While most states and the United States government offer tax credits to consumers for purchasing an electric vehicle or plug-in hybrid, Connecticut instead offers dealers the incentive to sell EVs and PHEVs, a move research group Navigant Research claims could be more effective at bringing about greater adoption of the new technology.
Over two decades ago during the early years of Japan’s Lost Decade (or Lost 20 Years for those who believe the nation’s economy has yet to improve since the boom of the 1980s), Soichiro Honda’s final car before his passing — the Honda Beat kei roadster — left the Yachiyo Industry Company-owned factory at Yokkaichi to take on the likes of the Suzuki Cappuccino and Autozam AZ-1.
History could come back around, however, when the factory gears up to build the production-version of the Honda S660 in 2015.
For 35 years, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has seen tours of duty with United Nations peacekeepers, the Pope, various hardened soldiers from Germany to Canada, and a few celebrities now and again. In that time, the SUV has changed its overall appearance once, when the W463 began leaving the factory in Graz, Austria in 1990; the previous W461 is still available for military and civil service. However, the current Geländewagen will get its second major revision come 2017 while retaining the W463 chassis code.
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Wednesday marks the 16th anniversary of the Daimler-Chrysler merger. One day prior to this milestone, Fiat Chrysler has unveiled their business plan for the next 5 years. While the industry norm is to keep future product plans, brand strategies and sales targets as a closely guarded secret, FCA took the unusual step of making it all public, with FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne headlining the event (billed as a conference for investors) at an event in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Each of FCA’s brands and subsidiaries was given the chance to present their strategy through 2018, with healthy helpings of new vehicles, future technology and corporate strategy being revealed.
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Amazingly enough, there was a seven-year-old boy in the truck, as well.
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What follows is a quick guide to some of the changes outlined during the big Chrysler meeting today. Derek will have some in-depth analysis tonight.
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Chrysler’s short-lived and amazingly unsuccessful run at an SRT “brand” is over.
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I made my first small fortune in this business selling old Volvos.
I started way back in the mid-2000‘s when I got downright militant about outbidding anyone on an older rear-wheel drive Volvo. In one year, 2007 to be exact, I managed to buy at least one Volvo every year from 1983 all the way to 2004.
“Are you interested in our Thousand Dollar Test Drive raffle?” the saleslady eagerly asked. A row of new Corollas beckoned at the front of the lot; their freshly redesigned maws were hungry for customers.
Two weeks after the Stuttgart Regional Court threw-out charges of market manipulation levied at former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking in December of 2012, prosecutors have called for an appeal of said ruling.
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Auto
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April
2014
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April
2013
|
%
Change
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4 mos.
2014
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4 mos.
2013
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%
Change
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BMW X5
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4,393 | 3,444 | +27.6% | 14,153 | 15,335 | -7.7% |
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BMW X3
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3,544 | 1,914 | +85.2% | 13,974 | 9,125 | +53.1% |
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Mercedes-Benz M-Class
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3,831 | 3,280 | +16.8% | 13,965 | 12,442 | +12.2% |
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Audi Q5
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3,293 | 3,241 | +1.6% | 12,067 | 11,437 | +5.5% |
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Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class
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3,144 | 2,702 | +16.4% | 11,415 | 10,212 | +11.8% |
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BMW X1
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1,130 | 1,556 | -27.4% | 9,098 | 6,967 | +30.6% |
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Volkswagen Tiguan
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1,998 | 2,488 | -19.7% | 8,109 | 10,439 | -22.3% |
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Mercedes-Benz GL-Class
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2,253 | 2,481 | -9.2% | 7,671 | 10,099 | -24.0% |
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Porsche Cayenne
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1,839 | 1,750 | +5.1% | 6,119 | 5,931 | +3.2% |
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Audi Q7
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1,462 | 1,183 | +23.6% | 5,551 | 4,084 | +35.9% |
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Volkswagen Touareg
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597 | 578 | +3.3% | 2,162 | 3,102 | -30.3% |
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BMW X6
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342 | 354 | -3.4% | 1,442 | 1,618 | -10.9% |
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Mercedes-Benz G-Class
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274 | 188 | +45.7% | 882 | 800 | +10.3% |
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—
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— | — | — | — | — |
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Total
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28,100
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25,159 | +11.7% | 106,608 | 101,591 | +4.9% |
It’s not as though consumers hadn’t experienced doses of luxury in their SUVs before the Mercedes-Benz ML, Lexus RX, and Lincoln Navigator began pushing an increasingly impressive wave toward shore in the late 90s. But, especially in the enthusiast community, there was some reluctance to accept the notion of such illustrious brands diving head first into a market that was going to demand perfectly balanced compromises. The traditional off-road ability we associated with SUVs couldn’t be thrust overboard in favour of road manners. Or could it?
France’s Conseil d’Etat announced Monday that it has overturned the government’s ban of a handful of Mercedes-Benz vehicles over parent company Daimler’s refusal to cease usage of R134a coolant currently under phase-out by the European Union.
Automotive pricing site TrueCar has revealed its IPO price will be set between $12 and $14, bringing the company a valuation of around $1 billion should the price-per-share lean closer toward the top end.
Autoblog reports another recall has been issued by General Motors, this time concerning 51,640 2014 Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse and GMC Acadia crossovers screwed together between March 26 and August 15 of last year. The affected vehicles possess an engine control module whose software may provide an inaccurate fuel gauge reading, forcing the driver to pull to the side of the road should the tank prove empty instead of a quarter to empty. Owners have been asked to bring their affected crossover for a reflashing of the ECM to correct the issue.
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