Europe Future ProductFUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP VW plans multibrand product blitz as it pursues sales title 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012 Volkswagen Group is expanding the product range of all its brands at a ferocious pace as it fights to become the world's top-selling automaker. VW, Audi, Porsche, Bentley, Lamborghini and Bugatti will enter new segments in the next several years, challenging rivals with vehicles built on cost-effective group platforms.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP VW: Mid-sized crossover to join U.S. lineup 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  As the Volkswagen brand strives to sell 800,000 vehicles in the United States by 2018 -- up from a projected 420,000 this year -- the focus will be the U.S.-made Passat sedan and the Mexico-built Jetta sedan and Beetle coupe and convertible.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Mexico-built Q5, U.S. version of Q3 in the works at Audi 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  Audi will begin building vehicles in Mexico starting in 2016, starting with the second generation of the Q5 crossover that competes with the BMW X3 and Mercedes-Benz GLK. A Q3 compact crossover will come to the United States in late 2013 or early 2014 and an A3 sedan designed mainly for the United States will debut in 2014.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Porsche looks beyond sports cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  As a full-fledged member of Volkswagen Group, Porsche is accelerating its move into segments beyond sports cars. The 911 remains the heart of Porsche, but the Panamera range likely will be expanded to include a station wagon and coupe.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Bentley plans a big crossover 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  Bentley will enter the premium crossover segment in two years and perhaps add a sports car, using Volkswagen Group platforms and components. The British luxury brand also is likely to add a convertible based on its flagship Mulsanne sedan.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Sedan on ice; Lambo SUV looks like a go 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  Lamborghini has put a sedan on ice in favor of an SUV. The SUV, which debuted as the Urus concept in April at the Beijing auto show, hasn't been approved by top management at Volkswagen AG. But the project is expected to get a green light.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- VOLKSWAGEN GROUP Bugatti's limited-edition Veyron gets more variants 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  Bugatti, Volkswagen Group's exotic sports car brand, is awaiting approval to build a four-seat sedan as it adds more variants of the two-seat Veyron.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Toyota to help BMW with EV subbrand 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  BMW and Toyota have agreed to work on a sports car, fuel cells, electric-vehicle components and lightweight materials. The agreement underlined BMW's determination to make its new i electric-vehicle subbrand a success.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Smart plans ForTwo successor in 2014 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012 Smart's sales have been rising since Mercedes-Benz took over the brand more than a year ago, but not fast enough. So the minicar brand will continue to tinker with new trims, wraps and accessories until its new vehicles begin to arrive in 2014.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Range Rover gets a long-awaited redesign 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  With the launch of the redesigned Range Rover early next year, Land Rover begins the process of switching its vehicles to an all-new flexible lightweight aluminum architecture shared with sibling division Jaguar.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE New engines, architecture for Volvo 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Volvo wants to derive economies of scale from a new front-wheel-drive architecture called SPA, for Scalable Platform Architecture. The redesigned XC90 crossover due in 2014 will be the first to use the architecture.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Mercedes is preparing to roll out fwd compacts 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Are Americans ready to pay hefty prices for small, front-wheel-drive cars with features usually reserved for large German luxury cars? Mercedes-Benz is about to find out.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE F-Type pays heed to Jaguar's history 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Jaguar will launch the all-new F-Type roadster next year as a halo car for the English brand. The F-Type takes styling cues from Jaguar's iconic E-Type from the 1960s and is expected to compete with cars such as the Porsche 911.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Europe's luxury icons embrace 4-bangers, hybrids, EVs 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012 So far it is just a trickle, but four-cylinder engines are making their way into European luxury vehicles in the United States. Four-bangers have become available in the past 12 months in Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Land Rover products.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Coupe version of Rolls' Ghost is on the way 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Rolls-Royce executives says derivatives of the Ghost sedan probably will appear within two years, but they have axed plans for an electric Rolls-Royce.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Big expansion of Mini's lineup is in the works 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  Mini's range will grow to 10 vehicles by 2020 -- up from six today -- as it switches to a front-wheel-drive architecture developed with BMW. The fwd platform debuts with the second-generation Mini Cooper hardtop in 2014.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE At Aston Martin, big story is new Vanquish flagship 12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 6, 2012  The big news at Aston Martin is the launch this fall of the Vanquish, which replaces the DBS as the British luxury brand's flagship. As for the rest of the lineup, expect a trickle-down of Vanquish technology, but no revolutionary changes to the 10-year-old VH platform.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE VW, Audi product planners think big, not small, for U.S. 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011 While their competitors add compacts, hybrids and electric cars, Volkswagen and Audi are pursuing a different product strategy in the United States. Both VW Group brands want the volume and higher profits that go with larger vehicles. Bentley, Porsche and Lamborghini, the other three VW Group brands selling cars in the United States, plan to add SUVs and crossovers.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE VW weighs U.S.-built crossover 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011  Volkswagen is likely to add a mid-sized crossover that would be built at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn. And a small four-door wagon concept called the Bulli that has Microbus-like styling cues may also be on the way. But VW has nixed plans to bring in vehicles from the subcompact Up family that was unveiled last month at the Frankfurt auto show. And there are no plans to sell a small Polo-sized car here.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPE Audi A3 sedan due in 2014 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011  A new Audi A3 sedan designed for the United States will arrive in 2014 as a replacement for the A3 hatchback. The sedan is expected to sell better than the hatchback version in this country, bringing in buyers who want a four-door that is smaller than Audi's A4 sedan.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPEAN LUXURY BRANDS Sports car, crossover may join Bentley's lineup 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011 Bentley may add a sports car and crossover to its lineup. Both vehicles would use Volkswagen Group platforms and powertrains. They would not debut before the middle of the decade, when Bentley will be finished updating most of its Continental variants.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- PORSCHE Porsche to add small SUV, future entry-level roadster 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011  Porsche plans a major expansion of its product range by the middle of the decade. CEO Matthias Mueller has promised at least one new model a year, starting with the redesigned 911 that arrives in February. An SUV that is smaller than the Cayenne will be added, along with an entry-level roadster. They could be joined by a sedan smaller than the Panamera and a plug-in hybrid supercar priced lower than the $845,000 limited-edition 918 Spyder.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPEAN LUXURY BRANDS Lambo's choice: New SUV or a 4-door sedan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 24, 2011 Lamborghini may add an SUV to its three-car range rather than the four-door sedan that had been on the drawing board. The reason: The brand wants to grow in China and Russia, where big SUVs are popular.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPEAN LUXURY BRANDS Jaguar to offer small sedan and 'spiritual successor' to E-Type 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 10, 2011 Jaguar is expected to add a sports car based on the C-X16 concept shown last month at the Frankfurt auto show. Executives said the car is nearly ready for production. Work also is under way on a compact sedan, but that car is a few years away from production, Jaguar officials said.... Read More »
FUTURE PRODUCTS -- EUROPEAN LUXURY BRANDS The experts 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 10, 2011  Veteran New York reporter Diana T. Kurylko has been digging up details about European import brands for many years. She spent 10 years in Frankfurt and Brussels, covering Europe's car companies for Automotive News, before returning to the United States in 2001.... Read More »
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