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Mercedes-Benz reconsidering A- and B-Class for U.S.Filed under: Economy, Hatchbacks, Mercedes-Benz Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 A class The market for luxury cars is slipping, and stalwarts like Mercedes-Benz are not immune. The German automaker's current projections indicate that overall sales will drop by about 10% for 2008,... |
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VIDEO: Four-Door Porsche Panamera, Officially Official! [Porsche Panamera GT]This weekend we revealed the first photos of the Porsche Panamera, the German automaker's first four-door sedan. Now we've got the official press release from the new boys to the sedan block and now, even more excitingly below the jump, we're the first to reveal video of that big-rear end in action ... |
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Volkswagen developing car even smaller than up! with 117.6 mpg!Filed under: Economy, Green, Volkswagen Click above for high-res gallery of the VW up! Concept In Fall of 2007, Volkswagen unveiled a series of three mini car concepts called the up!, Space up! and Space up! Blue. Apparently the German automaker has determined that the tiny "four seat"... |
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German Diesel Engine Market Share CratersTTAC called it over a year ago: diesel market share in Europe was destined to drop because of the narrowing gap in fuel consumption with the new “downsized” turbo-charged gasoline engines. And so it has come to pass. According to Auto Motor und Sport [print], oil burners’ share ... |
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BMW to sell engines to Mercedes, othersFiled under: Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, Mercedes-Benz BMW, the Munich-based German automaker, is reportedly in discussion with other automakers -- rivals in some cases -- to sell their engines and transmissions. Klaus Draeger, BMW's head of development, told Auto Motor und Sport that the automak... |
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BMW, Mercedes-Benz join forcesThe rumor mill has been abuzz with talks of a BMW-Daimler tie-up, which appear to have finally come to fruition. Fresh off their partnership to develop hybrid drivetrain technology, BMW and Daimler will now join forces in the purchase of some vehicle components. According to Germany’s aut... |

