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6 Jan, 2014
Mercedes S-Class Coupe is due this year with a £75,000 price tag and hot AMG version
New vehicle sales in Malaysia increased by 3.9% to a record 652,120 units in 2013, from 627,753 units in the previous year, according to preliminary data released by the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI).
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6 Jan, 2014
Citroen DS3 Pink special edition is launched exclusively in the UK, priced from £15,675
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6 Jan, 2014
Volkswagen joins Mercedes and Subaru in launching a concept car for Gran Turismo 6
Winter storms, a strong November and one less selling day than in December 2012 combined to keep the lid on US light vehicle sales last month as year on year market growth was limited to 2,602 cars and trucks or barely 2%. The seasonally adjusted annualised sales rate (SAAR) came in at 15.4m: well below analyst expectations of 15.8-16m and just 160,000 deliveries ahead of 15.24m a year ago.
"If you could drive any Ferrari in any decade," begins the hypothetical fantasizing, "What would you pick?"
On Jan. 3, 1899, the New York Times printed the word "automobile" upon its austere pages. It wasn't the first publication to do so; Scientific American used the phrase "automobile carriage" in a
The annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off tomorrow in Las Vegas, in the same massive convention center that held the SEMA show only a few months ago.
Far be it for mere plebes like us to tell the world's movers and shakers how to spend their hard earned/inherited stacks. But, come on, this is a belt buckle that costs $84,000. It doesn't get anymore lifestyleandtrade; than that.
A rise in December new-car sales in France, Italy and Spain points to a pick-up in demand in southern Europe, although not enough to avoid a sixth straight annual decline in the overall European market in 2013.
It survived the Asian financial crisis more than a decade ago, and bankruptcy more recently, now South Korea's Ssangyong Motor is on a growth path after recording its highest ever yearly sales since 2002 in 2013 with a total of 145,649 units.
Chinese authorities have urged Fiat's Chrysler Group to investigate its Jeep Wrangler, saying the SUV had a "relatively high risk" of catching fire.
Europe's battered car market is set to grow in 2014 after its six-year slump comes to an end, but with some of the region's carmakers saddled with losses that will weaken them for years, the rebound will be slow.
Mercedes-Benz had to withstand another December charge by BMW to capture the U.S. luxury-brand sales crown for 2013 -- the first time Mercedes finished on top since 1999. Fresh products did the trick, said Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.
Nearly 1.4 million F-series trucks, Escapes and Fusions helped make Ford Motor the industry's biggest market-share gainer in 2013 as the company turned in one of the most profitable years in its history.
Mazda has ambitious plans for a generation of engines debuting around 2020 that would achieve 30 percent better fuel economy than the current line of Skyactiv engines the company has only just begun rolling out.
BMW, General Motors and Nissan Motor Corp., have connected with consumer EV enthusiasts for data, testing and marketing. They say such true believers not only spread the EV gospel but help them work through kinks in technology.
Fiat S.p.A.'s $4.35 billion deal to acquire the remaining 41.5 percent of Chrysler Group will allow the combined automaker's executives to concentrate fully on making and selling vehicles, analysts say.
Many dealerships offer employees wellness programs such as weight management, access to fitness equipment and assistance with quitting smoking.
Gillian Cruz, fixed operations director at North County Hyundai of Carlsbad (Calif.), says Hyundai's Blue Link telematics system has helped more of the dealership's new-car customers keep their first and second vehicle service appointments.