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NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Some dazzled N.Y.; some blew their noses 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013  As West Coast Editor Mark Rechtin considered the vehicles unveiled at the New York auto show, he encountered a design trait we're destined to see more of: Sleek, sloping hoods are being replaced with bulkier snouts and corners.... Read More »
MARK RECHTIN Audi backfills lineup with new A3 2:44 pm U.S. ET | March 27, 2013  The auto industry is full of creeps. By that, I mean automakers that engage in the phenomenon known as "segment creep" -- that gradual increase in vehicle size with each subsequent generation of product. Example: The current Honda Civic is as large as a '90s-era Accord.... Read More »
NEW PRODUCT Audi aims A3 sedan at young luxury buyersMarch 27, 2013 01:00 CET  Audi released the first images of its A3 sedan, a new variant of its A3 compact line that will compete for young luxury buyers with the Mercedes-Benz CLA. The sedan will mainly be aimed at customers in the United States and China where sedans are more popular than in Audi's home European market.... Read More »
2013 NEW YORK AUTO SHOW Audi's A3 sedan gets 4 engine options; 5-door to stay as plug-in 7:36 pm U.S. ET | March 26, 2013  Audi said Tuesday that it will bring a range of A3 models to the United States, including gasoline and diesel versions of the new A3 sedan, as well as a high-performance S3 sedan and a plug-in hybrid version of the five-door A3.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Show to star a cavalcade of crossovers and SUVs 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  A parade of new and redesigned crossovers and SUVs will headline the New York auto show this week. The list includes the Jeep Cherokee, which replaces the Liberty, and new renditions of the Acura MDX, Toyota Highlander and Range Rover Sport. Subaru will debut a hybrid version of its XV Crosstrek.... Read More »
NEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW A3 sedan is Audi's pitch to young luxury buyers 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 25, 2013  Audi's A3 sedan, which debuts on the eve of the New York auto show this week, will compete with the forthcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA for young luxury buyers. Journalists will get a preview of the A3 on Tuesday, March 26, in New York, but the car will not appear on the show floor.... Read More »
2012 EUROPEAN SEGMENT LEADERS Premium cars rule in fading European marketMarch 9, 2013 06:01 CET  European sales fell by 8 percent to 12.5 million units last year, but that didn't diminish buyers' appetite for premium compact vehicles. Sales of premium medium SUVs grew 24 percent to 407,512 because of strong demand for the Audi Q3 and Range Rover Evoque, according to data from JATO Dynamics.... Read More »
German premium brands squeeze volume rivals in Europe, but will the rise last?Sept. 20, 2012 06:01 CET  Germany's premium brands are defying Europe's economic crisis and increasing their vehicle sales in the region to such an extent that they are catching -- or passing -- sales of struggling volume brands.... Read More »
Audi narrows sales gap with BMW as brand's global deliveries rise 14.9% in AugustSept. 10, 2012 13:36 CET  Audi new-car sales rose 14.9 percent to 108,100 last month, a record for August that further narrows the gap in eight-month sales with the best-selling premium brand BMW.... Read More »
Audi will rely on redesigned A3 to hold Mercedes at bayAug. 25, 2012 06:15 CET  Volkswagen Group will be relying on the Audi A3 premium compact model to provide continued stable sales growth as it fends off a challenge in upscale small cars from Mercedes-Benz.... Read More »
VW's European dominance overpowers rivalsAug. 21, 2012 06:01 CET  Volkswagen Group has become so dominant in Europe that rivals are being left behind.... Read More »
Audi chases BMW with overseas expansion driveJuly 17, 2012 06:01 CET  Audi is investing hundreds of millions of euros in Germany and abroad in a bid to take on rivals like BMW and Mercedes. Audi's Ingolstadt plant is being upgraded to build more cars and to become the training ground team that will work in plants in China and Mexico.... Read More »
Mercedes offers sales incentives to boost new A classJune 30, 2012 06:01 CET  Mercedes-Benz is offering incentives on its new A class in Germany in a bid to lure customers away from rivals BMW, Audi and Volkswagen.... Read More »
Audi A3 adds sedan variant, loses weightJune 20, 2012 06:01 CET  Audi's latest A3 is bigger but lighter than the outgoing model and also adds a sedan variant.... Read More »
Infiniti plans 100,000 sales in Europe by 2016June 12, 2012 06:01 CET  Renault-Nissan CEO Carlo Ghosn has set a bold target for Infiniti in Europe: boost sales to 100,000 vehicles by 2016 from 12,500 last year. The car Infiniti is counting on to drive the sales increase will be a Europe-built compact-premium model due in 2014.... Read More »
CARS & CONCEPTS Audi wants next A3 to be brand's 2nd-best seller 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 11, 2012 Audi of America has big plans for the next-generation A3: It wants to make the compact car the brand's second-best-selling model behind the popular A4 sedan. A sedan-only version of the redesigned A3 is expected to arrive in the United States in 2014, replacing the outgoing hatchback.... Read More »
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