Sentences with phrase «global car brand»

Now, having secured $ 20m in additional investments, the company is set to expand with the stated aim of becoming «a major global car brand».

Not exact matches

Dozens of billboards line the highway, pushing not party slogans but modern - day dreams to Russia's 143 million people: chic global fashion brands, European luxury cars, and much more.

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.

Along with these kinds of changes, and the growing popularity of autonomous driving, the consistent design of services and experiences from within the car and beyond will become much more important to car manufacturers — to a point where it will drive brand identity, said Nils Uellendahl, the Shanghai - based design director of BMW Group's (bmwyy) global creative consultancy Designworks.

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.

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.

Establishing Cadillac as a separate business unit from General Motors allows for greater growth opportunities; as de Nysschen explained to us, halo models and flagship sports cars will be important to Cadillac's goal to be «restored as a pre-eminent global premium brand.»

Just as the Toyota Land Cruiser has been a high - priced outlier in its brand's showrooms for years, the new Armada takes on the look and stature of a fairly famous global SUV while serving as a sort of flagship for Nissan's smaller, popular car - based crossovers, the Pathfinder, Murano, and Rogue.

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..

Darren Cox, Nissan's Global Head of Brand, explains that the complexity of the car's design is one reason why nobody else has attempted it.

As part of its effort to expand into a global premium brand, Nissan's Infiniti is changing the model names of its cars and utility vehicles.

«Jaguar is a brand with a rich sporting heritage,» said Formula E CEO, Alejandro Agag, «and the fact that it is returning to global motorsport with Formula E is a huge endorsement of the championship and its ability to influence the development of electric cars.»

Chevy's global brand chief Alan Batey says that electric cars are proving very popular with consumers attracted to ride sharing.

WHEN 2014 MERCEDES - BENZ CL, JAG - STYLE «To make it work, this car would have to be much more dynamic and emotional than a Mercedes CL,» comments Jaguar global brand director Adrian Hallmark.

One can argue that, regardless of Ford's «One Ford» globalized marketing campaign that only recently debuted, the brand's first global car for the new millennium was the 2000 Focus.

The car has in many ways served as the brand's foundation, a vehicle that helped propel Rolls - Royce beyond a mere manufacturer of fine automobiles and into a global luxury icon.

Mark Reuss, GM's global product chief, recently confirmed Cadillac is looking at an entry - level competitor, while Leone, who also heads up development of rear - wheel - drive cars at GM, is categorical in saying the brand does not want a front - wheel - drive car at the base of its lineup.

The car is a collaboration between Red Bull Racing's champion racing driver and global brand ambassador, Sebastian Vettel, and Infiniti's Chief Creative Officer, Shiro Nakamura.

Chairman of the VW brand, Wolfgang Bernhard, declines to give global volume projections for the car, but North American officials expect to sell 15,000 units annually.

It is a stable market leader in Italy with a share of 20.7 % and for the Fiat brand it is the second most global car - line after the 500, with 70 % of sales made outside Italy.

Aston Martin is continuing its confident global expansion with the opening of the luxury British sports car brand's first dealership in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.

«We call it internally Volks - SUV — the production car won't have that name — because it turned from a regional project into a global project,» VW brand sales chief Juergen Stackmann told Automotive News.

Global Imports goes above and beyond in reconditioning our certified cars to where you literally can not tell in many cases the car is not brand new.

The most influential car show in the US attracted the great and the good of the global car industry to Motor City and the big brands performed their usual scrabble for the limelight.

Built in 11 factories around the world, this VW Golf - sized family car has, since 2008, been delivering growth for GM's global «value» brand.

Speaking about the brand - new plant, Han - Woo Park, president, Kia Motors, said that the new facility will not only provide greater flexibility for Kia's global business but also help sell cars in India, currently the fifth largest market in the world.

Commenting on the global debut, Jaguar Cars Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark said: «The unveiling of the F - Type in Paris will be a truly significant day in Jaguar's history as it will mark the company's return to the sports car market, a market it originally helped to create.&global debut, Jaguar Cars Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark said: «The unveiling of the F - Type in Paris will be a truly significant day in Jaguar's history as it will mark the company's return to the sports car market, a market it originally helped to create.&Global Brand Director Adrian Hallmark said: «The unveiling of the F - Type in Paris will be a truly significant day in Jaguar's history as it will mark the company's return to the sports car market, a market it originally helped to create.»

In April 2011, JLR had said it will invest 1.5 billion pound every year for the next five years, mainly on product development as it looks to catch up with global luxury car makers and position itself as a top premium brand.

«Corvette and Chevrolet are global brands, and we look forward to seeing production - based Corvette race cars competing in series around the world under the leadership of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA).»

Japan's Honda Motor is developing a brand new global car platform with a strong focus on India and this could give birth to a new premium compact car, a sedan, and an SUV.

The seventh - generation Fiesta is still based on Ford's Global B - car platform, but it has been tuned to offer 10 per cent more grip, according to the brand.

Given that Toyota's global boss, Akio Toyoda, is a genuine rev head, green - lighting projects like the new Toyota Supra, it wouldn't be surprising if he sanctioned a high - performance version of the brand's best - selling car.

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The Toyota's sub luxury brand which has made a place for itself in global luxury car segment is all set to unveil the 2018 Lexus LS 500 and LS 500h.

«Chevrolet is America's favorite performance car brand, and for 2014 we are going to offer enthusiasts more choices than ever before,» said Alan Batey, senior vice president, Global Chevrolet.

The concept car, launched at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year to global acclaim, was just announced as the winner in the Concepts category of the Automotive Brand Contest 2012, the international competition for automotive brands and now a major industry event.

The LC is the first car to be developed on Lexus» new front engine / rear - wheel drive Global Architecture — Luxury (GA - L) platform, which gives Lexus the ability to take design and performance to another level — fundamental to its future direction as more emotionally driven brand.

Hyundai is understood to have global ambitions for its new N brand, and this car would be a welcome addition in the US, as Hyundai has seemingly been focused on augmenting its crossover SUV range over the past few years.

is the latest addition to Chevrolet's passenger car lineup and provides first - ever safety technologies for the global brand.

The brand's main focus for 2017 was the launch of the all - new Micra supermini — a model that was fast - tracked after European buyers in particular reacted badly to the interior quality and refinement of the «global» version of the car.

In line with Hyundai Motor Group's target to become a global top 2 automaker in the eco-friendly car market by 2020, Hyundai Motor will expand its eco-friendly line - up in all segments by this time, all launched under the Blue Drive ™ sub brand.

Jaguar might be a renowned name in the pantheon of luxury brands, but it's also an automaker that sells a very, very small number of cars on the global stage when compared to some of its...

«Just about every decade, Cadillac designs a breakthrough car that becomes synonymous with the brand's character of the period, such as the 1938 60 Special, the 1959 lineup, the 1975 Seville and the 2003 Sixteen Concept,» said Clay Dean, Cadillac's global design director.

«A new chapter is set to be written in MINI's global success story as cars from the British premium brand roll off an assembly line outside Europe for the first time.

Peter Schreyer is marking ten years of leading new car design for Kia, a period during which the Korean brand's global sales...

Conceived as the new global pinnacle of the Lexus brand, the LS goes beyond what the world expects from a luxury car.

The 4C's limited volume will not help to substantially lift Alfa's global sales, which last year fell to about 100,000 units from 132,000 in 2011, but the car will bridge a product dearth until the brand launches eight new cars between 2014 and 2016.

At last week's global Discovery launch, he also hinted the Range Rover brand's expansion could even extend to an uber luxury car.

«The Chevrolet - FNR is one of Chevrolet's most forward - thinking concept cars, truly exemplifying the brand's passion for innovation and ingenuity,» said Alan Batey, GM executive vice president and president of GM North America and Global Chevrolet.

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