Search Results for 'Luxury'

Audi A7, 2012: New luxury sports sedan tops best 2012 car li...

Since its debut in the United States 10 months ago, the 2012 Audi A7 has received wide acclaim. It's been named Car of the Year by at least one publication (Playboy), and it's also on numerous top-10 lists. The Weekly Driver re [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

BMW launches 2 luxury sports cars

Luxury-car launches are usually few and far between, but BMW's exclusive Philippine distributor, Asian Carmakers Corp., had a special treat in store as it unveiled two luxury sports cars. At first glance, each car caters to a distinct [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

BMW Biggest 1-Series With More Inches Seen Beating Audi Luxu...

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) is rolling out a bigger 1-Series compact car to surpass Audi in the competition for younger customers purchasing entry-level luxury autos. BMW’s smallest model will add more than 3 inches in length [...]

Posted On : Jul, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Luxury cars may be dearer by Rs 6 lakh

Top-end luxury cars may become more expensive by up to Rs 6 lakh when the duty cut on completely knocked down (CKD) kits passed by the Lok Sabha gets implemented. CKD kits comprise pre-assembled engines, transmissions and gearboxes. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Audi A6 Luxury Car receives Detroit Auto Show Award

The 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit awarded the Audi A6 model the EyesOn Design Award for the “Best Production Vehicle.” This is the fourth time in the last three years that Audi has won the EyesOn Desi [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

GM's Buick to get luxury compact for first time

For the first time in its history, General Motors' Buick luxury brand will get an upscale compact car. The company says it will unveil the Buick Verano on Monday at the Detroit auto show, GM's only new model to debut at the event [...]

Posted On : Jan, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

BMW, Mercedes Shorten Christmas Breaks on Luxury Auto Demand

Mercedes-Benz, the world’s two largest makers of luxury autos, will shorten Christmas breaks at their factories because of surging demand for new models. BMW’s German plants in Dingolfing and Leipzig, where the recently [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Mercedes Tops BMW, Lexus as U.S. Luxury Sales Contest Tighte...

The race to be the year’s top-selling luxury automobile brand in the U.S. narrowed as Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz and Bayerische Motoren Werke AG’s namesake line both gained ground on Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus. [...]

Posted On : Oct, 02 2010 | Comments : 0

Recovery in luxury car markets makes Bmw rethink its earning...

BMW AG, the world’s biggest premium automaker, said that it may have to rethink its earnings target by August. The recovering luxury car markets are being led by China. For the first quarter, BMW posted a 2.7% margin at its autom [...]

Posted On : May, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Luxury-Car Battle Moves to China

Europe's three big luxury-car makers BMW AG, Audi AG and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz already locked in a three-way war for global sales supremacy, are taking their battle to a new stage: China. BMW sales chief Ian Robertson said r [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Beijing Auto Show becomes a showcase for luxury carmakers

Reporting from Beijing In one corner of the exhibition hall, Ferrari was unveiling its ultra-exclusive 599 GTO. In another, Porsche was doing the same for its sleek Panamera 4.Daimler Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche later stood on a stage [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2010 | Comments : 0

Hybrids, Luxury cars, world debuts and 'green' car of the ye...

The Los Angeles Auto Show, one of the top automotive events worldwide, opens Dec. 4-13 as optimism begins to return to the auto industry and vehicle sales show signs of recovery. The annual event, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Luxury makers smash August sales records in Canada

When auto executives gathered at Pebble Beach in Carmel, Calif. this month to show off a bevy of new luxury car models, the mood was decidedly more downbeat than in previous years. Managers for Lamborghini and Lincoln decried the state of [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Luxury cars avoid the economic gloom

Recession? What recession? Middle Australia may be feeling the effects of the global financial crisis, but the top end of town still appears to have enough money to splash on new cars. Figures released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive I [...]