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Volkswagen Group Delivers 5.83 Million Vehicles in Period to July

Aug 26, 2015

792,100 deliveries in July Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: "Patchy development in markets. Tailwind from Europe and North America." WOLFSBURG, GERMANY -- August 25, 2015: From January to July this year, the Volkswagen Group delivered 5.83 (January to July 2014: 5.89; -1.0 percent) million vehicles. In ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Passenger Cars Delivers 3.4 Million Vehicles in 2015 (July)

Aug 26, 2015

Continuing tailwind especially from European markets In January to July this year, the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered 3.40 million vehicles (January – July 2014: 3.56 million; -4.3 percent). Volkswagen Passenger Cars handed over 457,800 (July 2014: 491,600; -6.9 percent) vehicles to customers in July. I ... Continue reading

Traffic Gridlock Sets New Levels of Misery

Aug 26, 2015

Action Needed to Reduce Traffic Congestion's Impact on Drivers, Businesses and Local Economies KIRKLAND, WA AND COLLEGE STATION, TX -- August 26, 2015: America’s traffic congestion recession is over. Just as the U.S. economy has regained nearly all of the 9 million jobs lost during the downturn, a new report produ ... Continue reading

In 1957, the BORGWARD Group was Germany's Second-largest Exporter of Automobiles

Aug 26, 2015

Pioneering innovations Soon after the war, export trade began to propel Germany's automobile industry to its current position of dominance. By 1961, the Federal Republic was the world's largest exporter of automobiles, with foreign sales of one million vehicles a year. Even in 1959, exports accounted for 50.7 percent o ... Continue reading

The New S-Class Cabriolet: A Star Returns

Aug 25, 2015

Coveted dream car of the 1960s meets star of the 2015 International Motor Show in Frankfurt: the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet is following in the tradition of the open-top S-Class (model series 111 and 112) from the period 1961 to 1971. Unmistakeable, exclusive design, fine materials with maximum high-class appe ... Continue reading

Daimler Celebrates Ten Years of Local Passenger Car Production in Beijing

Aug 25, 2015

In an event held in Beijing on the evening of August 24, Daimler’s Sino-German production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC) successfully commemorated its tenth anniversary. The joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor was established on August 8, 2005, and started to locall ... Continue reading

Auctionata Presents First Ever "Ferrari Only" Livestream Auction

Aug 25, 2015

- A 1965 Ferrari GTB and 26 other rare Ferraris will go under the hammer - Michael Schumacher's Ferrari F310B Formula One car among the auction highlights BERLIN -- Aug. 25, 2015: The leading online auction house, Auctionata, is getting ready for another premiere: On Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 6 pm CET, Auctionata ... Continue reading

Mobility for Tomorrow: Schaeffler in the FIA Formula E Championship

Aug 25, 2015

ABT Schaeffler FE01 ready for Formula E season opener HERZOGENAURACH, GERMANY -- Aug. 24, 2015: Formula E is headed for its second season. Today and tomorrow, the final pre-season tests are taking place at Donington (GB) before the fully electric single-seater cars will be loaded and shipped to Beijing (CN). When in th ... Continue reading

Almost 2,000 Ford Mustang Orders Taken in the UK +VIDEO

Aug 24, 2015

Almost 2,000 Ford Mustang orders have been taken in the UK since January as the first right-hand drive cars begin to roll off the production line at Flatrock Assembly Plant in Michigan, North America. The Ford Mustang – introduced in the U.S. more than 50 years ago – has excited fans across the globe, but has ... Continue reading

The New UK Dacia Duster

Aug 24, 2015

The Dacia Duster is now even more ‘shockingly affordable’ to run with the introduction of a brand new EU6-compliant 1.6 16V 115 petrol engine which improves performance, reduces fuel consumption and CO₂ emissions, significantly reduces running costs and improves the towing capacity of 4x2 models. ... Continue reading

The All-New Nissan NP300 Navara +VIDEO

Aug 24, 2015

The all-new Nissan NP300 Navara sets a new benchmark in the one-tonne pick-up sector, combining the best of Nissan’s Crossover leadership with over 80 years of experience in designing and manufacturing robust and cleverly engineered pick-ups. ... Continue reading

Daimler FleetBoard: New DispoPilot.guide Now Available for Ordering

Aug 24, 2015

Daimler FleetBoard, Europe's leading telematics provider for trucks, vans and buses, offers its customers even more efficient order management and improved networking with the new DispoPilot.guide. With the new, mobile tablet, FleetBoard has collaborated with TomTom, a leading expert in navigation and maps, to provide ... Continue reading

Volvo Car Group Reports SEK1.66bn Profit for H1 2015

Aug 24, 2015

Volvo Car Group, the premium car maker, has reported an operating profit of SEK1,660m for the first half of 2015, compared to SEK968m* for the same period in 2014. Revenue for the first half was SEK75,215m, up from SEK66,982m* in the first half of 2014. The full Interim Report First Half Year 2015 can be downloaded her ... Continue reading

Volvo Cars Acquires Control of its China joint Ventures

Aug 24, 2015

Volvo Cars has taken control of its three joint venture operations in China for SEK2.2bn in order to more accurately reflect its growing presence in the world’s largest car market. Volvo Cars now owns 50 per cent of its China joint ventures alongside Geely Holdings. These joint ventures include its car manufacturi ... Continue reading

Huge Demand for Top of the Range Volvo XC90 +VIDEO

Aug 24, 2015

Three quarters of the orders for Volvo's new XC90 are for the top of the range Inscription model, Volvo Cars has announced. Volvo Cars also said it has received nearly 57,000 orders for the new XC90, outstripping forecast sales for this year of 50,000. The company is running three shifts at its plant in Torslanda, Swed ... Continue reading