CLA coupe to reach new target groups – including those who never intended driving a Mercedes Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz launched Mercedes CLA coupe, a car aimed at both the youth market and the “young at heart.” With its frameless doors, the coupé adopts the design of the Concept Style Coupé into series production. The newcomer … Read more
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. … Read more
‘Birkin’ Bentley was named “Car of the Year” at 2012 International Historic Motoring Awards hosted at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel and presented by five-time Le Mans winner and double World Sports Car Champion Derek Bell. The 1931 4.5-litre Supercharged Bentley set the Outer Circuit record of 137.96mph at Brooklands in 1932, in the hands … Read more
Automotive Design Studios Envision Law Enforcement’s Road Ahead LA’s annual Design Challenge, which took place during the LA Auto Show Press Days (the largest gathering of design professionals in North America), explores each year new ideas in automotive design. This year’s highly competitive field of major auto manufacturer design studios have created the … Read more
After Haiti and Japan, the US fashion industry raises money to help rebuild storm-struck homes. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at luxury charity-auction site Charitybuzz.com. Through an outpouring of support … Read more
Autoweek Magazine Announces Finalists for Annual Best of the Best Car and Truck Awards Autoweek magazine editors drove and tested hundreds of vehicles throughout the year in order to announce the top five car and truck finalists, respectively, for the annual Best of the Best award. Finalists range from the all-American Dodge Dart to … Read more