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Feb
26th

Audi says new R8 is its most powerful production car

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Audi today released pictures and details of its second-generation R8 supercar. It said the top-range version will be the most powerful and fastest series-production Audi to date.
Feb
26th

Daimler plans years of cost cuts to offset investments to reduce CO2 emissions

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Daimler plans to offset higher costs for technology to cut CO2 emissions with material cost savings for at least the next few years, Chief Financial Officer Bodo Uebber said.
Feb
26th

Volvo boosts 2014 profit by 17% on record sales

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Volvo said its 2014 operating profit rose 17 percent in its best year of sales to date as rapid expansion in China and recovery in Europe offset the brand's continued weakness in the U.S.
Feb
26th

ANALYSIS: Suzuki looks for brand resurgence with new Vitara

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As a car brand, Suzuki is not one of the big beasts of the auto industry. It's something of a niche player but is now planning to cement its position in key niches, says Dave Leggett.
Feb
26th

Ford hires 400 more than planned in Canada to support output of new Edge

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Ford has hired about 400 more workers than it previously said it would need to build the redesigned Edge crossover in Canada.
Feb
25th

U.S. orders Takata to preserve airbag inflators for federal probe

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A federal safety regulator on Wednesday ordered troubled Japanese supplier Takata to preserve all airbag inflators removed through a recall process as evidence for a federal investigation and private litigation cases.
Feb
25th

Santander Consumer USA to pay $9.35 million settlement over military repos

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Santander Consumer USA will pay at least $9.35 million to resolve charges that it improperly repossessed the cars of members of the military, the U.S. Department of Justice said today.
Feb
25th

U.S. auto sales roar toward strongest February since 2002

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U.S. auto sales are on pace for the best February since 2002, forecasters say, even as relentless snow slowed demand in the Northeast. February is expected to mark the 12th consecutive month of year-over-year gains for the industry.
Feb
25th

US: Cadillac CEO De Nysschen leaks future engine plans

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Cadillac CEO Johan De Nysschen has revealed some secrets of the brand's future engines. The two main revelations are a biturbo V8 for the CT6 and that new diesels are delayed until 2019.
Feb
25th

Sonic is most-improved in Q4 FandI revenue

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Sonic Automotive Inc. posted the biggest increase in average FandI revenue per vehicle in the fourth quarter among the six public new-car retail groups, the tallies, completed today, show.
Feb
25th

GENEVA DEBUTS: Audi Q7 e-tron to be a diesel PHEV

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Audi has revealed the first details of the diesel-electric plug-in powertrain that will be used in the Q7 e-tron.
Feb
25th

Lexus wins 4th straight J.D. Power dependability title; Buick rises to No. 2

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Toyota's Lexus claimed its fourth consecutive title as most-dependable automotive brand after three years of ownership while corporate sibling Scion jumped to ninth place from 22nd a year earlier, J.D. Power and Associates said today.
Feb
25th

ANALYSIS: Can ‘smart’ turn into a smart move for Daimler?

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Mercedes-Benz has struggled for 18 years to make profits from smart. Platform sharing with Renault may be the brand's last chance, writes Ray Hutton.
Feb
25th

Lithia Q4 net income jumps 50% on stronger sales, DCH store integration

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Strong sales across all divisions and the integration of its purchase last year of DCH Auto Group pushed Lithia Motors to increase net income 50 percent during the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago period.
Feb
25th

Blazing-fast McLaren 675LT to debut in Geneva

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British sports car manufacturer McLaren Automotive plans to introduce the 675LT at next week's Geneva auto show. The sleek coupe can top 120 mph in a faster amount of time than many normal cars can get to 60 mph.
Feb
25th

UK: Aston Martin to reveal future models strategy

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As well as officially launching the Vulcan, a mid-engined track-only supercar, Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer will lay out the firm's future strategy at next week's Geneva motor show.
Feb
25th

Hardcore McLaren 675LT pics and official details are out

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Mclaren 675LT front
News 25 Feb, 2015

McLaren shows its faster and harder 675LT before its unveiling at Geneva, set to take the fight to the Ferrari 458 Speciale

Feb
25th

GERMANY: Audi plots 2020 expansion strategy

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Audi will invest EUR24 billion between now and 2020 to expand its production capacity and enlarge its model range from today's total of 50 models to 60. The company sold a record 1.74m cars around the world in 2014 and has high hopes of increasing that again in 2015.
Feb
25th

Ten reasons why Apple will be worrying car makers to the core

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Opinion Apple
Opinion 25 Feb, 2015

Amidst rumours of Apple producing its own car, Steve Fowler lists ten reasons why the tech giant should be taken seriously

Feb
25th

Volkswagen to build 7 million MQB cars by 2018

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Volkswagen Golf
News 25 Feb, 2015

VW wants to more than triple its output of versatile MQB-based cars before the end of the decade

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