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2015 Detroit Auto Show: Shelby GT350R Mustang: Most Track-Capable Production Mustang Ever Built Coming to U.S., Canada Later This Year

2015 Detroit Auto Show: Shelby GT350R Mustang: Most Track-Capable Production Mustang Ever Built Coming to U.S., Canada Later This Year

A combination of changes to aerodynamics and suspension tuning to the new Shelby® GT350R Mustang leads to most race-ready road-legal Mustang ever Significant engineering innovations result in weight savings, aero improvements to benefit on-track performance; Ford is the first major automaker to introduce carbon fibe ... Continue reading

2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Redefines Innovation in Aerodynamics, EcoBoost and Light-Weighting with All-New Ford GT Carbon Fiber Supercar

2015 Detroit Auto Show: Ford Redefines Innovation in Aerodynamics, EcoBoost and Light-Weighting with All-New Ford GT Carbon Fiber Supercar

All-new Ford GT supercar sets new standards for Ford innovation through performance with advances in light-weighting, aerodynamics and ultra-efficient EcoBoost® engine Ford GT features the most powerful EcoBoost production engine ever – a new twin-turbocharged Ford EcoBoost V6 producing more than 600 horsepower ... Continue reading

2015 Detroit Auto Show: Lexus F Rumbles Into Town

2015 Detroit Auto Show: Lexus F Rumbles Into Town

Visitors Will Catch First Look at Much-Anticipated GS F Performance Sedan Following its Global Debut Display to Show Brand’s Expanding Reputation for Integrating Innovative Technology, Emotional Designs and Engaging Driving Dynamics and Performance DETROIT -- January 09, 2015: Lexus is rumbling into Detroit with a ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS - Subaru - January 12, 2015

NHTSA RECALLS - Subaru - January 12, 2015

Please click on the following NHTSA Campaign ID links to view the recall information. ... Continue reading

Ferraris Take Center Stage at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Ferraris Take Center Stage at the 2015 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Additional Features Range from Early Popes to Mercury Customs PEBBLE BEACH, Calif., Jan. 8, 2015 -- Ferraris return to compete on the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links this August 16 when the marque of the Prancing Horse takes center stage at the 65th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. "Our plans to feature ... 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

Bentley Increases Speed at Detroit 2015

Bentley Increases Speed at Detroit 2015

9% global sales increase makes 2014 a record year The Americas is number one market Newly launched Mulsanne Speed on display at Detroit Continental GT Speed Convertible and Flying Spur complete NAIAS line up (Crewe/Detroit 9th January 2015) In Bentley’s most successful market, the company showcases its new flagshi ... Continue reading

Buick Sets Second Consecutive Annual Global Sales Record

Buick Sets Second Consecutive Annual Global Sales Record

Brand sells nearly 1.2 million vehicles with double-digit gains in U.S. and China DETROIT– Buick delivered nearly 1.2 million vehicles in China, the United States, Canada and Mexico in 2014, marking the second consecutive sales record for the most Buicks sold in a single year in the brand’s 111-year history. ... Continue reading

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