Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Stellantis' DS brand has reimagined the Citroën SM for the modern era with a concept The concept perfectly blends modern and retro design cues DS developed the concept as part of its design research for models due at the end of the decade The Citroën SM was an engineering marvel of the 1970s, with features like hydro-pneumatic.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Dacia Sandero is the most popular model in Morocco over the period. Today we can share with you a Top 100 models ranking for Morocco over Q2 2024. The big event is the Dacia Sandero reclaiming the overall top spot off the Renault Express with 10.1% share vs. 8.5% over the Full Year 2023. In fact the Express falls to #3 at 7.5% of the market vs. 10.3% last year, also overtaken by the Dacia Logan up to 9.5% share vs. 7.5% over FY23.
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Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Rezvani Vengeance turns the Cadillac Escalade into something that looks more at home on the set of a “Robocop” movie than rolling around suburban streets. It comes with steel bumpers that can double as battering rams, available armor protection, and military-grade run-flat tires, but just because the vehicle has been designed to.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Mazda sales are up 36.7% year-on-year in August. OEM estimates have the U.S. new light vehicle market up a solid 6% year-on-year to 1.42 million units. This leads a year-to-date tally of 10.5 million units, up 1.5% over the same period in 2023. Light truck sales are up 8.9% to 1,115,000 units whereas passenger cars are off -5.1% to 266,000 units. Toyota Motor is the worst performing group at +1.9%, while American Honda (+25%), Ford Motor (+13.4%) and Hyundai-Kia (+12.7%) all outrun the market.
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
It was only in July that Ivan Espinosa, Nissan's head of global product strategy, said he was looking to build the business case for a modern Silvia being launched as a third sports car to join the Z and GT-R. Now he's revealed to Australian media, including Drive, that Nissan is already plotting an architecture for the car, which he said would.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Kia EV3 ranks #9 at home for its 2nd month in market. New car sales in South Korea climb 5.5% year-on-year in August to 137,014 thanks to domestic manufacturers (+7.8% to 114,751) while foreigners stumble (-4.7% to 22,263). Year-to-date sales remain frankly in negative at -7.8% to 1,066,536 including 896,644 locals (-8.7%) and 169,892 foreigners (-3%).
Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
If you thought the 2025 Corvette ZR1 with its 1,064 hp was the end of the performance road for the C8-generation Corvette, then you'd be wrong. Chevy has a plan to take America's sports car into hypercar territory with a new hybrid flagship likely to be called Zora, a trademark General Motors has made efforts to protect. Our latest spy shots show.
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Motor Authority
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For years, companies have provided electric conversions for classic Range Rovers, but now JLR is finally set to release its own electric Range Rover, built on the latest generation of the iconic luxury SUV. Barely camouflaged prototypes for the Range Rover Electric have been spotted testing at Germany's Nürburgring racetrack ahead of a.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The China-made Chevrolet Groove is the most popular vehicle in Chile in August. The Chilean new car market enjoys a second consecutive month in positive, although by a whisker at +0.1% to 28,335 sales. This is the biggest monthly volume of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is now down -7% to 195,908. Hyundai (+11.4%) takes the lead of the brands ranking for the first time since September 2019 with a strong 7.9% share.
AutoDealer Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
NHTSA regulation would require automakers to design vehicles with safety features to protect pedestrians’ heads in front-end collisions.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The new generation pushes the Honda Freed up 52.3% in August. After tilting into positive territory last month and for the first time in 2024, the Japanese new car market is back down -3.5% in August to 328,470 sales. Due to a mediocre start of the year, after 8 months registrations are off -9.7% or over 300,000 units to 2,861,135. Toyota (-9.2%) falls faster than its home market but still holds an ultra dominant 31.4% share vs. 30.5% so far this year.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Era-defining luxury GT inspires a new future-looking concept that marks the French premium brand's 10th birthday DS has reimagined the legendary Citroën SM as a futuristic, tech-laden concept that previews the premium brand's design direction. Created to mark 10 years since DS was spun off from Citroën , the new SM Tribute concept has been designed as if its Maserati V6-engined, hydropneumatically suspended namesake had "continued to develop over the past five decades" following its retirement
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Chevrolet D-Max remains by far the best-selling vehicle in Ecuador. The new vehicle market in Ecuador, a new monthly update on BSCB, is down a harsh -18.4% year-on-year in August to 9,164 sales. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -18.6% to 75,033. In August. Chevrolet (+1.1%) widens the gap with the #2 Kia (-32.9%) by lodging the only year-on-year gain in the Top 5.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Chevy’s Corvette Zora is rumored to pair a twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor. Together, the hybrid powertrain is expected to produce over 1,200 hp. The Zora is set to be the final and ultimate halo car of the C8 lineup. It’s barely been six weeks since Chevrolet shook up the industry by launching the new Corvette ZR1, a genuine hypercar slayer with 1,064 hp and a monstrous 828 lb-ft (1,122 Nm) of torque.
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Volkswagen holds 10.9% of the Uruguayan market in August. New light vehicle sales in Uruguay advance 8.6% year-on-year in August to 5,510 units. This brings the year-to-date tally up 8.2% to 38,929. The Top 2 carmakers disappoint with year-on-year declines. Chevrolet is down -12.2% to 14.4% share vs. 16.4% so far this year and Fiat is off -8.6% to 12.8% vs. 13% YTD.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Exciting newcomer aims to establish itself as the 'VW Golf of EVs' The Kia EV3, a £32,995 new electric crossover that’s Volkswagen Golf-sized in its footprint, is exactly the kind of car that buyers could default to in the electric car era as they have done to the Golf in the combustion one. The EV3 gets to near price and spec parity with a 2.0 TDI Golf without skimping on battery capacity: your £32,995 gets you a 58kWh battery with 267 miles of range in base (but Golf-levels of kit still) Air t
Best Selling Cars Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Discover the best car to rent in Iceland for a road trip. Find tips about saving money, car types, and whether renting is right for you. The Best Car to Rent in Iceland: A Comprehensive Guide When visiting Iceland, one of the most popular ways to explore the country is by renting a car. With its stunning landscapes, unpredictable weather, and diverse road conditions, choosing the best car to rent in Iceland is crucial for a safe and enjoyable experience.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Renault takes centre stage at the next edition of France's big show – here’s what to look out for The Paris motor show returns on 14 October after a two-year hiatus , and it’s shaping up to have been worth the wait. The show floor will be dominated by the Renault Group, which is revealing no fewer than six new cars. They will range from the next evolution of Alpine ’s hydrogen-combustion supercar to Dacia ’s Ford Kuga killer and the reborn Renault 4.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
From mid-next year, VW can enforce layoffs at German plants despite previous agreements. Previous labor deals protected German jobs until 2029, but those guarantees are ending. The company warned of potential factory closures in Germany, alarming union officials. Volkswagen is scrapping several labor agreements it had at six German plants guaranteeing jobs until 2029, paving the way for potential layoffs in the automaker’s home market.
AutoDealer Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Incentives get closer to prepandemic high as dealers try to mitigate flush inventories.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The new cells remain stable at operating temperatures exceeding 90 degrees Celsius. Mercedes-Benz spearheaded a $200 million investment round in Factorial during 2022. These lightweight cells could let Mercedes swap costly aluminum bodies for cheaper steel. Factorial, in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz , has developed a new generation of solid-state batteries that promise to boost an EV’s range by as much as 80 percent.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
A family hatch should be the ideal all-rounder but the Mk8 Golf arrived flawed. The facelift changes things Isn’t this all reassuringly traditional? You could almost start to forget that five-door family hatchbacks are a thing, but here are three of them and there’s not a raised ride height or charging plug in sight. They are very much still a thing, though, particularly the Golf.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Stellantis is celebrating a decade of DS Automobiles with a design study inspired by the UFO-shaped Citroen SM from the early 1970s. The SM Tribute project was kicked off by a series of SM-like sketches DS put out on social media in 2020, and hints at a future design direction. Original SMs were built between 1970 and 1975 and powered by V6 engines supplied Citroen’s owner at the time, Maserati.
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Vertu Motors has opened a Toyota centre in Ayr, Scotland trading under its Macklin brand This is Macklin’s third Toyota franchise in Scotland, sitting alongside dealerships in Glasgow and Hamilton. Macklin Motors Toyota Ayr is led by Angus Mclelland, who is well known by Toyota customers in the area, having managed the previous Toyota centre for more than 15 years.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Lucid aims for its new cars to go farther than rivals despite having smaller batteries Company's new mid-size platform will emphasise efficiency and affordability Lucid has announced that it will launch its Tesla Model Y rival in two years, priced below $50,000 (£38,000). The SUV will be based on what Lucid calls its new ‘mid-size’ platform and use the company’s next-generation Atlas motors, which major on energy efficiency.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The BMW X5 Edition 25 Jahre celebrates the 25th anniversary of the original from 1999. The SUV is available in two nostalgic shades, with distinct wheels and loads of equipment. The special edition will be produced in 250 units, reserved for the Canadian market. BMW is marking 25 years since the original X5, codenamed E53, with a new limited edition of the current model.
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Greenhous Group is expanding operations with the opening of two new vehicle refurbishment sites following the acquisition of two sites from Cazoo earlier this year. The facilities will be located in Livingston, Scotland and Cold Meece in the Midlands. Ashley Passant, MD of Greenhous Group Car & Van Operations, said: “We are thrilled to bring these two new refurbishment sites into the growing Greenhous network.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Stellantis’ woes continue as a study shows they have five of the U.S.’s slowest-selling vehicles. Dodge Hornet and Jeep Grand Wagoneer each have a staggering 428-day inventory supply. Toyota’s Highlander, RAV4, and Camry lead the fastest-selling vehicle market with rapid turnover. Dodge is on track to sell a mere 23,436 Hornets in the United States this year, so it’s not surprising to learn the model was recently named the slowest selling vehicle.
Auto Blog
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Filed under: Design/Style , Automotive History , Special and Limited Editions Continue reading Lowriders on parade in L.A. this weekend to celebrate Mexican holiday Lowriders on parade in L.A. this weekend to celebrate Mexican holiday originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The GT-R mimics the Ford GT with a fiberglass body but costs significantly less. Other important features include QA1 coilovers and big Brembo brakes. This eye-popping creation has only accumulated 1,700 miles since new. We love the first-generation Ford GT as much as the next person, but not many people have half a million dollars to spend on a mid-engined supercar.
CarExpert
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
GWM is eyeing the return of the Haval H9 off-roader to Australia, and it thinks it could become one of its most popular models. “There’s another car which is on the radar and under consideration, again we haven’t locked it in yet: H9, which comes with diesel,” Steve Maciver, GWM Australia and New Zealand’s head of marketing and communications, told CarExpert.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Jeep Avenger received a lackluster three-star safety rating from Euro NCAP. The Dacia Duster and Suzuki Swift were the only other models with similar ratings. Most new cars in the latest Euro NCAP ratings achieved the top five-star rating. Euro NCAP latest safety ratings have delivered an unwelcome surprise for Stellantis, with the Jeep Avenger earning a rather disappointing three-star score.
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
MG has the highest proportion of EV owners of any car brands offering ICE engines in their model mix, according to JudgeService. The research involved 5,700 consumers and found EVs represent 41% of MG ownership. 46% of the brand’s customers have petrol models. Neil Addley, MD of JudgeService, said: “With carmakers focussed on hitting their ZEV Mandate obligations for new car sales, rather than pay hefty fines, our research shines a light on the reality of EV ownership among the legacy OEM brands
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
The Citroen C5 X Auditorium Edition is based on the C5 X Max and is available in Japan. It features a 6-speaker audio system by Japanese company Bewith. The high-end speakers are combined with a free 1-year Spotify Premium membership. The Citroen C5 X is heading for the chopping block after the current generation, but the quirky flagship crossover still has a few more spins around the sun.
Autocar
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Conflicts in and around the Volkswagen Group have moved into the spotlight The barely concealed conflicts between the many competing forces acting on the Volkswagen Group – from management, investors and the Porsche/Piëch controlling families to the unions and the German state – have moved centre stage after the automotive giant signalled it urgently needed to cut costs in order to compete in a new era.
Carscoops
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa won’t specify a date for the launch of the Wagoneer S. He insists that the lack of a hard date is a choice made in order to make the car “perfect.” When it arrives, it’ll be the first all-electric Jeep on sale in the USA. Jeep is in a tricky situation right now as it strives to claw back lost market share.
Motor Trader
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Dale Wyatt, director of automobile at Suzuki GB, is to take early retirement from the company taking effect from March 2025. In a statement Suzuki said Wyatt has decided the time is right for him to step down from his role to concentrate on his health and wellbeing. It will also enable him to consider potential future business interests advising within the automotive industry.
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