General Motors' personal mobility brand, Maven continues to expand and has started its business in Los Angeles, California. In nine months, Maven has grown to nine markets: Ann Arbor, Michigan, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Los ...
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BMW has reported a 11% increase in its profits for the second quarter of this year due to strong sales of its three car brands. The net profit for the period between April and June end was €1.94bn, compared to €1.74bn for the ...
Taiwan’s overall light-vehicle sales increased to 37,878 units in May from 34,953 units in April (photo courtesy of UDN.com).Compared to Taiwan's anemic economic growth, the local light vehicle market has still expanded at solid pace ...
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Lexus, the luxury arm of Toyota Motor Corporation, eyes introducing a second top-of-the-line ‘flagship’ model to coexist with the LS sedan breed in the US. Taking a note of the popularity of luxury sport utility vehicles such ...
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General Motors is planning to lay off around 510 workers from two of its Michigan assembly plants in the US. It includes around 160 workers from its Orion Facility while 350 people will be laid off from its Lansing plant where Cadillac ...
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American vehicle manufacturer General Motors (GM) has renewed its five-year agreement with its research partner Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh (CMU) for the development of new technologies for production of automatic driving ...
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Apollo Tyres Ltd. has introduced its premium European brand, Vredestein, to India in sizes ranging from 15 to 20 inches. The Vredestein brand primarily caters to luxury coupes, premium luxury sedans and SUVs, with speeds up to 240 to 300 ...
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The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is now available in all key markets. Following its launch in Europe at the end of July and in China at the end of September, it is also available at dealers in the USA since this week. This means that ...
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Performance, Ride & Handling 3.5 Comfort & Interior 5 Quality & Design 4.5 Value & Features 3.5 The Audi A3 Sedan is the answer to a question so many have been asking: a small, affordable luxury sedan with killer looks. Germany's ...
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With the release of our Tesla Model S road test, there have been many questions regarding what other models stand out. Here, we present the current class valedictorians, those cars that have faced our more than 50 tests and managed to earn ...
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The Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis concept has been unveiled at the 2013 Detroit auto show, giving the world an insight into the future design philosophy of the South Korean car maker’s next-generation flagship sedans. Hyundai says the ...
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Proving paying more doesn't automatically equate to safer,some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety(IIHS). Of the 18 sedans tested in the ...
Automakers routinely loan vehicles to media outlets for evaluation, leaving magazines, newspapers, and websites trusting that the cars are production representative. It turns out, so-called press cars can vary, as can their test results. ...
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If you ask Tesla, they'll tell you the company's mission is not just to build a better car, but to change the world. And they are off to an exciting start. The roadster was the company's first salvo into the car business. That $110,000 ...
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The Porsche Panamera: a really fast washing machine ?Jaguar XJL: a leather-lined toaster? Audi A8: an aluminum-crafted blender made for the autobahn? This is one way to interpret comments by Tony Posawatz, the new CEO of Fisker Automotive, ...
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