Vignale badged cars will be priced like Ford’s performance ST models but attract different customers.
Volume automakers aim to move upmarket in Europe as a way to boost profits in a domestic market set to decline for a sixth consecutive year.
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Ford wants Vignale line to propel brand upmarket in Europe
to win back sales from German premium brands Citroen, Ford, Renault move upscale
Models from Citroen’s upscale DS subbrand, such as the DS3, which competes with the Mini, sell for up to 40 percent more than Citroen’s equivalent non-DS variants.
HPI warns of ‘virtual car seller’ scams
Used-car buyers mistakenly believe that online payment systems such as Google Wallet will protect them from fraud. Not so, says a leading UK vehicle information expert which reports a growing number of buyers have been duped by the virtual car-seller scam.
VW labor chief says Chattanooga new model hinges on works panel
Volkswagen’s top labor leader, Bernd Osterloh, lent weight to efforts by the United Auto Workers union to represent workers at the automaker’s U.S. plant, an issue that has raised opposition among some politicians and union critics.
Tesla’s Model S overtakes VW Golf as Norway’s best-selling car
Tesla Motor’s all-electric Model S became the top-selling car in Norway last month, with drivers also paying a premium to buy the sports car second-hand to avoid having to wait five months for a new one, dealers said.
