Daimler will boost local production of Mercedes vehicles in China and continue its dealer network expansion as it targets sales growth of at least 10 percent this year, the company's China chief, Hubertus Troska, said.
Porsche sales in January rose 31% year on year to 16,000 units.
Features
10 Feb, 2015
As the seemingly unstoppable march of the turbo continues. We chart the decline of the much loved ‘atmo’ engine
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More details on new 280bhp-plus Honda Civic Type R hot hatch, plus official teaser pics
Michelin has posted 2014 net income down 8.5% to EUR1.031bn (US$1.2bn) as sluggish markets apart from North America and China, took their toll.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) says that vehicle sales in China totalled 2.32m in January, up 7.6% from a year earlier.
Prosecutors in Berlin have dropped a probe into whether Daimler granted "undue advantage" to a former treasurer of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats when it hired him as chief political lobbyist.
Land Rover said it received 3,400 orders in the UK for its new Discovery Sport ahead of its start of sales at the end of January although there is a feeling among some industry insiders that many potential customers will wait for new engines due to be launched later this year.
Renault-Nissan increased combined global vehicle sales by 2.5 percent to 8.47 million last year, but the alliance is no closer to CEO Carlos Ghosn's goal of becoming one of the world's top three automakers.
Hopes December's sharply improved figures were a portent of better times to come in Russia, have been severely dented by January's data showing passenger car and LCV sales slumping nearly 25%.
Audi and Mercedes brand both outsold BMW brand in January, bumping BMW to third place in the ranking of the world's best-selling luxury carmakers for the month. Both Mercedes and Audi aim to take the luxury sales crown from BMW by 2020.
Kia is to add an estate body style to the next Optima, with the car to be previewed by a concept at the Geneva motor show.
News
10 Feb, 2015
Kia reveals a D-segment Geneva concept that shows the new Optima saloon - and there's now an estate too!
We are continually told that driverless cars are tomorrow's world. Already the idea that they will feature at the 2020 Olympic Games is a given. In the meantime, an engineering team at rFpro have been looking at the ways in which to test these vehicles accurately in a safe, virtual environment using a simulator. To find out more, Matthew Beecham spoke to Chris Hoyle, Technical Director at rFpro.
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10 Feb, 2015
What will be the 2015 World Car of the Year? With the finalists revealed, we’re one step closer to finding out.
Sales of compact premium SUVs in Europe are poised to top half a million for the first time this year because of new model launches from brands such as BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.
U.S. supplier Cooper-Standard Automotive plans to shutter factories and cut jobs in Germany and France as it restructures its European operations.
Sales of compact premium SUVs in Europe are poised to top half a million for the first time this year because of new model launches from brands such as BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.
Fiat Chrysler scored all three of its Super Bowl spots onto our top 10 viral video rankings this week.
The Jeep brand is going after millennials with a marketing push on TV and social media for the new Renegade subcompact SUV.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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