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2018 Kia Stinger receives EyesOn Design award for Production Car Design Excellence

(SEOUL) January 12, 2017 – Kia Motors’ all-new 2018 Stinger fastback sedan has been honored with an EyesOn Design award for Production Car Design Excellence at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.  At an event typically dominated by introductions from American auto companies, Kia’s stinger stole the ...

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Volkswagen brand’s 2016 deliveries rise to 5.99 million vehicles

The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand finished 2016 with full-year vehicle deliveries 2.8 percent up on the figure for 2015. 5.99 million vehicles were delivered to customers worldwide, some 164,000 more than in 2015. Deliveries grew by 16.4 percent in December, when a total of 567,900 vehicles were handed over to ...

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Volkswagen Group to launch 60 new vehicles in 2017, delivers 10.3 million vehicles in 2016

The Volkswagen Group said it will unveil close to 60 new vehicles in 2017 despite the challenges of its diesel emission scandal even as it delivered 10.3 million vehicles to customers worldwide last year, a rise of 3.8 percent compared with the prior-year figure. CEO of the Volkswagen Group, Matthias ...

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Porsche sets new sales record, to unveil Panamera Sport Turismo in Geneva

  Porsche has set a new sales record with over 237, 000 vehicles sold globally in 2016, a figure which exceeded its 2015 record . With a plan to launch the completely redeveloped second generation of the Panamera in the USA and China in the coming weeks, Porsche has also ...

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Opel steps up model offensive with ‘7 in 17’, grows European sales by 4% in 2016

Opel/Vauxhall is currently in the middle of the biggest model offensive in its history and its plan to bring 29 new models to the market from 2016 through 2020 is right on course. This year, Opel will be bringing  seven new models into the market in a campaign tagged “7 ...

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Ante Raised: All-New 2018 Toyota Camry Gains Emotionally-Charged Design and Performance Experience

  (TOYOTA FEATURE) DETROIT, January 9, 2017 – It almost isn’t fair.  Toyota Camry, the best-selling car in America for the past 15 years, is about to ruffle some feathers. The eighth-generation sedan has gone through a total evolution, from a proven, dependable and safe car to one that also ...

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Mercedes Benz tops premium segment in 2016

The three-pointed star attained Number one position in the premium segment at a double-digit rate in 2016 as Mercedes-Benz sold more than two million vehicles in one year worldwide (+11.3%) for the first time, thus surpassing its German competitors by selling the most premium cars worldwide. Mercedes-Benz was also the ...

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Seven of 13 new global electrified vehicles coming in the next five years – Ford

  American auto giant, Ford, has disclosed that  it will make available seven of the 13 new global electrified vehicles it plans to introduce within the next five years. These vehicles, according to statement issued in Flat Rock, Michigan, include hybrid versions of the iconic F-150 pickup and Mustang in ...

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2018 Kia Stinger makes world debut at NAIAS

(SEOUL) January 9, 2017 – Kia at an event typically dominated by introductions from American auto companies, Kia Motors America (KMA) today stole the spotlight with the world debut of the all-new 2018 Kia Stinger (hereafter Stinger) at the North American International Auto Show.  A five-passenger fastback sports sedan poised ...

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Kia Motors records 3.2% rise in global sales for 2016

Kia Motors has announced its 2016 full-year global sales figures (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants) for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles, recording a total of 3,007,976 units sold. This figure, according to a statement issued in Seoul, represents a 3.2% cumulative year-on-year increase ...

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