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China became the biggest automobile market by sales in the world, and it has not stopped growing since. What may be even more astonishing is that it is, still in many aspects, a market in its infancy with huge growth potential. Last year, BYD more than doubled its global plug-in vehicle sales to almost 62,000 vehicles.This is the brand new BYD Yuan SUV. It will be launched on the Chinese car market next month, and the first cars have arrived at BYD dealers in China. BYD has decided to call the entire range ‘Yuan’, including the petrol and plug-in hybrid versions, just like they did...
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler confirmed at the Detroit Motor Show that the Audi automaker had finally persuaded FCA to release the two names that would let Audi lock up the Q1 to Q9 badges for its growing SUV family, but not the Q2 and Q4 ones, which were in Fiat Chrysler's possession. "We tried to get it years ago and they said 'No, never,' but there is never 'never' in business," said Audi chief Rupert Stadler. "This year I went back to them with a proposal and we talked and there were some negotiations and then we agreed to it."Audi has used Italian na...
During a long-term test drive of the BMW best sports sedan on the market, the experts found some issues like:- The carbon-ceramic brakes become scary when wet. - The ride is "bone-jarring" even in Comfort mode. - The muffler makes annoying rattling noises that won't go away even if they're not supposed to be there.- There's a howling noise going on and off when turning left at low speeds.BMW of North America decided to recall 42 2015-2016 BMW M3 sedans and 2016 BMW M4 coupes and convertibles for a potential drive shaft problem. In this instance, owners can ...
According to calculations based on actual monthly sales reported by the manufacturers, the first reports of November auto sales are in.Statistics show that Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota set the pace in November. Gains among major players fell within a narrow range of 0.3 percent at Ford Motor Co. to 3.8 percent at Nissan Motor Co. Hyundai’s 12 percent increase stood out in percentage terms. Hyundai generated sales of 60,007 vehicles, up 12 percent, for its best-ever November. Only American Honda and Volkswagen Group posted a decline in volume. Overall U.S. sales, wi...
The recall covers 470,000 Sonata sedans from the 2011 and 2012 model years equipped with 2-liter or 2.4-liter gasoline engines. At the time, the Sonata was Hyundai's top-selling vehicle in the U.S.Hyundai says that during manufacturing at Hyundai's Alabama engine factory there could not be all metal debris removed from the crankshaft area. This may cause a limitation of oil flow to the connecting rod bearings, and since they are cooled by oil, they could fail. If that happens, the engines could stall and cause a crash.For driver warning, the connecting rod bearing will make a knocking ...