Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

BMW sales are up 12.3% year-on-year in January. The Swiss new car market recedes by -7.3% year-on-year in January to 15,236 units. 4×4 sales edge down -2.1% to 8,041 and 52.8% share vs. 50% a year ago. In terms of sales by powertrain, petrol is down -15.9% to 4,965 units and 32.7% share vs. 35.9% in January 2023, diesel actually climbs up 4.3% to 1,698 and 11.1% share vs. 9.9% last year, HEV edges down -1% to 4,620 and 30.3% share vs. 28.4%, PHEV lifts 14.1% to 1,582 and 10.4% share vs. 8.4

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Mercedes-Benz's CLE-Class Coupe launched for the 2024 model year as the replacement for coupe versions of both the previous-generation C-Class and E-Class has spawned a convertible option. Revealed late on Monday as the CLE-Class Cabriolet, the handsome convertible is scheduled to start sales in Europe in April. Its availability in the U.S. hasn't.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Tesla Model 3 is up to a record 5th place in January. Romanian new car sales climb 3.8% year-on-year in January to 12,733 units. Dacia (-13.7%) is in difficulty year-on-year but still manages a strong 31% market share, to be compared with 31.8% over the Full Year 2023. Toyota (+36.5%), Skoda (+54.5%) and Hyundai (+11.5%) are all in outstanding shape below, holding 7.8%, 7% and 6.7% share respectively.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Opel, a German brand within the Stellantis fold, has been spotted testing a prototype for its redesigned Grandland compact crossover. The prototype was for an electric version of the new Grandland, though additional powertrain types like a plug-in hybrid setup may be offered as an alternative. The new Grandland is being developed on Stellantis'.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

BYD is inside the Brazilian Top 10 for the 2nd straight month. 152,062 new light vehicles hit Brazilian roads in January, up 16.6% year-on-year. Brands leaders Fiat (+7.9%) and Volkswagen (+10.5%) can’t quite catch up with the market growth and lodge 20.3% and 14.6% share, below their respective Full Year 2023 levels. Chevrolet (-16.6%) is in real trouble at just 12.4% share vs. 15.1% over FY2023.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nissan will use the 2024 Chicago auto show on this week to present a Forsberg Edition package available for the Frontier midsize pickup truck. The limited-edition package was inspired by the rugged Frontier off-road concept that Nissan developed in partnership with Forsberg Racing for entry in the NORRA 500 race in Mexico that ran last fall, and.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

U.S. House measure would also require FTC to take extra steps in a rule rewrite.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Taycan's range is now up to 422 miles and it charges at 320kW Flagship electric saloon receives a host of upgrades to its chassis, interior, range, and dynamics The Porsche Taycan has received an extensive upgrade as part of the firm's bid to cement its position as one of the fastest, longest-range and best-handling EVs on sale. Due on sale in the spring, the new Taycan “excels over its predecessor in every discipline” , according to Porsche, which claims huge improvements in range, accelera

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Porsche has unleashed even more power and potential with its electric Taycan sports car. On Tuesday, the 2025 Porsche Taycan debuted with more power, more usable battery, faster charging times, and quicker performance specifications. The automaker even threw in more standard equipment. When the 2025 Taycan sedan arrives this summer it'll cost.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Entry-level EV is 335bhp i5 eDrive40, priced at £69,950 Crucial estate loses diesel power in UK including a dual-motor M-badged EV with around 600bhp The new BMW 5 Series Touring will be launched in the UK in May with the choice of plug-in hybrid and electric drivetrains, including a dual-motor M-badged EV with nearly 600bhp. The first estate car from BMW to offer an electric drivetrain option arrives six months after the launch of the eighth-generation 5 Series saloon, with which it shares it

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A prototype for the next generation of Audi's A5 Sportback hatchback has been spotted for the first time. Audi has also been spotted testing prototypes for the next S5 Sportback and a new A5 Avant wagon that will replace the current A4 Avant. The next A4 is going the electric route and isn't expected to offer a wagon option anymore. The current A5.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

New Oxford-made ICE 3dr is heavy update of 10-year-old F56 Fourth-generation three-door marries slick design with proven – but reworked – mechanicals Mini has lifted the curtain on the final combustion-engined iteration of its three-door hatchback , now designated the Cooper – saying it has prioritised “agile handling, driving pleasure, safety and comfort”.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

An autocross course at the first-drive event for the revised 2024 Genesis G70 highlights the Korean sport sedan’s dynamic strengths and weaknesses. Newly standard Brembo brakes (13.8-inch front rotors with 4-piston calipers and 13.4-inch rear rotors with 2-piston calipers) provide strong stopping power to get the car lined up for each turn.

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Filed under: Green , Nissan , Technology , Emerging Technologies , Electric , Infrastructure Continue reading Nissan Leaf owners, rejoice: a CHAdeMO charger adapter is now available Nissan Leaf owners, rejoice: a CHAdeMO charger adapter is now available originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 6 Feb 2024 16:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While some automakers are moving away from Apple CarPlay in favor of in-built solutions, others are embracing the smartphone integration technology. One of those embracing the technology is Porsche, which has become the first automaker to let users control some vehicle functions with Apple CarPlay. It means no longer having the inconvenience of.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Dealership Management

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Motor Authority

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A prototype for Audi's next A5 has been spotted. The prototype is for the A5 Sportback hatchback, but prototypes for a new A5 Avant wagon are also out and about. A debut is expected later this year, though only the Sportback is expected to reach the U.S. Nissan has a new package for the Frontier that adds some genuine off-road upgrades. It's.

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some GM pickups experience unintended tailgate releases while myriad Hondas’ air bags can unintentionally deploy.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Puma facelift adds a new front end and restyled light units Refresh brings bigger, more powerful touchscreen that does away with physical climate controls The hot Ford Puma ST has gone hybrid-only as part of a model-line refresh that aims to preserve the Puma ’s status as the UK’s best-selling car. There are significant upgrades for the crossover’s interior and the exterior styling has been tweaked, but the headline change for fast Ford fans is the removal of the 197bhp 1.5-litre three-cylinder

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AutoDealer Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some wholesale segments were on the rise last week.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Due to go into production in early 2024, the electric Puma was spotted in Europe wearing UK plates and a full-body livery EV version of popular compact crossover will rival the Peugeot e-2008 and upcoming Mini Aceman Ford has confirmed that the upcoming electric variant of the Puma will be called the Gen-E. The new Peugeot e-2008 and Mini Aceman rival, which will be unveiled later this year, was recently spotted testing on public roads for the first time.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nio has started testing the first model from its new entry-level Alps brand in China ahead of an expected launch in around October. In news that won’t surprise anyone, Alps’ first model is expected to be an SUV. This vehicle is currently known as the DOM, and the first prototype was snapped in the middle of last year. Much of the design remains unknown, due to the heavy camouflage adorning the exterior but it should be similar in size to the likes of the Tesla Model Y and BYD Seal U.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Mild-hybrid powertrain is claimed to produce 296bhp in a car weighing 600kg. Quarkus, established in 2020, claims 493bhp per tonne from its four-cylinder P3 sports car French start-up Quarkus, established in November 2020, has announced it will enter a modified version of its P3 sports car in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. The P3 is a mid-engined two-seater claimed by its maker to have been developed entirely in-house.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Porsche Taycan has been in production since 2019, which means it’s been on the market for a pretty long time without a major update. Fortunately, the big facelift is finally here, and it offers more power, more tech, better electric hardware, and better performance. For the 2025 model year, the Taycan will be exclusively available in sedan and Cross Turismo versions in North America, as Porsche has discontinued the Sport Turismo variant, which was previously offered only in the GTS tri

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Due to go into production in early 2024, the electric Puma was spotted in Europe wearing UK plates and a full-body livery EV version of popular compact crossover will rival the Peugeot e-2008 and upcoming Mini Aceman Ford has confirmed that the upcoming electric variant of the Puma will be called the Gen-E. The new Peugeot e-2008 and Mini Aceman rival, which will be unveiled later this year, was recently spotted testing on public roads for the first time.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Key specifications for the BYD YangWang U7 sedan sedan have surfaced online, following the recent release of the electric car’s initial photos by the Chinese automaker. Up until this point, we knew that the YangWang U7 would have over 1,000 hp and do battle with the Tesla Model S Plaid. Now, details shared online by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have revealed that the car will hit the market with four electric motors combining to produce 1,287 hp.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ford is currently developing a smaller and cheaper electric vehicle (EV) platform which will underpin an upcoming model to take on market leader Tesla and cut-price Chinese rivals. As part of Ford’s end-of-2023 financial report, company CEO Jim Farley said a “super-talented skunkworks team” has been working outside of the brand’s traditional framework for the past two years, with an aim to eventually put the platform into production. “They’ve developed a flexible platform that will

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Chrysler has announced plans to introduce an “innovative electric concept car” on February 13. Designed to provide a glimpse into the brand’s all-electric future, the model is a “forward-looking” concept that likely foreshadows their first electric vehicle that is due in 2025. The brand will then go fully electric in 2028, which shouldn’t be too hard as their lineup currently consists of one vehicle.

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Drive.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The US car rental giant is continuing to revert back to a petrol-powered fleet – stopping the purchase of 65,000 Polestar electric cars following its offloading of Tesla models in January 2023. US car rental giant Hertz is continuing its plans to revert back to a petrol-powered fleet with a decision to halt its purchase of Polestar electric vehicles.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Few brands have been as hit or miss as Lincoln, but the company knocked it out of the park when they unveiled the Mark X concept at the 2004 North American International Auto Show. Oozing an intoxicating blend of excellence and nostalgia, the concept was a smashing success that generated some much needed buzz for the beleaguered brand, which recently suffered an embarrassing setback with the Blackwood.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The 2024 Skoda Octavia gets a redesigned bumper and a new grille The brand previewed the model’s new design with a series of sketches that reveal sleeker design The Skoda Octavia is primed to gain a facelift later this month, with the brand’s best-selling car set to continue a wide-reaching model range update that has already seen updates to the Kodiaq crossover and the Superb family estate and hatch.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Ford was forced to pause production of the 2024 F-150 in Michigan and Missouri last month in a move that left some 9,700 United Auto Workers-represented employees briefly without work. News of the shutdowns only recently emerged. Ford spokeswoman Jessica Enoch told the Detroit Free Press that production of the Dearborn Truck Plant was paused between January 25 and January 31 and that it temporarily laid off 5,200 workers between these dates.

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Motor 1

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While it doesn’t look too different from the outside, the new Taycan hides big changes under the skin.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A British tuner by the name of Urban Automotive has just unveiled its upgrade kit for the Rolls-Royce Ghost having first previewed it back at last year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Order books for the modified Ghost are now open and there are more than 40 individual components that shoppers can choose from. Unlike some other aftermarket kits we’ve seen for the Ghost , including those built by Mansory, the parts developed by Urban Automotive are not over-the-top nor are they too dramatic

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Motor 1

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

CEO Jim Farley said that a Ford "skunkworks team" has developed a new low-cost EV platform to compete with Tesla and Chinese OEMs.

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Carscoops

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

While the idea of spending over $500,000 on a Porsche from 1958 may seem less crazy than say a decade ago, a 356A rebuilt and modified by Emory Motorsports has hit the market and that’s what it is expected to sell for. Emory purchased the car in 2021 and over two years, worked tirelessly to transform it into the spectacular creation you see before you.

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Auto Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Filed under: Automotive History , Convertible , Coupe , Hatchback , Luxury , Special and Limited Editions , Performance , Classics , Sedan Continue reading What does GT mean on cars? What does GT mean on cars? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 6 Feb 2024 14:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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