After a clear comparison of various
branded Cars in compact sedan category, I decided to buy swift desire zxi...
Speaking to Automotive News recently, Britta Seeger, Mercedes» head of global sales, said that producing EQ -
branded cars in Alabama might force it to build the C - Class sedan outside the U.S..
Last Thursday, as I alighted from the Citi FM
branded car in front of the NPP headquarters, I had only one goal in mind — to get the work done.
For those who are unaware of the SAIPA brand, SAIPA is an Iranian automaker founded in 1965 to assemble licensed Citreon
brand cars in Iran.
Not exact matches
Assuming that other sites
car brands advertise on are plagued by a similar rate of fraudulent web traffic, Solve Media calculated
car companies would waste $ 541 million out of the $ 2.5 billion eMarketer estimates the auto industry will spend this year on digital
branding in the U.S.
But carmakers like this approach, because it allows them to control the relationship with the Internet - surfing customer, and make their
in -
car Internet as a distinguishing feature of the
brand.
The takeover, valued at $ 8 billion including debt, has been broadly welcomed
in a sport featuring famous
car brands such as Ferrari, McLaren and world champions Mercedes, and which has the Monaco Grand Prix as its jewel
in the crown.
This year's edition of the Dubai International Motor Show (DIMS) saw iconic automotive
brand Cadillac showcase its Escala concept
car for the first time
in the Middle East.
For luxury
brands, whose sales are often offline or
in - store, tracking website conversions can be as difficult as choosing a present that your spouse actually likes (when luxury
cars are not an option, of course).
What about companies like GE and Mitsubishi that have to not just handle multiples
brand in the same field, but also
brands in other areas, from light bulbs and entertainment companies to
cars and stereos?
Aston Martin, the luxury
car brand known for its appearances
in the James Bond franchise, is moving into real estate with a 66 - story condominium complex
in Miami.
The
cars have also provoked cries from some old - school die - hards that the
brand has so tamed itself
in order to reach the masses that it is no longer recognizable as the revered
brand.
More than
in any other musical form, hip - hop artists like to name - check their favourite luxury
brands in their lyrics — booze,
cars, restaurants, jewelry.
For a lower - priced vehicle, many of these tech features were surprising because they are usually found
in upper - end luxury
cars from
brands like BMW and Audi.
In January, GM introduced a
car - sharing service Maven, which combines and expands several of the automaker's existing test programs under one
brand.
Additionally, tech companies will likely opt to team up with automakers to release self - driving
cars, allowing them to integrate their technology
in more trusted
brands.
In turning people's heads, he has turned a company
car into a rolling conversation starter,
brand fortifier and revenue generator.
Mobileye's collision - warning systems, sold to suppliers and automakers for a little more than $ 100 each, are an option for customers
in car brands including Volvo AB, Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Corp..
According to the terms of the partnership, Lego manufactured Shell -
branded gas stations and racing
cars in exchange for the oil giant making those products available through its global network.
Buyers
in the luxury and high performance sports
car market have many choices from some incredible
brands.
Berlin is also very worried about China's buying spree
in the heartland of its top technologies — a recent allegedly stealthy purchase of a 9.7 percent stake
in Daimler (which owns the Mercedes Benz
brand of
cars), an 8.8 percent ownership of the Deutsche Bank, the purchase of the robotics firm KUKA and the energy management company Ista.
The most innovative corporate idea from one of the Big Three
in the last 30 years was GM's creation of the Saturn
brand, which gave the company a bold new design and changed the way
cars were sold and how salespeople were compensated.
In 2011 GM»S newly rejuvenescent Cadillac
brand capitalized on the glamorous occasion of the legendary Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, Calif., to introduce a new concept
car called the Ciel.
Citi said the target increase was to reflect a higher implied valuation for DRB - Hicom's remaining Proton stake, a government grant accompanying the deal and the sale of a 51 percent stake
in British sports -
car brand Lotus to Geely for around 556 million ringgit, which was also part of the deal.
Lincoln China President Amy Marentic told Reuters
in October that the
brand was studying whether to produce
cars locally
in China.
It was the toast of the auto - show circuit and a clear play on Kia's part to redefine the
brand with a classic «halo»
car —
in this case, a rear - wheel - drive, go - fast machine with a game - changing exterior design and an inviting price tag, relative to the upmarket competition.
«I think Tesla, a very good
brand in the electric vehicle market, coming into China actually helps the whole electric vehicle market become bigger and become stronger versus the traditional
cars,» says Freeman Shen, founder of WM Motor.
Silvia Killingsworth wrote for The New Yorker
in 2012 that «
Car Talk» was an «inescapable
brand»
in the»80s and»90s and held appeal even for those who weren't very interested
in cars.
The «controversial» move was highly criticized, given the importance of
brand association
in the
car industry, said Bill Visnic, a senior editor for
car research company Edmunds.
After selling 20 million
cars in 190 countries, the company made the difficult decision to drop the Datsun name (which originated
in Japan almost a century ago, and comes from the Japanese word «DAT» for lightning fast) from its U.S. operations to unify its global
brand.
In the U.S., trucks made by the Japanese automaker now known as Nissan were marketed under the Nissan
brand — but small
cars were
branded as Datsun until 1981.
Ironically, Nissan has decided to resurrect the
brand and will unveil the «first new Datsun
car for the 21st century»
in 2014
in countries like India, Indonesia, Russia, and South Africa.
The company made the move because sub-brands are largely «
in style» now and
car companies are using them to promote vehicles they don't necessarily want to be associated with their original
brand, Visnic said.
Whether it's a phone, tablet or wearable device, people are buying things and interacting with
brands while they're on the go — walking to the
car, waiting
in line or boarding a plane.»
He estimates that approximately 25 % of all loans issued
in Canada are to people with low credit scores, and while he believes people with higher credit scores will make up a growing proportion of Canada Drives» customer base going forward, he has built a business (and
brand) around an ability to get that 25 % into
cars.
In the Finnish city of Turku, you can stay in the Hesehotelli, and at some Hesburger locations you can take your car through a HesePesu — a Hesburger - branded car was
In the Finnish city of Turku, you can stay
in the Hesehotelli, and at some Hesburger locations you can take your car through a HesePesu — a Hesburger - branded car was
in the Hesehotelli, and at some Hesburger locations you can take your
car through a HesePesu — a Hesburger -
branded car wash.
Luxury
car sales had an especially strong year
in 2013, with Mercedes setting a sales record to win the race against BMW and Toyota's Lexus for the top - selling
brand.
Durant was a great promoter and visionary, and by 1909 he had turned Buick into the best - selling
car in the U.S. Searching for a business model
in a new industry, and with the prescient vision that a
car company should offer multiple
brands, that year he bought three other small
car companies — Cadillac, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac — and merged them with Buick, renaming the combined company General Motors.
Apple is said to be
in talks with BMW, adding more weight to earlier rumors that the iPhone maker is looking at creating an Apple -
branded electric
car.
While Tesla owners are not eligible for those subsidies because the
cars are foreign - made, the city of Shanghai offers free license plates for all electric
car brands, saving drivers around $ 12,000
in fees.
1) China's emergence as a dominant player
in the low - carbon market, 2) global oil majors» shift to renewable energy, 3) big corporate
brands moving to 100 % renewable power, 4) the rise of electric vehicles and expiration dates for gas - fuelled
cars, and 5) energy getting smarter through digitization.
Aston Martin, James Bond's
car brand of choice, aims to lead the luxury EV sector and has teamed up with Beijing - based technology company LeEco to develop an electric sedan, the Aston Martin RapidE, which is expected to hit markets
in 2019, CEO Andy Palmer told CNBC.
He will assume control of the company's budget Skoda and SEAT
brands in addition to his existing duties managing the division that manufactures
cars sold under the Volkswagen
brand.
Mr. Diess won favor with the Porsche and Piëch families, who own a majority of Volkswagen's voting shares, by improving profits at the division that makes Volkswagen -
brand cars despite a decline
in the number of vehicles sold.
While Chinese factories have churned out higher - quality
cars, including some destined to be exported to the United States, no Chinese automaker has developed a homegrown
brand appealing enough to sell overseas
in major numbers.
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 investo
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 investo
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 investo
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 investo
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 investo
CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investo
CAR, -11.56 % — give it an inside track with investors.
«More or less, Chinese
brands already compete with them on a similar level
in electric
cars.»
In October, Waterfront Toronto announced it had chosen Sidewalk Labs to present a plan to design a
brand new area of the city from scratch, with innovative technologies and infrastructure that's expected to include roads designed for driverless
cars.
In general, money expert Clark Howard recommends that you buy a
car that's two or three years old because
brand new
cars begin to lose value the second they're driven off the dealer's lot.
We are thrilled to partner with distinguished auto
brands like Daimler, Audi and Volvo
Cars to drive the revolution of smart mobility
in China,» she added.