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BMW targets pre-pandemic margins while investing in electric cars MUNICH — BMW aims to return to its pre-pandemic operating margin target as the global economy recovers, but big investments in electric cars mean the automaker will have to simplify its vehicle portfolio, its finance chief told Reuters. Nicolas Peter said orders had fallen because of […]
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Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 and our new long-term Acura TLX | Autoblog Podcast #661 In this week’s Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Senior Editor, Green, John Beltz Snyder. This week, they talk about the cars they’ve been driving, including the Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 and Audi A4, as well as the recently departed long-term […]
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Carroll Shelby’s 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra fetches $5.94M at Mecum auction One lucky buyer at Mecum’s auction held in Kissimmee, Florida, last week took home a piece of history. A 1965 Shelby 427 Cobra owned by Carroll Shelby himself crossed the block, with the final bid coming in at $5.94 million. [embedded content] Bearing serial […]
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Fiat Chrysler and PSA Group merger into Stellantis is complete The $48 billion merger between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and France’s PSA Group to form Stellantis was completed on Saturday, and the new company started trading on Monday under the ticker symbol “STLA.” The company is headquartered in the Netherlands and its shares trade on the […]
Continue ReadingJunkyard Gem: 1970 Audi 100LS While Americans could buy new cars made by Audi ancestors DKW and NSU during the 1950s and 1960s (few did so), the Audi story as we know it here really began in 1969, when the 1970 100LS went on sale in the United States. The 100LS remained on sale through […]
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Tesla asks NHTSA to declare metric speed display issue inconsequential WASHINGTON — Tesla filed a petition with U.S. auto safety regulators saying that 612,000 vehicles produced since 2012 do not fully comply with federal safety standards because displays can be switched from miles per hour to only metric measurements, documents released on Friday show. The […]
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Coach Door Everything! This low-volume Lincoln Continental needs to inspire future Lincolns One of the stranger vehicles that came through the press fleets last year was the 2020 Lincoln Continental Coach Door Edition. And it was strange for a wide array of reasons. It’s an extremely limited-production model; Lincoln only built 150 examples, plus another […]
Continue Reading2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Review | Aging gracefully It seems like compact luxury SUVs are multiplying like rabbits, with new choices constantly popping up with various new takes on the segment. With this constant churn, one might think that the Mercedes GLC-Class is starting to show its age and be less competitive as a result. After […]
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BMW offers preview of next-gen iDrive in electric iX at CES BMW is participating in this year’s virtual CES show, and it’s using the opportunity to take a closer look at the next-generation iDrive infotainment system. We’ve seen a few photos of the massive, curved screen in the BMW iX that was revealed last year, […]
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Lust for trucks and SUVs lowers U.S. vehicle fleet fuel efficiency for 2019 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. vehicle fleet’s fuel efficiency in the 2019 model year fell to 24.9 mpg as more Americans bought larger sport utility vehicles instead of cars, the Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday. The EPA said the fuel economy […]
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