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The Volkswagen brand delivered 586,400 vehicles worldwide in November 2019, thereby registering a growth of 3.9 percent compared to November 2018. Volkswagen made further gains in market shares in a shrinking overall global market. That also applies to China, the brand's largest single market, where Volkswagen grew deliveries by 4 per cent. The company registered significant growth in the US market as well, with a jump in sales of 9.1 per cent, while the growth registered in Brazil was 12.3 per cent. VW grew by 20.2 per cent in its home market Germany as well. Volkswagen Sales Board Member Jurgen Stackmann, "Especially in China, we still see considerable potential following the successful launch of the Jetta sub-brand. We look forward to the final spurt in December - of course we want to continue the positive momentum of the brand." 0 CommentsThe deliveries of the brand in the cumulative period are at the level of the previous year. Volkswagen's sales figures worldwide bring in a … [Read more...] about Volkswagen Registers Sales Growth Of 3.9 Per Cent In November Worldwide

The new GLA is the eighth model to join the line-up of the current compact car generation from Mercedes-Benz. It represents the entry level into the brand's successful family of SUV models. And there are quite a few changes that this new-gen model gets. The GLA features powerful overall proportions with short overhangs front and rear. The front section flows over the A-pillar into the compact greenhouse. The use of dynamic lines has reduced and the GLA now comes with coupe-like lines on the side windows. The radiator grille too features distinctive openings along with a single louvre and a central star. The side and rear views are characterised by the muscular shoulders of the vehicle. The doors reach over the sills, thereby on the one hand improving ease of access, while at the same time keeping the door frames free of dirt and improving impact protection in the event of a side collision. All-round protective cladding adds structure to the overall proportions and emphasises the … [Read more...] about 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLA Revealed; Gets More Tech And Power

Sky's the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit. Those are questions the founders of Argo AI - and automaker partners Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG - are betting they can answer by taking a different road than more highly valued rivals. They are steering away from building a robotaxi fleet and focusing instead on getting paid by the mile by customers that will use robot vehicles for multiple purposes, including delivering goods or transporting groups of people in vans. The self-driving systems developer led by Bryan Salesky, who got his start developing automated vehicles for a Defense Department sponsored competition 12 years ago, is at the center of a multibillion-dollar bet by its auto giant partners that autonomous vehicle technology must be good for more than replacing taxi drivers. "I hate the word robotaxi," Salesky said in a rare interview at Argo's Pittsburgh … [Read more...] about Argo Takes Different Road To Skirt Self-Driving Challenges

Tesla is known to make outrageous electric vehicles and we mean outrageous in a good way. The US based electric vehicle manufacturer recently showcased the Cybertruck which is a piece of work and has divided opinions about its design, though no doubt, it is a radical, futuristic model which will be available for purchase in a couple of years' time. But our ears pricked up when we heard about Musk responding to a tweet on the electric ATV. A twitter user asked about the availability of Tesla Electric ATV, which was showcased along with the Tesla Cybertruck. Elon Musk responded by tweeting that the electric ATV will be ready along with the truck, which is about two years from now. We'll aim to have it come out same time as truck. Two seater electric ATV designed to work with Cybertruck will be fun! Electric dirt bikes would be cool too. We won't do road bikes, as too dangerous. I was hit by a truck & almost died on one when I was 17. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 8, 2019 … [Read more...] about Tesla Could Make Electric Dirt Bikes In The Future

Images of a near-production Tata Gravitas SUV have recently surfaced online. The car was spotted testing wearing crash test orange body wrap, with production-ready parts and panels intact. In fact, we can even see the Tata logo under the wrapping. Based on the Tata Harrier, the global version of the new 7-seater full-size SUV, Buzzard was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show this year, so we expect the India-spec model to be showcased at the Auto Expo 2020, in February. We expect the SUV to be launched in 2020 and it will rival the likes of Ford Endeavour, Mahindra Alturas G4 and Toyota Fortuner. Also Read: Tata Gravitas SUV: Things We Know So Far Tata Gravitas ₹ 17.8 - 19 Lakh * ( Expected Price ) Expected Launch : Feb 2020 FIND OUT MORE The upcoming Tata Gravita is based on the OMEGA architecture like the Harrier and is essentially the 7-seater version of the latter. Thus, we can see that most of its styling is also borrow from the Tata Harrier, especially the face with … [Read more...] about Near-Production Tata Gravitas 7-Seater SUV Spotted Testing In India