Car registrations in Germany rose by 2 percent in July as new models helped automakers such as Opel and Mercedes-Benz to achieve sales gains while Volkswagen brand saw demand for its vehicles decline.
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Audi plans to upgrade A8 flagship to rival new Mercedes S class
Audi will upgrade its top-of-the-line A8 later this year to compete with a new generation of the Mercedes-Benz S class.
Mercedes 2015 Models to get heads-up display
Mercedes-Benz has done a turnabout on the subject of head-up display and now plans to offer the feature on its redesigned S class and C class, say company sources.
The redesigned S-class flagship arrives in showrooms in September. Head-up display is expected to be added as an option to both the S class and C class in the fall of 2014.
More carmakers embrace telematics
In its second coming, telematics appears to have greater appeal for vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), especially in North America.
Market participants’ rose-tinted view of the future might not be entirely unfounded, going by the success of the Hyundai Bluelink, BMW Assist, GM OnStar and several other connected services in vehicles.
Could councils be forced to cut parking charges?
Councils across England could be forced to cut parking charges following a landmark High Court judgement. It ruled it illegal for Barnet council to increase the cost of residents and visitor permits as a way of boosting revenue and subsidising its other services.
Residents argued that 10 per cent of locals who lived in controlled parking zones, were effectively subsidising transport across the whole borough and that rather than being part of a traffic management plan, the charges were being increased in order to pay for things such as fare concessions and other transport costs.
