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Stellantis Pulls The Plug On Maserati’s Future After Cancelling $1.6B Investment

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“We have to recognize that the dynamics in that business, particularly in the Chinese market , and our expectations in terms of how quickly that luxury market would transition to electrification,” he noted. “Despite the quality and high-performance models, the brand suffers from errors and carelessness in terms of marketing.

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Honda Could Get Full-Size SUV As Part Of Merger With Nissan

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More: 2025 Nissan Armada Keeps Drops V8 For Twin-Turbo V6, Keep $56K Base Price Intact While he didn’t go into specifics, Car & Driver quoted him as saying “In the short term, especially in the U.S. So, if maybe we can exchange some of the vehicles, that would also be a benefit for us in the short term.”

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Exclusive Jaguar interview: fresh details on 986bhp super-GT

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It was stunning in terms of its speed, its acceleration, its performance, but also how it delivered the power with a real sense of character, he said. I think theres an analogy there in terms of design, craftsmanship and engineering, and how things drive, rather than pure tech. Jaguar is not going to win by having the best technology.

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Car repair costs accelerate to ‘all time high’

Motor Trader

According to the survey repairers expect that 48% of vehicle owners will forgo ad hoc maintenance and routine servicing to cut running costs in the short term. In the longer term, it could support customer retention and facilitate the return of quality used stock that a dealer wishes to retail due to its service and repair history.

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BMW taps Rimac for EV batteries

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Full details will be announced at a later date, but the two companies in a joint statement said the long-term partnership will see Rimac deliver high-voltage batteries to BMW Group for EVs starting from.

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Radical new Renault interiors move upmarket, keep buttons

Autocar

The opportunities that affords in terms of “interaction” and “immersivity” are numerous, said Vidal, but Renault will simultaneously buck a trend towards all-out digitisation by ensuring that its future models still have buttons and switches for the most important controls.

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Toyota developing new 2.0-litre engine for hybrid GR sports cars

Autocar

What the GR has done, from a halo point of view, looking into our brand, has been amazing in terms of the Yaris, added Thompson. views the addition of such a motorsport-derived trickle-down technology as critical in terms of how we operate and support our brand.