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With the revival of the GT and introduction of the 727 hp Mustang GT King Edition, Ford is pushing its production cars’ power up to near-supercar levels, meaning it’s time for them to look at a few new pairs of shoes. Shoes, that is, for those high-performance cars. The American manufacturer announced in a press […]

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Audi is at the forefront of development for the transportation industry, but not just in the automotive sector. The brand with the four rings has introduced a plug-in hybrid locomotive in a press release today, an electric-and-gas-powered beast with 1,000 hp. It’s replacing the train that Audi currently uses at their Ingolstadt plant to transport finished […]

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It has only been back for a couple years since its 2012 reintroduction, but we now know that we may be saying “goodbye” to the Dodge Viper come 2017. An October 9 newsletter from United Auto Works (UAW), highlighting a new proposed tentative agreement with FCA members,  stated that, after 2017, the Connor Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit, […]

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Just nine days after announcing their ticker symbol, Ferrari (RACE) reached the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and ended its first full day as a public company with a bang. On Oct. 21 at 9:30 am, Sergio Marchionne, Chairman of Ferrari, and John Elkann, Chairman of Fiat Chrylser Automobiles (FCA), rang […]

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There’s little debate left around the issue of climate change, as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirms, and it’s generally understood that carbon dioxide emissions, commonly referred to as one of the greenhouse gases, are largely responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer. Sadly for car enthusiasts, vehicles are one of the world’s primary sources […]

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Investors have been awaiting details about Ferrari’s planned initial public offering (IPO) for months, but the marque’s parent company has finally put some rumors to rest. The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Group finally confirmed to the world that Ferrari’s IPO is, indeed, occurring, and once the exotic car manufacturer enters the stock market, you can […]

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The future is almost here; in fact, it’ll be here on Thursday. In a late night tweet on Saturday, Oct. 10, Elon Musk announced to the world that Tesla cars, beginning this week, will be able to drive themselves. It’s been quite a bit of time since Tesla first told the world this software would […]

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Update Sept. 25, 2015: In a press release issued today, Volkswagen Group has confirmed that Matthias Müller has been appointed to the position of CEO. “Matthias Müller is a person of great strategic, entrepreneurial and social competence,” stated Berthold Huber, interim Chairman of the SUpervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, in the release. “He knows the Group and […]

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There’s little question that the entire transportation industry is on the cusp of major revolutions, and the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) has announced new programs that ensure those revolutions occur in America. When Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz, first unveiled the F015 […]

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The luxury car market around the world is booming. Manufacturers from every country are reporting massive growth in the sales of their finest cars, leading to a rare and unprecedented boom of niche models. But exactly which models are leading the charge, and where are they doing so? Particularly, which ones are the most popular […]

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Audi has joined Mercedes-Benz in the rank of luxury marques with more than 1 million deliveries by the end of July 2015, continuing the pattern of growth seen throughout the high-end automotive market. Though the growth for July itself wasn’t incredibly high, ringing in at around a 1.4 percent growth over 2014’s numbers, the brand […]

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Reports from luxury manufacturers over the past few years have seen record numbers of deliveries and unprecedented rates of growth, and 2015 could turn out to be no different, as press releases from Daimler, Porsche and Jaguar Land Rover report. The record reached for Mercedes-Benz is that of delivering 1 million models already in 2015. As […]

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