je.st
news
Tag: car
Lexus flagship: A car or a haven?
2015-05-06 20:03:53| Electronics - Topix.net
This undated image made available by Toyota shows the 2015 Lexus LS 460. Photo: David Dewhurst, AP The quiet interior, silky smooth ride and roomy, upscale environment of this flagship Lexus make it more of a haven from the stresses of the day than an automobile.
Tags: car
haven
lexus
flagship
Car makers, Baidu prepare bid for Nokia's Here - report
2015-05-06 18:56:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Germany's big-three premium-brand auto makers are preparing an acquisition bid with Baidu for a majority stake in Nokia's Here mapping unit, the Wall Street Journal reported, with sources saying the bid values the unit at "considerably more than EUR 2 billion." BMW, Audi, and Daimler's Mercedes-Benz want to band together in order to prevent a company such as Google, Apple or Facebook from gaining control of a key part of the technology needed to run self-driving cars and in-car digital services, the sources said."The greatest threat to the automobile industry would be if Google developed an operating system for self-driving cars and made it available free to everyone," the source said. Talks have reached an advanced stage and are likely to conclude within the next two weeks. Although there are still no specific details such as price and the distribution of specific stakes, the German car makers are aiming to acquire a controlling majority. Baidu and an undisclosed financial investor in the group would acquire minority stakes. Nokia would retain a minority stake. Separately, Audi is expected to announce a "far-reaching cooperation" with China's Baidu at the China CES consumer electronics show in Shanghai later this month, the person said.
TH White Land Rover dealership acquired by fast-growing Swindon car retailer Cambria
2015-05-06 11:31:21| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Cambria, the acquisitive Swindon-based franchised motor retailer, has stayed close to its home town for its latest deal - the 7.56m takeover of TH White's Land Rover franchise in Royal Wootton Bassett. Cambria said it will relocate the newly acquired Land Rover operation to a redeveloped site alongside its existing Jaguar dealership in Dorcan Way, Swindon, over the next two years.
Will 2015 Plug-In Electric Car Sales Exceed Last Year's Total?
2015-05-06 07:19:55| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
With most of the data now in for April sales of plug-in electric cars, it's looking as though the first four months of 2015 aren't seeing notably higher numbers than those of 2014. As always, there's some slop in the numbers because Tesla Motors, Fiat Chrysler, and Kia Motors refuse to break out their plug-in car sales.
Car Dealers: What Are Your Most Outrageous Customer Stories?
2015-05-06 00:06:28| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Ok dealerships, you asked for it and now is your chance. Do you have a story you would like to share from the other side of the desk? It could be the sales manager from hell or a customer that threatened to take your head off because you didn't have the right color.
Tags: customer
car
stories
dealers
Sites : [392] [393] [394] [395] [396] [397] [398] [399] [400] [401] [402] [403] [404] [405] [406] [407] [408] [409] [410] [411] next »