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Europcar has formed a partnership with a small car rental business based in Esperance in an attempt to increase its share of Western Australia's mine - specific vehicle rental market.

Perth - based car dealer and logistic company Automotive Holdings Group has reported a strong rise in statutory net profit on record group revenue, though earnings per share were down slightly.

Maven is really three car - sharing services in one: a city - based service that rents GM vehicles by the hour through an app, another for urban apartment dwellers in Chicago and New York, and a peer - to - peer sharing service that started in Germany last year.

San Francisco - based Breeze, founded this year, offers customers week - by - week access to vehicles they can use to support jobs as drivers for Uber, Lyft and other sharing - economy platforms; co-founder Jeffrey Pang describes the service as an «equalizer» for those who want to get in on the action but don't have cars of their own.

• Carvana, a Phoenix, Ariz. - based online used car platform, raised $ 225 million by offering 15 million shares at $ 15 apiece.

The Brussels - based lobbying group also said that the U.S. is the number one destination for EU car exports both in terms of units (approximately a 20 percent share) and value (almost a 30 percent share).

A year later, he founded Tesla Motors, a Palo Alto, California - based company that produced the world's first all - electric, zero - emission sports car in 2010, the same year the company sold shares in a public offering.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has recently unveiled that his company aims to bring out an urban bus, a new pick - up truck and a car - sharing system based on autonomous vehicles.

In addition, late last week, Target announced it has promoted marketer Rick Gomez to the CMO slot, replacing Jeff Jones, who spent four years with the Minneapolis - based retailer before moving on to Uber, the car - sharing company, in the fall.

Matt Therian of Renaissance Capital, an IPO research firm based in Greenwich, Conn., noted that Zipcar has a relatively «capital intensive» business model, but its strong brand image and its head start in the car - sharing market — where it competes in some markets with for - profit rivals and such nonprofit entrants as Chicago's iGo and the San Francisco area's City Car Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investocar - sharing market — where it competes in some markets with for - profit rivals and such nonprofit entrants as Chicago's iGo and the San Francisco area's City Car Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investocar - sharing market — where it competes in some markets with for - profit rivals and such nonprofit entrants as Chicago's iGo and the San Francisco area's City Car Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investoCar Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investoCar Share, in addition, of course, to traditional rental incumbents like Hertz HTZ, -9.08 % and Avis Budget Group CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investoCAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investoCAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investors.

I will be holding on to the spare in case the family thinks it would be a convenience so we don't have to keep transferring the base back and forth between cars BUT that's not to stay installation isn't easy enough if you just share the one.

I got my first taste of how truly excellent car sharing can be when I signed up for Occasional Car, an independently owned Denver - based car service that provides energy efficient vehicles at incredibly competitive rates in Coloracar sharing can be when I signed up for Occasional Car, an independently owned Denver - based car service that provides energy efficient vehicles at incredibly competitive rates in ColoraCar, an independently owned Denver - based car service that provides energy efficient vehicles at incredibly competitive rates in Coloracar service that provides energy efficient vehicles at incredibly competitive rates in Colorado.

The five - door hatch i1 will be prettier, cheaper, and more practical than the current i3, swapping that car's expensive high - tech underpinnings for a much more conventional layout based on the FAAR WE front - drive architecture that will be shared with the next generation 1 Series, X1 SUV, and all future Minis.

As the standard car is based on the same MQB platform as the Audi S3, it is speculated that the SQ2 will also share its 306bhp 2 - litre turbocharged four - cylinder and Haldex based all - wheel drive system.

As our European correspondent Georg Kacher has reported, our best guess at this point is that the production Supra will feature BMW - sourced powertrain options it will share with the new Z4, likely a version of Munich's 2.0 - liter turbo inline four in the base car, although its long hood suggests BMW's present 3.0 - liter inline six turbo would also fit, which is rated at 355 horsepower in top spec trim.

New for the XC40 is an app - based «digital key» that will allow for easy car sharing; send someone a code and they can unlock and drive the car without a key — a feature that strikes me as both nifty and scary.

The GLB was originally going to be based on a new modular small - car platform shared with Renault - Nissan.

Based on company forecasts, this would give Mazda a 5 % share of global demand for C / D - segment cars.

Lynk & Co also claims its vehicle will be the «most connected car to date,» with a new sharing - based business model and open digital platform.

Andretti Autosport has been able to switch to the more powerful drivetrain thanks to rule changes that mean the US - based GRC racers share more technical resemblance with FIA World Rallycross cars.

The 599's fundamentals, based around the aluminium chassis technology shared by other current Ferraris, have been subject to an exquisite attention to detail, and the car also introduces such features as hyper - responsive «magnetorheological» semi-active adaptive dampers, a bespoke «F1 - Trac» dynamic stability system and the quickest - shifting version of the F1 auto - clutch manual yet, appropriately dubbed F1 - SuperFast.

Genesis models, designed under the direction of former VW design director Luc Donckerwolke, will be based on RWD platforms that are not to be shared with Hyundai's commodity cars, and this potent combo all but assures that the new brand can compete with sales numbers closer to Cadillac, if not Lexus, Mercedes, and BMW, rather than, say, Lincoln and Acura.

Their first prototype was in fact based on a Scirocco, not a Golf (the two cars shared the same underpinnings), but with a 100bhp version of the Audi 80 GT's 1588cc engine, a barely silenced exhaust and race - car - firm suspension.

Compared to the Carrera RS, it wasn't nearly as sharp, but it offered a noticeable boost over the regular Carrera 2, despite sharing the engine, brakes, and transmission of the base car.

Base it on those standards and compared to say a 2AT BMW (which it shares chassis and engines with) and I'd say you have a more distinct, better looking, better equipped (standard LED's compared to my F30's standard halogens) and better driving car (since you are not beholden to comparing it to the rest of the BMW line) for the money.

Since I am literally immersed in the collector car market on a daily basis, let me share some thoughts with collector car shopping: Chances are, because of the small number of cars I sell, you won't end up buying a car from me.

This platform is also shared with the Mini Hatchback and the BMW X1, and will form the basis for many future BMW and Mini cars.

As with all Mother Chassis - based cars, the 86 MC utilizes a standard Dome - produced chassis and GT Association - branded Nissan V8 engine; little is shared with the production car apart from its name and exterior styling.

A vision we share as well, especially at these times when many customers are simply buying the car based on performance numbers and fuel consumption indicators.

Codenamed the Datsun I2 the new small car is based on the new CMF - A platform and shares its underpinnings with the Renault Kwid.

Both cars are based on the similar concept and shared the same foothold.

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The Mark VI coupe was based on the Ford / Mercury 114» wheelbase version of the Panther chassis with its own distinct roofline; the four - door shared its body with the Lincoln Continental / Town Car.

It, however, still shares the engine, gearbox, infotainment, safety kit and some other bits with cars like the XC90, S90 and XC60 based on SPA (Scalable Product Architecture), so the lines blur.

The G35 was based on the Nissan FM platform shared with the Nissan 350Z sports car and Infiniti FX crossover SUV.

The cars were largely based on the Plymouth Reliant and Dodge Aries, and shared their 2.2 liter, four - cylinder engine.

Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac March Sales Surge 16 percent, Retail Share Climbs to 17.7 percent Chevrolet was the industry's fastest - growing full - line brand on a retail basis Best March in GMC history New models drive a 41 percent jump in crossover sales Three - truck pickup strategy delivers again with sales up 19 percent Commercial sales rise 19 percent in March, up 27 percent in the first quarter DETROIT — General Motors (NYSE: GM) today reported 296,341 car, crossover and truck deliveries in the United States in March.

1998 - The sedan Volvo S80 becomes first model in large - car range to be based on global shared technologies.

Considering it's heavily based on the Infiniti Q50 sedan, the Infiniti Q60 coupe unsurprisingly shares a lot of aspects with the four - door donor car's interior.

While the previous generation of Mercedes E-Class Coupe was based on a platform shared with the old Mercedes C - Class, the latest car is more closely related to the E-Class saloon.

Optima - Based, Car - Like Attitude and Performance (Giddyupidness) Under the hood Rondo is built from a solid foundation derived from Kia's new - generation Optima and shares engine, transmission and chassis components.

It's hard to add relative fuel economy to the mix since Honda has only shared preliminary figures for the 1.5 T cars, and not for the 2.0 - liter or the Hybrid (both of which go on sale after the base - engined cars).

Volvo Cars, the premium car maker, and leading truck maker Volvo Trucks (independent companies despite the names) are collaborating to share real - time data to expand coverage of the companies» connected safety technology — cloud - based systems that allow vehicle to communicate with each other and alert drivers of nearby hazards.

The Chevette used as its basis GM's World Car, «Project 909» — what would become the T - car program, so named because the vehicles shared GM's T platfoCar, «Project 909» — what would become the T - car program, so named because the vehicles shared GM's T platfocar program, so named because the vehicles shared GM's T platform.

The car sits on the same mechanical base and shares the same heavily sculptured styling as the CLS sedan through to its substantial B - pillar, including its signature frameless doors.

Tesla's Model 3 comes with a similar credit - card - like RFID key, and even that's just a backup for the smartphone - based Bluetooth app, and other automakers, like Volvo, are taking similar strides with future car - sharing efforts in mind.

Starting in 1978, GM offered diesel engines for a number of cars through several of its marques, but they based the engine design heavily on existing gasoline models and had them share many of the same parts, making them both inefficient and very fragile.

The car is based on the Honda Brio platform and as a result, features design cues from other cars that share the same platform like the Honda Mobilio MPV.

It's the electric version of Smart's smaller model, based on a rear - wheel drive platform it shares with the European Renault Twingo, and is Mercedes» answer to the compact city car that BMW offers with Mini.

And further more it's more rounded than the RC F coupe with which it shares much of its technical base, although that may be because my impressions of that car are based on some pretty chopped up roads in north - eastern USA.