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Nicholas Frankl: F1 2014 Finale Reflections and Analysis

Nicholas Frankl: F1 2014 Finale Reflections and Analysis

The 2014 Finale Reflections and Analysis Nicholas FranklSenior Editor The Auto Channel Formula 1 Racing Desk I admit, I shed a tear when Lewis crossed the line in Abu Dhabi, it was a magnificent and hard won drivers championship and he truly deserved it. A more mature and well rounded driver and human being is still, w ... Continue reading

Honda to Introduce World’s First Predictive Safety Cruise Control

Honda to Introduce World’s First Predictive Safety Cruise Control

Honda is to introduce the world’s first predictive cruise control system known as Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (i-ACC), capable of foreseeing and automatically reacting to other vehicles ‘cutting-in’ to the equipped vehicle’s lane.  Based on extensive real-world research of typical Eur ... Continue reading

Hybrids Help Power Toyota's Success in the UK

Hybrids Help Power Toyota's Success in the UK

Hybrid models account for almost a quarter of all Toyotas sold in the UK in 2014 Third consecutive year of growth for Toyota group sales, reaching highest total since 2009 British-built Auris a star performer, posting 17.8 per cent rise in sales New model increases Aygo performance by 26.8 per cent year on year, Yaris ... Continue reading

Jeep's UK Deliveries Soar in 2014

Jeep's UK Deliveries Soar in 2014

Jeep’s continued popularity in the UK is illustrated in this week’s new car registrations figures, which show another outstanding year for the legendary 4x4 brand, including a run of 16 consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth. The iconic off-roader registered 3,899 sales in 2014, up 75 per cent compar ... Continue reading

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Individual Solutions for the Highest Standards

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class: Individual Solutions for the Highest Standards

The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class fuses the perfection of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the exclusivity of Maybach. The new luxury saloon is also the top-of-the-range model in an ever-expanding model family which was extended in September 2014 to include the S-Class Coupé and the S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID as the third hybrid m ... Continue reading

Volkswagen, Tenth Record in Succession. Deliveries Doubled Since 2004

Volkswagen, Tenth Record in Succession. Deliveries Doubled Since 2004

Group Board member for Sales Christian Klingler: “Tenth record in succession. Deliveries doubled since 2004.” Wolfsburg, January 9, 2015 – “The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand closed the tenth year in succession with a new delivery record, topping the six-million mark for the first time in a twelve- ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Posts Best-Ever Sales in its History

Mercedes-Benz Posts Best-Ever Sales in its History

Mercedes-Benz sells 1,650,010 vehicles in 2014 (+12.9%) – more than ever before. It is the fourth record year in a row. 2014 ends with strongest sales month (163,171 units) and best quarter (454,854 units) in the company’s history. Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe launches in Universal Pictures' Jurassic World

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe launches in Universal Pictures' Jurassic World

On-screen, multiple Mercedes-Benz vehicles are once again in on the Jurassic action. Twenty-two years since the events of the original film, Steven Spielberg returns to executive produce the long-awaited next installment of his groundbreaking Jurassic Park series, Jurassic World. During their adventures in the jungles ... Continue reading

In 2014, Porsche delivered worldwide 189,850 vehicles to customers

In 2014, Porsche delivered worldwide 189,850 vehicles to customers

75 percent of Macan customers are new customers ATLANTA -- Jan. 8, 2015: In 2014, Porsche AG delivered nearly 189,850 new vehicles to customers all over the world – an increase of 17 percent over the previous year. In December 2014, Porsche also broke the 20,000 unit barrier (up 39 percent compared to the same mon ... Continue reading

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