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It is the first time that they have reached the milestone

While the individual brands may be up or down, Volkswagen Group sales from January to September are up 4.8% to 7.03 million cars. It is the first time that VW Group has sold over 7 million cars in the first three quarters. Sales in September alone...

She was there to promote her book and give a lecture

Maria de Villota, the former racing driver who was seriously injured while testing for Marussia in July 2012, was found dead in her hotel room in Seville early in the morning on October 11. The cause of death is not yet known. De Villota was i...

The V8 Supercars have the biggest race of its season

This is going to be a very exciting weekend of racing, especially if you are in the western hemisphere where most of the big events are taking place. The Asian Le Mans Series has its third round of the season, and Formula 1 head to Suzuka for the ...

It is the bestselling EV model every worldwide

As of September, Nissan has sold over 30,000 Leafs in Japan cumulatively and had 4,700 units sold worldwide in September, its best ever. Worldwide, Nissan has sold over 83,000 Leafs since the car’s introduction in 2010. It makes the Leaf the...

It will likely have record sales this year

Mini is barely a month away from revealing the third generation Mini Cooper. It has already revealed that it will use a 1.5-liter three-cylinder turbo engine and 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo from its new modular engine family, and it will be the ...

Several automakers are also bringing concepts to the show

The LA Auto Show is shaping up to be a major auto show when it opens on November 19 to the press. There will be 22 world debuts and 34 US debuts at the show. Several have already been revealed but most will be complete surprises. The new vehic...

The two companies are already joint venture partners in China

The China Business News is reporting that insiders within Dongfeng are negotiating with PSA -Citroën to buy 30% of the company. The newspaper reports that the stock would be sold for 10 billion yuan ($1.63 billion), but the two sides are stil...

Its sales are actually falling in China

Bentley is doing relatively well in the first three quarters of the year with sales up 9% to 6,516 cars over the same period last year. The Americas is the British luxury brand’s largest market with 2,022 sales in the first three quarter...

The car will launch at the LA Auto Show on November 20

The countdown to the Porsche Macan has officially begun. Porsche had prevoiusly said that the Macan would debut at the LA Auto Show on November 20, but now Porsche has launched a microsite for its newest model.  Unfortunately, there is no...

It includes 170 chargers and a fleet of 260 EVs

Daimler is starting a new pilot program called "charge@work” that is installing 170 EV chargers at five Daimler plants in Stuttgart and creating a fleet of 260 EVs to be shared by employees. The federally sponsored test aims to deve...