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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Jaguar has hinted that its forthcoming premium mid-sized sedan will be joined by a family of body styles as it looks to take the fight up to the BMW 3 Series. Asked if the C/D-segment sedan – confirmed for production in 2015 at this ...
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BMW is keeping its M division and i-brand as separate entities, confirming at the launch of the BMW i8 that no M engineers worked on the hybrid supercar project. This is despite the i8 – despite the three-cylinder turbocharged ...
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The man behind the dramatic Lexus LF-NX concept says the company could make an even smaller SUV to challenge the likes of the Mercedes-Benz GLA. Asked about the potential for a compact SUV during a media round-table at the Frankfurt motor ...
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The all-new aluminium architecture underpinning Jaguar's forthcoming mid-sized sedan is tough enough to be used by future Land Rover vehicles, the boss of the British SUV maker says. Land Rover global brand director John Edwards is ...
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BMW M division product planning manager Carston Pries says there is little his Munich-based team can do to prevent rival Mercedes-Benz from positioning its A45 AMG rival next to the M135i. Asked whether the 'M performance' package that ...
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A modular platform designed only for four-cylinder engines will help Volvo liberate the design of its future models, its chief designer claims. Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, recently-appointed chief designer Thomas Ingenlath ...
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Audi failed to serve a full-electric vehicle of any kind at the Frankfurt motor show despite both BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and sibling carmaker Volkswagen showing off all-electric offerings. Speaking with CarAdvice at the show, chairman of ...
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Jaguar has given the clearest indication to date that it will build a crossover inspired by its C-X17 concept. Jaguar global brand director Adrian Hallmark admits the brand risks losing relevance in the luxury segment if it does not ...
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The production version of the BMW i8 has been unveiled at the Frankfurt motor show. A revolution for both the brand and for production supercars, the 2+2-seat carbonfibre-reinforced-plastic scissor-door flagship ‘i’ model ...
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More official images of the Lexus LF-NX have been released with the debut of the SUV concept at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show. Lexus has also confirmed dimensions of the concept, with the 4640mm length right in the ballpark of its target ...
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The designer the radical Lexus LF-NX concept accepts that his creation will have to be tamed down when it takes the leap from show car to production car but suggests the major design message will remain intact. While not yet officially ...
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The Nissan 360 is on once more, marking only the third time in the company’s history where such an ambitious event has been held. The Nissan 360 is an amalgamation of all that Nissan and Infiniti have to offer in one massive ...
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China as a market for international firms is growing in size and importance by the day. Doing business here, however, can still be a huge pain. At least that is the view of European companies operating in the country, according to a ...
Nippon Paint Auto has announced that its products have been adopted by U.S. auto parts suppliers. As a result, Nippon Paint China has become a supplier of coating for U.S. auto parts. In addition, BKNP Automotive Coatings (Shanghai) Co., ...
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