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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Research by the Commonwealth Bank has revealed Australian motorists pay more than $3800 every year to keep their cars on the road. According to an AAP report, the bank’s data reveals fuel is the greatest expense for car owners ...
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FMI Automotive has expanded its premium performance water pump coverage with the addition of new part numbers for select import nameplate cars and light trucks. Casey Lee, president of FMI Automotive, says, "The addition of these new part ...
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Volvo has refuted suggestions that its chairman has confirmed plans to develop a brand-new stand-alone luxury model to tackle the likes of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series and Audi A8. Volvo vice president of media relations ...
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Geely and Volvo chairman Li Shufu has confirmed the Swedish brand will develop a new luxury flagship limousine to take on Germany’s best. According to CarNewsChina, Li confirmed the plans saying the new Volvo model, anticipated to ...
A new hatchback will reportedly join the body style line-up for the new-generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class that will make its debut at the 2014Geneva motor show debut next March. US site Edmunds says Mercedes insiders have revealed the new ...
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