Race rivals McLaren, Ferrari take their spat to the street 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013 The tense rivalry of McLaren and Ferrari on the Formula One track will spill onto the streets. Both companies showed million-euro hybrids at the Geneva auto show last month.... Read More »
COMPANY EARNINGS McLaren Automotive will post 2012 loss but is positive on future earningsMarch 19, 2013 13:25 CET  McLaren Automotive will be profitable next year after posting a loss for the year ending March 31, Managing Director Mike Flewitt said.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC LaFerrari and Golf were Geneva Web winners 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  Ferrari's new supercar and Volkswagen's award-winning top seller were the big Web winners from this year's Geneva auto show, according to a study. The VW Golf was the media champion of the show because of the debut of the GTI version of the compact as well as the car's victory in the 2013 European Car of the Year contest.... Read More »
GENEVA AUTO SHOW Gems from Geneva 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013 The annual Swiss auto extravaganza never disappoints when it comes to the super-fast, the super-luxurious and the well-intentioned wacky.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW McLaren vs. Ferrari Formula One rivalry spills onto the roadMarch 8, 2013 06:01 CET  The all-consuming rivalry McLaren and Ferrari display on the F1 racetrack was transferred to the Geneva auto show as the two carmakers unveiled competing million-euro hybrid hypercars.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW McLaren will build 375 units of Ferrari rivalFeb. 26, 2013 14:19 CET  McLaren said it will build just 375 units of its flagship P1 supercar that debuts at the Geneva auto show. The P1 will compete with Ferrari's Enzo successor that also debuts in Geneva.... Read More »
GENEVA AUTO SHOW PREVIEW Luxury to the max 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013  European automakers are reeling from a slump in sales, but the focus at the Geneva auto show next week will be on the kinds of cars that have largely escaped the region's downturn -- super-expensive ones.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC VW Golf, McLaren concept were Paris Web winners 3:30 am U.S. ET | Oct. 18, 2012  Volkswagen's seventh-generation Golf and McLaren's P1 supercar concept were the big Web winners from the Paris auto show this month, according to a study. The Golf was the media favorite while the P1 generated more than 2,900 mentions in the social media realm.... Read More »
McLaren teams up with Neiman Marcus to offer 12 special Spiders for Christmas 4:46 pm U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012  Looking for a special holiday gift for the exotic car lover on your shopping list? Neiman Marcus is featuring 12 special-edition red 2013 McLaren 12C Spiders -- priced at $354,000 -- as part of its 2012 Christmas catalog.... Read More »
Europe's debt crisis may hurt ultra-luxury brandsSept. 29, 2012 06:01 CET  Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini are bracing for slower growth as the European debt crisis saps demand even for high-priced toys for the wealthy. While ultra-luxury nameplates aren't facing the kind of downturn that's battering mass-market automakers like Fiat, Ford, Opel and PSA, demand for cars costing more than $130,000 is set to take a hit.... Read More »
Europe's debt crisis dings ultra-luxury brands 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 29, 2012  Ferrari, Bentley and Lamborghini are bracing for slower growth as the European debt crisis saps demand even for high-priced toys for the wealthy. While ultra-luxury nameplates aren't facing the kind of downturn that's battering mass-market automakers like Fiat, Ford, Opel and Peugeot, demand for cars costing more than $130,000 is set to take a hit.... Read More »
DOUGLAS A. BOLDUC McLaren celebrates 1 and 1,000 6:00 pm U.S. ET | June 20, 2012  McLaren Automotive celebrates one and 1,000 today. The one is for the first anniversary of the opening of the British supercar maker's first dealership to retail the MP4-12C. The 1,000 is for reaching its goal of delivering that many MP4-12Cs to new customers around the world during its inaugural year of commercial operation.... Read More »
McLaren plans China offensive with 8 dealerships by 2014June 20, 2012 06:01 CET  British supercar maker McLaren plans to have eight dealerships in China by early 2014 as the automaker joins rivals including Ferrari and Lamborghini in betting on rising demand in the world's fastest growing major economy.... Read More »
McLaren F1 developer designs car that goes 100 mph with 96 mpg 7:23 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2012  Gordon Murray's quest to reinvent automaking started in a traffic jam. Murray, the legendary former designer of Formula One race cars, was driving to work in the London suburbs in 1993 when he hit gridlock. Surrounded by gas-guzzling sedans, he vowed to someday make small, efficient vehicles that would ease congestion and become stylish objects of desire. And 19 years later, Murray's 8-foot-long, cube-shaped prototype can go 100 mph with 96 mpg.... Read More »
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