Aston Martin has posted a £24.6 million ($41.5 million) loss for 2012 on the back of diminishing demand for its luxury sports cars. The Telegraph in the UK reports demand for the Gaydon-based manufacturer’s high-end V8- and ...
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Finalists for the 2014 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year have been announced ahead of the winners’ announcements at the Detroit motor show in January next year. The award is split into two categories, one for cars and ...
The Audi RSQ3 will be priced from $81,900 when it lands locally in February. Audi’s first SUV to be tuned by performance division ‘quattro GmbH’ and wear ‘RS’ badges, the RSQ3 was expected to cost only ...
Mercedes-Benz do Brasil, a Brazilian subsidiary of The Daimler, has received orders to deliver 2,100 Mercedes-Benz bus chassis from four local transport services in Brasília, Brazil. These orders are awarded in a tender from ...
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German automaker Daimler will build a new production plant in Iracemápolis, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to manufacture Mercedes-Benz cars for the local market. The company has signed a framework contract with Brazilian President Dilma ...
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BMW will launch a 1 Series sedan based on its new front-wheel-drive architecture in the second half of this decade to allow it to go head to head with recently released compact four-doors from its German rivals. Autoweek reports the new ...
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The Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate has been spotted testing on public roads outside the car maker’s research and development centre in Germany. The images, snapped by CarAdvice’s spy photographers, give us our first look at the ...
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Automakers from around the world have made a significant impact on the 2013 Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) ranking of the most innovative companies. Traditionally the realm of technology and telecommunications companies, automotive ...
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Volkswagen is reportedly developing a replacement for its unique VR6 powerplant used in previous performance models. Engineering sources from inside Volkswagen have reportedly disclosed to Autoweek plans for a new engine based on the ...
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The Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe has been spotted testing on the roads around Germany’s Nurburgring. Snapped by CarAdvice’s spy photographers wrapped in camouflage, the two-door derivative of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class can be ...
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Mercedes-Benz has released a smile-inducing new advertisement starring five farmyard chickens to illustrate the functionality of its new Magic Body Control suspension system. Uncharacteristically light-hearted from the luxury German ...
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The monstrous Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6 has been priced at 379,000 euros ($547,000), making it the second-most expensive model in the company’s line-up. The eye-watering before-tax pricing makes Mercedes’ six-wheel-drive ...
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Automotive parts supplier ZF Friedrichshafen has commenced production at its new EUR15m passenger car axle systems plant in Beijing, China. The company will assemble several 10,000 passenger car axle sets annually for its client Beijing ...
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Bentley is contemplating adding a new entry-level model to its premium line-up, according to a UK report. Car magazine claims the “small” four-door coupe would sit below the existing Continental GT (pictured below) and provide ...
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Despite of an overall drop of 24% in Chile market, JAC remains to see good news from the South American market. From Jan. to Aug., JAC sells 681 units of light and heavy trucks in Chile, following after Benz and Freightliner, maintaining a ...
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