Beijing-based car maker BAIC is currently in negotiations with Daimler about purchasing a stake in the German luxury automaker.
Before the 2015 Frankfurt motor show kicked off this week, Dieter Zetsche, Daimler’s CEO, confirmed to Reuters that the parent of Mercedes-Benz was in talks with BAIC.
According to Zetsche, the two companies are working together to formulate a plan that would allow BAIC to buy into Daimler without diluting the stakes of current investors, although he stated that
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Chinese car maker BAIC in talks to buy stake in Daimler
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Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ facelift spy photos
via caradvice.com.auA facelifted version of the Toyota 86 or Subaru BRZ has been caught testing in Europe by our spy photographers.
With just the front and rear bumpers covered in disguise, it’s clear that this update won’t do anything to drastic to the coupe’s design.
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Microsoft Cortana may be headed to your car
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Mercedes-Benz looking to expand its ranks with more electric cars
via caradvice.com.auMercedes-Benz is planning to add more electric vehicles to its model range over the coming years as demand is expected to grow. And yes, a Tesla rival is probably one of them.
Dr Thomas Weber, research and development boss at Mercedes-Benz Cars, told CarAdvice at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show that the company is looking to expand upon what it already has in the market.
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Australia To Be "Core Market" For Tesla Powerwall Energy Storage System
Tesla Motors' power-distribution offshoot Tesla Energy has announced that Australia will be one of the first markets to receive its Powerwall home battery storage systems, which could potentially revolutionise the domestic power industry.The United States, Germany, Switzerland and Austria will be the other launch countries for Tesla Energy's Powerwall products, which encompass a small back-up battery and scales right up to megawatt-hour level commercial-grade energy storage arra...Read more -
Mazda argues case for new CX-4 crossover
via caradvice.com.auThe Mazda Koeru concept revealed at the Frankfurt motor show this week does indeed serve as the precursor to a production CX-4 crossover, and is not just a vague future design preview.Its role? To become the car you buy if you’re over your Mazda 3, can’t fit your stuff in a CX-3 and want something sportier than a family-focused CX-5.
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2016 Ford Focus RS quicker than Golf R, S3, WRX STI
via caradvice.com.auhttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?t=5&v=GfP2LNDC2rY
The 2016 Ford Focus RS will be quicker than the Volkswagen Golf R, Audi S3 and the Subaru WRX STI when it storms into Australian showrooms next year.
Revealed in detail in June, Ford today released additional specifications of its forthcoming hot hatch hero, including its blistering 4.7-second 0-100km/h acceleration time and 266km/h top speed.
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Mercedes-Benz unveils four-seat open-roof luxury with S-class Cabriolet (pictures)
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Nissan salutes a classic Z car with an electric crossover (pictures)
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Europeans embrace electric drives at Frankfurt auto show (pictures)
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Bentley applies ultra-luxury to the SUV in the all-new Bentayga (pictures)
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Next Renault Koleos to grow up, get seven seat option
via caradvice.com.auThe next-generation Renault Koleos medium SUV — or whatever nameplate it ends up wearing — will grow significantly over the current model, enough to accommodate a seven-seat derivative and thereby carve out a significantly bigger piece of a lucrative market.Furthermore, the 2016 Koleos —which is ready to go but won’t be revealed globally until next year — will once again be made in South Korea at a Renault-Samsung plant, making its importation to Australia in 2017 -
Mercedes-Benz S-class Cabriolet: Extreme comfort in a cloth-top
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Audi showcases styling direction with electric E-tron Quattro concept (pictures)
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Ferrari opens up on the 488 Spider, a 661 horsepower drop-top
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Nissan homages a classic Z car with an electric crossover (pictures)
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2016 BMW 7 Series official debut
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Porsche's Mission E previews an all-electric, Tesla-fighting Panamera
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Audi previews 2018 electric car with E-tron Quattro concept
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Citroen and DS split to provide ‘tremendous opportunity’
via caradvice.com.auThe split of Citroen and DS will only result in more clear and precise positioning of each brand, according to the company’s director of products, Xavier Peugeot.
Speaking to CarAdvice at the Frankfurt motor show yesterday, Xavier Peugeot, who is a member of the Peugeot family and the son of Pierre Peugeot – the man largely credited with the formation of the Peugeot Citroen group – said that fears of Citroen becoming a boring and dull brand, and DS taking all the glory, are un -
Jaguar F-Pace crosses over with 380-horsepower V-6, diesel option to follow
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2016 Kia Sportage:: Preliminary Australian specifications revealed
via caradvice.com.auThe 2016 Kia Sportage has been given an official on the global stage at the 2015 Frankfurt motor show today, following its online reveal in August.
With the outgoing model proving itself as one of Kia’s best-selling offerings around the world, this all-new ‘QL’ Sportage will be crucial in building the brand’s global sales over the coming years.
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Honda's swansong diesel CR-V announced
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2016 BMW Series official debut
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Three-cylinder Holden Commodore ruled out, but smallest-ever engine likely for 2018
via caradvice.com.auFans still drying their eyes over the impending demise of the V8-powered Holden Commodore may take some solace in knowing that the company has ruled out offering a three-cylinder version of its next-generation large car.
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Fiat Punto joins Panda in Australian exodus
via caradvice.com.auThe decade-old Fiat Punto has joined the Panda in being quietly withdrawn from the Australian market, with the local division admitting its city-sized hatch never achieved the success it hoped for.
It’s the second time the third-generation Punto has been pulled from the local market. It was first offered between 2006 and 2010, and was most recently reintroduced in 2013, only to be axed now two years later.
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Aston Martin DB11 name confirmed, 2016 unveiling locked in
via caradvice.com.auAston Martin has confirmed its production supercar series will skip the DB10 badge given over to superspy James Bond, leapfrogging the number all-together.
Instead, fans can look forward to Aston’s next hero wearing a DB11 badge, revealed at today’s Frankfurt motor show as a stylised badge against a simple black background.
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2015 Frankfurt Motor Show Gallery
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Hyundai Motorsport :: Inside WRC service
via caradvice.com.auThe World Rally Championship (WRC) is comprehensively the toughest motorsport on the planet. Huge kilometres in harsh conditions abiding by strict rules: rallying is not for the faint of heart. But where many a rally has been won or lost, is inside the temporary walls of a team’s service bay. But how does it work?
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Google recruits former Hyundai boss for self-driving project, but swears off manufacturing
via caradvice.com.auGoogle has poached the former CEO of Hyundai’s North American operations, John Krafcik, to lead its growing self-driving project – but the company says it has no plans to become a carmaker in its own right.
An expert in ‘lean manufacturing’ who cut his teeth at Toyota and Ford, Krafcik was a key figure in Hyundai’s transformation into a big-time player in the American market.
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Hyundai N performance sub-brand ‘needs to be exciting’ to work, says local division
via caradvice.com.auThe head of Hyundai Australia public relations is confident the car maker’s upcoming first-ever ‘N‘ performance car will be exciting, but stresses that it needs to be for the sub-brand to work.
Speaking exclusively to CarAdvice at WRC’s Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour, Hyundai Australia public relations general manager Bill Thomas said the company is confident its debut N car will be “the right kind of car” with legitimate performance.
“We think t -
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