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A tech triumph for the S class?
HAMBURG, Germany -- With a technology-rich S-class redesign arriving this fall and several derivatives to be added by 2015, Mercedes-Benz aims to boost stalled sales of its flagship …
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Audi overtakes BMW as India's top-selling premium brand
… end, BMW introduced a new version of the 9.3 million rupee 7-Series last month, and Mercedes this year will unveil a redesign of its flagship S- Class, which starts at 9.1 million rupees. Audi last refreshed its A8, a large sedan starting at 9 …
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Audi's Performance Push (5/16/13)
… a band aid fix. He says some other makers will have to build better small overlap crash resistance into their cars doing a redesign . The latest tests that covered the small suvs. In just two out of thirteen past. The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander …
to build better small overlap crash resistance into their cars doing a redesign . The latest tests that covered the small suvs. In just two out of thirteen past. The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander sport. -
'14 Silverado: More brawn, quieter ride
… ANTONIO -- Chevrolet packs more power and torque, better fuel economy and a much improved interior into the first redesign of its Silverado full-sized pickup in seven years. Yet critics have panned the 2014 Silverado's exterior styling …
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GM delayed SUV rollouts to focus on pickups
… January from October. Reuss said that timeline is "roughly" correct. The next generation of the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, the GMC Yukon and the Cadillac Escalade will be the first redesign for the big SUVs in about eight years.
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Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software
… takes and the further you are from reaching the market. You really don't have to rip out all the plumbing every time you redesign a car." Lucrative upgrades? Being able to upgrade a car's features through its software brings up another hot point for …
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Pickup preparations squeeze GM's profit
DETROIT -- The pending launch of General Motors' first full-sized pickup redesign in seven years is expected to boost profits well into 2015. But getting the trucks to market is pinching the bottom line in the …
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Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software
… takes and the further you are from reaching the market. "You really don't have to rip out all the plumbing every time you redesign a car." Lucrative upgrades? Being able to upgrade a car's features through its software brings up another hot point for …
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Crossovers lead Honda April gains
… Acura's volume leader this year. Sales of the MDX, Acura's perennial volume leader and now in sell-down mode before a redesign , declined 27 percent to 2,877 units. Because production of the entry-luxury ILX sedan has been trimmed to boost output …
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Mazda volume skids 4th straight month
… through the rest of the year. The Mazda3 compact, Mazda's perennial best-seller, also should give the brand a lift when a redesign goes on sale this fall. "Overall, we remain confident in our annual performance," the spokesman said in an e-mail …
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Virtues of '13 Civic: Low spiffs, high sales
… Internet interest than Civic did in March. The '13 Civic is not getting as much online shopping activity as the '12 Civic redesign when it was launched in April 2011. But the '12 model plummeted a few months later when poor media reviews surfaced. On …
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New Vette's base price set at $51,995, up 3%
… for the brand. Chevy rolled out its redesigned Impala sedan this month. The next-generation Chevy Silverado, the first redesign of the pickup in seven years, is expected to hit showrooms in May or June. The rear-wheel-drive SS sedan is slated for …
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Infiniti may add N.A. production
… Infiniti had indicated that it wants a model smaller than the current G. The G itself will be replaced this summer with a redesign that Infiniti will call the Q50. One option for an Infiniti plant site is the $2 billion factory complex that Nissan is constructing …
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Poll: Deal trumps tech for shopper
… a good deal on an older model than wait a few months for a redesign , according to a new survey. The survey by AutoTrader.com ..... car buyers don't think it is important to have the latest redesign of a vehicle. "This is a bit counterintuitive given how much …
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The Akerson Road Show (4/12/13)
… In an online survey that website it found that 57%. Of shoppers. Don't even feel it's important. To have the latest redesign . If it seems GM's CEO Dan Akerson has been showing up everywhere lately. because he happens. We've introduced really …
57%. Of shoppers. Don't even feel it's important. To have the latest redesign . If it seems -- GM's CEO Dan Akerson has been showing up everywhere lately. -- because he happens. We've introduced really great -
Most car shoppers prefer 'the deal' more than latest design, AutoTrader says
… shows. The survey by AutoTrader.com found that 57 percent of shoppers do not feel it is important to have the latest vehicle redesign . Although more than half of all automotive shoppers perform Internet research about new-model releases, most of them do …
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Rethinking the lithium ion battery revolution over cost, safety
… 787 Dreamliners, which prompted regulators to ground the aircraft, underscored the concerns and forced the plane maker to redesign the battery system. On Thursday, battery experts will gather in Washington, D.C., to discuss the technology in a forum …
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Toyota cries foul, towing tiff continues
… the deal to mean the standard would apply only to new or redesigned models, starting in the 2013 model year -- says it won't implement the change until its next pickup redesign , probably in 2015. So for now, the cold war continues.
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For Cadillac, early signs of another renaissance
… is rolling out 10 new models by 2015 and building on buzz it earned at the New York auto show for the debut of the stylish redesign of its CTS sedan. "Cadillac's performance certainly exceeded expectations, and the ATS was the driving factor," said …
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March Brings Sales Lift (4/2/13)
… today auto makers are reporting US sales for the month of march. Subaru sales up 13%. From a year ago thanks in part to the redesign Forester. Volkswagen group sales rising 8%. As for the Detroit three Cadillac helping GM post a 6% okay. The fusion and …
sales up 13%. From a year ago thanks in part to the redesign Forester. Volkswagen group sales rising 8%. As for the Detroit three Cadillac helping GM post a 6% okay. The fusion and escape
