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Volvo XC90 is Euro NCAP Best In Class 2015

Volvo XC90 is Euro NCAP Best In Class 2015

Volvo’s ground-breaking XC90 SUV has received further recognition for its role in redefining the SUV segment – this time in the familiar Volvo territory of safety – receiving the 2015 Euro NCAP Best in Class award for both Large Off-Road and Overall Performance categories. The Volvo XC90 achieved overall ... Continue reading

New Cars and Trucks Reimagined and Redefined at 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit

New Cars and Trucks Reimagined and Redefined at 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit

Volvo Cars has chosen the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to launch its new signature premium sedan, the S90, underscoring its long term commitment to the U.S. market and providing a clear sign of its confidence in continued sales growth in the coming year. Experience the interactive Multimedi ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans Sells More Vans than Ever Before

Mercedes-Benz Vans Sells More Vans than Ever Before

As expected Mercedes-Benz Vans sold more vehicles than ever before in fiscal year 2015, with the figure exceeding 300,000 vans for the first time. Based on initial data from December, Daimler's van division sold around 321,000 vehicles worldwide last year (prior year: 294,600). This figure represented a nine-percent in ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Vans at the International Exhibition for Caravanning, Motoring and Tourism (CMT) 2016: Numerous New Features Setting Individual Highlights in the Camper Van Market

Mercedes-Benz Vans at the International Exhibition for Caravanning, Motoring and Tourism (CMT) 2016: Numerous New Features Setting Individual Highlights in the Camper Van Market

At the International Exhibition for Caravanning, Motoring and Tourism (CMT) 2016, Mercedes-Benz Vans is presenting a range of new features to enhance the appeal of their popular vehicles for further target groups. From spring 2016, the new AMG Line for the V-Class will also be available for the Marco Polo. The striking ... Continue reading

All-New Focus RS Rolls off the Line in Germany; Hot Hatch Set to Arrive at U.S. Dealerships This Spring

All-New Focus RS Rolls off the Line in Germany; Hot Hatch Set to Arrive at U.S. Dealerships This Spring

With U.S. sales of Ford’s performance cars outpacing the overall industry, production kickoff for the company’s long-anticipated, 350-horsepower hot hatch couldn’t come at a better time. The first all-new Focus RS has rolled off the line in Saarlouis, Germany. ... Continue reading

BMW Motorrad Achieves Record Sales for the Fifth Time in Succession in 2015

BMW Motorrad Achieves Record Sales for the Fifth Time in Succession in 2015

Deliveries 10.9 % above previous year as of December. BMW Motorrad strategy takes effect. BMW Motorrad once again sold significantly more motorcycles and maxi scooters in 2015 than in the previous year. This means that the motorcycle segment of the BMW Group has achieved a new all-time sales high for the fifth time in ... Continue reading

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe December and Full Year 2015

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales in Europe December and Full Year 2015

For December 2015, FCA posted a 16.4% year-over-year increase in European sales, outperforming the industry average of 15.9%. For the full year, Group sales in Europe were up 13.6% (+9.2% for the industry) to more than 872,500 vehicles and market share increased to 6.1%. The Fiat 500 and Panda continued to dominate the ... Continue reading

Autoliv Presents at Industry Conference in Conjunction with Detroit Autoshow

Autoliv Presents at Industry Conference in Conjunction with Detroit Autoshow

Autoliv, Inc. , the worldwide leader in automotive safety today presents at Deutsche Bank’s Global Auto Industry Conference in conjunction with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Autoliv describes its progress in being the leading safety system supplier for the future car well integrated with a ... Continue reading

Avatar Embodies the Spoirit of Modern British Sports Car for a Pure Driving Experience

Avatar Embodies the Spoirit of Modern British Sports Car for a Pure Driving Experience

Deliveries from spring 2016 for 360bhp/tonne road and track lightweight sportscar debuting at The Performance Car Show 2016 Enthusiasts seeking a balance of pure performance and affordability from every driving experience now have a fresh alternative from British manufacturer Avatar. The Devon-based track and race divi ... Continue reading

Ford's European New Vehicle Sales Rise 11% in 2015; Europe's No. 1 CV Brand; More New Models Set for 2016

Ford's European New Vehicle Sales Rise 11% in 2015; Europe's No. 1 CV Brand; More New Models Set for 2016

Ford Motor Company sales in Europe increased 11 percent in 2015, and the company became Europe’s No.1 commercial vehicle brand last year for the first time in 18 years. Ford sold a total of 1.3 million vehicles in its 20 traditional European markets* last year. Ford’s market share increased by 0.1 percentage ... Continue reading

Second Generation of the Adventure-Seeking Audi Avant Takes to the Stage at the NAIAS 2016

Second Generation of the Adventure-Seeking Audi Avant Takes to the Stage at the NAIAS 2016

The Audi A4 will take the smooth with a little more of the rough at this month‘s Detroit Motor Show as it adopts the tougher stance of the A4 allroad quattro. The all-new Avant version already famed for its limousine-like bearing and boundary-stretching technology is repurposed as an exceptional all-terrain machin ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz at the North American International Auto Show 2016: Dream Result for the Dream-Car Brand

Mercedes-Benz at the North American International Auto Show 2016: Dream Result for the Dream-Car Brand

Mercedes-Benz starts the New Year with the wind in its sales. In 2015, the brand delivered over 13 percent more vehicles worldwide than in the previous year – achieving its fifth record result in a row. The new E-Class, which celebrates its premiere at the 2016 North American International Auto Show, marks a major ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Launches its New S90 Premium Sedan in Detroit, Highlighting its Commitment to the US

Volvo Cars Launches its New S90 Premium Sedan in Detroit, Highlighting its Commitment to the US

Volvo Cars has chosen the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to launch its new signature premium sedan, the S90, underscoring its long term commitment to the US market and providing a clear sign of its confidence in continued sales growth in the coming year. Volvo sales in the US increased 24.3 p ... Continue reading

Matthias Müller: The USA is and Remains a Core Market for the Volkswagen Group

Matthias Müller: The USA is and Remains a Core Market for the Volkswagen Group

The Volkswagen Group is firmly standing by its commitment and investment plans in the US. "The US is and remains a core market for the Volkswagen Group," CEO Matthias Müller affirmed at a press conference in Detroit on Sunday. On the eve of the North American International Motor Show which takes place there, Müller a ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Makes World Debut at NAIAS

Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept Makes World Debut at NAIAS

The Volkswagen Tiguan GTE Active Concept makes its world debut at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), in the country that popularized the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The vehicle’s most striking innovation is its efficient plug-in hybrid system that uses two electric motors and a gasoline engine, w ... Continue reading

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