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Mercedes-Benz AMG One pops up for sale

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One of just 275 Formula 1-inspired Mercedes-AMG One supercars is up for sale at dealership F1rst Motors in Dubai. First shown in concept form in 2017, the AMG One was built to celebrate Mercedes' F1 success. That success has since receded. Red Bull Racing is now the dominant team in F1, and Mercedes' star driver Lewis Hamilton is heading to.

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Effective Inventory Management Strategies for Auto Dealers

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In the fast-paced world of auto sales, effective inventory management is crucial. It’s not just about having the right cars at the right time; it’s about maximizing profitability, reducing overhead, and staying ahead of market trends. Here’s how modern auto […] The post Effective Inventory Management Strategies for Auto Dealers appeared first on Get My Auto.

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Czechia January 2024: Skoda up to highest share in 4 years, Ssangyong breaks into Top 10

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The Skoda Kamiq breaks its volume and share records in January. New car sales in Czechia climb up a very solid 18.8% in January to 20,361 units. Homegrown behemoth Skoda (+45.9%) shoots up to a mammoth 42.3% share, its highest in exactly 4 years: since the 43.3% of January 2020. In fact Skoda is almost solely responsible for the overall volume growth this month, with the next 8 carmakers all trailing the market.

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Electric 2025 Porsche 718 Boxster Drops Camo To Show Its Lights

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Our spy photographers have captured a new prototype of the next-generation Porsche 718 Boxster, further shedding its disguise. Gone are several bits of camouflage and the fake exhaust pipes, while also revealing production headlights that echo the design of the Taycan and Macan. The rear also throws off more of its cloak, showcasing a slim third brake light and real taillights.

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2025 Audi RS 6 Avant GT channels IMSA GTO history for final swan song

Motor Authority

The end of the road looms for the current Audi RS 6 Avant, but not before a grand finale. On Monday, the 2025 Audi RS 6 Avant GT debuted as the swan song for the current fire-breathing wagon that channels the automaker's IMSA racing legacy. Audi said it will build 660 units globally with production commencing the second quarter, and only 85 of.

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VFACTS: BYD topples Tesla on Australian sales charts for the first time

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For the first time in recorded history, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD sold more cars in Australia than US-based rival Tesla last month – though its lead may not be attributed to the popularity of its models. In January 2024, BYD sold 1310 cars in Australia, consisting of 589 Seal sedans , 465 Atto 3 SUVs , and 256 Dolphin hatchbacks – the latter of which is the cheapest EV currently on sale locally.

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Norway January 2024: Nissan Ariya up to record #4

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The Nissan Ariya is up to a record 4th place in January. New car sales in Norway shoot up 175.5% in January on a devastated year-ago score to 5,122 units. BEVs are up 281.3% to 4,717 and a record 92.1% share. PHEVs are down -48.4% to 94, HEVs are off -37.6% to 163 while petrol accounts for 0.9% of sales and diesel for 2%. Tesla (+5181%) reclaims the top spot with a lavish 21.7% share, distancing Nissan (+633.9%) up 9 spots on December to #2.

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Pagani Huayra R Evo adds power, long-trail design

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Pagani has revealed a more extreme version of its already over-the-top Huayra R track car. The new Huayra R Evo is no mere update as the car features a new body, a thoroughly overhauled engine, and the ability to remove the roof. The new body represents the biggest change over the Huayra R. It adopts a long-tail design, similar to what Pagani.

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New Porsche Taycan: 320kW charging, 422 miles and 939bhp

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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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Switzerland January 2024: BMW #1, Skoda places 3 models in Top 4 in negative market

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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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Lamborghini’s EVs Will Have Over 1,300 HP But Still Offer Emotional Driving Thrills, Says Brand’s Boss

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Lamborghini boss Stephen Winkelmann has revealed the firm’s future battery-electric vehicles won’t just offer extraordinary levels of performance but will also be designed to maximize their emotional appeal, just like the firm’s EVs. The Italian marque will first venture into the world of EVs in 2028 with a production version of the Lanzador GT crossover and then expand into the world of electric supercars.

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Toyota patents truck bed cover with air bladder

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If you need to secure cargo in a pickup bed, tie-down straps are the go-to option. But Toyota doesn't think that's enough. In a patent application released by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Jan. 2, and originally filed on June 8, 2022, Toyota discusses using air bladders to keep items from shifting while the truck is in.

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Weird: Ferrari Is Testing A Tesla Model S Plaid At Its Maranello Factory

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If there's one thing we never thought we'd see being benchmarked at Ferrari, it's an American-made sedan.

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Portugal January 2024: Peugeot (+56.5%) and 2008 (+115.7%) in control of market up 7.5%

Best Selling Cars Blog

The Peugeot 2008 confirms it is the best-seller in Portugal. Portuguese new car sales are up a solid 7.5% year-on-year in January to 15,737 units. This comes on the back of January 2023 volumes already up 48.4%. Strikingly, the Top 4 manufacturers all outpace the market: Peugeot (+56.5%) is back to #1 with 13.3% share, distancing Dacia (+17.6%) up to #2 for the third time in the past 5 months, Mercedes (+14.2%) and Toyota (+24.7%) up three spots on its FY2023 level at #4.

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Lucid Air Police Car Revealed In Saudi Arabia With A Drone Carrier On Its Roof

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Lucid Motors may be facing challenges in terms of stock prices and car deliveries amidst slowing EV sales, but the company is poised to receive a capital injection that doubles as a free advertisement for its vehicles. We’re referring to a forthcoming fleet of fully electric police cars, all based on the Lucid Air sedan, scheduled to hit the streets in Saudi Arabia.

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McDonald's Hamburglar hitting the road in the Burgercuda

Motor Authority

If your job is stealing hamburgers, it helps to have a good getaway car. McDonald's has given the Hamburglar—cartoon burger thief extraordinaire—his own ride. It's a modified 1970 Plymouth Barracuda called, inevitably, the Burgercuda. It's being driven cross country, and McDonald's is inviting fast food customers to win prizes by.

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Fuel prices to increase from today as excise goes up

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An increase to the fuel excise came into effect today, increasing cost-of-living pressures on Australian households. Australian motorists will be paying more at the service station bowser from today, following an increase to the fuel excise. The bi-annual increase is in line with the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rising from 48.8 cents per litre to 49.6 cents per litre – before GST is applied.

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UK January 2024: Kia Sportage #1, BMW 1 Series up to record #5

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BMW 1 Series UK sales are up 156.1% year-on-year in January. The UK new car market advances 8.2% year-on-year in January to 142,876 units. One of the interesting facts in the UK this month is the one millionth BEV registered. Diesel sales drop -10.1% to 9,348, petrol matches the market at +7.5% to 81,905 and 57.3% share vs. 57.7% a year ago, BEVs soar 21% to 20,935 and 14.7% share vs. 13.1% in January 2023, PHEVs do ever better at +31.1% to 11,944 and 8.4% share vs. 6.9% and HEVs drop -1.2% to 1

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Audi RS6 GT: £180k super-estate gets race-inspired makeover

Autocar

Copious use of carbonfibre cuts 0-62mph time to 3.3sec Swathes of carbonfibre make 621bhp bruiser 11.5sec quicker in the 0-125mph sprint Audi has unveiled the RS6 GT as a limited-run celebration of its V8 super-estate, as it embarks on a wide-reaching electrification programme. Complete with performance-enhancing aero tweaks, bespoke carbonfibre body panels, an outlandish retro livery and a marked price increase over the standard car, the special edition will be limited to just 660 examples worl

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Lexus RZ F trademark hints at high-performance electric SUV

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Lexus applied for trademark protection with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on February 1 for the name RZ F, hinting that a high-performance version of the RZ electric compact crossover may be in the works. Lexus has also already toyed with the idea of a high-performance RZ. It rolled out the RZ Sport concept in 2023 and that concept.

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Mazda pumps the brakes on Australian efficiency standards, calls for subsidies

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Australia’s second best-selling car brand wants the Federal Government to delay rules designed to cut emissions from new cars, and is calling for subsidies for more environmentally friendly vehicles. The New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) would see carmakers given targets for average CO2 emissions per kilometre across their vehicle fleets, which would become stricter over time. “The preferred option is very ambitious, in terms of timeline, but also it has a mechanism of putting f

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Canada January 2024: Subaru (+85.6%), Honda (+57.9%) impress in solid market

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Subaru Crosstrek sales climb up 140.8% in January. According to data by local consultancy DesRosiers Automotive, the Canadian new light vehicle market is up a very solid 14.9% year-on-year in January to 112,862 units. This is higher than pre-pandemic January 2020 (110,470). Notably the seasonally adjusted annualised rate of sales (SAAR) stands at 2.06 million, passing the 2 million milestone for the first time since February 2020.

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Mini Clubman ends production after 17 years

Autocar

The modern Clubman first went on sale in the UK in 2007 Novel estate bows out as firm reconfigures Oxford plant to make electric Aceman and Cooper from 2026 The Mini Clubman has gone out of production after 17 years as Mini makes way for the introduction of the electric Aceman , its indirect replacement. The Clubman first went on sale in 2007 as an estate-bodied version of the Mini hatchback, complete with a novel vertically split tailgate.

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Mercedes-Benz drops the top on the CLE-Class

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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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Tesla owner arrested in video wearing an Apple Vision Pro behind the wheel

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Ford , Convertible , Coupe , Performance Continue reading Tesla owner arrested in video wearing an Apple Vision Pro behind the wheel Tesla owner arrested in video wearing an Apple Vision Pro behind the wheel originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 5 Feb 2024 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Netherlands January 2024: Tesla Model Y leads, Hyundai Kona up to #3

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Hyundai Kona sales are up 683% year-on-year in January. 34,477 new cars hit Dutch roads in January, a 5.5% year-on-year improvement. Toyota (+22.2%) accelerates to pole position with 8.4% share vs. 6.9% over the Full Year 2023. Hyundai (+84.4%) does even better and surges 14 spots on December to #2 vs. #9 over the FY2023. Skoda (+19.7%) is up six ranks on last month to #3 whereas Volkswagen (-38%), the traditional leader, sinks to #4.

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Lamborghini EVs to be tuned for pace and emotional appeal

Autocar

CEO says no electric Lamborghini will rely exclusively on lofty power and performance figures Future electric cars will stay true to core customer ethos and have "incredible" power-to-weight ratios Lamborghini is well under way with the research and development programme for its first electric sports cars , which the firm says will tout blistering on-paper performance figures but put dynamic engagement and emotional appeal first.

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2024 Opel Grandland based on STLA Medium EV platform spied

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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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VW Still Planning 25 EVs For America Despite Slowing Adoption

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The electric revolution is starting to look like an electric evolution as adoption has been slower than some automakers predicted. This, combined with other issues, has caused some companies to rethink their plans. Volkswagen Group of America isn’t among them as President and CEO Pablo Di Si recently confirmed the company and its various brands are still planning to launch 25 EVs in North America by 2030.

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Bulgaria January 2024: Dacia places Sandero and Jogger atop soaring market

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The Dacia Jogger is the 2nd best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in January. 4,513 new light vehicles found a home in Bulgaria in January, a fantastic 54.1% year-on-year surge. Keep in mind Bulgaria sales data is strongly skewed by re-exports to other European markets as many cars registered in the country never see its roads. This month Skoda (+226.6%) and Toyota (+95.9%) are equal leaders, both easily outpacing the market to 15% share each.

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Jeep Avenger

Autocar

SUV originator primes itself to make it big in the UK and across Europe with a battery-powered B-segment SUV Jeep's cars have never really caught on anywhere in Europe outside of Italy (where its success is largely a by-product of its relationship with Fiat) and, remarkably, only about one in 100 SUVs sold in Europe is a Jeep. After many false dawns, then, here’s the car Jeep’s new owner, Stellantis, hopes will change that: the Jeep Avenger.Now, having already taken the European Car of the Year

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Feisty Fiat 600e Abarth to debut this year with 240 hp

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The Fiat 600e electric subcompact crossover that went on sale in Europe last year is about to spawn a feisty Abarth variant, and Fiat this week dropped the first photo. Set for a debut later this year, the new 600e Abarth has been confirmed by Fiat to pack a single electric motor at the front rated at 240 hp, which will make it the most powerful.

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Audi reveals the ultra-limited 2025 RS 6 GT

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Filed under: Audi , Wagon , Luxury , Special and Limited Editions , Performance Continue reading Audi reveals the ultra-limited 2025 RS 6 GT Audi reveals the ultra-limited 2025 RS 6 GT originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 5 Feb 2024 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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France January 2024: Dacia smashes share record, ends month just 914 sales below Renault

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First French Top 10 finish for the Dacia Jogger. The French new car market is up 9.2% year-on-year in January to 122,285 units. Petrol sales edge down -3.7% to 41,753 and 34.1% share vs. 38.7% a year ago, diesel is off -23.3% to 9,623 and 7.9% share vs. 11.2% in January 2023, HEVs shoot up 29.8% to 33,786 and 27.6% share vs. 23.2%, PHEVs are up 2.4% to 10,545 and 8.6% share vs. 9.2% and BEVs are up 36.6% to 20,017 and 16.4% share vs. 13.1% a year ago.

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New BMW 5 Series Touring revealed as PHEV and EV only in UK

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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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RB F1 team, formerly known as AlphaTauri, reveals 2024 car

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The first race of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship is less than a month away, and teams are starting to reveal their contenders for the new season. The latest is RB, officially Visa Cash App RB, the Red Bull feeder team formerly known as AlphaTauri. Its contender is called the VCARB 01, and it was shown for the first time late on Thursday in.

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New-vehicle emissions reduction targets announced for Australia next year

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Strict proposed emissions targets for new vehicles due next year – intended to catch Australia up with the US – are set to force manufacturers to sell more electric and hybrid cars to offset high-pollution utes and 4WDs. The Federal Government has proposed tough emissions standards for new passenger and light-commercial vehicles aimed to catch the nation up with the US – and save Australians money at the fuel pump.