Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 16, 2024

VW holds 14% of the Luxembourg market in April. New car sales in Luxembourg climb 5.7% year-on-year in April to 4,414 units, meaning the year-to-date market is now down -2.4% to 16,914. This is a solid performance given April 2023 was up 25% on the year prior. The top 2 manufacturers both vastly outpace the market: Volkswagen is up 38.7% to 14% share and BMW up 38.5% to 12% of the market.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Following 2024's major update, the Porsche Cayenne enters the 2025 model year with only minor changes, though they add some value to the high-performance family hauler. Some key features that were previously available are now fitted as standard across the range. These include an ambient lighting package, a surround-view camera with active parking.

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MAY 16, 2024

BYD sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in April. 5,224 new light vehicles found a buyer in Uruguay in April, that’s 37.2% year-on-year improvement and the highest monthly gain this year so far. Chevrolet (+75%) doubts the market growth to 16.8% share, level with its YTD figure of 16.9%. Fiat (+38.8%) matches the market at #2 while Hyundai (+94.4%) shoots up to #3, a ranking it now also holds year-to-date vs. #5 last month.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Leading Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing has managed to dominate the sport in recent years with the aid of Honda power units, including in its current 2024 cars. The Japanese automaker now plans to use some of the lessons learned in developing the electrified power unit for F1, which features two electric motor-generators, to aid development of its.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 16, 2024

The Wuling Cloud ranks #24 this month in Indonesia. The Indonesian new vehicle wholesales market dive -17.4% year-on-year in April to just 48,637 units. This is dreadful result as April 2023 sales were already down -28.9% on the year prior. The year-to-date volume is now off -22.7% to 263,706. As for retail sales, they are down -14.2% to 58,779 for the month and -14.8% year-to-date to 289,551.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Jeep is working on the first all-wheel-drive version of its Avenger subcompact crossover sold overseas. The baby Jeep debuted in late 2022 as the brand's first electric vehicle. Gas and mild-hybrid powertrains were later added. All powertrains so far have only been with front-wheel drive. The new all-wheel-drive version is expected to debut late.

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MAY 16, 2024

The Renault Clio is the best-selling vehicle in Slovenia in April. New car sales in Slovenia step up 8.2% year-on-year in April to 4,694 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 5% to 18,687. Volkswagen (-5.6%) easily remains the most popular carmaker in the country despite a year-on-year loss, holding a 15.4% share vs. 13.4% so far this year. The Top 6 brands are unchanged on last month: Skoda (+19.6%) is above Renault (+3.5%), Toyota (+35.9%), Hyundai (+61.1%) and Peugeot (+42.6%).

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MAY 16, 2024

The Dacia Sandero is #1 both for the month and year-to-date. 17,329 cars hit Portuguese roads in April, a 7.6% year-on-year gain. The year-to-date tally is now up 11.8% to 76,373. Dacia (-6.6%) manages a second ever monthly win despite declining YoY, after it did so exactly a year ago in April 2023. It holds 8.6% of the market vs. 7.8% year-to-date.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Bentley has revealed the first details on its updated Continental GT, which is set to debut in June. It will be the first model to feature the recently revealed plug-in hybrid V-8 powertrain that Bentley will use to replace its venerable twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter W-12. The W-12 ceases production this summer, and Bentley launched the coachbuilt.

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Autocar

MAY 16, 2024

Ford CEO Jim Farley claimed the Mustang is now “by far” the world’s best-selling coupé Long-running coupé to gain sibling with the "performance and attitude of original"; V8 to remain as long as possible Ford is so delighted with the burgeoning worldwide sales of its 60-year-old, petrol-powered Mustang that it is contemplating launching a new range of “authentic” combustion-engined variants that could include a four-door model for the first time in history.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Morgan revealed a stunning roadster designed by Pininfarina in the style of the classic barchetta. It's called the Midsummer, and just 50 are planned, each as individual commissions. Morgan said the car celebrates the tradition of coachbuilding, as well as previewing the next evolution of the firm's design language. Bentley has confirmed its.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

A fire broke out at a BYD showroom in China on May 16, completely destroying seven vehicles, and damaging more. Fortunately, no one was killed in the blaze, but seven fire engines were needed to put it out. Reports indicate that this is the 10th BYD store to catch fire since 2021. A massive fire broke out overnight at a BYD showroom on May 16, leaving little more than the bare framing of the building, the skeletons of a handful of vehicles, and soot.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

Alfa Romeo on Wednesday revealed special Super Sport versions of the Giulia Quadrifoglio and Stelvio Quadrifoglio to mark the end of the performance duo's run in the U.S. Just 72 examples of the Giulia Quadrifoglio Super Sport and 52 examples of the Stelvio Quadrifoglio Super Sport will be offered locally, with prices starting at $88,365 for the.

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MAY 16, 2024

The GM-Honda system in the CR-V e:FCEV shows important advances The American-developed system gets 372 miles to a tank, and has vastly reduced development costs Just over half a century since the automotive world got properly revved up by the prospect of hydrogen fuel cell cars (FCEVs), they still haven’t happened. They failed to take over the world in the same way that BEVs appear to be doing.

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Motor Authority

MAY 16, 2024

A four-part docuseries covering the life of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Sr. is coming to Amazon Prime in 2025. Titled simply "Earnhardt," the series will feature "unparalleled access and never before seen archival material," according to an Amazon Prime press release. It's part of a push for NASCAR content by the streaming service that will also.

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MAY 16, 2024

Cupra uses some old-school tricks to create a new-age hot hatch Press presentations for new cars are normally given by someone from marketing with lots of graphs and charts about trim levels and why it’s better than rival X at Y. But the presentation for the new Cupra Born VZ was one to really sit up and pay attention.It was given by ex-World Touring Car Championship driver turned performance car development engineer Jordi Gene.

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AutoDealer Today

MAY 16, 2024

Study shows fewer shoppers are likely to buy one. J.D. Power says education on incentives could help win more over.

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MAY 16, 2024

Filed under: Earnings/Financials , Green , Honda , Electric , Future Vehicles , Hybrid Continue reading Honda 'steadily and surely moving ahead' on EVs, announces large investment Honda 'steadily and surely moving ahead' on EVs, announces large investment originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 May 2024 08:19:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AutoDealer Today

MAY 16, 2024

Though the number of effected units fell, it was the largest quarterly volume in over two years.

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Autocar

MAY 16, 2024

Front styling is new; six-pot behind that grille is unchanged Malvern firm taps legendary Italian design house for limited-run Midsummer speedster Morgan and Pininfarina have unveiled an exclusive barchetta-bodied, two-seat sports car called the Midsummer. Based on the underpinnings of Morgan’s existing Plus Six model , it is clad with a magnificent new hand-formed body on which both Pininfarina's and Morgan's design teams have cooperated.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

Jaguar has introduced the F-Pace 90 th Anniversary Edition and F-Type SVR 575 Edition. Both models are designed to mark the end of F-Pace production. Jaguar is gearing up for an electric future and that means their ICE lineup is living on borrowed time. The company is now saying goodbye to the F-Pace with two new special editions. The first is known as the 90 th Anniversary Edition and it celebrates “nine decades of innovation and internal combustion engine production.” It features R

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Autocar

MAY 16, 2024

Cupra's first two models have been dynamic hits so far. What about this new electric crossover? The Cupra Tavascan is a close relative to a fairly safe bunch of Volkswagen Group siblings.It can count the Audi Q4 E-Tron, Skoda Enyaq and Volkswagen ID 4 as siblings sharing the same hardpoints and footprint, but whereas that trio would all be the types to have 9-5 office jobs and have their haircuts booked on a rolling basis every six weeks, Cupra’s offering is more likely to have never got back fr

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Auto Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Filed under: Green , Mitsubishi , Nissan , Truck , Crossover , Minivan/Van , Electric , Future Vehicles , Hybrid , Off-Road Vehicles Continue reading Mitsubishi off-road Delica van, outdoorsy Outlander variant planned for US market Mitsubishi off-road Delica van, outdoorsy Outlander variant planned for US market originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 May 2024 16:49:00 EDT.

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AutoDealer Today

MAY 16, 2024

'TradeConnect' by Trader Interactive is intended to increase sales leads.

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CarExpert

MAY 16, 2024

Toyota will build an electric HiLux – and it won’t just be a concept. Reuters reports comments from Pras Ganesh, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Asia, confirming the car giant intends to produce a consumer-ready version of the HiLux Revo BEV in Thailand by the end of 2025. Final production numbers, specifications, and pricing haven’t been locked in.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

Manhart’s new MH8 5.0 V8 Limited 01/05 project started life as a classic 850i A 5.0-liter V8 sourced from an E39 M5 replaces the original V12 It rides on 20-inch wheels, a lowered suspension, and beefier brakes The E31 generation of the BMW 8-Series has gone in history as one of the sexiest grand tourers of the ’90s. German tuner Manhart, revisits the classic bimmer, creating five restored and tastefully modified examples with a BMW M engine swap.

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Auto Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Cadillac , Luxury , Special and Limited Editions , Performance , Sedan Continue reading Cadillac aims high with new limited build programs Cadillac aims high with new limited build programs originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 May 2024 06:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

Volkswagen’s CEO says the brand will increase its investment in plug-in hybrids to meet consumer tastes. The automaker follows brands like Mercedes, GM, and Ford, which have all committed to offering more PHEVs as growth in the EV segment slows. The move is a surprising one from the automaker that committed to going all-electric in the wake of the Dieselgate scandal.

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Auto Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Filed under: Fiat , Used Car Buying , Automotive History , Convertible , Performance , Classics Continue reading 2017-2020 Fiat 124 Spider: Future Classic 2017-2020 Fiat 124 Spider: Future Classic originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 May 2024 06:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

Renault Rafale E-Tech 4×4 300 hp is the first all-wheel drive version of Renault’s flagship crossover coupe. 1.2-liter three-cylinder is boosted by a rear motor and 22 kWh battery to give 297 hp (300 PS) and 62-mile range. Esprit Alpine trim has sporty styling; Atelier Alpine adds camera-based adaptive suspension. We’re still waiting to hear more about Alpine’s plans for its own electric crossover, but here’s something to tide us over.

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CarExpert

MAY 16, 2024

Tesla’s viral video of its Cybertruck beating a Porsche 911 in a drag race while towing another 911 has been proven to be misleading. In the video released last year, the Cybertruck appeared to win the sprint, but questions soon arose as to why Tesla had left out key details about the drag race, such as the length of the drag strip and what kind of Porsche 911 it was racing against.

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MAY 16, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group’s new EV platform will underpin Kia’s electric pickup Kia’s new truck coming to the U.S., local production possible, too. The EV appears slightly larger than the brand’s Tasman truck As Kia inches closer to unveiling the Tasman , a global mid-size pickup truck, the Korean manufacturer has started testing its second truck, which will be fully electric.

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Auto Blog

MAY 16, 2024

Filed under: Ownership , Technology Continue reading How to protect your car from keyless vehicle thefts How to protect your car from keyless vehicle thefts originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 16 May 2024 15:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Carscoops

MAY 16, 2024

Much to our surprise, 30-inch wheels suit the Tesla Cybertruck. While this example may look cool, we suspect the ride is now very harsh. Modified Cybertrucks are bound to become more common as deliveries ramp up. Forget subtlety, forget practicality. The Tesla Cybertruck has become the ultimate flexmobile for the status-obsessed, and this latest one takes the cake (or should we say, the chrome Cybertruck-shaped keychain?

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Automotive News

MAY 16, 2024

A new test reveals that Tesla wasn't honest about the results of its Cybertruck towing drag race against a Porsche 911.

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MAY 16, 2024

GM President Mark Reuss has hinted that the Camaro could return as an electric vehicle. This contradicts earlier statements about a direct successor but aligns with GM’s focus on electric cars. The potential Camaro EV might prioritize style over performance and cost around $35,000. When Chevrolet announced the sixth-generation Camaro was retiring at the end of the 2024 model year, officials were adamant the car would eventually return.

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MAY 16, 2024

Jeep has slashed pricing across its Grand Cherokee range, with reductions of between $11,000 and $28,000. Prices have been reduced by more than 20 per cent on some models, with the biggest saving to be found on the flagship seven-seater version. The three-row Summit Reserve now slides under $100,000 before on-road costs, with a $28,000 reduction bringing it to $91,450 before on-roads.

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