Chinese billionaire becomes largest shareholder Daimler

Friday, 02/23/2018 19:42 clock The Chinese carmaker Geely makes serious with the billion dollar entry into the German traditional group Daimler and becomes the largest single shareholder in one go. Geely CEO Li Shufu has secured 9.69 percent of the shares through an investment company, according to a voting rights announcement. Geely is one of… Continue reading Chinese billionaire becomes largest shareholder
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Saturday, 02/24/2018 13:24 clock For weeks it has begun, now it is official. Li Shufu, boss of the Chinese automaker Geely, is with 9.69 percent the largest single shareholder at Daimler , So far, the Kuwait sovereign wealth fund was the largest shareholder with 6.8 percent, the corporation does not have a real anchor shareholder.… Continue reading That’s it, Mr. Zetsche

2019 Ford Focus Going Into Production In June, Here’s What To Expect

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2019 Ford Focus Going Into Production In June, Here's What To Expect

25 Feb 2018, 18:55 UTC · by Mircea Panait
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Late 2010. That’s when the third-generation Focus went into production, which is a long time ago. All eyes are on the Focus Mk4 for a while now, especially after Ford announced that the Focus RS will cross the great divide at the beginning of April.
14 photosThe Ford Motor Company confirmed that the Focus Mk4 will skip the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, with the big reveal scheduled for April in Germany. The home of Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz is where the newcomer will be manufactured, with the stomping ground of the compact-sized model being the Saarlouis Body and Assembly Plant.
Phase one of production is scheduled for June 2018. The five-door hatchback is the first body style that will come off the assembly line, in no less than four trim levels: Trend, Trend Business, Titanium, and ST-Line. On the drivetrain front, customers will be offered a six-speed manual and an optional automatic transmission with eight forward gears.
Engines, you ask? Two will be offered at first, coming in the form of the 1.0-liter EcoBoost three-cylinder turbo (85, 100, and 125 horsepower) and the 1.5-liter EcoBlue turbo diesel (95 and 120 horsepower). But that’s not the end of the story.
Phase two of production will unfold in September 2018. That’s when Ford of Europe will start making the station wagon body style alongside the Vignale trim level. The beginning of autumn will see the Focus Mk4 gain a handful more engines, starting with the 1.5-liter EcoBoost with 150 and 175 horsepower, respectively. The third and final engine, for the time being, is the 2.0-liter EcoBlue, which is anticipated to develop 150 horsepower.
On the matter of features, Ford’s all-new Focus will benefit from 8 previously unavailable driving-assist technologies, FordPass Connect, wireless charging for Qi-enabled smartphones, hands-free tailgate, head-up display, B&O Play premium audio system, and a panoramic roof.
The Focus Active, which is a faux crossover of sorts, is expected to arrive at the beginning of 2019. On an ending note, look forward to three new exterior colors: Azure Blue, Island Blue, and Millenium Gray.

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2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Starts Production at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria

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2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Starts Production at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria

18 May 2018, 6:53 UTC · by Mircea Panait
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Unveiled in January at the 2018 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the W464 is now rolling off the assembly line at Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria. The three-pointed star has been building the G-Class here since the very beginning, back in 1979 when the 460 series of the Gelandewagen went on sale.
54 photos“With the model change the new G-Class experienced the biggest transformation in its 39 years-old history,” declared Gunnar Guthenke, head of the Off-Road Product Group at Mercedes-Benz. “The superior development goal for the new G-Class was to improve the off-road capabilities even more,” concluded the official.
Raising the bar higher than the W463 did from 1990 to 2018, the W464 is available with two engine options for the time being, namely the G500 and G63. The G65 went the way of the dodo because the twin-turbocharged V12 couldn’t keep up with the latest of emissions standards, which means that twin-turbo V8s is all we get.
The 4.0-liter engine with hot-vee layout in the 500 is rated at 422 PS (416 horsepower) and 610 Nm (450 pound-feet) of torque, with the M176 connected to the 9G-Tronic automatic transmission with nine forward ratios from the get-go. The 63, on the other hand, sees the M176 get the AMG treatment for an output of 585 PS (577 horsepower) and 850 Nm (627 pound-feet) of torque. Not bad at all, right?
When all is said and done, the party piece of the G-Class is how versatile the W464 is off the beaten path. But for a change, Mercedes-Benz put the effort into making the G easier to live with on a daily basis thanks to upgrades such as independent suspension at the front and a cockpit inspired from the W222 S-Class.
To date, the three-pointed star and Magna Steyr have produced more than 300,000 examples of the G-Class. Sales have been on the rise since 2009, and starting in 2012, the G has established a sales record each year. 2017 is the highlight from a commercial standpoint, with the G-Class achieving over 22,000 units sold in a year.

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