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Ford recalls thousands of vehicles with potentially defective turbo engines

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Ford has issued a recall on multiple vehicles from the Ford and Lincoln brands due to engines potentially stalling. Vehicles listed in the recall include the Ford Bronco, F-150, Edge, and Explorer from the 2021-2022 model years, and the Lincoln Nautilus and Aviator from the same model years. However, it is only those examples with Ford's.

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Iceland August 2024: Sales off -60.2%, Honda, BMW excel, Tesla down -84.9%

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The Honda e:Ny1 ranks #4 in Iceland in August. The Icelandic new car market craters -60.2% year-on-year in August to just 464 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally off -39.8% to 7,651. Toyota (-33.6%) improves its share to 18.8% vs. 13.2% so far this year and now ranks #2 year-to-date. Kia (-51.7%) sells less than half that of Toyota for the month but retains the year-to-date crown at 14.8% share.

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Ginetta reveals road-legal supercar with 600bhp V8 and manual 'box

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Akula finally emerges as competition-blooded supercar with more boot space than a Ford Puma Leeds-based Ginetta has unveiled the Akula, a 600bhp road-going supercar with a 6.4-litre atmospheric V8 and a manual gearbox option. Morphing from the 2019 concept of the same name (meaning 'shark' in Russian), the two-seat coupé has an aggressive exterior design that features Le Mans-derived aero while also offering a Ford Puma -surpassing 473-litre boot.

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Hydrogen-powered BMW to reach showrooms in 2028

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BMW will add a hydrogen-powered vehicle to its lineup in 2028, the automaker announced on Thursday. It will be a hydrogen-electric vehicle using a next-generation powertrain developed jointly with Toyota, which plans to use the powertrain in its own vehicles. A hydrogen-electric vehicle is similar to a battery-electric vehicle, but instead of the.

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Winners of 2024 Dealers' Choice Awards Announced

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Thousands of dealers cast their votes for the 2024 Dealers' Choice Awards.

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Italy August 2024: Toyota, Volkswagen and Dacia all outsell Fiat

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Toyota is the best-selling carmaker in Italy in August. The Italian new car market is off -13.4% year-on-year in August to 69,121 units, the lowest August result since 2021 (65,185). Year-to-date volumes are now up 3.8% to 1,080,447, still down -18.8% on the same period in pre-pandemic 2019 (1,330,749). Looking at sales by channel, private sales drop -9.1% to 43,620 and 62.7% share vs. 59.2% in August 2023 and are up 7.2% year-to-date to 614,612 and 56.2% share vs. 54.3% over the first 8 months

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Volvo the latest to backtrack on EV pledge

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Volvo no longer expects to be a 100% EV brand by 2030 Volvo currently aims to have 90-100% of its sales made up of both EVs and plug-in hybrids by 2030 Volvo is still committed to EVs and has five currently in the pipeline Volvo has joined a growing list of automakers curtailing their EV ambitions in the wake of lower than expected growth in.

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Germany Wants To Subsidize Company EVs After 69% Sales Plunge

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Germany will introduce a “depreciation allowance” for electric company cars. Drivers of expensive zero-emission company cars also benefit from tax deductions. The goal is to boost EV sales, following a massive drop in recent months. Less than a year after Germany abruptly cut EV subsidies, the federal government wants to introduce tax benefits for electric company cars.

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Germany August 2024: Market off -27.8%, BEVs down -68.8%, Opel Astra outsells VW Golf

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The Opel Astra outsells the V W Golf for the first time in over 32 years. It’s a bloodbath this month for German new car sales, down -27.8% year-on-year in August to just 197,322. This mediocre result tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -0.3% to 1,907,226. We are now -37% below the pre-pandemic August 2019 volume (313,748) and -24% below the 8 months 2019 result (2,495,536).

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Petrol Volvo XC90 gets another outing with new look and tech

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New XC90 range will be headed by T8 PHEV with a 44-mile electric range BMW X5 rival gets makeover inspired by new EX90 electric sibling, along with suspension and powertrain upgrades Volvo has heavily reworked the hugely successful XC90 SUV with a number of “fundamental changes”, including design and technology updates inspired by its new electric EX90 sibling.

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Watch Fernando Alonso take delivery of Aston Martin Valkyrie

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Fernando Alonso has been revealed as one of the privileged few to enjoy Aston Martin Valkyrie ownership. The double Formula 1 world champion who currently drives for the Aston Martin F1 team took delivery of the hypercar on Wednesday in Monaco, after which he enjoyed some time driving it around the principality. Alonso's Valkyrie features a.

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Aston Martin Vanquish takes on Ferrari with 824-hp V12

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Filed under: Aston Martin , Luxury , Supercars Continue reading Aston Martin Vanquish takes on Ferrari with 824-hp V12 Aston Martin Vanquish takes on Ferrari with 824-hp V12 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 2 Sep 2024 16:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Romania August 2024: Hyundai Tucson on podium for the first time

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The Hyundai Tucson ranks #3 in Romania in August. 9,972 new cars found a Romanian buyer in August, that’s a harsh -22.6% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date remains in positive however at +6.4% to 106,535. Local behemoth Dacia freefalls -37.9% year-on-year to a shy 23.8% share vs. 30.1% so far this year. In contrast Hyundai surges 82.5% to land in 2nd place with 10.3%, its highest share since hitting 11.8% in January 2021 and highest ranking since the #2 it held in January 2022.

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Aston Martin Vanquish returns as 824bhp V12 flagship

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New Vanquish draws on One-77 and Valkyrie Super-GT gets evolved powerplant that's set to continue until 2030 – and possibly even later Aston Martin has revived the Vanquish name for a new flagship sports car that will boast 824bhp from a twin-turbo V12, making it the firm’s most powerful pure-combustion engined model yet. Originally planned to use a plug-in hybrid set-up based around a smaller V8, the British car maker’s £300,000 two-seat GT, which is due in October, instead keeps the engine la

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Alpine A390 Beta set for 2024 Paris auto show debut

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French performance marque Alpine has provided the first glimpse at an electric compact crossover set to join the lineup in 2025. It's called the A390, and a thinly vieled concept version, or Beta as Alpine refers to it, will debut during the 2024 Paris auto show. The show opens its doors to the media on Oct. 14. A teaser showing the side profile.

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2025 Nissan Armada redesigned with new Pro-4X trim

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Filed under: Nissan , SUV , Luxury , Off-Road Vehicles Continue reading 2025 Nissan Armada redesigned with new Pro-4X trim 2025 Nissan Armada redesigned with new Pro-4X trim originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 3 Sep 2024 13:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Turkiye August 2024: Third gen Duster launches under Renault branding

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The Duster switches from Dacia to Renault branding for the third generation. New light vehicle sales in Turkiye return to positive territory in August at +4.3% year-on-year to 90,134. This is a new August record, eclipsing the 86,454 units reached just last year. The year-to-date volume also stands at an all-time high after 8 months at 762,152 (+0.9%).

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New 2025 Audi Q5 goes hybrid-only with 362bhp turbo V6

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Next generation of Audi's best seller will bridge the gap to it going fully electric in 2033 Audi has unveiled the next iteration of its best-selling model, the Q5. The SUV , which made up 17% (334,480) of Audi’s total global sales last year, will be used to anchor the brand as it shifts away from combustion engines and into electric cars. Unlike the new A5 saloon and A5 Avant estate , the third-generation Audi Q5 won’t be offered with a pure combustion engine.

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2025 Land Rover Defender Beach Break aims for the beach for $73,325

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The 2025 Land Rover Defender lineup adds a new special edition inspired by surf and sun. Limited to just 20 units, the Beach Break model adds Tasman Blue paint, a white roof and 20-inch wheels (with all-terrain tires), and trim-color graphics to the Land Rover Defender 110 for a retro look that's hard not to compare to the Ford Bronco Sport Free.

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Experts say Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system is dangerous

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Tesla , Driving , Safety , Technology , Autonomous Vehicles Continue reading Experts say Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system is dangerous Experts say Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system is dangerous originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Finland August 2024: Toyota Yaris Cross repeats at #1, Opel Astra up to #5

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The Opel Astra hits its highest Finnish ranking in 4.5 years. The Finnish new car market remains in hell in August at -16.7% year-on-year to just 6,389 sales. The year-to-date tally is now off -17.2% or over 10,000 units to 49,714. Toyota (-8.9%) maintains its grip on the brands charts but sees its market share thaw to 16.1% vs. 19.1% year-to-date. Volvo (+22.8%) defies the negative context but at 9.6% share it is well below its YTD level of 11.2%.

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Genesis G80 EV gets more range, more room and Chauffeur Mode

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Korean brand reinvents luxury electric saloon to distinguish it from ICE sibling; will arrive in UK next year Genesis has given its Electrified G80 saloon a hefty update by extending its wheelbase, adding a larger battery and refreshing its interior. The updated model will arrive in the UK, and other global markets, next year, after first launching in the brand’s home market of Korea The first-generation electric saloon arrived in 2021, spawned from the petrol-powered G80 , itself Genesis’ best

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2025 Aston Martin Vanquish debuts with gorgeous looks, V-12 power

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New Aston Martin Vanquish replaces the DBS Superleggera Horsepower, luxury, and size are all up Aston Martin will limit production of the new Vanquish to 1,000 units per year Aston Martin has a new Vanquish on its hands, but it isn't the mid-engined Vanquish supercar shown as a concept five years ago. The new Vanquish, which sails into showrooms.

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Ford recalls 90,736 vehicles due to engine valve issue

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Filed under: Recalls , Ford , Lincoln , Truck , Crossover , SUV Continue reading Ford recalls 90,736 vehicles due to engine valve issue Ford recalls 90,736 vehicles due to engine valve issue originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 1 Sep 2024 09:46:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Netherlands August 2024: Tesla Model Y and Volvo EX30 on top

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The EX30 accounts for 46% of Volvo sales in the Netherlands in August. New car sales in the Netherlands are stable in August at -0.4% year-on-year to 27,623. However the year-to-date volume is in negative at -3.7% to 247,464. Hybrids hold a booming 44% of the market thanks to 12,155 sales this month, BEVs are at 34.1% and 9,416 sales, petrol at 20.4% and 5,636, diesel at 0.9% and 249 and LPG at 0.6% and 166 sales.

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MG to launch first electric car with solid-state battery in 2025

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MG parent SAIC accelerates cheaper, more energy-dense batteries and the first is due in a production EV next year MG will begin to equip electric cars with solid-state batteries within the next 12 months, an official from its parent company, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), has confirmed. Speaking at the Chengdu motor show in China, Yu Jingmin, executive vice president of SAIC’s passenger vehicle operations, revealed that new solid-state battery technology developed by the compa

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Redesigned 2025 Audi Q5/SQ5 guides brand makeover in U.S.

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Redesigned SUV keeps the same proportions, lights up the exterior 2025 Audi Q5 uses a 268-hp turbo-4 with standard all-wheel drive 2025 Audi SQ5 employs a 362-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 with an air suspension Audi unwrapped the 2025 Q5 and SQ5 SUVs over Labor Day weekend, illuminating a new design, more efficient engines, and a software-driven.

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Mazda MX-5 Geshi Is Belgian Dealer Special That Costs Nearly $60,000

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Belgian dealer Mazda St-Michel and Gisele Racing created a special edition of the MX-5. The MX-5 Geshi features an exclusive color, BBS wheels, lowered suspension, and a new exhaust. It will be followed by similar limited-production specials inspired by the Japanese solar calendar. The current-generation Mazda MX-5 ND has been around for a decade, but it still reigns as one of the most affordable and enjoyable roadsters on the market.

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Croatia August 2024: VW Tiguan and MG ZS on podium, Geely Coolray in Top 20

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The Geely Coolray breaks into the Croatian Top 20 for the first time in August. 3,296 new cars found a buyer in Croatia in August, a -5.2% year-on-year fall. The year-to-date volume remains in positive however at +12.2% to 47,659. Volkswagen (+4.3%) swims upstream and snaps the brands top spot for the third time in the past four months. It distances YTD leader Skoda (-15.5%) in difficulty and Kia (-5.7%).

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JLR to launch new Indian-built model that sits on Tata platform

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Architecture will also underpin "high-end" Tata model; both cars will be exported to other markets A new Indian-built JLR model based on a new platform being created by parent firm Tata Motors will be launched next year. Confirmed by Tata Group boss Natarajan Chandrasekaran, the platform will also underpin a “high-end” Tata model. Both will be built in an all-new factory in India, and there are plans to export them to other markets.

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Review: 2025 Volvo EX90 3-row EV beckons the future, juggles priorities

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Phone in pocket, I step into the sleek-looking Volvo EX90 EV, and as I approach this three-row SUV the driver door unlocks, the seat motors to the correct position and the mirrors and steering wheel find their prescribed sweet spots. Favorites and climate settings recalibrate. OK, full confession: That’s how it’s supposed to work. The.

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German Car Sales Plunge In August As EV Slump Worsens

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Car sales in Germany dropped sharply in August versus the same month last year, with EVs suffering the worst, new data reveals. EV registrations fell by 69 percent last month and total passenger vehicle sales dropped 28 percent. Tesla’s sales slumped 66 percent in August, but Peugeot and Volvo gained ground. VW executives this week rationalized plans to close two plants by telling angry workers that the car market was in a rut and de mand was unlikely to return to pre-COVID levels.

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Ireland August 2024: Skoda Kodiaq lodges first ever win

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The Skoda Kodiaq is the best-selling vehicle in Ireland in August. It’s a 6th consecutive month of year-on-year decline for the Irish new car market in August at -8.6% to 7,552 sales. It sends the year-to-date tally down at -0.9% to 112,154. Kia (+25.1%) ignores the market gloom to score its first pole position since September 2023 with an outstanding 13.6% share vs. 7.7% so far this year (#5).

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Vanquishing Europe: 1000-mile tour in Aston's V12 great

Autocar

The Aston Martin Vanquish is back, so we've revisited the original to find out what it's got to live up to The new Aston Martin Vanquish has been revealed, bringing the British brand's V12-engined flagship back to the fore after a six-year hiatus. With a whopping 824bhp and 738lb ft of torque, plus a stiffer chassis than its DBS predecessor , it's poised to fight for the super grand tourer crown.

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Antonelli named Hamilton's replacement at Mercedes F1 team

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Italian youngster Andrea Kimi Antonelli will join George Russell as a driver at the Mercedes-Benz AMG Formula 1 team in 2025. Already widely rumored in the prior month, Mercedes formally announced the decision this week. Antonelli, 18, fills the seat of seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton who joins Ferrari next year. Hamilton won six of.

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VW Has “One, Maybe Two Years” To Save Brand, Finance Boss Warns

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VW’s finance chief has warned that it only has “one, maybe two years” to turn the main Volkswagen brand around. Arno Antlitz spelled out the serious nature of VW’s situation to workers during a meeting at the firm’s Wolfsburg HQ, telling them sales wouldn’t return to pre-COVID levels. The automaker says it will have to close two plants – the first closures in its history – to cut costs in the face of a 500,000-unit reduction in annual demand.

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