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• New cars are safer than old cars, sure, but NHTSA shows by how much

  10-05-2018 23:30
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Car Buying,Used Car Buying,SafetyNew cars are safer than old cars. Yeah, we know. Obviously. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just released a report highlighting the added safety of newer cars and trucks over older cars and trucks, and attaching real data to an otherwise assumed theory is always a good idea.Continue reading New cars are safer than old cars, sure, but NHTSA shows by how much New cars are safer than old cars, sure, but NHTSA shows
  
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• Audi to skip 2019 Detroit auto show, joining BMW, Benz

  10-05-2018 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  In dropping out of the 2019 Detroit auto show, Audi said it will continue to evaluate auto shows case by case, relative "to the timing of our product introductions and the value the show brings from a media and consumer perspective."
  
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• Audi the latest automaker to bail on 2019 Detroit Auto Show

  10-05-2018 23:00
  
  Filed under:Detroit Auto Show,Audi,LuxuryAudi announced today that it will be the third German luxury automaker to leave the Detroit Auto Show. The other two that announced their departures before were BMW and Mercedes-Benz. The official statement is below:Continue reading Audi the latest automaker to bail on 2019 Detroit Auto Show Audi the latest automaker to bail on 2019 Detroit Auto Show originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2018 17:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Pe
  
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• GM sees custom designs, personal ownership for self-driving cars

  10-05-2018 22:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  General Motors, which plans a ride-sharing fleet of robotaxis for next year, is looking at further business opportunities for self-driving cars, such as custom designs.
  
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• Small 3-row crossover SUVs specifications compared on paper

  10-05-2018 22:05
  
  Filed under:Dodge,Kia,Mitsubishi,Volkswagen,Car Buying,Crossover,SUV,Budget,ComparisonContinue reading Small 3-row crossover SUVs specifications compared on paper Small 3-row crossover SUVs specifications compared on paper originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2018 16:05:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Geely hires advisers for possible Volvo stock offering, report says

  10-05-2018 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  Volvo Cars owner Zhejiang Geely has selected Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to advise on an initial public stock offering for the Swedish carmaker this year, Bloomberg reported.
  
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• NHTSA says newer model year vehicles are safer

  10-05-2018 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Newer model year vehicles are less likely to kill passengers, according to data released by NHTSA.
  
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• Used-car retailer Carvana Q1 net loss expands

  10-05-2018 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Online used-car retailer Carvana's first-quarter net loss widened to nearly $53 million, while revenue and vehicle sales both more than doubled to records.
  
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• UPS has new electric trucks that look straight out of a Pixar movie

  10-05-2018 20:39
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Green,Truck,Commercial Vehicles,ElectricUPS has revealed sleek new electric trucks that look like they've rolled straight out of Pixar's Cars series. The company revealed it's working with vehicle manufacturer Arrival on a pilot fleet of 35 lightweight electric trucks that look far more futuristic than the standard boxy vehicles. UPS says the trucks have a longer range than other delivery vehicles, reaching around 150 miles on a single charge. As with all electric vehicl
  
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• Uber's 'Skyport' plans are straight out of science fiction

  10-05-2018 19:05
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Etc.,Green,FutureUber's flying taxi service – that glorious sci-fi dream – still plans to launch its first takeoffs by 2023. One major caveat, however, is that unlike regular taxis which can freely zip about the streets, UberAIR taxis need access to the sky and a place to land. That's where "Skyports" come in: special areas localized specifically for launching, landing, and customer pickup, and they're looking appropriately futuristic.Continue reading Uber's
  
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• Ford CEO: We're 'reinventing' the car, not trying to kill it

  10-05-2018 19:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  CEO Jim Hackett says the company doesn't intend to lose customers with decision to ax sedans in favor of SUVs and pickups; Bill Ford says he remains frustrated by lagging stock price
  
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• Magna posts record Q1 net income, sales; CEO warns on NAFTA

  10-05-2018 17:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Global auto parts giant Magna International posted record net income of $660 million in the first quarter of 2018, up 14 percent from a year ago.
  
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• 2018 Ford Mustang GT Drivers' Notes Review | Straight outta Michigan

  10-05-2018 17:50
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Ford,Long-Term Garage,Coupe,PerformanceOur new long-term 2018 Ford Mustang GT has been in our hands for just a few days, but we've already tacked a few thousand miles on to the odometer. Unlike most of our test vehicles, Ford allowed us to option the car ourselves. We then let you, our faithful audience, choose most of the features for us. You can read all about it in our introductory post. At $51,470, our car isn't cheap, but it does come with a hell of a lot of equipme
  
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• ‘Now Rolls-Royce has one, it’s time the SUV got a bit more respect’

  10-05-2018 17:41
  
  Steve Walker2018-05-10 16:52
  Now Rolls-Royce has taken the SUV plunge, it's time we stopped looking down on these types of vehicle, says Steve WalkerYou will have your own thoughts on the Rolls-Royce Cullinan; how it looks, what it represents and what it means for the heritage and traditions of this famous, and still dearly loved, British luxury car brand. Those thoughts may not be entirely complementary to the Cullinan either.
  The fact is, however, that a Rolls-Royce SUV has been inevitable for
  
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• 2018 Fiat 500 minicar gets more expensive with the extra ponies

  10-05-2018 17:40
  
  Filed under:Fiat,CoupeFiat Chrysler is giving a big price increase to the 2018 Fiat 500 minicar, with its newly enhanced powertrain and other upgrades adding up to as much as a $1,500 premium over the outgoing versions. Taken together with a $250 boost to destination fees for most cars, SUVs and trucks in the FCA family, and it's going to cost quite a bit more to drive the Italian subcompact.Continue reading 2018 Fiat 500 minicar gets more expensive with the extra ponies 2018 Fiat 500 minicar ge
  
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• New Hyundai Kona Electric review

  10-05-2018 17:02
  
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  We test a late pre-production version of the new Hyundai Kona Electric to see if it's an improvement on the standard carThe Hyundai Kona received a fairly lukewarm reception when we drove petrol-powered versions last year. But now there’s a new model in the range that could give the Korean manufacturer a unique selling point in an increasingly crowded market: the Hyundai Kona Electric. 
  On the face of it, the Kona Electric
  
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• Lagonda electric crossover SUV coming in 2021

  10-05-2018 16:55
  
  Filed under:Green,Aston Martin,Crossover,Electric,Luxury,PerformanceContinue reading Lagonda electric crossover SUV coming in 2021 Lagonda electric crossover SUV coming in 2021 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2018 10:55:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Eaton and Shaanxi Fast Gear announce JV

  10-05-2018 16:46
  Eaton and Shaanxi Fast Gear have announced they have signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture manual transmissions for light-duty commercial vehicles.
  
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• VW's vision of car interiors - a mobile living space without a steering wheel

  10-05-2018 16:18
  In today's car interior, space in front of the wheel remains a priority with the explosion of added content and features. In tomorrow's self-driving car, space behind will be transformed into a comfortably designed control and entertainment centre. Continuing just-auto/QUBE's series of interviews with OEMs, we spoke to executives from Volkswagen Group to learn more about I.D. VIZZION, consumers' desire for individuality, new mobility concepts and the implications for automotive interiors.
  
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• New Renault trim structure for Clio, Captur and Megane

  10-05-2018 16:14
  
  Alex Ingram2018-05-10 15:55
  Simplified trim levels makes three Renault models cheaper to buy, with top-spec Captur seeing a £1,755 price dropintended to make the Clio, Captur and Megane - both hatch and Sport Tourer - ranges easier for buyers to understand, each now consists of three levels: Play, Iconic and GT Line.
  Available to order now, prices have dropped across the range despite the fact that standard equipment levels have improved in some cases.
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• 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S Quick Spin

  10-05-2018 16:10
  
  Filed under:Videos,Porsche,Quick Spins,Coupe,Performance,Original Video718. These are magic numbers for Porsche. They are linked to its great Motorsports heritage and its modern, mid-engine expertise. But what does that mean to you, the enthusiast, today? Let's take the 718 for a drive and find out.Continue reading 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S Quick Spin 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S Quick Spin originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2018 10:10:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Perma
  
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• Rolls-Royce unveils Cullinan super-luxury SUV

  10-05-2018 16:01
  BMW-owned Rolls-Royce has unveiled its super-luxury SUV, the Cullinan. It says the car - named after the largest diamond ever discovered - is an 'all-terrain high-bodied car that makes the idea of authentic, luxury off-road travel a reality for the first time'. Luxury travel is, according to Rolls-Royce, now 'Effortless, Everywhere'.
  
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• Auto sales winners and losers of April 2018

  10-05-2018 15:45
  
  Filed under:Videos,Porsche,Quick Spins,Coupe,Performance,Original VideoWe take a close look at the sales numbers and pick out the biggest successes and disappointments of April 2018. Here are the highlights and lowlights.Continue reading Auto sales winners and losers of April 2018 Auto sales winners and losers of April 2018 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 May 2018 09:45:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Tesla video teases Model Y, shows Roadster cockpit in action

  10-05-2018 15:15
  
  Filed under:Green,Videos,TeslaTesla just released a new video that appears to exist for no other reason than to recap Tesla. There are coupes and SUVs going fast, batteries and a gigafactory, a couple of semis, "The machine that makes the machine," and lots of shots of active, intense factory workers. There's also, at the 0:15-second mark, a tease of some new Tesla half built and half hidden under a sheet. We will assume this is the Model Y. And at the 1:05 mark we get a few seconds of the comin
  
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• Audi US adds more cities to traffic light information service

  10-05-2018 15:14
  Audi of America has expanded its Traffic Light Information driver assistance feature to two more US cities - Phoenix, Arizona and areas of Kansas City, Kansas.
  
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• Audi E-Tron SUV debut date set, and it'll cost less than Tesla Model X

  10-05-2018 14:52
  
  Filed under:Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Audi,Crossover,SUV,Electric,Future,LuxuryAudi will reveal the production E-Tron Quattro on Aug. 30 in Brussels, Belgium, at the company's second annual Audi Summit. The timing has all to do with the fact that Audi's Brussels manufacturing center begins building the SUV that month. Belgian auto unions have said the plan is to build 4,700 E-Tron SUVs this year, to begin satisfying the thousands of reservations Audi's already taken from across Europe for the f
  
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• Uber plans 'flight on-demand' service for 2023

  10-05-2018 14:35
  Uber's Elevate program - which aims to create 'urban aerial ridesharing' - is seeking to partner with an 'international city' for a 'flight-on demand' service that it plans to start in 2023.
  
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• BMW ad banned over depictions of dangerous driving

  10-05-2018 14:02
  
  Hugo Griffiths2018-05-10 13:20
  Advertising Standards Authority rules xDrive TV advert “gave the impression that the cars were being driven at a considerable speed”A BMW TV advert for the company’s xDrive four-wheel drive system has been banned in its current form on UK television, after the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it “condoned faster, dangerous and irresponsible driving”.
  The minute-long ad (above) shows a variety of xDrive-equipped BMWs being dri
  
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• 2018 Dodge Durango Pursuit SUV is the tall arm of the law

  10-05-2018 14:00
  
  Filed under:Dodge,SUV,Police/EmergencyDodge is adding to its police car portfolio with the 2018 Durango Pursuit, a specially-prepped police version of the automaker's SUV. Available with an optional 360-horsepower Hemi engine, the Durango Pursuit comes with everything you'd expect in a truck built to protect and serve. We'll try to avoid too many Blues Brothers cop car references but, yes, this Dodge includes some serious "cop shocks" and that aforementioned "cop engine," among many other modifi
  
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• Ford expands PHEV to Valencia

  10-05-2018 13:56
  Ford is to extend research into the use in urban areas of plug in hybrid electric vans that run solely on electric power for most city trips by working with Valencia's regional and city government to better understand benefits both for the environment and for customers.
  
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• Uber opens up international contest for a third flying taxi city

  10-05-2018 13:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  Uber re-opened a contest to select the first international city to launch its proposed flying taxi project, following apparent delays in getting the service off the ground in Dubai.
  
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• GM Korea rescue calls for stake lock-in, regional HQ

  10-05-2018 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  GM will stay in South Korea for at least 10 years and set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters in the country, according to terms of the deal rescuing the struggling unit.
  
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• Automakers scramble to make sense of US Iran sanctions

  10-05-2018 13:23
  European automakers are urgently attempting to understand the implications of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with Iran, as the fallout from Washington's move starts to gather pace.
  
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• VW Golf GTI TCR concept revealed with 286 horsepower

  10-05-2018 13:00
  
  Filed under:Volkswagen,Hatchback,PerformanceEvery year at the Wörthersee VW meet, Volkswagen itself brings something special to show off. It can be something wild like the hybrid GTI it showed last year, or the W12 GTI from 2007. It can also be something production-ready, such as the VW Golf GTI TCR concept it's showing this year.Continue reading VW Golf GTI TCR concept revealed with 286 horsepower VW Golf GTI TCR concept revealed with 286 horsepower originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu,
  
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• Rolls-Royce Cullinan revealed: Ultra-luxury SUV is so British, it curtsies

  10-05-2018 13:00
  
  Filed under:Rolls-Royce,Crossover,SUV,Future,Luxury,Off-RoadWhy did we ever expect the Rolls-Royce Cullinan to look like anything other than a Phantom on a lift kit, minus the trunk? The Rolls-Royce of SUVs perfectly employs Phantom cues, from the raised hood to the strong shoulder line and coach doors. The English off-roader brings a bunch of brand-redefining firsts with it, including all-wheel drive, an off-road driving mode, and a suspension that actively extends the dampers to keep every whe
  
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• Daimler EQV EV heads for hot weather testing in Spain

  10-05-2018 12:34
  Daimler has updated development progress on its 2019 EQC - the first all-electric Mercedes-Benz EQ brand model - ahead of hot weather durability testing in Spain this summer.
  
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• Vauxhall VXR brand to live on with help from hybrid tech

  10-05-2018 12:29
  
  John McIlroy2018-05-10 12:25
  Vauxhall’s VXR performance car brand is not dead and there are plans for an electrified resurrection in futureThe Vauxhall VXR name looks set to live on after a hiatus, with a company spokesman indicating that hybrid technology could allow the British performance sub-brand to continue in the future.
  VXR models are no longer sold in the UK; until recently, the Vauxhall website had been offering details on the Corsa VXR and the Holden-sourced VXR8 super-saloon, b
  
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• Rolls-Royce's 'superluxury' Cullinan will be priciest SUV

  10-05-2018 12:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's billed as the "most family-oriented, fun-to-drive, superluxury SUV imaginable" and the Rolls-Royce Cullinan will become the world's most expensive SUV when it goes on sale toward the end of the year or early 2019.
  
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• Ford F-150 output hit by supplier plant fire

  10-05-2018 12:08
  Ford supplier Meridian Magnesium Products has been hit by a fire at a Michigan (Plymouth) facility that has resulted in a shortage of die-cast components parts that has halted production of the Ford F-150 pickup.
  
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• Vietnam sales fall 4% in April

  10-05-2018 11:35
  New vehicle sales in Vietnam fell by 3.7% to 20,557 units in April from 21,345 units in the same month of last year, according to member data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA). 
  
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• New Ford Fiesta Active 2018 review

  10-05-2018 11:03
  
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  The jacked-up Ford Fiesta Active promises all the ability of the standard supermini in an SUV body, but is it worth the extra cash?The Ford Fiesta is Britain’s best selling car for good reason. It’s a supermini of many talents, ticking boxes for affordability, running costs, practicality and driving fun. The latest Fiesta ST promises to sail right to the front of the hot hatch pack too.
  It’s no surprise to see that Ford thinks it
  
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• U.S. safety board probes fatal Tesla accident in Florida; NHTSA reviewing

  10-05-2018 05:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  The NTSB said it will investigate a Tesla accident in Florida this week that killed two teenagers and injured another -- the agency's fourth probe into crashes of the company's electric vehicles.
  
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• Cadillac scraps ATS sedan

  10-05-2018 02:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  General Motors will discontinue the Cadillac ATS sedan after the 2018 model year, just six years after introducing the small car as a worthy rival to the strongest German competitors.
  
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• NTSB investigating deaths of Florida teens in fiery Tesla crash

  10-05-2018 01:40
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Green,Tesla,Electric,LuxuryTwo teenagers were killed on Tuesday after the Tesla car they were traveling in crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, police said on Wednesday.Continue reading NTSB investigating deaths of Florida teens in fiery Tesla crash NTSB investigating deaths of Florida teens in fiery Tesla crash originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 09 May 2018 19:40:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Com
  
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• 2019 Bentley Continental GT First Drive Review | A grand tourer learns to dance

  10-05-2018 00:15
  
  Filed under:Bentley,First Drives,Coupe,Luxury,PerformanceThe Austrian Alps are a curious venue to show off that great hunter of the highways, the Bentley Continental GT. With deep green forests and soaring thrusts of exposed rock, the Alps are one of those few places where the natural world still reigns supreme. Humanity isn't going to change this place much. You can forget about six-lane freeways blasted through rock — the only way to get around is on narrow, twin lanes.Continue reading 2
  
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• 2018 Bentley Continental GT First Drive Review | A grand tourer learns to dance

  10-05-2018 00:15
  
  Filed under:Bentley,First Drives,Coupe,Luxury,PerformanceThe Austrian Alps are a curious venue to show off that great hunter of the highways, the Bentley Continental GT. With deep green forests and soaring thrusts of exposed rock, the Alps are one of those few places where the natural world still reigns supreme. Humanity isn't going to change this place much. You can forget about six-lane freeways blasted through rock — the only way to get around is on narrow, twin lanes.Continue reading 2
  
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