Ford, GM and Chrysler sold a total of 144,042 full-size pickups, up 29 percent from last April, driven by strength in the U.S. housing industry. Overall sales grew 8.5 percent to nearly 1.3 million. While that’s the industry’s best April total since 2007, the pace slowed from the first three...
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Audi A3 e-tron Plug-In Hybrid (201hp)
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Read more Euro NCAP latest results – Dacia Lodgy – Dacia budgets on safety
Euro NCAP latest results – Dacia budgets on safety Dacia Lodgy Euro NCAP releases the results of 15 cars and rewards several new advanced driver assistance technologies under its Advanced assessment scheme. The cars rated are: Dacia Lodgy; FIAT 500L; Ford Fiesta; Ford Kuga; Hyundai Santa Fe; Mercedes-Benz A-Class; Mitsubishi...
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Read more The all-new 2013 Audi A4 and S4
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Read more FIAT of Austin Tops 100 Units to Earn Visit by Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne
FIAT of Austin Tops 100 Units to Earn Visit by Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne today personally congratulated FIAT of Austin for becoming the first FIAT studio in the country to sell more than 100 Fiat 500s in any given month. FIAT of Austin,...
Read more Audi at the 2012 Worthersee Tour
Audi at the 2012 Worthersee Tour Audi is exhibiting concept vehicles for lifestyle, action and sport on the Wörthersee Tour. Three powerful versions provide new accents in the Q3 model family, and with its e-bike Wörthersee prototype Audi defines a technical bike concept that explores the limits of technical feasibility...
Read more Volvo XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept – a unique blend of gasoline and electric power
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Peugeot 408: The first cars roll-off the Kaluga assembly line On April 16th the first pre-series 408, designed especially for the Russian market, rolled-off the Peugeot Russia production line at their factory in Kaluga. Peugeot 408 is a global project developed for the brand’s three key markets in Russia, China...
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