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Peugeot 308
The Peugeot 308 is refined and inexpensive, but it is also pricey and lacks dynamic excellence
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Landwind’s New SUV Spied, Using 1.5T and 8 speed gearbox
Landwind’s SUV offerings have been weak to say the least, their first product became the poster boy for poor Chinese quality cars in Europe and derailed any plans for a Chinese automotive invasion of the EU in the short term. Landwind went back to the drawing board, their X8 SUV came out but obviously it still wasn’t good enough for Europe, or the Chinese market, sales were relatively low in a SUV loving market, the next step is yet another SUV. Landwind are potentially borrowing the 1.5T engine from the Chang’an Eado sedan and are preparing to mate it to an 8 speed gearbox, the final product should hit the market later this year.
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New BMW 3 Series Wagon Hits U.S. in Spring 2013
BMW said its redesigned 3 Series Sports Wagon will go on sale next spring in the U.S.
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Hybrids Part of Toyota’s Aggressive Growth Strategy
By Huw Evans Following setbacks from a natural disaster and increasing valuation of the yen, Toyota has been fighting back with an aggressive growth strategy to increase sales and profitability. Reinforcing that plan is an emphasis on selling more hybrids and lower priced cars both at home and abroad. Having regained its place as world’s largest automaker last quarter, the company says that because of gasoline price increases in the U.S
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Hybrids Part of Toyota’s Aggressive Growth Strategy
By Huw Evans Following setbacks from a natural disaster and increasing valuation of the yen, Toyota has been fighting back with an aggressive growth strategy to increase sales and profitability. Reinforcing that plan is an emphasis on selling more hybrids and lower priced cars both at home and abroad. Having regained its place as world’s largest automaker last quarter, the company says that because of gasoline price increases in the U.S.
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25 Million Truck Kilometers Avoided Per Year on European Roads – Enabled by European Logistics Award-winning Concept of Ford and Penske
ROOSENDAAL/COLOGNE, MAY 11, 2012 – The European Logistics Association (ELA) honored Penske Logistics and Ford Motor Company with this year’s European Award for Logistics Excellence 2012 award for the innovative Network Integrator concept developed by the two companies.
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Volkswagen mulling Up!-based crossover
Filed under: MPG , Volkswagen We knew the three-door Volkswagen Up! was going to shape-shift into other variants, one of them being a five-door version that’s due later this year. According to word in German newspaper Handelsblatt , the well-received Cross-Up!, which provided clues to the styling of the five-door Up! could actually be the follow-up.
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Merc engines for Infiniti G-series
The all-new Infiniti G-series saloon will be offered with four-cylinder Mercedes diesel and petrol engines right from the start of its launch in 2013.
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Vettel’s Infiniti FX50 to cost £100k
Sebastian Vettel’s special edition Infiniti FX50 S will cost in excess of £100,000, Autocar can reveal.
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Hyundai unveils the 2012 i30 in the Middle East
The New Generation i30 has now arrived in the Middle East. Following Hyundai ’s ‘Modern Premium’ philosophy, the company claims the i30 offers consumers a stylish and refined compact-size car with enhanced quality, performance and efficiency compared to the previous model.
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Bodensee-Elektrik 2012 Rallye Begins Today In Alps
By Jeff Cobb Today in Europe, an inaugural three-day, 400-kilometer alternative auto competition began called the Bodensee-Elektrik 2012 Rallye intended to traverse the Alps and run through Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
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Eight Automakers Agree On Fast Charging System
By Philippe Crowe Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to support a harmonized single-port fast charging approach – called DC-fast charging with a Combined Charging System – for use on electric vehicles in Europe and the United States. These automakers will demonstrate the chosen fast-charging technology that will enable the recharging of most electrified vehicles with compatible systems in as little as 15-20 minutes. Live charging demonstrations will be conducted during the Electric Vehicle Symposium 26 (EVS26) May 6-9.