The updated Audi A8 and S8 range feature the German company’s latest in light technology, the Audi matrix LED headlights. Audi says it’s the first electronically controlled glare free high-beam system in the world and that the ...
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Mercedes-Benz Vans and BASF have joined forces in the growth market of Russia. BASF is supplying all of the paints for the recently launched production of the Sprinter Classic van. Mercedes-Benz Vans manufactures the Sprinter Classic for ...
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The Kumho Solus KL21 is OE on the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which is characterized by its boxy styling and body-on-frame construction. Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. has expanded its partnership with Daimler AG and will be the OE tire supplier for ...
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Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. announced global consolidated quarterly net sales of $1.6 billion (1.8 trillion won), and operating profit of $219.6 billion (244.2 billion won). Hankook says that in the midst of continued global economic recession, ...
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Fuyao Glass Industry Group, China's largest automobile glass manufacturer, said on Wednesday it will invest $420 million to set up production bases in the United States and Russia, in a further step to tap into high-end overseas markets. ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 4 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 Safety 5 Green 4 Lightly facelifted after three years on-sale, the 2014 BMW 5 Series has also been loaded-up in a bid to counter its ...
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German truckmaker Daimler Trucks has announced plans to invest BRL1bn ($458.6m) in commercial vehicle plants of its Brazilian subsidiary Mercedes-Benz do Brasil in the next two years. The investment will used in the research and ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 5 Comfort & Interior 3.5 Quality & Design 4 Value & Features 4 Safety 5 Green 3.5 The Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG ‘Edition 507’ is the final chapter in what has been the most successful AMG ...
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The full exterior design of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class looks to have been leaked onto the internet ahead of its public debut at January’s Detroit motor show. A Spanish blog site has published a number of images that have all the ...
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Mercedes-Benz says it will offer a Google Glass-based navigation app once the technology becomes widely available. Speaking to industry journal Automotive News Europe, Mercedes-Benz North American research and development head Johann ...
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Hertz is giving people around the world another reason to travel to Europe with a fresh list of performance models added to its premium rental car range. Offering customers “the driving experience of a lifetime”, Hertz ...
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In the third quarter of 2013, Daimler AG once again achieved significantly higher earnings than in the prior-year period. The Daimler Group's EBIT for the period of July through September amounted to €2,231 million (Q3 2012: 1,923 ...
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Following the successful world premiere of the Mercedes-Benz GLA at the IAA in Frankfurt, many customers are already eagerly anticipating the launch of the new compact SUV from Mercedes-Benz. Now the anticipation is being cranked up a ...
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Long-standing rumours that Audi will produce its own version of the Volkswagen Up! have resurfaced following a report out of Germany. The suggestion that Audi would follow in the footsteps of the Volkswagen Up!, Skoda Citigo and Seat Mii ...
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The Alfa Giulia, the long-delayed replacement for the 159 (above), may not be sold in Australia when it’s eventually released. The Italian brand’s rival for the likes of the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class had been due ...
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