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Volume growth was based on an especially strong performance of the BMW brand (Mini sales grew slightly, Rolls-Royce sales declined slightly). The new 2 series and 4 series models accounted for 225,000 cars over the first nine months of 2015, which is …
Audi has produced a 1:2 scale model of its iconic 1936 Type-C (Typ C in German) race car. The little racer was made with unique 3D printing technology involving the melting of metallic powder. The sandy material has a grain size of 15-40 thousandths of …
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With 650 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque, the Chevrolet Corvette Z06's supercharged LT4 6.2-liter V8 is one of the most potent engines to sit between the fenders of a modern production car, and was one of the reasons why we named the Z06 our …
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Reid and Pelosi have been talking since the spring with President Obama about repealing the “Cadillac tax” on employer healthcare benefits, a senior Democratic aide confirmed on Friday. “Point is, they both want to get this done,” the Democratic aide said.
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Tesla Motors gets a lot of love for its high-tech cars, but BMW has some strong offerings of its own. The company's latest 7 Series sedan is packed with innovations (some of which aren't legal in the US yet, unfortunately). Tech Insider got a chance to …
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LETTERS can be so meaningful. M affixed to a BMW or AMG on a Mercedes-Benz seduces performance enthusiasts. The V, found on Cadillac, is the last of them alphabetically but possibly Speed Racer's first consonant of choice. Seriously. The ATS-V sedan …
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The black dually features Old Glory graphics, 22-inch wheels, chrome smokestack exhaust pipes for its 6.6-liter turbo diesel, and the biggest Chevy bowtie you've ever seen. Inside there's a Kicker audio system, of course, and upholstery the color of …
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The EPA on Monday said roughly 10,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles with 3.0-liter diesel engines and model years between 2014 and 2016 featured illegal software that can allow vehicles to emit less during tests than during normal driving …
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eapcontent.ap.orgFILE – In this Tuesday, March 19, 2013, file photo, the company logo of car manufacturer BMW is pictured on a car in Munich, Germany. Automaker BMW will report its third-quarter earnings early Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Matthias …
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BMW and other German automakers concerned with consumer privacy, control over user data, and cybersecurity have historically been leery of sharing car data with third-party technology providers like Apple and Google. For instance, Daimler, Audi, and …
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BMW sold the most luxury autos in the U.S. in October, extending its thin lead over Mercedes-Benz as the race heads into the final two months. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus remains a close third as it starts offering a revamped version of its best-selling …
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Revenue from sales of BMW brand vehicles, Mini compact cars, and motorcycles surged 14% to €22.3 billion. BMW reported a slightly lower margin on earnings before interest and taxes of 9.1%, boosted by higher financial earnings. “We continue to chart a …
Volkswagen Group's emissions scandal broadened Monday to encompass larger, more expensive vehicles with larger diesel engines, including Porsche and Audi sport-utility vehicles and luxury cars, as the Environmental Protection Agency cast doubt on the …
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The day of NHRA competition in Las Vegas wasn't over yet — and the season still has one event remaining — when the series took a break to crown its Pro Stock champion, Erica Enders. Enders celebrated her second straight championship title at the …
In the middle of the week, when the sane were fast asleep and the insatiable were up late watching a pair of goalposts steal the show, home teams in the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs went a sterling 4-0. D.C. United came from behind to take out New …
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Longtime opponents of the ObamaCare “Cadillac tax” met with lawmakers this week with a new message: We're willing to compromise. In a fly-in visit with key members and committee staff, employer benefits lobbyists went in seeking a more politically …
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The technology-laden Cadillac CT6 luxury sedan will be the first car to offer a high-definition video rearview mirror when it goes on sale in the first half of 2016. The mirror, made by Zeeland, Michigan-based supplier Gentex offers a remarkably wide …
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The recession must've been hard on the mob: Tony Soprano's Cadillac Escalade is on the auction block. In an auction starting Nov. 12, Boston-based RR Auction is listing the 2003 Cadillac Escalade ESV Driven by Tony Soprano, the tragi-comedic central …
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“Our collaboration with 'The Hunger Games' and Lionsgate is a great example of what can be done that's unexpected,” said Fiat Chrysler Chief Marketing Officer Olivier Francois in a statement. “The association with such an anticipated and popular movie …
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Audi built an A3 that gets over 80 miles per gallon in the right conditions. That's the biggest thing you need to know about the new plug-in hybrid A3 e-tron. Yet with hybrids and electric vehicles it's easy to get waylaid by batteries, range and the …
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The strikingly good-looking 1937 Chevy Master Deluxe business coupe with the bulbous fenders is considered by most Chevrolet automobile enthusiasts as not only one of the most beautiful cars made by GM during the 1930s' “fat fender” era, but one of the …
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A $334 million loss in the third quarter for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV did not deter CEO Sergio Marchionne on the automaker's ambitions to increase North American profit margins and achieve global company goals. The loss was due to two charges of …
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They haven't really looked like a playoff team, have they? D.C. often get exposed in central midfield since they lose the numbers game, and lack that purely magic No. 10 who can make up for it with a single touch. Add in the up-and-down form of the …
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Chevrolet's Volt is a significant car. When the first-generation Volt went on sale in 2010, it was the first plug-in series hybrid—previous hybrids like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight used their electric motors to supplement the internal …
Fiat Chrysler's safety chief is retiring from the company after a tumultuous year of conflict with U.S. government regulators to become chief operating officer at Oakland University starting Dec. 1. The automaker said Scott Kunselman will step down Nov …
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Chevrolet announces Monday, October 26, 2015 it will soon begin shipping the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro to dealers from General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly in Lansing, Michigan. The 2016 Camaro is shown Thursday, October 22, 2015 on the …
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More specifically, the complaint alleged that when BMW switched contractors handling the company's logistics at its production facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, in the summer of 2008, it required the new contractor to perform a criminal …
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With the early #DecisionDay matches in the books, the Eastern Conference field for the Audi 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs are set. We now know who will face the tough task of a quick turnaround for the midweek Knockout Round games and who earned the …
… feet long and costs 120 grand. A four-door coupe? Perhaps. When earlier this year Business Insider got the chance to spend a few days behind the wheel of a 2015 Audi RS 7 4.0T quattro Tiptronic, I was on a mission to figure out what this beast is …
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One of us, a former member of the Obama administration, remains a fan of the president. The other, not so much. But we agree on one thing: The excise tax on high-cost health care plans, the so-called Cadillac tax, is good policy. Congress should side …
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Cadillac — like all automakers — may have an uncertain future, but its president is as cocky as can be. He gave a lively speech early this week at the J.D. Power Roundtable, outlining how Cadillac could hold off tech companies that are creeping into …
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DETROIT — Lighter and more powerful is usually a good formula for a performance car, and it pays off for the 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. I just drove a Camaro 650 miles from Detroit, on the shores of the Great Lakes, to Nashville, in cotton and coal country.
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Perhaps Cadillac Escalade and Mercedes GL-Class owners buy the diminutive BMW X1, Lexus NX and Mercedes GLA as dinghies for their cargo bays. Add the Audi Q3 to the shuttlecraft list. Like the others, the Q3 is easy to park, surgical through urban …
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