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Cadillac has achieved its highest rate of growth since 1976. The American luxury icon’s year-to-date sales at the end of May for the U.S. market were 69,750 units, an increase of 38 percent compared with the same period a year ago. This represents the brand’s highest year-to-date sales growth since 1976, when sales grew 45 percent over the previous year to end at 135,258 units. Importantly, the latest results also mean that Cadillac is the fastest growing major automotive brand in in the country. The month of May also represented Cadillac’s 12th straight month of sales...
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Lexus Releases Second Video In New Short Film Series
Lexus recently launched a marketing campaign to promote its commitment to design and sophistication. As part of the campaign, the Japanese automaker teamed up with production company The Weinstein Company in order to create a series of arty short films. The first of these, Beyond Memories, was...
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Former Porsche CFO Found Guilty Of Credit Fraud In 2009’s Failed VW Takeover
The former CFO of Porsche SE, the holding company once responsible for sports car manufacturer Porsche and now a majority owner of Volkswagen, has been convicted of credit fraud by a court in Porsche’s home town of Stuttgart, Germany. The former CFO, Holger Haerter, was found guilty of making...
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Infiniti Delays EV To Focus On Higher Volume Models
Infiniti’s new boss Johan de Nysschen is shaking up strategy at the Japanese luxury automaker in an attempt to reach a self-imposed goal of 500,000 unit sales by 2016. That’s almost triple the amount of cars Infiniti sold last year but de Nysschen believes he can achieve that goal with...
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Watch Mark Reuss Drive The 2014 Corvette Stingray Pace Car: Video
After being driven by NFL coach Jim Harbaugh at the recent Indy 500, the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Pace Car made another appearance this past weekend at the Detroit Grand Prix held at Belle Isle. This time it was General Motors North America president Mark Reuss’ turn behind the wheel...
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Alfa Romeo 4C To Stun Crowds At Goodwood Festival Of Speed
The world has already laid eyes on the sultry shape that is the Alfa Romeo 4C. Now, however, Alfa is taking it out to play and the car is ready to make its "dynamic debut". The stage for the affair is a good one too, as the 4C will make the run up the hill to the Goodwood House. We're talking about...
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Audi is already preparing a varied fuel product onslaught as it moves to bring more diesel vehicles to the States. Now, however, comes word that a third type of engine juice will be joining the lineup--albeit in prototype form. Mix two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen and what you're left with is water, which is the emissions left behind by the type of fuel cell that Audi is taking a look at for the A7. Fuel cell vehicles utilize hydrogen fuel and pair that abundant element with the oxygen already found in the air. As the hydrogen and oxygen interact through a process known as electrolysis...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Recalled For Causing Possible Electrical Shock
Despite only just starting deliveries, Lincoln’s all-important MKZ sedan has just received its first recall notice. Lincoln is recalling approximately 500 of its 2013 MKZ sedans across the U.S. and Canada due to an issue where exposed wiring in the engine bay could cause a potential...
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Caterham Confirms 2013 Entry For 24 Hour Of Le Mans
Caterham is continuing its aggressive expansion to become a serious player in both motorsport and the production car world. In addition to its continued participation in GP2 and Formula One racing, the British firm has now confirmed its entry for this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. This will be...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli Spotted In Public: Video
The recently revealed 2014 Maserati Ghibli has been spotted for the first time in public, and we’re glad to report that the upcoming Italian sports sedan looks even better on the road than it did under the auto show spotlights. This time the Ghibli sports a striking blue finish, which we...
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Transformers 4, Pagani Zonda R Evo Teased, Acura TSX's Future: Today's Car News
While Transformers 4 may not be set to hit the big screen until next summer, that hasn't stopped director Michael Bay from revealing some new and updated Autobots. Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Hound will be receiving new looks for this movie. These Autobots will be joined by a Bugatti Veyron Grand...
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Hyundai Previews Pikes Peak Race Car, Preps For Record Defense: Video
Last year Rhys Millen drove his Hyundai Genesis Coupe drift car, lightly modified for Pikes Peak use to the fastest time up the mountain, ever. This year, the Millen-Hyundai pairing is aiming to repeat the overall win, and defend his overall fastest time to the clouds. This year's car won't be a...
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Audi will soon start official testing for the 81st running of the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, which will be taking place on the weekend starting June 22. The works team is hoping to achieve its 12th victory at the event since 1999. Audi plans to compete with three of its R18 e-tron quattro prototypes in the premier LMP1 category, one of which will be a ‘long-tail’ version. The drivers will be Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer in one car, Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval in another, and Oliver Jarvis, Marc Gené and...
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Acura TSX May Not Be Replaced: Report
With the introduction of the ILX, Acura’s aging TSX has been forced to compete with a much newer model that’s almost the same size and occupies a similar price segment. This has led to suggestion that the TSX may be dropped from Acura’s lineup or perhaps even merged with the TL to...
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Porsche Taking Classic 911 Racer To World’s Historic Tracks: Video
Porsche is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic 911 this year, and it’s an anniversary the automaker isn’t taking too lightly. A special anniversary model is planned (we’re thinking it’s the upcoming 991-based 911 Targa) and a number of celebratory events have also...
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Hound Joins Growing List Of Transformers 4 Autobots
Following last week’s reveal of a handful of Autobot vehicles from the upcoming Transformers 4 movie, director Michael Bay has now revealed one additional vehicle that will serve on the good side, a rugged military truck used by first-generation Autobot Hound. Fans of the Transformers series...
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Transformers 4 Cars, 2014 BMW X5, Aston Martin V12 Vantage S: This Week’s Top Photos
Aston Martin’s continual updates to its models show no signs of slowing, with the V12 Vantage the latest to receive a slew of updates including a more powerful version of the automaker’s venerable 6.0-liter mill. This photo reveals that the latest variant, called the V12 Vantage S, is...
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Lola T70 Shows Sebring Some Vintage Lovin': Video
It's name is Lola, T70 Spyder. With a V-8 engine from Ford, and Weber carbs fumes fill the air. The car will hustle, and run the circuit... Sorry, when we think of vintage racecars, we tend to get a bit batty. Right now though, we're a bit jealous of pro wheelman Jim Pace. You see, Pace recently...
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There are quite a few items you need to possess in order to muscle a Porsche 911 Cup Car around a racetrack. Especially when the track in question is the Nürburgring, and it's filled with a gaggle of other Porsche racecars all vying for position. What you'll need are quick reflexes, great vision, excellent stamina, and massive... gentlemanly bits. Clearly, American Porsche Junior driver Connor De Phillippi possess all of that. Let's hop into the virtual shotgun seat with De Phillippi as he takes his Cup Car around The Green Hell. It's clear that this is no easy task right out of the...
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Camaro Goes 200-MPH On Dyno, Tires Go Boom
When you're prepping a car to make runway blasts at the Texas Mile, you're going to be curious about how much power the vehicle is making. One competitor is Kelly Bise, and his vehicle of choice is a F-Body Chevrolet Camaro. Not a stock Camaro, mind you. Per Autoblog, this particular car is powered...
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Hyundai Looks to Prove Itself At The 'Ring, Unveils New Test Center
Nearly every automaker has a place it calls home with regards to testing its vehicles. These are called proving grounds or test centers, and they are scattered all across the globe. Hyundai is clearly looking to push the driving dynamics of its own vehicles a bit further because the Korean...
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PGO Previews Upgrades For Cévennes Speedster With Water Snake Concept
PGO Automobiles, a niche sports car manufacturer based in France, has previewed its latest updates for its Cévennes speedster with a new concept car. The concept was first shown at last month’s 2013 Shanghai Auto Show but PGO has only now released official photos and details. The...
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2014 Jaguar F-Type Sells Out First Six Months Of Production
Early on in the development of Jaguar's return to the true sports car market, we knew it was on to something. Then the C-X16 Concept showed us the rest of the way, and the production car's adherence to that form is nearly flawless. So good it racked up more than 2,000 orders before even going on...
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2014 BMW 4-Series, Tesla Model S Top Speed, Lexus Salutes LFA: Today's Car News
The 2014 BMW X5 just hit the web in official form the other day, but one of the next new cars from BMW will be smaller and sleeker: the 4-Series Coupe. Our latest spy shots hide only the smallest of details. Ever wondered what it was like to take the Tesla Model S to top speed? Ride along...
Nelson Ireson