The Lexus LS has been keeping Germany’s luxury limousines on their softly suspended toes for more than two decades now, and in February 2013 a timely refresh rolls into showrooms. Updated versions of the petrol-powered Lexus ...
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Audi will invest 13 billion euros ($16.5 billion) over the next four years as it aggressively pursues growth in the face of a challenging global economic climate. The ambitious capital expenditure program will see the prestige German ...
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Affordable mid-sized family cars have outperformed their luxury counterparts in the latest round of crash testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US. Thirteen out of 18 'moderately priced' mid-sized cars were ...
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The Audi Q5 retained its title of Australia’s most popular luxury SUV but it was another narrow margin of victory. Audi’s mid-sized SUV grew only 1 per cent year on year to 2830 sales but it was sufficient to thwart the ...
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Sales of medium cars surged beyond those of large cars in Australia for the first time in 2012,with the locally produced Toyota Camry leading the charge. After coming up just short of the large-car segment in 2011(75,984 versus ...
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German carmaker Audi is planning to unveil the 2014 R8 sports car at the upcoming North American International Auto Show in Detroit,US,to be held during 14-27 January 2013. The new sports car is offered with three powertrain options ...
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The Mazda3 has retained its title as Australia’s most popular new car in 2012, claiming victory for the second consecutive year after a tight 12-month tussle with the Toyota HiLux. The HiLux threatened to steal the crown earlier ...
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Small cars have once again dominated new vehicle sales in 2012, with the Mazda3 leading the way in its second straight year as Australia’s favourite car. Four of the top six models sold across the country last year belonged to ...
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German carmaker Audi has reportedly cancelled its plans to manufacture the production version of its 2011 A2 electric car concept, which was unveiled in Frankfurt in September 2011. Based on the carmaker's A2 model, the new electric ...
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Infiniti, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Nissan Motors Infiniti has released images of its upcoming Q50 sedan which is expected to be introduced at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January. Planned to go on sale in 2014, ...
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Automotive headlamp applications using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been undergoing very active development since 2004. The first series-production LED headlamps were factory-installed on the Lexus LS 600h / LS 600h L presented in 2007 ...
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German car maker Audi is planning to invest about EUR13bn through 2016 in a bid to boost market share and to come out of the continuous loss in Europe. Planned to be invested as part of the carmaker's Strategy 2020, expenditures will be ...
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Despite the winter chill,the auto show season is heating up,revealing a number of exciting redesigns,new models,and refreshes coming up in 2013. We saw a few at the recent LA Auto Show and expect more to be displayed in Detroit in ...
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The boss of Land Rover Australia says Germany's three powerhouse luxury brands are taking more notice of the premium British SUV manufacturer today than ever before. Jaguar Land Rover Asia Pacific managing director David Blackhall said ...
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China Knowledge reported that Volkswagen AG has said its auto sales in China surged 22.7% YoY to nearly 270,000 vehicles in November this year. The sales of Volkswagen brand vehicles amounted to 210,000 units last month, reflecting a ...
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