German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has reported a 9.1% increase in the passenger cars sales to 893,400 vehicles during January and February 2013, compared to the sales of 818,800 units for the same period in 2012. In February the ...
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Canada-based Ballard Power Systems has signed a contract with the German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen for the development of fuel cells to be used in demonstration cars. Development work will include the design and manufacture of ...
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The ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour concept has been unveiled in Geneva in one of the surprises of this year’s motor show. Taking advantage of its links to Lamborghini under the Volkswagen Group umbrella, the ItalDesign Giugiaro Parcour ...
The head of Daimler and Mercedes-Benz has been given three more years to lift his company’s lethargic profits and sales and attempt to close the gap to its luxury German rivals. The supervisory board of Daimler AG voted to extend ...
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Volkswagen Passenger Cars has reported a 17.4% increase in its deliveries to 491,900 units in January 2013, compared to 419,100 units for the same period in 2012. In Germany, Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 38,100 units in the ...
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A new Porsche supercar that would sit between the iconic 911 and upcoming 918 Spyder will switch its sights from the Ferrari 458 to the Ferrari F12 if it goes into production, according to company sources. Porsche CEO Matthias Muller has ...
The Seat Leon SC has been revealed ahead of the Sports Coupe’s unveiling at next month’s Geneva motor show. Combing three-door hatchback looks and a functional interior, the Volkswagen Golf Mark 7-based Seat Leon SC still ...
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The all-new Volkswagen Beetle has arrived in Australia, launching exactly 60 years after the original ‘people’s car’ first landed on our shores in 1953. Dubbed the ’21st century Beetle’, the third-generation ...
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Skoda has produced its 15-millionth car since 1905. Rolling off the assembly line at the Czech brand’s Mlada Boleslav plant, the 15-millionth Skoda was a silver third-generation Skoda Octavia, a car due to arrive in Australia in the ...
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German carmaker Audi has opened a Research & Development (R&D) Center in Beijing, China to strengthen its innovations in Asian region. The center is spread across an area of 8,000sqm and houses aboratories, prototype and R&D workshops. ...
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General Motors has appointed former Volkswagen chief Dr Karl-Thomas Neumann to the role of CEO of its European operations, Opel. Neumann, 51, becomes chairman of the management board of Adam Opel AG, effective March 1, 2013, as well as ...
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Volkswagen Group considered setting the growth target for 2022 and updated the ten million sales’ target for 2018. Bernd Osterloh, Volkswagen’s Chairman of the Union, said that because Volkswagen car sales grew fast, it may ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation has regained its title as the world’s leading car maker in 2012, outselling key rivals General Motors and Volkswagen Group in what was a record year for the Japanese manufacturer. Bloomberg reports Toyota ...
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The Audi A3 sedan has been spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Scandinavia ahead of the all-new compact four-door’s anticipated unveiling later this year. Previewed in concept form two years ago at the 2011 Geneva motor show, ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has opened a new engine manufacturing plant in Silao, Mexico, which marks the 100th engine facility for the carmaker worldwide. The carmaker expects to improve its position in North America with ...
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