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Aside from that, it's basically the same car as last year's when the Camaro got a minor interior refresh that included the addition of Chevy's touchscreen-based MyLink infotainment system, a strip of trim on the dash and new graphics on the instrument …
BMW's October gains were aided by its 5 Series sedans, with a 19 percent increase, and the X1 compact sport-utility vehicle, with a 60 percent jump, according to a statement yesterday from the Munich-based automaker. The figures don't include Daimler's …
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Just announced ahead of the show's opening, Chevrolet is rolling in to Vegas with the Silverado Cheyenne Concept you see here. It's based, of course, on the new Silverado, in regular cab, standard-box form, but cuts out some excess mass to benefit the …
The Chrysler Group said today that its October sales jumped 11% from a year ago to the best October since 2007. It was a 43rd consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains as the company sold 140,083 cars and trucks, with the Chrysler, Dodge, Ram and …
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(Reuters) – Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne discouraged investors at a conference last week from participating in Chrysler Group LLC's initial public offering – a process that was forced by the automaker's second-largest shareholder last month …
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Mitsubishi, Audi and Ford will recall vehicles for a variety of problems, according to reports posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website. The agency is also investigating fires in Jeep Liberty models and sunroofs that …
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"Cadillac's growth provides the ideal stage for the all-new Escalade to take a major leap forward," said Bob Ferguson, senior vice president at Cadillac. "The 2015 Escalade is completely new and elevated in design and technology, inside and out. The …
When the Cadillac ELR goes on sale early next year, prices for the two-door plug-in car will start at $75,995. Factoring in a $7,500 federal tax credit for plug in vehicles, the ELR will effectively cost about $68,500. At that price, the ELR would cost …
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Chevrolet has learned that brands must keep their heads on a swivel these days, so to speak. That's one lesson of its botched “Silverado Strong” promotion that was to take place during Game 5 of the World Series on Monday night but was abruptly …
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Advertisers may finally be wising up to the idea that terrorism tie-ins don't work all that well. Chevy (GM) cancelled a plan to have fans in Boston hold up signs spelling out the words “Silverado Strong” at Fenway Park during last night's World Series …
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) backed the German government's goal to have 1 million electric cars by 2020 on the country's roads, a week after Volkswagen AG (VOW) said the target is achievable under broader terms for alternative drives.
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Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano called it the perfect win, even though his final hole Sunday to win the BMW Masters was anything but perfect. Fernandez-Castano chipped in from across the green for birdie on the tough 17th hole at Lake Malaren to build a …
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Probably not a coincidence: Audi has just priced its new 2015 compact A3 sedan at $29,990, the same starting sticker as on the new Mercedes-Benz CLA, its arch rival. With base prices identical, Audi appears to hope to win by offering more, like more …
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General Motors Co. (GM) said it plans to step up promotions of the Chevrolet brand in China and bolster the line-up of GM's sport utility vehicles to defend its lead in the world's largest auto market. “We got still a lot of mother brand-building to do …
The mysterious button activates Audi's highly addictive front massaging seats, part of the optional $4,000 Premium Package. Massaging seats are a highlight of the package that also includes a blind spot warning system, LED headlights and 22-way …
BMW announced a whole new model line Thursday, the 2 Series. It's a new small coupe that follows on the heels of the larger 4 Series, which went on sale earlier this year. It's in keeping with BMW's new naming strategy in which odd numbers are for …
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The 228i gets power from a 240-horsepower turbocharged 2-liter 4-cylinder engine, while the M variant gets a 315-horsepower turbocharged in-line 6 cylinder. BMW says the 228i will go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 5.4 seconds on its way to a top …
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Superman will be based on a Cadillac: "The Batmobile is currently being designed and built by General Motors at the GM Advanced Design Studio in North Hollywood. This is the same team who most recently designed and built the vehicles for Transformers …
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It's a pity that it costs so much to launch a new automotive brand name, because e-Setta (an electric play on BMW's classic bubble-car Isetta) was reportedly considered, and might have proved an easier sell for BMW's new earth-hugging electrics …
Olivier Francois is a Parisian working for an Italian company, but he understands American popular culture better than most U.S.-born marketers. Thus the Fiat and Chrysler CMO — the man behind the iconic “Imported from Detroit” campaign for the …
Follow Comments Following Comments Unfollow Comments. Photographer Autumn de Wilde created the Plexiglass houses in the background to play with the idea of distorting reality, as seen through reflections in the side of the 2015 Cadillac Escalade.
In building its first battery-electric vehicle, BMW has done precisely what it has been saying for three years it would do: build what may be the world's best electric city car. The question is simply whether that's relevant to a country where no head …
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General Motors has sold more 48,000 Chevrolet Volts since the plug-in gas-electric was introduced in December 2010 and is taking the concept upscale. Last week, GM priced the Cadillac ELR gas-electric coupe at $75,995, making the hybrid the most …
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Consider, for example, the 2014 Audi 3.0 Q5 TDI Premium Plus Quattro — an all-wheel-drive, compact, diesel-fueled crossover utility vehicle. It surely has a luxury price, starting at $46,500. That is $9,200 above the base price of the gasoline edition …
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The mysterious and elusive Quandt family is in hot water again, nearly two years after its Nazi connections during World War II were exposed. The German family's patriarch, Herbert Quandt, nearly single-handedly saved BMW from being bought out by …
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Just as its two major rivals, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, are releasing all-new, entry-level offerings, BMW is yanking its entry-level car from American showrooms for 2014. The German automaker has confirmed that production ceased on the current 1 Series …
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The man was traveling north on state Route 125 in a 1998 BMW when for unknown reasons he swerved across the center divide, rolling the car into southbound lanes, Lamb said. The car came to rest on an embankment. Lamb said the driver was killed.
WASHINGTON, DC (WWJ) – General Motors says the 2015 Chevy Impala will have a “bi-fuel” version that runs on both natural gas and gasoline. Natural gas has long been seen as a solid alternative fuel. But it's not nearly as available as gasoline. “It's …
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Few characters carry the kind of clout among performance enthusiasts as the letter M. For 35 years now, that one letter has adorned over 300,000 BMWs, each tuned to deliver a higher degree of performance than the stock models on which they're based.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is under fire for accepting a nearly 700,000-euro donation to her conservative party by owners of popular car maker BMW, so much so that the country's president is being forced to clamp down on massive political gifts.
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Power is sent to the rear wheel through a shaft drive — another BMW staple — with a single-sided swing arm holding things down out back, and an inverted front fork up front pilfered from BMW's S 1000 R super bike. The hand-painted 4.8-gallon fuel …
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A luxury coupe based on the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, the ELR will go on sale in January 2014 for $75,995. The electric range will be about 35 miles before the gas engine takes over. (Anthony Souffle/ Chicago Tribune photo 2014 Cadillac ELR prices …
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To date, the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 and the Dodge/SRT Viper are the only American cars to set faster marks. Chevy says the Z/28 completed a total of more than 1,000 miles at the track, never needing more than 8 mins to complete a lap despite running …
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