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BMW eyes China's lucrative government purchase sector
BEIJING AFP — German luxury car maker BMW is in talks with Chinese regulators to sell its vehicles to high-ranking officials, a lucrative market segment formerly dominated by rival Audi, state media said Friday. "The government purchase sector is important for us and we have the confidence to enter...
Almost there: AUDI S6/S8.(NEW CARS)(Brief article)
Audi brought a pair of knives to a gunfight. As quick as the new 5.2-liter Vl0-powered S6 and S8 are, they can't match the blazingly raw acceleration of the 500-hp Mercedes-Benz AMG and BMW M sedans they're meant to go up against. Be prepared to lose your...
Audi adds several new models in 2007.(Auto Monday)(Nuts & bolts)
Byline: Dave Boe The Audi media relations team pulled into the just-opened Westin North Shore Hotel on Milwaukee Avenue in Wheeling late last month brining along many of its newest offerings. Chicago was the first stop of a four-city media tour with stops in...
Reaping the Skoda fruit
WHEN Proton spurned the chance to partner Volkswagen in a Malaysian-German automotive union due to its unwillingness to concede control, it ignored the Skoda experience. This Czech `national champion' is now owned by Volkswagen, but nowhere is it referred to as a German company. Indeed, the union has cemented Skoda's...
Now, in a new car dealership near you.(NEW CARS)(Buyers Guide)
Our award winners aren't the only noteworthy models this year. Here's a roundup of the best of the rest. Note that all prices are for base versions, including destination charges, and are correct as we go to press. But, as the ads say, "prices are subject to...
BENZ SEDANS TO BE MADE IN CHINA NEXT YEAR
AsiaInfo Services 09-29-2005 Benz Sedans to Be Made in China Next Year BEIJING, Sep 29, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Automotive Co., Ltd. BBDC announced last week in Beijing that Chrysler 300C will be made in China late next...
2005 Audi S4 sedan Quattro AT6.(Behind the wheel)
The S4 sedan is a driver's a dream. First introduced last year, it carries a 4.2-liter V8 that puts out 340 hp and accelerates the car through freeway onramps as though it was going into orbit. The S4 will officially hit somewhere north of 145 mph. ...
Swell A4 zips around nicely
Busy time for Audi. It renewed its flagship A8 L in 2003, for the '04 model year. The 2005 redesign of the midlevel A6 sedan hit showrooms last November. A new-generation A4 just went on sale. And an A3, new to the USA and taking over from the A4 as...
Automakers push AWD as hot option beyond the Snowbelt.(News)(all-wheel-drive)
Byline: JEAN HALLIDAY All-wheel-drive systems on cars and trucks are gaining traction in the marketplace. The systems, once popular only in snow country, have been popping up in more models within the past five years and gaining ground in warmer climates. ...
whats new
concepts to mainstreamSubaru B5-TPHThough this Subaru concept car is unlikely to reach production, the B5-TPH does have one technological tidbit that bears mention. By creating the world's first hybrid turbocharged boxer engine-mating Subaru's trademark 2.0-litre opposed cylinder four-banger to a single electric motor-the Japanese firm is claiming pioneering improvements in...
San Antonio Express-News All About Cars column.
By G. Chambers Williams III, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 11--The newest Audi sedan, the redesigned midsize A6, is now arriving at U.S. dealerships. The United States is the last to get the car, however; Audi, the luxury...
LUXURY VEHICLE GUIDE: Part 1 of 4.(News)(Buyers Guide)
LUXURY SEDANS ACURA RL BASE PRICE: $48,500 The newest version of Acura's flagship features an innovative all-wheel-drive system. Power is delivered from the same 3.5-liter V-6 engine as before but with horsepower hiked from 225 to 300, putting it...
Entry-level luxury; Traditional American luxury.(News)
Entry-level luxury Audi A4 The Audi A4 has undergone another facelift to create a family resemblance throughout the line. Designers had to create a new hood anyway to accommodate the more powerful engine beneath it. The U.S.-bound A4 models are ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette car review column.
By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13--If three's a crowd, the auto industry's entry-level sports luxury class must be standing room only. Just about everybody nowadays has a sporty, modest-size, well-appointed sedan costing from $30,000...
The Hartford Courant, Conn., auto review column.
By Duncan Haimerl, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 17--BITURBO V-6 GIVES THIS AUDI AN EDGE: Audi takes its 2004 A6 into a new dimension with a Bi-Turbo 2.7-liter V-6 engine, a powerplant that has an amazing 265 horsepower...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Test Drive Column.
By Steven Cole Smith, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 17--AUDI S4 CABRIOLET Base price: $53,850. Price as tested: $56,270. EPA rating: 15 mpg city, 21 mpg highway. Details: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive...
Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.
By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 30--AUDI BACK IN FAST LANE WITH S4 AVANT: How fast do you need to get to the grocery store, dry cleaners or lumberyard? Audi obviously thinks you need to get there very...
Baby Boomers Have Major Effect on Auto Industry.
By Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3--The generation that drove to Woodstock in flower-power Volkswagens is fueling a surge in luxury automobile sales unprecedented in the history of carmaking. Like every other...
The Orlando Sentinel, Fla., Test Drive Column.
By Steven Cole Smith, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 22--You would expect the Infiniti G35 sedan, based on the same platform as the Nissan 350Z and powered by a similar 3.5-liter V-6 engine, to be a very competent...
Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.
By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18--NEW YORK -- The reason Ford Motor Co. is going to offer a small, entry-level luxury sedan for '06 is simple -- it wants to stop the migration into foreign cars. ...
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