Automobile Archives — Page 17 of 29

July 7, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Records 1.18m Sales In Six Months

Moses Ebosele, citybusinessnews@yahoo.com – Between January and June, this year, Mercedes-Benz maintained its position as the premium brand with the most new registrations in several markets, including Germany, France, Russia, Switzerland, Portugal, South Korea, Australia, the United States of...

July 6, 2018 No Responses

New BMW X5 Gets $61,695 Price Tag

Scheduled to go on sale in November, the 2019 BMW X5 will cost $61,695 for a turbo-6-powered, all-wheel-drive, Louis Vuitton transportation device, the automaker has announced. Stepping up to the V-8-powered X5 xDrive50i will add a breathtaking $15,050 to the....

July 4, 2018 No Responses

BMW Group Declares 176,022 Sales In June

Sales of BMW Group vehicles (BMW and MINI brands combined) in the U.S. increased 0.5 percent in June 2018 compared to the same month last year. Year to date, BMW Group sales total 176,022 vehicles, an increase of 2.8 percent...

June 29, 2018 No Responses

Jaguar Land Rover Sets Aside $18B For Electrification

Jaguar Land Rover is to increase its investment into electrification for future electric cars by 25 percent. The automaker explained at an investor presentation that the added investment will see the figure climb to $18 billion total by 2025, citing...

June 28, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Offers For Sale Replica Of World’s First Car

Plans are underway to mass produce replica of the world’s first car. Mercedes-Benz’s own replica of the Benz Patent Motorwagen is being offered up for sale by the automaker. It’s considered by most to be the first production automobile as...

June 20, 2018 No Responses

New Audi A1 Sportback Debuts

In 2010, a brand-new Audi model line made its debut in the shape of the A1. And now the second generation of the successful compact car is rolling to the starting line. Its dynamic design characterizes the new Audi A1...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

Land Rover Discovery Moves Out Of UK

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it will move production of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from the West Midlands to Slovakia from next year. The Solihull factory, where the Discovery is manufactured, will be used to build a new...

June 8, 2018 No Responses

Audi Expands Mobility Network In Asia

The mobility offering of the four rings continues to grow: With the opening of a new location in Tokyo, Audi on demand is now also available in Japan. In Hong Kong, three further mobility hubs extend the offering. The premium...

June 7, 2018 No Responses

Mercedes-Benz Reports 198,187 Sales In May

Mercedes-Benz sold more vehicles around the world last month than ever before in a May: A total of 198,187 cars with the three-pointed star were handed over to customers (+2.3%). The premium brand thus achieved best-ever unit sales for the...

May 15, 2018 No Responses

Hyundai Reports 391,197 Sales In April

Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker and No.1 Selling Korean Automaker in the World, has announced its global sales results for April 2018, posting a total of 391,197 units sold, up 11.1 percent from a year earlier. The...

May 11, 2018 No Responses

Rolls-Royce £200,000 SUV Debuts

Rolls-Royce has become the latest luxury car maker to launch an SUV. Chief executive Torsten Müller-Ötvös said the new Cullinan, which will cost more than £200,000, was a “seminal” moment and probably the “most anticipated” Rolls-Ro...

May 5, 2018 No Responses

Toyota Explains Proposed Self-Driving Test Site

Toyota Motor Corporation has unveiled plans to build a dedicated test site for self-driving cars in the United States of America. The site will be located within the 1.75-mile oval test track of the Michigan Technical Resource Park at...

May 3, 2018 No Responses

Kia Records 240,028 Global Sales In April

Kia Motors Corporation on Wednesday announced its April 2018 global sales figures for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 240,028 units sold, increasing 9.3% from 2017. In April, sales in Korea totaled 50,0...

April 26, 2018 No Responses

Audi Recalls 1.16m Vehicles Over Defective Water Pumps

Citing potential fire, Audi has recalled 1.16 million vehicles worldwide for coolant pump issues. Out of the figure, 342,867 units are in the United States market such as the 2013-2017 A4 sedan and Allroad, 2013-2017 A5 coupe and cabriolet,...