Category: DRIVE
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Mercedes-Benz high-performance AMG reports a 27.5% increase in sales
Mercedes-Benz USA Hits Its Highest-Ever U.S. Volume With Sales Of 305,072 Mercedes-Benz USA reported its highest year on record with 305,072 vehicles sold in 2012, representing a 15.4% increase over the 264,460 vehicles sold during the same period in 2011. The Mercedes-Benz model line alone also recorded a record year with sales of 274,134…
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Porsche reports an all-time record for U.S. sales
Porsche reports best-ever sales in 2012 Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) announced it has achieved an all-time record for U.S. sales, with 35,043 cars sold in the U.S. in 2012. This compares to 29,023 cars sold in the U.S. in 2011, an increase of 21 percent. The previous record year for Porsche in the U.S.…
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Renault Alpine revival to be launched by the end of 2015
Renault x Caterham Alpine sports car will be launched by the end of 2015, announced Renault’s officials. According to Renault marketing head Stephen Norman, the new Alpine will be “light and look different, and have a touch of French dash. […] We know who the buyer is: he’s either French or a Francophile. And the…
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Audi R18 Ultra Chair
Thousands of testing sessions held in Milan during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April 2012 led to Audi R18 Ultra Chair, a chair developed using methods borrowed from the future of automotive manufacturing. Designed by Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram, in collaboration with Audi’s Lightweight Design Center, the sporty looking chair unveiled at Design…
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Safest cars for 2013
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety names Safest Cars For 2013 To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, the US’ Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) awarded its new Top Safety Pick+ accolade to 13 cars. Winners include the Acura TL; Dodge Avenger and its twin, the Chrysler 200 4-door; Ford Fusion; Honda Accord 2-door; Honda Accord…
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Royal Caribbean to add one of world’s biggest cruise ship
Royal Caribbean to add new cruise ship, one of world’s biggest Global cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean intends to build a sister-ship to the very successful Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, two largest cruise ships in the world. The third Oasis-class vessel will be delivered in mid-2016 and will hold more…