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Audi Has New Six Month Sales Record

Jul 31, 2015

Growth in revenue to €30 billion and in operating profit to €2.9 billion, operating return on sales of 9.8 percent Audi CEO Rupert Stadler: “The Audi Group demonstrated its strengths once again in the first six months of 2015” INGOLSTADT -- July 31, 2015 – The Audi Group is continuing along its ... Continue reading

FCA closed Q2 with Net profit at €333 Million

Jul 30, 2015

FCA closed Q2 with Net profit at €333 million, up 69%. Adjusted EBIT was €1.5 billion, up 58% driven by strong improvement in NAFTA margin to 7.7%. Group net revenues were €29.2 billion, up 25%. Net industrial debt was €8.0 billion, down €0.6 billion from prior quarter. Full-year guidance revised upwards. ... Continue reading

eMERGE: Key Contribution to Developing the Mobility of the Future

Jul 30, 2015

After more than one million kilometres in two years – from May 2013 to June 2015 – the real-world trial of electric cars known as eMERGE has been completed. Those taking part in the project were private and business customers with 146 smart fortwo electric drive cars from Berlin, Potsdam and North Rhine-Westphalia. S ... Continue reading

Will.L.Am and Lexus Create a Laser and Sound Spectacular

Jul 30, 2015

New film captures live remix of #thatPOWER using stunt-driven Lexus NX Lexus builds its Amazing in Motion campaign with a new laser and sound spectacular created by will.i.am will.i.am remixes his 2013 hit #thatPOWER, using three NX piloted by stunt drivers through hundreds of motion and sound-sensitive lights and lase ... Continue reading

Audi Lights the Way with OLED

Jul 29, 2015

Lightweight and energy efficient OLED lights could signal the future of production rear lights and even brake lights or indicator units Matrix OLED technology makes its debut in a concept car at the IAA Light attains a new level of homogeneity Flat light sources open up new design possibilities INGOLSTADT -- July 29, 2 ... Continue reading

Jaguar F-PACE Tested to Extremes

Jul 29, 2015

July 29, 2015: From the searing heat and dust of Dubai to the ice and snow of Northern Sweden, the new F-PACE has been tested to the limit in some of the most inhospitable environments on earth. Jaguar’s performance crossover offers an unrivalled blend of performance, design and practicality. To ensure that every ... Continue reading

IDTechEx: Rapid Progress with Pure Electric Buses

Jul 29, 2015

China is where most of the hybrid and pure electric buses will be made and sold over the coming decade, as discussed in the report by IDTechEx Research, Electric Buses 2015-2025 . Latest from China According to the latest statistics from the Chinese bus industry, the total sales volume of Yutong E7 had reached 1,753 un ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz Classic Calendar 2016: Twelve Months of Fascination with Mercedes-Benz Classic

Jul 29, 2015

With the title "Fascination of Mercedes-Benz Classic", the new wall calendar from Mercedes-Benz Classic presents outstanding vehicles from the history of the Mercedes star. The calendar measuring 69 x 49 centimetres costs € 29.90. It can be ordered online from the Mercedes-Benz Classic Store with immediate effect. Del ... Continue reading

New Study Finds 'Sweet Spots' and 'Pain Points' in Car Buying Experience

Jul 28, 2015

Auto Trader has completed a comprehensive research project looking at what’s good, and what could be improved in the car buying journey. Pooling the views of more than 1,000 car buyers over the last two years, the study found that deal negotiations and salesperson pressure were the two principal pain points for those ... Continue reading

The Ultimate Prize - the Ultimate Test Drive

Jul 28, 2015

Infiniti has launched the ‘Ultimate Test Drive’ campaign providingone lucky motorist from the UK the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a real Formula One car with instruction from Infiniti Red Bull Racing driver Daniil Kvyat. Customers who visit any UK Infiniti centre and complete a test drive will be entered in ... Continue reading

The Ferrari 488 Spider: Performance and Effortless Driving

Jul 28, 2015

Ferrari announces the launch of the 488 Spider, its most powerful ever mid-rear-engined V8 car to feature the patented retractable hard top along with the highest level of technological innovation and with cutting-edge design. ... Continue reading

Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Start Manufacturing Joint Venture in Mexico

Jul 28, 2015

Five years after their strategic cooperation was established, Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have significantly expanded their collaboration with the start of a manufacturing joint venture in Aguascalientes in central Mexico. The new business entity COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes) is 50 ... Continue reading

MOTORSPORT IN ITS DNA: Mercedes-Benz at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2015

Jul 28, 2015

Staged every year in August, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance is a superlative meeting of the finest automobiles from all over the world. In honour of the racing driver Sir Stirling Moss, who will attend this year's event to be held on 13 to 16 August 2015 in California, Mercedes-Benz Classic will be represented wi ... Continue reading

The SEAT Technical Centre Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

Jul 27, 2015

44 years ago, SEAT made a decision that would change its future forever. The company decided to create its own Technical Centre; this dream became a reality in 1975. The Technical Centre was conceived with the aim of ensuring the company’s progress, creating its own unique identity and style and constantly incorporati ... Continue reading

BMW i Patent Powers eBike +VIDEO

Jul 27, 2015

BMW i stands for visionary vehicle concepts, progressive design and a new understanding of premium that is strongly defined by sustainability. Furthermore, BMW i also fulfills the function within the BMW Group of an incubator for innovation that reaches far beyond the vehicles BMW i3 and BMW i8 we are already familiar ... Continue reading