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Porsche 911-based RR1 is first model from Rezvani Retro

Motor Authority

California's Rezvani this week revealed the RR1 sports car, the first creation from its new Rezvani Retro division. It's based on the current-generation 992 Porsche 911, and takes inspiration from the wild road and race cars built by Germany's Kremer Racing in the 1970s, most notably the slant-nose Porsche 935 K series. Rezvani may be best known.

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Ford Recalls Hundreds of Thousands

AutoDealer Today

Battery control module issue can present driving danger.

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Vietnam March 2024: Mitsubishi Xforce lands directly at #3

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Mitsubishi Xforce is an instant blockbuster in Vietnam. According to data by local association VAMA, the Vietnamese new vehicle market drops -9.2% year-on-year in March to 27,289 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally down -17.4% to 58,165. This is a much better result than the -49.5% of last month. When adding Hyundai figures reported separately from VAMA, the monthly tally climbs to 31,831 (-8.8%) and 68,309 YTD (-18.9%).

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Bold redesign for new 2024 Nissan Qashqai

Autocar

New headlights are said to shine a wider beam than previously and include cornering lamps New styling inspired by Samurai armour is said to be more aerodynamic, boosting efficiency and refinement The Nissan Qashqai has received a bold new look to bring it into line with the electric Ariya , boost its efficiency and secure its position as one of Europe’s most popular cars.

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2025 Infiniti QX80 taken apart to get it above 100-story New York tower

Motor Authority

The redesigned 2025 Infiniti QX80 made its public debut at the Edge at Hudson Yards—a skyscraper viewing deck 100 stories above the streets of New York City's Manhattan borough. Getting one of these big SUVs up there took some doing. As shown in a video released by Infiniti, the QX80 used for the reveal was disassembled and then reassembled.

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Speed the Sales Process, Sell More Cars

AutoDealer Today

CDK research finds customer satisfaction improves when dealers keep the sales process to less than two hours.

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Greece March 2024: Nissan and Juke up to #2, Toyota Yaris Cross signs 2nd ever win

Best Selling Cars Blog

Nissan Juke sales are up 11-fold year-on-year in Greece. After posting two double-digit gains in a row at the start of the year, the Greek new car market brakes -6.2% year-on-year in March to 12,465 units. The year-to-date tally remains in positive for now at +8.6% and 36,668 sales. Toyota (-6.7%) easily holds onto its traditional pole position with 11.9% share, albeit at a much lower level than year-to-date (14.2%).

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2025 Ford Mustang 60th Anniversary Package revealed

Motor Authority

The Mustang nameplate has turned 60 and Ford is celebrating with the launch of a 60th Anniversary Package for the current seventh-generation car. The reveal took place at a special gathering at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Wednesday, the same day that 60 years ago Ford unveiled the original Mustang at the New York World's Fair. Just 1,965 examples.

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Shelby's New Super Snake Is an 830-HP Supercharged Mustang

Motor 1

The most extreme new Mustang yet makes more power than the GT500, and it's limited to just 250 units.

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China imports March 2024: Lexus (+47.7%), Mini (+16%), Toyota (+14.1%) impress in declining market (-16.5%)

Best Selling Cars Blog

Mini sales buck the negative trend in March. Sales of new imported cars in China skid -16.5% year-on-year in March to 52,807 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -7.3% to 161,152. Lexus (+47.7%) easily repeats as the #1 brand and catches up on a weak yer-ago performance. Mercedes (-36.9%) freefalls but stays #2, with the Top 4 identical to last month and YTD, with BMW (-14.6%) at #3 and Audi (-15.4%) at #4.

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Aion Hyper SSR is Chinese electric hypercar with 1208bhp

Autocar

The Hyper SSR features 1208bhp and 8851lb ft of torque First outing in Europe for tri-motor Super Sport Race EV from GAC, which can do 0-62mph in just 1.9sec Chinese manufacturer GAC has presented the Aion Hyper SSR electric hypercar to Europeans for the first time in Milan. The tri-motor Hyper SSR – short for Super Sport Race – packs some eye-watering performance figures, thanks to a claimed 1208bhp and 8851lb ft of torque.

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Maserati could phase out gas-powered cars by 2028

Motor Authority

Maserati has moved up its plans to become an all-electric brand by potentially two years. On Monday, Maserati announced its lineup will offer electric version of all its vehicles by 2028. Subsequently, the automaker said it could phase out its gas-powered cars in the coming years leading up to the 2028 mark. This is two years earlier than.

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First Aspark Owl Hits The Auction Block: Own One Of The World’s Fastest EVs

Carscoops

The very first production examples of the Aspark Owl, a record-breaking electric hypercar, is being offered through an online auction by SBX Cars. This electric beast boasts four electric motors producing a combined 1,985 hp and a staggering 0-60 mph time of 1.7 seconds. Aspark will build only 50 Owls, and anyone ordering one now faces a wait of at least a year.

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Germany March 2024: Mitsubishi (+225.4%), Citroen (+91.8%) shoot up, VW Golf distant leader

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Citroen C3/Aircross breaks into the German Top 10 in March. 263,368 new cars joined German roads in March, a disappointing -6.4% year-on-year drop. However the Q1 volume manages to stay in positive at +4.1% to 694,309 units. Volkswagen (-3.4%) fares better than the market albeit in negative to 18.3% share. Mercedes (-22.8%) follows in great difficulty ahead of a stable BMW (+0.6%).

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Ford Mustang marks 60th birthday with 800-car party in UK

Autocar

Whichever kind of Mustang lights your fire, it was on show Hundreds of Mustangs lined up at the British Motor Museum to celebrate the everyman sports car’s 60th birthday Every country has its car: Mini , Volkswagen Beetle, Fiat 500 , Renault 5 – each bound up intrinsically with the heritage of its respective land of origin, and in certain cases nearly as long-lived.

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Tesla Cybertruck recalled due to unintended acceleration

Motor Authority

Tesla is recalling its Cybertruck to fix accelerator pedals that could stick and cause vehicles to accelerate unintentionally. In the affected vehicles, a pad attached to the pedal may dislodge and become trapped by interior trim, preventing it from being released once pressed, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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GM reportedly moving out of its Detroit headquarters towers

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Filed under: GM Continue reading GM reportedly moving out of its Detroit headquarters towers GM reportedly moving out of its Detroit headquarters towers originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Zealand March 2024: Mitsubishi (+76.6%) defies devastated market

Best Selling Cars Blog

Mitsubishi Triton sales are back up 124% year-on-year in March. In March New Zealand new vehicle sales sink -27.3% year-on-year to 11,616 units. This is a particularly poor result given March 2023 was already down -24% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is off -10.7% to 33,878. Passenger Cars are down -34.8% to just 1,509 sales, SUVs are also off -34.8% to 6,048 and lift commercials fare better at -5.9% to 3,367.

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Electric Land Rover Defender has in-wheel motors and 320bhp

Autocar

The Defender gets a 75kWh battery that's claimed to achieve a range of 153 miles British firm Bedeo puts an electric motor on each of the classic 4x4's wheels to claim 1916lb ft of torque British engineering firm Bedeo has launched an electric conversion of the Land Rover Defender 110, which uniquely features four in-wheel motors and is said to weigh only slightly more than the original 4x4.

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2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgore debuts for electric grand touring

Motor Authority

The Maserati GranTurismo has gained a sibling and beaten the competition to the electric convertible market segment in the process. On Monday, the Maserati GranCabrio Folgore debuted with an electric powertrain, stunning good looks, and a soft top. When it arrives in the U.S. in the fourth quarter it will cost more than $200,000. Maserati.

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World’s First Supercharged Corvette E-Ray Pushes 734 HP At The Wheels

Carscoops

Lingenfelter, Paragon Performance, and Trifecta have created the world’s first supercharged Corvette E-Ray. Making 734 hp and 792 lb-ft of torque at the wheels, it now has 161 more horses, and 162 extra lb-ft of torque than the standard model. Despite the modifications, the car’s hybrid powertrain still works as it did from the factory. Lingenfelter is so familiar with modifying Corvettes that its name is almost synonymous with the American sports car.

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Hungary Q1 2024: Suzuki Vitara and S-Cross reclaim lead in solid market

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Suzuki Vitara dominates the Hungarian charts. 37,506 new light vehicles found a buyer in Hungary of the First Quarter of 2024, a solid 8.3% year-on-year increase. The PC only total stands at 31,668, up 7.1% year-on-year. Suzuki dominates the PC+LCV charts with 13.9% share just above Toyota (13.5%). Skoda, Ford and Volkswagen complete the Top 5. As for PC only, Suzuki (+134.8%) rallies back up to the first spot as well with a splendid 16% share, with Toyota (-10.7%) in difficulty at #2 but Sk

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New Mazda CX-80: plush seven-seater tops line-up

Autocar

The CX-80 is underpinned by Mazda's Large Product Group platform Volvo XC90 rival gets heightened practicality, class-leading towing capacity and a sportier chassis Mazda is returning to the seven-seater market after a six-year absence with the CX-80, a luxurious new flagship SUV. Closely related to the CX-60 , the CX-80 is the first three-row Mazda in Europe since the 5 MPV and the second model to use Mazda's Large Product Group platform.

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Review: 2024 Aston Martin DB12 Volante opens up a moving muse

Motor Authority

Clouds thickened and the air carried a deep, damp chill as I pulled a cap snug over my head, zipped up the collar of my jacket, and headed back to Southern California canyon roads to enjoy the top down as long as I could. It looked like it might pour at any moment, and I couldn’t resist chortling to myself that this beast, the 2024 Aston.

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Australian EV charging manufacturer Tritium goes into administration

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Australian electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment manufacturer Tritium , which had pivoted to the US market, has declared itself insolvent. Troubled Tritium, in a filing on April 18, 2024 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has called for an administrator to be appointed. “On April 18, 2024, by resolutions of their boards, it was determined that the Company and three of its Australian subsidiaries, Tritium Pty Ltd, Tritium Holdings Pty Ltd and Tritium Nominee Pty Ltd

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Austria March 2024: Tesla Model Y #1, Mitsubishi ASX #10

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Mitsubishi ASX (a rebadged Renault Captur) cracks the Austrian Top 10 in March. 25,701 new cars found a buyer in Austria in March, a -2.3% year-on-year drop. The Q1 volume remains up, just, at +0.3% to 63,263 units. Volkswagen (-2.9%) easily retains the brands pole position at 13.2% share, distancing a struggling Skoda (-14.6%). Seat shoots up 42.3% to rank #3 vs. #6 over the Full Year 2023.

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Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer electric estate priced from £52,240

Autocar

The ID 7 Tourer is proportionally identical to the ID 7 saloon New EV arrives to take on the BMW i5 Touring as one of the few electric estates on sale Volkswagen is now taking orders for the new ID 7 Tourer, pricing the sleek electric estate from £52,240 - slightly higher than the ID 7 saloon. The Volkswagen ID 7 Tourer is one of few electric estates on sale today.

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2024 Chevy Silverado Fox Factory Edition targets Raptor, RHO

Motor Authority

The Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has an option for off-roaders in the form of the ZR2, but there's still a void in the lineup for a high-performance off-road truck to take on vehicles like the Ford F-150 Raptor R and upcoming Ram 1500 RHO (the TRX's tamer replacement). Suspension expert Fox Factory has decided to fill that void by this week revealing.

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Driving Innovation: 12 Unique Strategies for Car Dealerships to Excel

Get My Auto

In the fast-paced world of automotive sales, setting yourself apart from the competition is paramount. Traditional methods like flashy advertisements can only take you so far. Forward-thinking dealerships are embracing creativity and innovation to create memorable experiences and forge strong […] The post Driving Innovation: 12 Unique Strategies for Car Dealerships to Excel appeared first on Get My Auto.

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Luxembourg March 2024: Porsche (+36.9%) up to #8 in declining market

Best Selling Cars Blog

Porsche ranks #8 in the Luxembourg brands ranking in March. New car sales in Luxembourg endure a -12.6% year-on-year drop in March to 4,585 units, meaning the Q1 volume is down -4.9% to 12,500. Volkswagen (+12.1%) defies the negative market to cement its leadership in the brands chars with 12.7% share for the month and 12.9% year-to-date. BMW (-3%) follows at 10.6% and 11.1% YTD, with Mercedes (-25.9%) and Audi (-33.3%) in tow and replicating the YTD Top 4.

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Aston Martin DB12 Coupe and Volante

Autocar

Replacement for the DB11 grand tourer packs a 671bhp V8 and has the Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari Roma in its sights Might this be the most significant facelift that any grand-touring sports car has ever had? The Aston Martin DB12, which we first sampled in France in July 2023, isn’t quite all-new, but the shift in approach that it represents definitely is – and might be quite easy to overlook.This is really the first of Gaydon’s major model introductions since Lawrence Stroll bought contro

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Ford patents sliding center console for reconfigurable interiors

Motor Authority

Ford engineers have designed a sliding center console that could be used by both passengers and any pets they may have on board. Cupholders are a common feature in center consoles, but this version also incorporates a holder for a pet's water bowl. And it would be able to slide fore and aft to position drinks closer to specific seats, according to.

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Why People Find Honda Accords So Reliable to This Day

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Honda Accords continue to be regarded as reliable vehicles thanks to their sturdy engineering and durable components. Renowned for their longevity, they offer efficient fuel economy and minimal maintenance requirements. Honda’s unwavering commitment to quality control ensures consistent performance over time, and the Accord’s solid construction and advanced safety features instill confidence in drivers.

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Pakistan March 2024: Honda overtakes Toyota

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Honda Civic is estimated to rank #2 in Pakistan in March. New locally produced light vehicle sales in Pakistan edge up 0.3% year-on-year in March to 9,379 units. This is a poor result given March 2023 was off -65.6% on the year prior. The Q1 volume is up 14% to 29,624 sales. This is according to local association PAMA. Note not all manufacturers present in Pakistan are members of PAMA such as Kia, Changan and MG notably and therefore don’t appear in these statistics.

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Welcome to the weird world of the 1970s microcar

Autocar

Barrett owns a Mini Comtesse (left), SEAB Flipper (centre) and a William Cyclo (right) This collector focuses on these miniature marvels and plans to drive one all over the UK. We learn more At a Sunday morning car meet recently, I was about to tuck into a bacon sandwich when a small yellow box purred by, doing around 15mph. Turning in to the car park, it came to a stop in front of the assorted Stags , Esprits , Mustangs and other relics drawing the usual crowd.

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2026 Audi RS 6 E-Tron spied for first time

Motor Authority

Audi's A6 E-Tron electric midsize sedan due for a reveal later this year will spawn both S and RS versions aimed at performance fans. A prototype for the S6 E-Tron has already been spotted and this week we have our first spy shots of a prototype for the RS 6 E-Tron performance flagship. The prototype may look like the regular A6 E-Tron but a.

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Would you draw on a $300,000 McLaren? Alex Alpert did.

Machines with Souls

Head to Classic Car Club Manhattan with me and see a one-of-a-kind McLaren get hand-drawn on by Alex Alpert, an artist from New York. The post Would you draw on a $300,000 McLaren? Alex Alpert did. appeared first on Machines With Souls.