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Hennessey to take Dodge Demon 170 to 1,700 hp for $200,000

Motor Authority

The 2023 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 was built to celebrate the end of the road for the current Challenger and its V-8 engine. The car generates a massive 1,025 hp when running on E85 fuel, but Hennessey Performance is already working on an upgrade that will lift output to as much as 1,700 hp. Hennessey CEO and founder John Hennessey is among.

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China imports Full Year 2023: Lexus ES and Mercedes GLE dominate market off just -2.3%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Lexus ES is the best-selling import in China for the 7th year in a row. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Sales of new imported light vehicles in China drastically slow down their fall in 2023, from -19% in 2022 to just -2.3% this year at 739,545 units. The Top 4 brands all drop faster than the market with Lexus at -6.8%, Mercedes at -4.6%, BMW at -11.4% and Porsche at -14.6%.

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Service Business Falls in December

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Lowest reading in years exposes room for improvement, Cox Auto says.

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Toyota GR Yaris gains two WRC-inspired special editions

Autocar

The two cars are named the High Performance Sébastien Ogier Edition and the High Performance Kalle Rovanperä Edition Special versions of recently upgraded hot hatchback receive unique driving modes and aerodynamic updates Toyota has detailed two special editions of the recently upgraded GR Yaris hot hatchback, which will go on sale in limited numbers later this year.

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California bill proposes governors set to 10 mph over posted speed limit

Motor Authority

A California state senator has introduced a bill calling for the use of speed governors that would prevent cars from traveling at more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit. The bill, introduced Wednesday by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco, would make California the first state to mandate speed governors if passed, according to the San.

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Slovakia Full Year 2023: Skoda Octavia signs first win in 6 years

Best Selling Cars Blog

Station Wagon variants account for 63% of Skoda Octavia sales in 2023. Discover over 50 years of Slovak Historical Data here. 88,003 new cars found a Slovak home in 2023, a 11.6% year-on-year improvement. Skoda (+25.8%) strengthens its hold on the market with its share lifting from 17.6% to 19.8%. Toyota (+24.2%) also excels and gains two spots on last year to #2 with 11.7% share vs. 10.5% a year ago.

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Toyota Chief Believes EVs Can Only Capture 30% Of Future Auto Market

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Toyota has faced its fair share of criticism from environmental activists and investors due to its sluggish adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The rationale behind its glacial pace may be explained by its chairman’s recent comments that he believes fully electric vehicles will only ever account for 30 percent of global auto sales. Akio Toyoda, the current chairman and former CEO of Toyota, and the grandson of the company’s founder, shared these remarks at a recent business event.

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1983 Lotus Esprit Turbo with prototype active suspension heads to auction

Motor Authority

In the 1980s, Lotus was developing active suspension for both race cars and road cars. Now one of the prototype road cars from that effort is up for auction in the U.K. with Anglia Car Auctions. According to the auction listing, this Lotus Esprit Turbo was originally built in 1980 as a pre-production unit and loaned to the DeLorean Motor Company.

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Cyprus Full Year 2023: Toyota Yaris repeats at #1 in surging market (+26.7%)

Best Selling Cars Blog

Yaris The Toyota Yaris is the most popular vehicle in Cyprus for the 2nd year in a row. Discover over 15 years of Cyprus Historical Data here. Based on data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT , the Cyprus new car market surges 26.7% year-on-year in 2023 to 14,732 sales. Kia (+38%) keeps the brands lead and improves its share from 16.2% to 17.6%.

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Why Ford CEO Jim Farley is bullish on 2024 — and why racing is key to selling 'passion' cars

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Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Motorsports , Plants/Manufacturing , Ford Continue reading Why Ford CEO Jim Farley is bullish on 2024 — and why racing is key to selling 'passion' cars Why Ford CEO Jim Farley is bullish on 2024 — and why racing is key to selling 'passion' cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Audi RS6 Avant

Autocar

Is the RS6 still the landmark performance estate car? There is no uncompromisingly large, outrageously fast and supremely usable performance estate car quite like the Audi RS6 Avant.Something clearly changed at Audi Sport headquarters during the genesis of the no-holds-barred Performance edition.It was evidently better understood than it ever had been what people really want from a modern fast estate car - and how far the design and dynamic mission statement of this iconic, do-it-all, any-weathe

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2025 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring spied with updates

Motor Authority

Porsche's latest 911 GT3 Touring only arrived for the 2022 model year but an updated version has been spotted testing. The update looks to be a mild one and likely coincides with the planned update for the full 992-generation range. Also out testing are updated versions of the Carrera, Carrera Cabriolet, Carrera GTS, Targa, Turbo, Turbo S, and.

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Luxembourg Full Year 2023: Volkswagen still #1, BMW up to #2 in market up 16.8%

Best Selling Cars Blog

BMW holds a round 10% of the Luxembourg market in 2023. New car sales in Luxembourg are up a very solid 16.8% year-on-year in 2023 to 49,155 units. Volkswagen (+17.4%) remains the most popular manufacturer in the country with 11.9% share, stable year-on-year. BMW (+31%) leapfrogs past Mercedes (+3%) and Audi (+3.1%) to reach the 2nd spot in the brands charts with a much improved 10% share vs. 8.9% last year.

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Hyundai Unfazed By EV Sales Dip, Accelerates Electrification Plans

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Hyundai has no concerns about the slight slow down in demand for electric vehicles and is forging ahead with its ambitious electrification goals. According to senior vice president of product planning and mobility strategy for Hyundai Motor North America, Olabisi Boyle, the Korean brand isn’t worried about sales fluctuations and understands the significance of the journey to electrification.

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Fisker Alaska electric pick-up truck confirmed for Europe

Autocar

The Fisker Alaska will go on sale in 2025 with a sub-£40,000 price Electric load-hauler to launch in 2025 with a price equivalent to £36,546 and 230-340 miles of range The new Fisker Alaska electric pick-up truck will be exported and sold in Europe, following the 2023 arrival of its Fisker Ocean SUV sibling. Confirming the decision to Autocar at CES in Las Vegas, company boss Henrik Fisker emphasised the model's exclusivity, saying: “It's not going to be in huge volumes.

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2026 Audi Q9 full-size SUV spied for first time

Motor Authority

Audi looks to be finally preparing a rival to the BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class. A prototype for an Audi full-size SUV, which may be called a Q9, has been spotted for the first time. Rumors of a potential Q9 have circulated for years and Audi has already filed trademarks for the Q9 name. More recently, Audi Australia executive Jeff Mannering.

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China retail Full Year 2023: BYD and Tesla Model Y on top

Best Selling Cars Blog

The BYD Qin Plus ends the year in 2nd place. Discover 40 years worth of Chinese Historical Data here. Chinese retail sales of the selection of vehicles included in this update are up a modest 4.5% in 2023 to 20,742,652 units. That’s much more discreet than the 12% increase of wholesales. BSCB is the only non-Chinese medium to cover both wholesales (ex-factory shipments) and retail sales data for China so you can get the most complete picture of the largest new vehicle market in the world.

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BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrids on leakage concerns

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Filed under: Ownership , Safety , Hybrid Continue reading BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrids on leakage concerns BYD to stop making pouch batteries for its hybrids on leakage concerns originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 20 Jan 2024 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Volkswagen ID 7

Autocar

Volkswagen gears up to finally go Tesla-hunting with its first all-electric saloon, the ID 7 There are echoes of the Volkswagen brand in its Ferdinand Piech-run, late-1990s-era pomp about its latest new model introduction: the Volkswagen ID 7. Longer even than the company’s combustion-engined Arteon, this is a visibly substantial new all-electric saloon that will take its maker into direct competition with upper-mid-sized executive rivals like the BMW i5 and Mercedes-Benz EQE.

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Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience brings videos games to big in-car screens

Motor Authority

A new infotainment system is coming to Ford and Lincoln vehicles later this year. Dubbed the Ford and Lincoln Digital Experience, it will let drivers stream videos, surf the web, and play video games from their cars. Unveiled Monday, the new system debuts on the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus crossover SUV first shown last year. The Nautilus sports a.

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Uruguay Full Year 2023: Fiat Strada reclaims lead, Chevrolet Montana up to #3

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Chevrolet Montana lands directly at #3 in Uruguay in 2023. Discover over a decade of Uruguay historical data here. 58,367 new light vehicles hit Uruguayan roads in 2023, a solid 10.4% year-on-year improvement. The Top 3 manufacturers all outpace the market. Chevrolet (+42.1%) surges ahead to tighten its grip on the charts with 18.1% share, that’s four percentage points above its 2022 level.

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Europe's Largest Political Party Calls To Revisit Combustion Engine Ban

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The center-right European People’s Party group (EPP) expresses commitment to the phased-out approach of combustion engines in Europe.

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Maserati delays launch of electric Quattroporte saloon

Autocar

The new Quattroporte will be the Italian firm's sole saloon in a streamlined line-up Porsche Taycan rival on hold as firm refines powertrain and pushes for reduced costs Maserati has delayed the launch of the next-generation Quattroporte, casting doubt over whether the saloon’s electric successor will hit showrooms by mid-2025, as initially planned.

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Czinger confirms Hyper GT for production

Motor Authority

Czinger's Hyper GT concept, a 1,250-hp four-seater shown in 2022, will be built, the company's CEO has revealed. In an interview with Top Gear published last week, Czinger CEO and founder Kevin Czinger said the Hyper GT is going into production, and that it is one of six vehicles the company wants to launch by the end of the decade. Czinger didn't.

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Ukraine Full Year 2023: Market up 60.8%, Toyota and Renault in control

Best Selling Cars Blog

Toyota is the most popular carmaker in Ukraine for the third year in a row. Discover 50 years of Ukrainian Historical Data here. New car sales in Ukraine rally back up 60.8% year-on-year in 2023 to 60,862 units. Toyota (+47.5%) holds onto the brands pole position for the third consecutive year but sees its share fall from 18.3% to 16.8%. Renault (+45.7%) also loses share but stays in 2nd place above a very impressive Volkswagen (+147.4%) up two spots to #3.

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2026 Hyundai Nexo: Green Gassing Into A Fuel Cell Future

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CES may be better known for the latest and greatest in consumer electronics, from AI-backed gadgets to transparent microLED displays. Yet, the Las Vegas event has also become the springboard for many technological announcements in the automotive sector. For Hyundai, it was a chance to reassure the world that hydrogen propulsion is still a viable option for many sectors, including non-automotive and private passenger vehicles.

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Seat plots urban EV as it commits to keep making cars

Autocar

Seat's version of the Volkswagen ID 1 would replace axed Mii city car Brand's future lies in mobility solutions, but it will still be making cars at the end of the decade Seat hasn't launched its final car, Autocar understands, with the Spanish brand considering an entry-level electric city car twinned with the upcoming Volkswagen ID 1. The revelation comes after Seat chairman Thomas Schäfer told Autocar last year that “the future of Seat is Cupra ”, strongly suggesting that Seat would pivot to

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2025 Kia K4 (Forte) spied with striking design

Motor Authority

The Kia Forte compact sedan is a pleasantly styled and attractively priced alternative to the likes of the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. However, the car lacks the design flair of some of Kia's newer offerings, making it hard to stand out in its class. Kia looks to be addressing the shortcoming with its redesigned Forte, a prototype for which.

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Vietnam Full Year 2023: Mitsubishi Xpander takes the lead, market off -23.7%

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The Mitsubishi Xpander tops the Vietnamese charts for the first time. Discover over 20 years of Vietnam Historical Data here. The Vietnamese new vehicle market is in freefall in 2023 at -23.7% to 388,531 sales, keeping in mind 2022 was a record year at 509,141 units. This year Hyundai (-17.3%) improves its market share to 17.4% and leaps two spots to #1.

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Tesla slammed by judge after pushing for arrest of NSW man – report

Drive.com

A failed attempt to have a man arrested has resulted in Tesla getting slammed by a Federal Court Judge. A Federal Court judge has rejected attempts by Tesla to have a man from New South Wales arrested, after he allegedly defied court orders. Tesla filed a lawsuit in recent weeks in an attempt to have leaked whistleblower documents taken down from the internet, which the company alleges had been uploaded by the man, Lawyerly reports.

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Used Subaru Impreza Turbo 1994-2004 review

Autocar

The 'car of the decade' remains astonishing value, with rally-inspired handling and dinner plate-sized foglights There have been so many derivatives of this infamous Japanese saloon over the years, but when it first came to the UK in 1994, it was simply called the Subaru Impreza 2000 Turbo.There had already been a more powerful version in Japan for two years called the Impreza WRX (the letters standing for World Rally Experimental) and sportier derivatives badged STi (Subaru Tecnica Internationa

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2024 Honda Prologue delivers 296 miles of range for $48,795

Motor Authority

Honda has stuck to its promise made during last fall's debut of the 2024 Prologue to deliver the electric midsize SUV for under $50,000. The automaker on Thursday announced the 2024 Prologue is priced from $48,795, including a $1,395 destination charge. Also confirmed was the vehicle's maximum EPA-rated range estimate which comes in at 296 miles.

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Australia Full Year 2023: Exclusive Top 10 models by State and Territory

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Hilux wins 5 states but ranks #2 in the national Australian ranking. Discover over 75 years of Australian Historical Data here. Today we can share with you exclusive models data for each State and Territory in Australia. #1 nationwide for the year, the Ford Ranger only wins two States: Victoria and Tasmania. In contrast the Toyota Hilux wins five: New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory.

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Cut-price Kia EV2 electric car unlikely for Australia

Drive.com

Kia’s new smallest electric car in Europe – the Slovakian-built EV2, which could be a city hatch or SUV – is off the cards for Australia as it would be too expensive by the time it reaches local showrooms. What a Kia electric hatchback could look like, imagined by Theottle. The Kia EV2 – the South Korean car giant’s upcoming entry-level electric car, due in 2025 – is unlikely to come to Australia to compete with Chinese giants MG, BYD and GWM.

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Tesla plans to build sub £25,000 'Redwood' EV in 2025

Autocar

Elon Musk outlines plan to start building Tesla's long-awaited entry-level EV next year Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that the electric car maker plans to start production of its next EV - codenamed Redwood - in the second half of 2025. The future car – which could be called the Tesla Model 2 in production – is tipped to cost less than £25,000 when it goes on sale in the UK.

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2026 Audi RS 5 Avant spied with plug-in hybrid power

Motor Authority

Audi's A5 family currently consists of coupe, convertible, and hatchback body styles, but a new A5 Avant wagon is expected to join the fray for the next generation. Avant is the name Audi uses for the wagon body style. Prototypes for the A5 Avant wagon have been spotted in the past, and a new test vehicle that looks to be for a high-performance RS.

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Philippines Full Year 2023: Toyota Vios scores 5th straight win in market up 18.6%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Toyota Vios is the best-selling vehicle in the Philippines in 2023. Discover close to 30 years of Philippines Historical Data here. The Filipino new vehicle market is up a very solid 18.6% year in 2023 to 441,408 units. Keep in mind the all-time annual volume record was reached in 2017 (473,943). Toyota (+14.4%) remains ultra dominant but sees its market share drop from 46.6% to 44.9%.

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