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The Luxury Car Brand Nobody Knows

Agent009 submitted on 10/23/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:20:23 PM

The U.S. luxury car market has been a bonanza for Mercedes and BMW as they have motored from one sales record to another. But the third German luxury brand, Audi, keeps making detours. Despite its backing by corporate parent Volkswagen, pioneering en...

111 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

39 Votes

Audi Q7 - Americans steer clear of SUV that was designed for them

mbrules submitted on 10/21/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:10:53 AM

Audi is selling more of its Q7 premium SUVs in Europe than in the US. That’s the opposite of the automaker’s expectations. The German premium brand planned for half of Q7 sales to be in the US. But after four months on the market, only about 30 pe...

89 user comments | Category: New Cars

41 Votes

Lexus Japan sold 12,000 LS460's in the first month--9 times more than the original sales projection

XeroK00L submitted on 10/20/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:51:47 PM

Toyota's (NYSE: TM - News) Japanese IR website reports approximately 12,000 LS460s were ordered/sold in the one month period since its launch, beating its monthly estimate of 1,300 by more than 9x. As expected, its core customers were in the age grou...

87 user comments | Category: Misc News

32 Votes

Edmunds: Lexus LS460

BMW530i submitted on 10/19/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:26:31 PM

The flagship of the fleet should be fashioned from an uncommon and uncompromised blend of technology and opulence. It should sport elements that distinguish it from the lesser vessels of the line, instill in its occupants an aura of invincibility and...

188 user comments | Category: Reviews

48 Votes

2 Great Audi Ads We Never See in the USA

IamEvilHomer submitted on 10/19/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:30:53 PM

Audi of America needs to join in the with the international advertising of Volspring. It has worked in every contry and why not here? They would save millions and be able to use the same great ads like these ...

74 user comments | Category: Photo Galleries

22 Votes

Do Airbags Really Help? Researchers Are Not Convinced

Agent009 submitted on 10/19/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:17:42 AM

A Purdue University research team that studied five years of motor vehicle accidents in Washington State concludes antilock brakes and airbags don't minimize accidents or injuries because those systems may encourage more aggressive driving. Fred ...

23 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

20 Votes

Audi Claims 4 Awards: New TT Voted The Most Beautiful Car In The World

Agent009 submitted on 10/18/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:01:03 PM

Walter de Silva, design chief of the Audi brand group, picked up an impressive four prizes at the Auto Bild Design Award ceremony. The Audi TT, the Audi Q7 and the Audi Shooting Brake concept car were victorious in their respective classes. The TT sp...

38 user comments | Category: New Cars

31 Votes

Hot List: 10 Significant All-New 2007 Cars - Features

AUDBMLEXMRC submitted on 10/17/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:37:43 PM

New technologies and reshaped market segments define this year’s most important debuts. ...

19 user comments | Category: New Cars

12 Votes

Mercedes beefs up S-Class with S600 Guard

Agent009 submitted on 10/17/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:30:15 PM

Celebrities, dignitaries, and the obsessively paranoid now have a new cocoon in which to wrap themselves as they travel from place to place. For them, the Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard melds V12 power and Mercedes' luxurious, quiet accommodations with the...

69 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

30 Votes

MB Reviving a Classic

mkk21 submitted on 10/17/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:55:27 AM

We’ve known Mercedes-Benz has had a world-beater in the works since at least early 2004 when we blew the lid off plans for the McLaren-Mercedes P8 supercar. Now it appears the company has shifted gears once more, heading in the direction of remaking ...

37 user comments | Category: Spy News

16 Votes

Mercedes Looking For Partner For Its Next Generation A-Class and B-Class

Agent009 submitted on 10/16/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:37:17 AM

Mercedes is looking to cut costs for its next generation A-class and B-class small cars by enlisting the aid of a development partner that will work on platforms and possibly also engines together. The new A-class is expected for delivery in 2011 wit...

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

11 Votes

Audi Q7 gets 5 stars

Agent001 submitted on 10/14/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:07:09 PM

“Time and time again, Audi has demonstrated a strong commitment to safety.” said Johan de Nysschen, Executive Vice President of Audi of America, Inc. “We knew the Audi Q7 would be one of the safest SUVs available when we were developing it, and these...

35 user comments | Category: Report Cards

25 Votes

Best Nine Months in Audi's History

IamEvilHomer submitted on 10/9/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:49:26 AM

Sales to end of September up 8.4 percent - Best September ever: 83,200 vehicles delivered worldwide - Sales growth in China and USA - Audi increases sales forecast to 890,000 vehicles Audi sold 684,700 vehicles worldwide in the first nine month...

10 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

8 Votes

Forbes Predicts Audi to be World's Leading Premium Brand by 2015?

Agent009 submitted on 10/9/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:49:07 AM

Volkswagen AG unit Audi AG is aiming to become the world's leading premium car brand by 2015, Audi chief executive Martin Winterkorn told German weekly Welt am Sonntag. 'We have a clear vision: By 2015, we want to be the leading premium (car) ma...

51 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

40 Votes

Baby GL-class Due From Mercedes

Agent009 submitted on 10/4/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:42:41 AM

Mercedes-Benz will target its forthcoming small premium SUV at the US. The SUV is likely to be called the GLK. It will launch in 2008 in Europe and 2009 in North America and will be positioned below Mercedes' M-class premium SUV. "The new SUV...

16 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

17 Votes

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