Cadillac gave an unconventional sneak peek of its SRX replacement -- the XT5 crossover -- to a throng of New York fashionistas Wednesday night on the west side of Manhattan.
Daimler is in talks with BAIC about the Chinese company taking a stake in the German carmaker, CEO Dieter Zetsche said, confirming earlier reports about possible cross-shareholdings between the two companies.
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10 Sep, 2015
Taiwanese Tesla rival releases teaser image, promising the future of electric vehicles
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it is recalling about 1.73 million trucks for defects including a wiring harness that may short-circuit and set off an airbag. The largest recall covers 1.06 million trucks in the U.S.
American consumers purchased more passenger vehicles than their Chinese counterparts for a second straight month, helped by affordable fuel prices and an equities rout in China that stung local retail investors.
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10 Sep, 2015
Concept variant of Honda's capacious Civic Tourer estate is ideal for wannabe Chris Hoys, and will be on display at Frankfurt
Amid flagging consumer interest in electric vehicles and hybrids, Nissan will introduce an enhanced 2016 Leaf EV with a 27 percent gain in battery range to 107 miles.
Nissan has built the 500,000th second generation Qashqai on its production line in Sunderland, UK. Achieving the feat in a record-breaking 21 months, the segment-pioneering flagship crossover has become the fastest ever UK-built vehicle to smash the half million production mark.
Sergio Marchionne has made no secret of his desire to see a merger of FCA with General Motors. Overtures to GM have, however, been rebuffed. Bill Cawthon considers Marchionne's strategy and the merits - or not - of a proposed consolidation from GM's vantage point.
Car sales in China were flat in the first eight months of the year after five consecutive months of falling deliveries, leading an industry association to say there is the possibility of negative sales growth this year.
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10 Sep, 2015
Nissan announces new 30kWh battery for Leaf with longer range, alongside infotainment and new colours
China will 'hardly be' expected to continue its astonishing growth rates of recent years, but still remains a vital cog in automakers' armoury, says Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI).
Volvo will introduce the new S90 sedan next year to replace its S80 model. Volvo is targeting the S90 at potential buyers of the BMW 5 series, Mercedes E class and the Audi A6.
Mercedes outsold Audi in the first eight months to become the world's second-biggest luxury-car maker, as both Audi and BMW struggled to match its sales growth in China.
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10 Sep, 2015
This device can flag if a car's mileage has been tampered with, and its maker aims to get it introduced as part of MoT
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10 Sep, 2015
Lambo's drop-top Huracán Spyder supercar will be unveiled at Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15th to take on the Ferrari 488 Spder
Mercedes sales chief Ola Kaellenius spoke to Automotive News Europe Correspondent Christiaan Hetzner about how Mercedes plans to protect its premium image -- and its profits -- despite a growing reliance on smaller, lower-margin compacts.
Borgward, an automaker that is being revived with Chinese backing, plans to double its workforce in Germany.
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