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Opinion: is Volvo the new Audi?

After a long period of scoops, previews and teasers, Volvo finally revealed the new V60 wagon yesterday. And it’s a...
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GM to drop Chevrolet in Europe to focus on Opel

General Motors must be reading Left-Lane.com, as they have announced that Chevrolet will be pulled from the European car market,...
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What’s Tesla’s long-term business model?

After revealing the Tesla Model 3 last Thursday, Elon Musk tweeted the company had received 276.000 pre-orders by the end...

Return of a bad habit? Chinese copycat designs

The Chinese Range Rover Evoque clone Landwind X7 has revived an old habit among Chinese automakers, of whom we had...

Success stories of 2016: US

For the second year, in what we hope will become an annual tradition here at CarSalesBase, we are using the...

How traditional automakers failed to handle Tesla

In recent years and especially months, Tesla has grown into the most valuable automaker in the world in terms of...

Design hero to zero: part 1

The automotive world is littered with success stories of automakers coming up with surprising hits, creating design icons from scratch...
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Automotive mergers: necessary, welcome or a threat?

Let’s talk about automotive mergers again, because Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, keeps going on about them being necessary...

The sad case of the Renault Laguna

Just the other day I caught myself trying to remember what the current Renault Laguna looked like, and I couldn’t....

Electric Phaeton – the upside of Dieselgate?

Scrambling to recover from the self-inflicted Dieselgate, VW is announcing changes left, right and center. We’ve already heard of Winterkorn...

The fashion for numerical car names, and the associated inflation

With the recent introduction of the Genesis brand Hyundai also outlined how the existing models would be renamed under the new...

Tesla vs. Fisker: 6-0

  As a toddler we all played with a remote controlled toy car, always bumping into the newly painted living...

General Motors – Honda alliance: will it work?

So this week General Motors and Honda announced they are planning to form a North American auto alliance that could...
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VW diesel emissions scandal, are they the only ones to blame?

A lot has been written about the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal that’s been uncovered in the US. But not yet...
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Self-driving cars: also for driving enthusiasts?

There are many roads that are just too much fun not to drive yourself. At first, I was skeptical of...

US is missing out: small and subcompact pickups

Pickup trucks were originally developed in the US as an easy way to carry cargo and two people in a...
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Land Rover: Misunderstood, Underappreciated, & Bloody Brilliant

It was 1947 when the Wilks brothers created a new car concept, mixing the simplicity of a utility vehicle with...
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MG to expand to mainland Europe, what does it need to become successful?

After almost 10 years of UK-only sales, SAIC MG is ready to start exports of its cars from China to...

Top 5: Production cars in Geneva

#5: Renault Kadjar Why is it here? Because it’s based on successful Nissan X-Trail/Rouge, because it manages to look even...

Tesla debuts Model X, forgets to remove masking tape… [w/ Poll]

  Tesla finally debuted the production version of the Model X, following what seems like years of teasing, “concepts” and...
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Should Volkswagen create a low-cost brand? [w/poll]

Bart and Kriss couldn’t agree on whether the US is ready for a true low-cost car brand, and now they’re...

Poll results: new E-class fails to impress

A few weeks ago we asked you what you thought of the new E-class. Now the results are in, and...
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Discussion: Do sub-brands make sense? [w/poll]

The past few years have seen a re-emergence of a long-dormant trend – for mainstream brands to launch dedicated sub-brands....

Demand for Lagonda Taraf and why Porsche canned the 989 four-door

To no-one’s surprise the Lagonda (ok, Aston Martin) Taraf will be sold in the UK, Europe, and not just in...
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Mitsubishi’s fate in the US is sealed

In 2011, Mitsubishi announced Jump 2013, a three-year business plan that focused its attention to building SUVs, pick-up trucks and...
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Marchionne still doesn’t see a business case for the Tesla Model 3, will become a dinosaur

Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne is famous for speaking his mind and making controversial statements about the automotive industry. He...
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How Automotive Knowledge Sharing Is Moving Online

In the latter half of the 20th century, if you wanted to learn about which was the best spark plug...
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The Alfa Romeo Giulia in real life, what do you think?

I recently had the opportunity to see the new Alfa Romeo Giulia in real life. Of course this was the...
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Predictions for 2018: US

Looking ahead, even one year, can be very tricky. Last year we nominated one brand and two models as potentially doing...
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Will the Range Rover Evoque Convertible be a success?

It’s been almost three years since Land Rover showed the Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept at the 2012 Geneva Autoshow,...
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Why Knowing How To Drive Stick Is Still Essential

Let’s face it, the vast majority of cars and trucks these days are sold with some form of automatic transmissions....

Different views on the European minicar market

The Fiat 500 has been and still is a great success story. It has been on the market for almost...
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Ford to switch US Focus production to China instead of Mexico

Ford has announced that the next generation Focus sedan will be imported from China, now that other automakers have proven...

Unpopular opinion: Jeep Cherokee

The new Jeep Cherokee has gotten a lot of flack for its challenging looks, but it’s one of those cars...
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Poll results: Fiat Tipo expected to do pretty well in Europe

Earlier this month we asked our readers if they thought Fiat was on the right track with the all-new Tipo...
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10 Personalized Plates That 100% Match Their Cars

Vanity plates or personalized license plates can be a great way to express yourself without having to customize your car....
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BMW i3 crash test reminds of the A-class moose test

Remember the Moose Test that almost killed the Mercedes-Benz A-class? In 1997 Mercedes had introduced a revolutionary new car, the...

How the Chinese and Indians successfully buy brands while the Americans fail

The recent acquisition of Italy’s tire manufacturer Pirelli by the Chinese state-owned chemical company ChemChina is the latest in a...

Disappointments of 2016: Europe

A new year is always a nice opportunity to reflect on the past year and in our case, that means...
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Why is Sergio Marchionne still in charge of Fiat-Chrysler?

With GM CEO Dan Akerson stepping down next January to make room for Mary Barra, the first female CEO of...

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