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It’s been a busy second day at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, with a handful of automakers having already presented some new cars this morning. One of the highlights was the 2015 Cadillac ATS... -
China Overtakes U.S. For BMW Group Sales In 2013The BMW Group solidified its position as the world’s number one luxury automaker in terms of sales, with its sales in 2013 growing to 1,963,798 units, up 6.4 percent from the 1,845,186 units sold in 2012. That’s a new record for the group, which comprises the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce...
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New MINI John Cooper Works Model Previewed With Detroit ConceptIt was only a couple of months ago that MINI first revealed its new 2014 Cooper, the third generation of the modern MINI and the biggest one yet. Now MINI is giving us a preview of the upcoming John Cooper Works performance variant with a new concept on show this week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show...
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2015 Ford Mustang Confirmed For Need For Speed Movie: VideoThe 2015 Ford Mustang has just made its international auto show debut in Detroit and soon you’ll be seeing it on the silver screen, as the latest version of the iconic muscle car will be making an appearance in the new Need For Speed movie. The movie’s lead character, played by actor...
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2015 Cadillac ATS Coupe Revealed: Live Photos & VideoCadillac’s award-winning ATS sedan has spawned its first spinoff, a sultry coupe debuting this week at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show. The new two-door Cadillac, which targets the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and BMW 4-Series, goes on sale in the summer as the 2015 ATS Coupe. In...
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2014 BMW 2-Series Debuts In Detroit: Video, Live PhotosLast month, BMW revealed its new 2-Series in full and included the all-important pricing details; today in Detroit, the brand took the wraps off the car in its public debut ahead of its early 2014 sales launch. The 2-Series will be a late 2014 model year arrival and its pricing will start at...
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Toyota FT-1 Concept, 2015 Corvette Z06, 2015 Mustang Live Photos: Car News Headlines Viknesh VijayenthiranIt’s opening day for the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, and the news is coming hard and fast. Already we’ve seen a handful of concepts, as well as top sports cars like the new Corvette Z06 and...
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2014 Corvette C7.R: Live Photos & Video From 2014 Detroit Auto ShowThe racing version of the seventh-generation Chevrolet Corvette has made its debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, appearing alongside the new 2015 Corvette Z06 with which it shares a remarkable resemblance. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise as the two cars were co-developed and represent...
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Volvo Concept XC Coupe Revealed, Hints At Design Of 2016 XC90: Live Photos, VideoVolvo’s striking Concept XC Coupe is the second in a trio of design studies previewing the automaker’s future styling direction, but more importantly it previews the look of one very important model, the next-generation XC90 due out at the end of the year. The first of the three...
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2015 Ford Mustang Preview: Official Photos, Live Shots, And VideosIt’s finally here boys and girls, the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang, the sixth generation of the iconic pony car and the first aimed at a global audience. The reveal of the new 2015 Mustang comes almost 50 years since the original made its debut at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, and...
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Chevy Corvette Stingray And Silverado Named North American Car And Truck Of The YearIt’s been a clean sweep for Chevrolet in the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards event, with its 2014 Corvette Stingray sports car receiving top honors in the car category and its 2014 Silverado 1500 pickup receiving the same in the category for trucks and utilities. It is the...
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Lamborghini Sells 2,121 Cars In 2013Last year wasn’t a sales record for Lamborghini, but the Italian manufacturer of some very tasty supercars did come close. It registered 2,121 sales in 2013 despite one of its two models, the Gallardo, bowing out of the market. Lamborghini’s sales record remains the 2,406 units it sold...
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Following its world debut last year in Frankfurt, the 2015 Audi A8 along with its sporty S8 variant has made an appearance at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show where its specifications for the U.S. market... -
VW Group Sells More Than 9.7 Million Vehicles In 2013The Volkswagen Group, comprised of more than a dozen brands including Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche, achieved more than 9.7 million vehicle sales in 2013, a new record for the German auto giant and perhaps the amount that finally sees it reach its goal of being the world’s number one...
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Judge Rejects Planned Fisker Sale, Puts Automaker Up For AuctionThe planned sale of Fisker to Hong Kong's Hybrid Technology for a sum of $25 million has been rejected by a U.S. bankruptcy judge due to interest from Chinese firm Wanxiang, something Fisker’s management team was hoping to avoid. Judge Kevin Gross instead allowed for rival parties to bid on...
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2014 Detroit Auto Show PreviewAnother year is upon us and that means another 12 months of auto show fun, plus all the new model and concept unveilings that come with it. First off the ranks is the annual Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show as it’s officially known, and while the industrial...
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Ferrari Race Car Prototype, 2015 Audi TT, Volvo Concept XC Coupe: This Week’s Top PhotosA mysterious prototype for what's alleged to be a new Ferrari race car has been spotted in Italy. The prototype appears to be based on Ferrari’s latest LaFerrari supercar but it is substantially wider than the Ferrari flagship and its rear section is different. Some suggestions for the...
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Mazda Shows Next-Gen Mazda Connect Interface At 2014 CESMazda has been a bit slow in the car connectivity department and is in catch-up mode. This week it turned up to the Consumer Electronics Show for the first time in order to showcase its next-generation Mazda Connect interface. Unfortunately, there's not much to report on but Mazda promises the new...
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Subaru today revealed a new race car based on its 2015 WRX STI set for debut at the 2014 Detroit Auto Show next week. The new race car has been designed to compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours... -
Porsche Sells Record 162,145 Vehicles In 2013The previous year has turned out to be one of record sales for many of the major luxury automotive brands. We can now add another to the growing pile, with Porsche also confirming that 2013 was its best year of sales on record, with 162,145 of its cars being snapped up during the past year. This...
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Hyundai Previews Next-Gen Blue Link Interface At 2014 CESThere’s much more to Hyundai’s next-generation Blue Link interface than an ability to connect with wearable smart devices like Google Glass. The new interface also features a destination search powered by Google, a custom assistant app, and Apple’s Siri-powered Eyes Free mode...
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Zenos E10 Sports Car Debuts At 2014 Autosport InternationalSince stepping down from the CEO position at Caterham in 2012, British businessman Ansar Ali together with fellow former Caterham executive Mark Edwards went on to start their own car brand, Zenos. At the 2014 Autosport International motorsport event this week, Zenos presented its first product, a...
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Mercedes-Benz Sells Record 1.46 Million Vehicles In 2013Mercedes-Benz is the latest premium automotive brand to announce record sales, following the likes of Audi, Buick and Rolls-Royce. More than 1,461,680 cars wearing the three-pointed star were sold in 2013, an increase of 10.7 percent on the 1,320,097 sold in 2012. And if you factor in sales of...
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2015 Subaru WRX STI-Based Race Car RevealedSubaru is set to reveal its all-new 2015 WRX STI at the Detroit Auto Show next week, but before its arrival the Japanese automaker is showing a new racing version designed to compete in the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The new race car will be fielded by STI in what will be the Subaru in-house...
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