Bentley Motors increased six-month vehicle sales by almost a quarter on demand from China and the Middle East, keeping the brand on track for another record year.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
EU starts probe into Hungarian state aid for Audi
The European Commission said it has started a probe into state aid granted by Hungary to Audi to see whether it met EU rules.
Porsche car sales rise 8 percent, boosted by Europe gains
Sales of Porsche sports cars and crossovers increased 8 percent to 87,800 vehicles in the first half, powered by rising demand for the face-lifted Panamera sedan and healthy gains in Europe.
brand-by-brand breakdown of VW Group’s most important marques
With the purchase of the Porsche brand in August 2012, Volkswagen Group added a 12th nameplate to its broad portfolio, which stretches from Ducati motorcycles via VW mass-market vehicles to 40-ton trucks. Here is a brand-by-brand breakdown of VW Group’s most important marques.
UC Riverside team wins EPA design contest with lawnmower exhaust aftertreatment device
A team of University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering students have won an EPA student design contest for developing an exhaust aftertreatment device that cuts CO, NOx and PM emissions from lawnmowers. EPA estimates that a standard gasoline-powered lawn mower emits 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation.
