| Large cars March 2013 sales overview |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
locally-built trio continued the large segment's sales slump through the first quarter of 2013. Ford's sedan from Broadmeadows fell to just 831 units in March, down 34.8 per cent compared with the same month in 2012. Across the first three months of 2013 ...
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| BMW X4 concept revealed ahead of Shanghai debut |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
concept has been revealed two weeks out from its world premiere at China’s Shanghai auto show. Combining the styling of a BMW X and Coupe model, ...
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| MARKET COMMENT Kospi Off 0.8 Autos Lead Losses 1940 Floor Eyed |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
The Kospi is 0.8% lower at 1,943.91 with auto stocks leading the losses as Hyundai Motor (005380.SE) and Kia Motors (000270.SE) are recalling 1.9 million vehicles in the United States to fix brake lights and airbags, Samsung Securities analyst Kwak Joong-bo says; continued concerns about North Korea's escalating military threats also weigh on the main bourse with foreigners still unloading ...
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| Luxury features economy car |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
What kinda stuff are they smoking at MSN Auto's? How in the world could you call a Jeep Wrangler an Economy "Car"... Or anything over 25K price and less then 30 MPG... Where is the Buick Verano.. Wakey Wakey MSN.... hands off the crack ...
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| Detroit Electric SP01 world’s fastest pure-electric production car unveiled |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
sports car, claimed to be the world’s fastest pure-electric production car,has been officially unveiled in Detroit. Limited to just 999 examples, the rear-wheel-drive, two-seater Detroit Electric SP:01 can hit 100km/h in 3.7 seconds and a top speed of 249km/h, all while producing zero ...
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| Honda recalls cars over leaky oil fault |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
JAPANESE automaker Honda said on Thursday it was recalling 145,573 vehicles due to a fault that caused oil to leak onto some cars' exhaust ...
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| BMW will add X4 to U.S. production lineup |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
German luxury carmaker will build a vehicle derived from the BMW Concept X4, blending coupe and SUV attributes, at its Spartanburg, S.C., plant, the company said Thursday.The Concept X4 making its debut this week in Shanghai is scheduled to go on sale next year."The new Sports Activity Coupe concept from BMW is poised to continue the success story of the BMW X6 in a new vehicle class," ...
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| Behind the Wheel: 2014 Chevrolet Impala |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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The 2014 Chevrolet Impala enters a competitive full size sedan segment, but for the new model year, Chevy looks to even the deck with its latest model. Few nameplates today are as recognizable or familiar as the Chevrolet Impala, and fans have been flocking since the original Impala debuted in 1958. But somewhere along the [...]
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| BMW Concept X4 Breaks Cover; Can SAV Lightning Strike Twice? |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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One wouldn’t think that BMW’s narrow fold of market share in the “Sport Activity Coupe” segment it created would be all that lucrative. Through the first three months of 2013, BMW has peddled just 1,264 X6s in the U.S., or about a tenth of the larger, more useful X5′s sales. Yet BMW considers it an [...]
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| NHTSA to Create a New Rating for Older Occupants |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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In order to keep up with new technologies and to better protect older drivers and passengers, auto-safety regulators are planning to modify the rating system for new cars sold in the US. Among the changes being considered, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it plans to create a “silver” rating system to help better [...]
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