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BMW 3 Series Trumps the Mighty Audi RS4 and S6?

CPILLAR submitted on 11/22/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:11:42 PM

The 3 series got the nod over the Audi RS4 and S6 in the Sport/Performance Car category and will contend for the Car of the Year Award. The S8 beat out the Mercedes S class and the Lexus LS460L in the prestige category. TORONTO (Ontario) N...

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Audi Takes a back SEAT to BMW

CPILLAR submitted on 11/20/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:04:35 PM

Another great year comes to an end for the WTCC. BMW has swept the podium again. The car may have been new, but the overall result was the same as last year. 2006 FIA WTCC Drivers' Championship. Pos Driver Car Points 1 Andy Pri...

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OLD M3 Spanks NEW RS4??

CPILLAR submitted on 11/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:04:32 PM

Before anyone says anything, note that Sport Auto magazine runs the tests with the SAME driver and - more importantly - they use the SAME track conditions as much as possible.... GermanNut and Chewy might need a muzzle :) The M6 and M5 graded w...

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BMW Tops Corporate Sustainability for Second Straight Year

CPILLAR submitted on 9/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:22:58 AM

BMW number one in corporate sustainability for second year Munich, Germany - The BMW Group has been named the top automotive industry leader in corporate sustainability, as measured by the current evaluation of the Dow Jones Sustainability Inde...

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World's Top Bankers Eye BMW's and Mercs

CPILLAR submitted on 9/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:20:14 AM

Bankers eye mostly Merc, BMW rentals Not all car rental firms will benefit from the $500,000 spending seen for IMF/WB event THE estimated $500,000 that participants of the IMF and World Bank meetings are spending on car rental will not benefit a...

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Audi Recalls Some A8's

CPILLAR submitted on 8/31/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:42:18 PM

German Audi Recalls 36,000 A8 Units on Air Bag Problems German luxury carmaker Audi AG, a unit of local group Volkswagen AG (VW), is recalling 36,000 units of its A8 model, because of possible problems with the driver-side air bags, the company...

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BMW Most Favoured Employer in Germany, Overshadowing MB and Audi

CPILLAR submitted on 8/25/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:20:20 PM

BMW tops the rankings, Porsche in 3rd followed by MB. Audi/VW further back. BMW's culture is very unique as an independant company. Die Top Ten der Akademiker 1 BMW 2 Siemens 3 Porsche 4 DaimlerChrysler 5 Robert Bosch 6 Lufthansa...

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Mercedes to Follow in BMW's Footsteps in F1?

CPILLAR submitted on 8/16/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:01:43 PM

Interesting how they refer to BMW's immediate success with Sauber as a big reason: Mercedes-Benz is poised to buy the McLaren team, according to German reports. It is claimed that the German carmaker is set to up its existing stake in the Wokin...

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Audi Executive Fesses Up

CPILLAR submitted on 8/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:19:15 PM

Stephan Reil, director of technical development at quattro GmbH (Audi's performance tuning division), is the man largely responsible for the RS 4's driving character. He told us Audi benchmarked cars like the M3 CSL and Porsche 911 Carrera 4S when de...

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BMW Hammers Audi at Its Own Game

CPILLAR submitted on 8/10/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:45:27 PM

"These many qualities of BMW’s electronically controlled all-wheel-drive system give not only the BMW X5 and X3 SAVs, but rather all BMWs equipped with xDrive truly outstanding driving qualities at all times. The system is recognized as so beneficial...

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Mitsubishi Feat Trumps Audi?

CPILLAR submitted on 8/4/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:46:45 PM

Mitsubishi has won Paris-Dakar Rally 6 years in a row, while Audi has dominated LeMans, with only Bentley interrupting their success since 2000. Which feat is more impressive? I'd say Paris-Dakar - the longest race of its kind covering 6000 mmi...

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Are total car sales the relevant benchmark?

CPILLAR submitted on 8/2/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:35:59 AM

There has been alot of talk of the potential for Audi to surpass BMW is total car sales by 2010. The big question is: does this benchmark really matter? I would argue no - the bottom line for any business is profitability. Just look at the Big Thr...

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