Report: Volvo looking for small car partner

Posted on January 25, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Volvo There are drawbacks to being the property of a larger conglomerate, to be sure, but there are also benefits. Taking advantage of group buying power, shared developments costs and synergies with products from other divisions, for instance. And these are things that, since splitting off from Ford a couple of years ago, Volvo does not have at its disposal any longer. That’s why the Swedish automaker is looking for a partner with which to share development costs – specifically those attached to developing a new small car range

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Report: Audi accidentally(?) previews 2013 A3 design at CES

Posted on January 13, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Europe , Hatchback , Audi , Design/Style . Audi may have accidentally let slip the exterior design of its upcoming 2013 A3 .The German automaker set about showing off the hatchback’s cabin with a static display at Las Vegas’ CES ahead of the vehicle’s expected unveiling at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show . The display gives the world a sense of what to expect from the luxury compact’s front seats, center console and dash, which features a stand-alone LCD display that rises out from above the instrument panel’s center air vents. Like other Audi displays, the screen features various vehicle menus, including two that show off the full exterior of the three-door model.

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2013 Audi A3 images discovered

Posted on January 11, 2012 by admin

Audi has revealed graphical images of the all-new Audi A3 dubiously included within press photos for yesterday's interior unveiling at the Consumers Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

CES: Audi shows off 2013 A3 interior with new Audi Connect, we go hands-on [w/video]

Posted on January 10, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Sedan , CES , Technology , Hatchback , Audi , Infotainment Audi has tripled the size of its booth here at CES , and contained within is a mockup of the next A3′s interior. Well, half of it. But the functional display was designed to showcase the latest generation of Audi Connect , the automaker’s reworked infotainment system that’s set to debut on the 2013 Audi A3 .

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Report: Audi to unveil Vail CUV concept in Detroit

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Crossover , Audi Audi CEO Rupert Stadler slipped up while talking to Bloomberg , telling the financial pub that in addition to the 2013 A4 and A4 AllRoad , a small crossover concept will debut at the Detroit Auto Show next week. Stadler didn’t give up anything in the way of details, but the concept will be dubbed the “Vail” and could be a way to gauge reception of a smaller Audi CUV in the States. If we had to guess, the Vail will feature an Allroad-like treatment on the Euro-only Q3 , likely involving a higher ride height, plastic body treatments and a more go-anywhere attitude. We’ll know for sure in a few days, but we hope that’s not all Audi has planned.

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Spy Shots: Volvo V40 caught testing in winter wonderland

Posted on December 19, 2011 by admin

Filed under: Wagon , Europe , Volvo , Luxury Our spy photographers have manged to lay lenses on the new Volvo V40 as engineers put the vehicle through a little cold-weather testing. Until just recently, we’d heard that the five-door version of the C30 would be called the V30, but Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby has confirmed that the model will actually come wearing V40 badges. Whatever they call it, Volvo is hoping the new machine will be capable of giving the Audi A3 Sportbac k and BMW X1 a run for their respective Euros.

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