The Brabus tuning company takes cars that are already stupid fast and makes them even faster. The German shop tends to focus on
Fiat's top executives have said they had made "difficult choices" to continue producing in Italy despite a fall in sales but would not be shutting any plants as feared earlier.
American Honda says it will install Apple's Siri voice-activated telematics assistant into several of its 2013 models. The 2013 Honda Accord and Acura RDX and ILX will offer Siri as a dealer-installed option, the company said in a statement today.
Wanxiang America has secured the green light from US authorities to buy A123 Systems, although the military element of the business has been excluded.
The all-new 2014 Kia Forte debuted at the
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Audi has announced new high-spec Audi A3 Cabriolet Final Editions
What analysts have to say about Chrysler's 2012 financial results and outlook:
Chrysler Group will bolster the Fiat brand but has dropped plans to add Fiat-derived small cars for
Chrysler has booked fully year operating profit for 2012 up 47% to US$2.9bn. Net income was up over eight times to $1.7bn on revenue up 20% to $65.8bn.
The Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands will get a big boost in the United States from Chrysler Group's new long-range product plan revealed today.
Chrysler Group has dropped plans to add two small cars each to its Chrysler and Dodge brands this year, according to a revised product plan revealed by the automaker today. The original plan called for the cars to be assembled by Fiat in Europe.
Nissan Motor produced 73,930 cars in China in December, down 32.5% year on year.
After a solid 2012, which saw global light vehicle sales increase by 5% to 81m units, LMC Automotive forecasts a slower expansion in 2013.
Nissan has said it will transfer its Chinese medium and heavy commercial vehicle business to its partner in the country, Dongfeng Motor Group.
The 2013 NASCAR season approaches rapidly, with the Sprint Cup Series' Sprint Unlimited on Feb. 16 at Daytona International Speedway preceding the Daytona 500 on Feb. 24.
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Fiat today confirmed that it expects its Fiat and Chrysler auto divisions to increase sales to a combined 4.3 million to 4.5 million vehicles this year and boost revenues to between 88 billion and 92 billion euros.
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Vauxhall has announced a range-topping Zafira Tourer BiTurbo model
Chrysler Group reported net income of $378 million in the fourth quarter as a yearlong string of sales gains in the United States led the automaker to its second consecutive annual profit.