German carmaker Audi has acquired Italians motorcycle maker Ducati Motor for about EUR860m ($1.128bn). The company said that the transaction, which will add a 12th brand to the carmaker's portfolio of passenger cars, trucks and ...
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UK based luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has invested GBP370m to upgrade its vehicle manufacturing plants in the UK to support the launch of its fourth-generation Range Rover sports utility vehicle (SUV). As part of the ...
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German carmaker Audi has launched the new 360hp TT RS Plus sports car in UK. The new sports car will be powered by the 2.5 litre five-cylinder TFSI engine, which will develop a total output of 360hp and a peak torque of 465Nm (343 l-ft). ...
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a unit of India's Tata Motors, is planning to expand its UK plant at Castle Bromwich to manufacture new models. As per the plan, the company will invest around GBP200m in the plant and employ 1,000 people to ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche reported 14% rise in its worldwide sales to 69,171 during first half (H1) of 2012 over the same period in 2011. The sports car maker had sold 12,699 new cars in June, reporting 18.9% rise over year ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has reported 16% rise in its worldwide sales to 12,391 vehicles in July 2012, compared to 10,722 vehicles for the same period in 2011. The company sold a total of 81,562 vehicles in the first seven ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the new Cayenne Turbo S sports utility vehicle (SUV), which is claimed to be the most powerful in the carmaker's SUV model range. The new SUV will be powered by a new 4.8-litre V8 ...
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Japanese carmaker Mazda has decided to extend the production of special edition RX-8 SPIRIT R sports car by 1,000 units, claiming the rise in demand for the sports car in the country. The company had initially planned to produce only ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the new Cayenne S Diesel sports utility vehicle (SUV) for the German market prior to its debut at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show to be held in France this month. The new SUV, ...
British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin has unveiled the new Vanquish sports car, which will be the successor to the current DBS model. The new sports car will be powered by a 6.0litre V12 petrol engine, features company's dual ...
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BMW and Boeing have signed an agreement to collaborate on carbonfibre technology that will flow through to the German car maker's future production cars. The partnership will see BMW share carbonfibre manufacturing know-how with the ...
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German sports car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the prototype of its 918 Spyder sports car in Martini livery, which is currently undergoing development testing in collaboration with Martini Racing. The new sports car is a parallel ...
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German car manufacturer Porsche has launched a new power enhancement kit for its 2013 911 Carrera S sports car. The core elements of the Powerkit include special cylinder heads with different camshafts and a new variable resonance ...
Chevrolet has unveiled a new 6.2L V-8 engine for its new 2014 Corvette sports car which is expected to be launched during late 2013. Claimed to offer an output of 450hp and 610Nm torque, the first of the Gen 5 family of Small Block ...
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German sports car maker Porsche has unveiled the new Cayman sports coupe at the ongoing 2012 Los Angeles auto show in the US. The new two-seat mid-engine sports coupe is offered in two versions including the Cayman and the Cayman S. ...
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