Volkswagen Group said it is on target to sell 10 million vehicles this year after its September vehicle sales increased 3 percent to 881,300.
Higher sales in China and Europe are helping to offset weaker volume in the U.S. and South America for the group, which owns the Audi, Porsche and Bentley luxury brands, as well as the VW, Skoda and Seat volume marques.
By JUSTIN PRITCHARD & Dee-Ann Durbin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new version of the luxury electric car maker’s Model S sedan that includes all-wheel drive and self-driving “auto pilot” features.
The base price for a new Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG will be £59,795. The latest generation of Mercedes-Benz’s smallest super saloon hits the UK in Spring 2015, with four-door and Estate versions on the way, as usual, and each will be powered by an all-new 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine.
Mitsubishi will add plug-in hybrid versions of its its next ASX compact crossover and Pajero/Shogun SUV, CEO Osamu Masuko said.
The plug-in variants will join the Outlander, which already has a plug-in variant on sale in Europe.
By Christoph Rauwald
Audi wants to rein in costs by about €2 billion ($2.5 billion) a year to offset surging spending on new technology, according to people familiar with the matter.
