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Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
Land Rover andndash; Aftersales and Service Jay Ward andndash; Ford of Europe andndash; Communications Marc Girard andndash; BMW andndash; Design Nick Collins andndash; Ford of Europe andndash; Engineering Paul Fratter andndash; Ford of Europe andndash
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Infiniti: Raise quality, sales will follow
measures to improve quality to compete against Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Lexus. The goal is to lift Infiniti to within the top three ..... but ahead of Germany's luxury triumvirate: Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi. Infiniti's M sedan and EX crossover received top
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Goofy ads, variants help Mini rule its own little world
couple chapters, would it continue?" BMW , Mini's parent company, had forecast ..... dealer network mainly of carefully selected BMW dealers. And they quickly settled on an ..... brands," said Ludwig Willisch, CEO of BMW of North America. Alexander Edwards, president
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M-B redesigned S class with China in mind
China, where it badly trails Germany luxury rivals Audi and BMW in sales. But despite being No. 3 in China and worldwide in ..... Mercedes sold 65,128 S-class models, compared with 59,184 BMW 7 series and 38,636 Audi A8s, data from the companies showed
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BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. Willisch says ..... improving dealer relations, an area in which BMW struggled before he took the helm in October
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Small BMW team rethought electric cars for huge cities
are mushrooming. Nearly six years ago, BMW AG's Project i began to position the automaker ..... Q: How did Project i get started? Did BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer knock on your door ..... under way and dealing with the future of BMW . A number of initiatives were developed
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BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. luxury lead
brand sales race through April of 2013, but BMW of North America CEO Ludwig Willisch expects BMW to repeat as No. 1 for the year. Willisch says ..... improving dealer relations, an area in which BMW struggled before he took the helm in October
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Snap-Happy
Donna Gebers, general manager of East Bay BMW and East Bay Mini in Pleasanton, Calif ..... the online shopping experience. East Bay BMW uses the photos as one way to distinguish itself from the eight other BMW dealerships within a 50-mile radius of
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Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall
opted for a more modest alternative: a BMW 528i. Foreign brands have seen their share ..... chose his 71 million won ($64,000) BMW over an 85 million won K9 from Hyundai affiliate ..... has made South Korea a growth market for BMW AG, Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz, and
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Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brand
that's changing. The brand has overtaken BMW as India's top seller of luxury vehicles ..... sells in Europe, he said. In contrast, BMW , the world's biggest luxury-car brand ..... 350 units in the year ended March, while BMW dropped 9.5 percent to 8,686 and Mercedes
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Behind the scenes, Straubel keeps Tesla running at pivotal time
focus has broadened from its electric powertrain to how well Model S compares with luxury cars from Mercedes-Benz, BMW AG's BMW and Volkswagen AG's Audi, Musk and Straubel said. "Now Tesla has really quite deep experience in vehicle design
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North America car and truck production - 05/20/13
3,153 8,219 59,681 59,409 X5 (trk.) 2,675 6,893 57,237 45,962 X6 (trk.) 580 1,506 12,105 18,668 BMW MFG. CORP.‡ 6,408 16,618 129,023 124,039 200 sedan 2,885 7,487 54,626 49,003 200 convertible 181 469 3
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The death of driving? Don't make any funeral plans
buyers to choose simple, utilitarian vehicles," Plache's analysis shows. In other words, millenials are saving for that BMW 328i rather than throwing their first paycheck toward a Toyota Yaris. "Millennials' relatively stronger preferences for luxury
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European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months
16 percent earlier this year. Ford Motor Co. posted a 0.6 percent sales decline in Europe last month. Regional sales at BMW AG, the world's biggest manufacturer of luxury cars, fell 3 percent. General Motors' European sales declined 4 percent
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Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months
in the region. Sales fell 3 percent at BMW Group, the world's biggest manufacturer of luxury cars. General ..... 2 0.0 0.0 1,298 1,582 -18.0 BMW Group 6.1 6.4 63,373 65,833 -3.7 6.2 5.9 251,384 255,124 -1.5 BMW 5.0 5.2 51,553
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Russian car sales down 8% in April
Mercedes-Benz 12165 10141 20% 3570 3022 18% BMW 12063 10264 18% 3245 3020 7% Audi 11929 ..... 30% smart 0,0 - 38 - - 0,0 - 14 - - BMW Group 1,5 1,2 12866 10988 17% 1,4 1,2 3489 3245 8% BMW 1,4 1,2 12063 10264 18% 1,3 1,1
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New S class key to boosting Mercedes profit margins, China sales
1 percent at Audi and 9.9 percent at BMW . Pullman version With luxury-car demand ..... Zetsche in 2011 announced a goal of overtaking BMW AG and Volkswagen AG's Audi luxury brand ..... April -- trail Audi by 61,500 and No. 1 BMW by 70,500. Investors, though, are seeing
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Jaguar ponders XQ name
reports. Dealer sources say the small crossover likely would compete with the Audi A5 and the small sedan would be pitted against BMW 's 3 series. The vehicles are expected to arrive in the United States in 2015 or 2016. Jaguar has said it is working on models
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Jaguar launches plan to spruce up U.S. stores
debut May 20. Next year, Jaguar is expected to launch a coupe version of the F-Type. Later, a sedan to compete with the BMW 3 series, as well as a compact crossover, are expected. "When you buy the wife the Tiffany ring, she also wants the blue
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Tariff played a role in Mexico winning Audi plant
Union. Mercedes-Benz currently ships GL-class, M-class and R-class models built in Vance, Alabama, to Europe and BMW 's Spartanburg, South Carolina, plant is the sole global source for the X3, X5 and X6. "When our key competitors made the