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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
… the survey, Toyota and Honda have joined Ford, Nissan and GM in being rated just "adequate" by suppliers. It's as if Bentley 's quality has slipped to where it's roughly equal to that of Chrysler's late K-cars. This industry does best when …
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German press expects Audi to shuffle exec deck
… thought to be on shaky ground. According to the reports, Dick will make way for Wolfgang Duerheimer, the current head of Bentley and Bugatti. VW production chief Hubert Waltl is a possible successor to Dreves. Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn hasn …
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UK set to snatch GM's Astra from Germany, sources say
… Britain's car industry is often seen to be well past its heyday following the sale of such iconic brands as Rolls-Royce, Bentley , Mini, Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin to foreign owners. It has, however, had considerable success in persuading …
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Ferrari's first hybrid likely to surpass Enzo as most expensive, powerful model
… class hybrid and introduced a diesel-electric version of the E class in Germany this year. Volkswagen's ultra-luxury Bentley brand is considering a plug-in hybrid version of a planned SUV. Limited supply The Ferrari hybrid will go on sale starting …
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Lambo hopes to double sales if SUV is approved
… Aventador coupes and roadsters. Sister brand Bentley and Italian rival Maserati also plan to ..... the basis for the production version of Bentley 's new SUV, which was previewed by the ..... unveiled at the Geneva auto show in March. Bentley is waiting for approval from VW Group …
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VW warns growth will slow after group vehicle sales rise to 2.9 million
… the rest of the year due to the European market slump. Deliveries by the group's brands, from luxury carmakers Audi and Bentley to volume brands VW, Skoda and Seat, rose to 732,000 in April, compared with the same month in 2011 and to 2.89 million …
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VW brand posts April sales rise on China, U.S. demand; western Europe volume down
… 6 percent to 246,300. Volkswagen is due to release sales for all its group brands, including Audi, Skoda, Seat and Bentley , on May 11 VW Group aims to pass General Motors Co. to become the world's best-selling automaker by 2018. In 2011 …
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COMMENTARY: Toyota nips at Ford for No. 2; high 5's for VW
… s crowing the loudest about April sales? Volkswagen Group of America! The group, which consists of Volkswagen, Audi and Bentley , rang up a 27 percent sales increase in April. Daimler AG was up 28 percent, but VW Group's volume is about twice that …
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Bentley CEO Duerheimer and VW's de Meo may go to Audi
BERLIN - Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer and Volkswagen marketing chief Luca de Meo are set to move ..... company official told Reuters. Spokesmen at VW and Audi declined to comment while Bentley didn't return calls seeking comment.
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Pare it down or beef it up?
… Chrysler keep adding brands? The once-cozy VW-Audi combo has swollen in recent years far beyond Skoda and Seat, with Bentley , Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche (VW and Porsche continue the family squabble about which is corporately on top). VW …
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Porsche's Mongolian push shows Chinese wealth heading inland
… carmakers such as Porsche, Maserati and Bentley are taking the fight for China's rich ..... head of Porsche China. Executives at Bentley and Maserati have also said they plan ..... there." Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and Bentley already say their biggest market is China …
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A Watchdog for Fisker? (4/24/12)
… Honda. So brands do men favor think exotic and luxury. Males accounted for 93%. Of Ferrari sales. Men also dominating and Bentley most of Roddy and Porsche sales. True cars says the female shoppers gravitated towards smaller more fuel efficient cars …
luxury. Males accounted for 93%. Of Ferrari sales. Men also dominating and Bentley most of Roddy and Porsche sales. True cars says the female shoppers gravitated towards smaller more fuel efficient cars. While men preferred -
Volkswagen quarterly profit beats expectations on higher sales
… by 17 million euros to 29 million, hit by the declining Spanish passenger car market. VW'S UK-based ultraluxury unit, Bentley , increased profit by 40 million euros to 15 million euros, helped by strong demand in China and the United States. Earnings …
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VW Credit to expand operations in Chicago area, hire 150 people
… Stuart said. By 2018, VW Group aims to sell 1 million a year in the United States under its three core brands: VW, Audi and Bentley . Sales for the group rose 23 percent last year to 443,840 vehicles. Audi recorded a record U.S. sales year in 2011 …
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Bentley aims to sell 3,000 SUVs in 2015
SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- Bentley aims to sell 3,000 units of its planned ..... annually when production starts in 2015. Bentley CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer gave the sales ..... sprint time of less than 5 seconds, Bentley said. Bentley sold 37 percent more …
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Maserati Kubang concept makes final show stop
… Beijing, the Kubang was located near one of its future rivals, the Lamborghini Urus concept. Maserati, Lamborghini and Bentley want to enter the SUV niche a decade after Porsche broke with tradition and rolled out the Cayenne in 2002. The SUV -- not …
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Lamborghini ultra-SUV concept stomps into fray
… platform, which is shared by the Porsche Cayenne and the upcoming Bentley EXP 9 F. Unlike other Lamborghinis that see limited use ..... Aventador and its driveway-scraping ground clearance. Already, Bentley and Maserati are adding top-line SUVs for the same reason …
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Lamborghini unveils Urus ultraluxury SUV concept
… the Audi Q7, Volkswagen Touareg and and a planned SUV from Bentley previewed by the EXP 9 F concepted unveiled at the Geneva auto ..... Cayenne SUV globally, more than any other of its models. Bentley is also showing its EXP 9 F SUV concept in Beijing and Maserati …
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VW Credit to expand in Illinois, hire 150 people
… statement. By 2018, VW Group aims to sell 1 million a year in the United States under its three core brands: VW, Audi and Bentley . Sales for the group rose 23 percent last year to 443,840 vehicles. Audi recorded a record U.S. sales year in 2011 …
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Piech risks overreaching with Audi's Ducati purchase
… through a holding of 71 percent of the Swedish company's voting rights. MAN and Scania follow Lamborghini, Bugatti and Bentley as brands added under Piech's reign, which dates back to 1993 when he became chief executive officer. Piech, who turned …
