Holden’s German sister brand Opel is exiting the Australian market after less than a year, saying it couldn’t make a profitable business case going forward. Opel Australia confirmed the news to CarAdvice after a source ...
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The 2013 Los Angeles auto show will host international premieres from nine brands when its doors open on November 20. The event’s organisers confirmed BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche, Subaru and Volkswagen ...
A Mexican man is suing Ford Motor Company for negligence, alleging that the car maker gave out key codes allowing criminals to use his Ford Focus as a drug mule. Ricardo Magallanes spent six months in federal prison in El Paso, Texas, ...
Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz will unveil an exclusive vehicle of a different breed – the Silver Arrow of the Seas concept yacht – in Montenegro this weekend. The 14-metre (46-foot) luxury yacht – initially announced ...
Audi is set to launch its first ever made-in-Australia ad campaign this month, running the theme 'Australia. Land of quattro.' The $3 million campaign, which focuses on the suitability of Audi's four-wheel-drive technology for Australia, ...
The Suzuki iV-4 concept has been teased ahead of the compact SUV's unveiling at the Frankfurt motor show in September. The Suzuki iV-4 will preview a new design language for the car maker, though Suzuki says it will retain the clamshell ...
Toyota Motor Corporation appears set to become the first car maker to build 10 million vehicles in a single year, as it simultaneously holds a six-month sales lead over both General Motors and Volkswagen. Helped by demand for hybrids in ...
Automotive battery producer PowerGenix has entered into a deal with the French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen to evaluate the use of PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries as a replacement for lead-acid in stop-start vehicles. As part of the ...
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A high-performance Lexus GS-F appears well on its way, with a development prototype spied undergoing engineering work. The spy shots of the BMW M5-hunting Lexus GS-F show the Japanese car maker’s determination to challenge its ...
Tags: Lexus GS-F, M5 Fighter
British luxury car maker Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is planning to invest about GBP800m through 2016 at its Crewe Plant in the UK for the production of new sport utility vehicle (SUV) and other models. The new SUV, which ...
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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 ...
The Infiniti Q50 will feature technology allowing it to welcome its driver aboard by name, display images of their family and friends and adjust the seating position, climate and other settings to suit their preferences. Infiniti’s ...
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Citroen has revealed details about its entrant into the World Touring Car Championship, the 2014 Citroen C-Elysee WTCC. The Citroen will debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September featuring a 283kW/400Nm 1.6-litre four-cylinder ...
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German automotive manufacturer Daimler’s high performance brand Mercedes-AMG and Aston Martin have signed a letter of intent for a technical partnership for the development of British sports car maker's bespoke V8 engines. Upon the ...
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The future of Lotus has been secured, with the brand’s Malaysian owner committing to a three-year investment program to rejuvenate the embattled British sports car maker. DRB-Hicom managing director Tan Sri Mohd Khamil Jamil told ...
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