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Porsche has been rated the most appealing new car brand to own in the US for the ninth consecutive year. The Stuttgart-based luxury sports car maker topped the 2013 JD Power US Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study ...
Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn (right) and Dr. Francisco Javier Garcia Sanz (left) give the Volkswagen Group Award to Pirelli board member Alberto Pirelli. Pirelli & Cie SpA has won the 2013 Volkswagen Group Award, given to the Volkswagen ...
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The Skoda Rapid Sport concept has been officially unveiled at this year's Worthersee tuning show?in Austria. Initially seen in sketches earlier this week, the Skoda Rapid Sport concept is intended to show a particularly sporty and ...
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The Skoda Rapid Sport concept will make its world premiere at today’s Worthersee tuning show in Austria, displaying an aggressive and notably sportier version of the compact sedan. Intended to show off the possibilities of the Skoda ...
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Audi has signalled the official start of construction of its new $1.1 billion Mexico plant, laying the foundation stone for what will be its first factory on the American continent. Located in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico, the new 900 million ...
HARMAN overtook Panasonic in 2012 to become the number-one supplier of automotive audio and video systems worldwide. HARMAN revenue growth was up 12.5 percent in 2012 when compared to 2011. The Strategy Analytics Automotive Multimedia and ...
The wife of Volkswagen AG chairman Ferdinand Piech is set to join the supervisory board of the Volkswagen Group-owned Audi, almost a year after being elected to the board of Volkswagen AG. An Audi spokesperson confirmed the the likely ...
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The designer of the third-generation Audi TT has provided a number of hints to the styling of the upcoming sports car. Head of Volkswagen Group design Walter de Silva told CarAdvice, the final design of the next-gen Audi TT has been ...
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A recall in China of more than 384,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles could cost the German manufacturer over $600 million, according to overseas reports. Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports the 384,181 Volkswagen Group vehicles ...
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The ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour concept has been unveiled in Geneva in one of the surprises of this year’s motor show. Taking advantage of its links to Lamborghini under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, the ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour ...
The head of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz has been given three more years to lift his company’s lethargic profits and sales and attempt to close the gap to its luxury German rivals. The supervisory board of Daimler AG voted to extend ...
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A new Porsche supercar that would sit between the iconic 911 and upcoming 918 Spyder will switch its sights from the Ferrari 458 to the Ferrari F12 if it goes into production, according to company sources. Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has ...
The Seat Leon SC has been revealed ahead of the Sports Coupe’s unveiling at next month’s Geneva motor show. Combing three-door hatchback looks and a functional interior, the Volkswagen Golf Mark 7-based Seat Leon SC still ...
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Skoda has produced its 15-millionth car since 1905. Rolling off the assembly line at the Czech brand’s Mlada Boleslav plant, the 15-millionth Skoda was a silver third-generation Skoda Octavia, a car due to arrive in Australia in the ...
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