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SHANGHAI— General Motors Co. GM 0.44 % on Thursday opened a $1.2 billion plant in Shanghai to build premium-brand Cadillac cars targeting a luxury market that has been pressured by China's economic slowdown. The facility, operated by U.S.-based …
DETROIT – It might sound surprising to American ears, but 2015 was the best year for Buick in the car make's 112-year history. Yes, that's the same Buick still trying to overcome the American perception that it's all stodgy sedans. Your grandfather's …
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A man who had his BMW stolen while showing it to a potential buyer he met through a Craigslist ad has a message for the thief: "You are forgiven." But the seller, who requested that his identity not be revealed, said he still wants his black 2008 BMW …
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Chevrolet teamed up with camo hunting gear company Realtree and Michael Waddell – the star of Outdoor Channel's The Bone Collector – to collaborate on the ultimate outdoor adventure vehicle. (Photo: Chevrolet).
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The luxury-car maker is pushing back against tech competitors with a digital helper that lets drivers locate a nearby restaurant with free tables, book seats and find the best route there. The cloud-based BMW Connected service, which will also include …
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Speaking to Bloomberg, Cadillac chief marketing officer Uwe Ellinghaus explained the plug-in hybrid version of the CT6 will be a hot seller in China because the local government provides particularly generous incentives to shoppers who buy an eco …
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BERLIN (Reuters) – Audi is gauging its first-ever entry into the Iranian auto market where the German firm sees "growing potential" for luxury cars after world powers lifted international sanctions. German companies may be able to export goods worth 10 …
When you think about Buick, the words hip or innovative don't usually come to mind. But Buick's latest concept called the Avista could change all that. The General Motors' brand unveiled the Avista — a two-door, luxury coup — at the Detroit Auto Show …
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It's a safe bet that both Chevrolet and performance tuning firms that specialize in making Chevys go faster, are hard at work to further tweak the Camaro in order to better chase after the mighty Mustang. For fans of performance cars, these really are …
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MEDWAY – Classic cars are windows to the past – windows that come with seats, an engine and the visceral experience of driving a vehicle without advanced safety equipment, creature comforts like heated seats and infotainment systems and electronics.
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General Motors will begin importing a second model from China, the plug-in hybrid version of the Cadillac CT6 after the gasoline engine CT6 goes on sale later this year. The gasoline engine CT6 goes into production next month at GM's Detroit-Hamtramck …
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BMW isn't just a powerful global presence on four wheels. Its motorcycle department is a world-beater too. Already dominant in the increasingly growing "Adventure" class, which the company more or less invented in 2004 with the introduction of its …
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Stertz, 55, a former journalist and Washington bureau chief for The Detroit News, was most recently Audi's corporate communications manager. Baloga, 61, joins Audi after a long career in autos and engineering, including more than eight years at BMW of …
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The automaker has confirmed plans to import plug-in hybrid versions of its upcoming flagship sedan from China starting later this year, The Detroit News reports. Conventional versions of the CT6 will be built alongside the plug-in hybrid Cadillac ELR …
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Napleton Automotive Group, which operates Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealerships in Illinois and Florida, accused Fiat Chrysler of financially rewarding dealers who falsified their vehicle-sales reports as part of the auto maker's volume growth program.
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In September 2014, GM CEO Mary Barra said Super Cruise, which would let your Cadillac do the driving on the highway, would appear in the fall of 2016. (GM later specified the feature will debut on the forthcoming CT6.) That timeline, Automotive News …
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DETROIT — If Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz arm overtakes BMW AG as the world's top-selling luxury automaker, it may have to thank Hubertus Troska for his efforts. Troska is Daimler's board member in charge of operations in China, where Mercedes-Benz …
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The M3, BMW's legendary compact performance car, got bigger and bigger over the years, leaving room for a new model that captured the spirit of the original. The modern M3 and M4 — both more than 3,500 pounds — have strayed miles from the E30 M3 of …
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The 2016 Chevrolet Impala is a bargain for such an attractive and well-mannered large sedan — and its base price rose by just $85 from last year's model. The starting manufacturer's suggested retail price, including destination charge, is $27,970.
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Resembling more an Aston Martin, or even a Tesla, than its frumpy predecessors, the 2+2 Buick Avista coupe, arguably, stole the show. That's to the delight of General Motors executives who say the Camaro-inspired concept has a shot at supporting Buick …
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The Pacifica is built on a new platform that Chrysler says will result in an improved ride, better handling, and a reduction in noise and vibrations. In addition, the new minivan's cabin is equipped with active noise cancellation, which Chrysler says …
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DETROIT — A sexy minivan? Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is preparing to show the new version of the vehicle it pioneered at the North American International Auto Show here Monday that it hopes will put the oxymoron to rest. Company executives say the new …
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DETROIT — General Motors released the first photos Sunday of the U.S. version of what will be the first new vehicle from Detroit's Big 3 that's being imported from China — the Buick Envision crossover. Ahead of its formal unveiling at the North …
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General Motors Co. will make its latest play to bring Buick back in the U.S. when the brand shows off a sporty coupe concept and a Chinese-built sport utility vehicle this weekend in advance of the Detroit auto show, said a person familiar with the plan.
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A highlight of the show, however, was not really futuristic or self-driving, but it is real, the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle. GM CEO Mary Barra introduced the Bolt during her keynote address on Wednesday, confirming earlier news that this electric …
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All that is laying bare the cracks in Mr. Marchionne's highly ambitious five-year plan for Fiat Chrysler—called “fantasyland” by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Max Warburton—and creating a difficult backdrop for a company struggling to lessen its …
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CES is quickly become the place to show off concept cars. Not to be left out of the fun, German automaker BMW shared its vision of an autonomous car that is the complete antithesis of the driverless pod cars that have been shown off by Google. Based on …
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LAS VEGAS — Until now, the only way you'd be able to go more than a hundred or so miles in an electric car was in a Tesla, whether it was a dual-motor Tesla Model S or their original Tesla Roadster. And those are fine cars, if you're wealthy. But for …
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The Chevrolet Bolt EV will be the lowest-priced electric car that offers a range of over 200 miles per charge when it goes on sale late this year. The battery-powered compact hatchback will cost $37,500, before factoring in a federal tax credit of $7 …
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Las Vegas — Chevrolet hopes its all-new Bolt EV, to be unveiled Wednesday at the CES technology trade show, will be an affordable option that will eliminate electric car range anxiety and offer the latest technology to its customers. The Detroit …
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At CES today, BMW took the wraps off its "i Vision Future Interaction" concept car. That's a mouthful, and what you really need to know is that it's a Spyder version of the incredible i8 hybrid, reworked with an absurd amount of weird new tech. BMW …
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BMW's motorcycle division is showing off a next-generation helmet with a built-in heads-up display at CES this week — and it'll be a real product "within the next few years," the company says. The helmet is designed to show a variety of different …
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Audi and General Motors have kicked off 2016 with investment announcements that point to where these and other automakers believe the future of the business is going as vehicles becoming more technologically advanced and expensive. General Motors …
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