Bentley bullish on long-term prospects in Chinese market

Bentley Motors is confident about its long-term prospects in China despite a flat market in 2019.Entering China in 2002, Bentley is the most popular luxury auto brand in the country.Bentley currently has 37 dealerships in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.

Sinclair Group acquires Pendragon’s Stratstone JLR Swansea dealerships

Sinclair Group has added its first Jaguar franchise and a second Land Rover dealership to its growing portfolio with the acquisition of Pendragon’s Stratstone Jaguar Land Rover Swansea businesses. The South Wales-based AM100 group joined the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) fold in December last year with the acquisition of Likes Land Rover at Hay-on-Wye from… Continue reading Sinclair Group acquires Pendragon’s Stratstone JLR Swansea dealerships

The continuation of the revolution

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Interview with Dr. Herbert Diess on VW – Ford Alliance expansion – automobilsport.com

19.07.2019: In an interview, Volkswagen�s CEO explains the Group�s three strategic goals. At a glance � which goals are you pursuing with the expansion of the Ford Alliance? In an interview, Volkswagen’s CEO explains the Group’s three strategic goals. At a glance – which goals are you pursuing with the expansion of the Ford Alliance?… Continue reading Interview with Dr. Herbert Diess on VW – Ford Alliance expansion – automobilsport.com

All About The Bentley EXP 100 GT (Live Photos & Videos)

Extraordinary design, exceptional performance and superb range for the upcoming electrifying century. Bentley EXP 100 GT unveiled for the centenary of the brand reimagines the Grand Tourer for the world of 2035. It is all-electric, zero-emission with the option of fully autonomous driving. While Bentley doesn’t yet offer any all-electric models, it imagines that in… Continue reading All About The Bentley EXP 100 GT (Live Photos & Videos)

Farewell to the V12: celebrating the endangered engine

You start to really hear the engine and, here’s the thing, feel it, too. It’s not a howl like that made by the best six-cylinder motors, nor the rumble and thunder of a crossplane-crank V8. In fact, it’s almost impossible to define without resorting to the kind of terms that have become clichés because they… Continue reading Farewell to the V12: celebrating the endangered engine

GM’s Biggest Chinese Ally Braces For First Annual Sales Dip

(Bloomberg) — SAIC Motor Corp. expects annual sales to fall for the first time in at least 14 years as China’s biggest automaker battles through a slump in demand roiling the world’s largest car market, according to people familiar with the matter.The Shanghai-based company, Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co.’s biggest auto-making partner in China,… Continue reading GM’s Biggest Chinese Ally Braces For First Annual Sales Dip

The discreet doer

Oliver Zipse has helped BMW once before to correct a wrong decision. What does the new CEO have in mind with the Munich-based carmaker? Christof STACHE / AFP Friday, 19.07.2019 17:09 clock In one of his rare interviews, Oliver Zipse once made an almost prophetic statement. “And then there is certainly the luck of the… Continue reading The discreet doer

Cummins makes offer for VW’s large engines unit -sources

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – United States-based diesel engines maker Cummins (CMI.N) has made an indicative offer for Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) MAN Energy Solutions unit, people close to the matter said, as the carmaker seeks to slim down its portfolio of disparate assets. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is seen in front of its plant, in Bratislava,… Continue reading Cummins makes offer for VW’s large engines unit -sources

Volkswagen to ramp up localisation to 92%, says official

The company has chalked out six strategic priorities in the domestic market to focus on. CHENNAI: German automobile-maker Volkswagen would take steps to ramp up its localisation-level to 92 per cent over the next two-three years under the India 2.0 initiative, a top official said Friday. The company announced India 2.0 project last year, along… Continue reading Volkswagen to ramp up localisation to 92%, says official