Sentences with phrase «kind of car company»

America's «different kind of car company» enters the sports - wagon segment this fall with the 2002 Saturn Vue.

A different kind of car company, Saturn was set up in the mid-1980's in response to the Japanese invasion of small, fuel - efficient cars.

McLaren says this isn't any sort of prototype for a future model, but states this is the kind of car the company could produce in the year 2030.

He explains how the so - called father of the Miata, Bob Hall, who was at the time writing for MT, had a conversation with Mazda's president in which he was asked what kind of car the company should make.

And those kinds of car companies, if they aren't too big to fail (because they employ hundreds of thousands of people), tend to vanish without a trace.

Not exact matches

Another kind of power comes from someone's ability to reward you with things - like bonus money, trips, a company car or a fancy office.

In response to a shareholder question about what could be done to speed up the glacial pace of adoption of electric car production by other car companies, Musk said he was «playing with doing something fairly significant on this front which would be kind of controversial with respect to Tesla's patents.»

«I realized that I wasn't going to be able to have the kind of life people have in the States — a good house, a nice car, maybe a summer house — if I finished school and went to work for a company,» Fuks says.

As companies continue to increase the number of tests they conduct in cities, their vehicles are facing the kinds of challenges — like pedestrians and intersections — that are more difficult for self - driving cars to handle.

Every American car brand, including Tesla, has some kind of on - or off - road truck or SUV, and many of them are delivering higher transaction prices and selling better than companies expected.

«I think it is kind of ironic that a renewable energy, a green energy car company we are courting to come to our state, that one of the things we are giving them is free energy,» said Angie Sullivan, a Las Vegas schoolteacher.

This kind of uncertainty led to concerns last month from Nevada State Treasurer Dan Schwartz about whether Faraday backer Jia Yueting, a Chinese billionaire, would be able to fund the company's proposed $ 1 billion car plant in Southern Nevada.

The company that will bring Henrik Fisker back into the electric car industry will use a new kind of battery to power its vehicles.

Working with one of the world's largest car manufacturers on a commercial autonomous service is a significant opportunity for each of these companies, but it could also represent a new kind of self - driving relationship for the ride - hail company.

In fact he first tried to get a railroad to carry them in what we call piggyback manner — that is to say a truck trailer still on its chassis, attached to a flat car on a railroad — but the railroads after the war had their own problems and they lacked the kind of flexibility he would have needed; and also they felt themselves to be competing directly with the trucking companies and they hoped to drive them off the field essentially.

One of the new companies is even trying to lure motorists away from their cars by offering a different kind of motor: an electric one.

Obviously, the placeshave or didn't know what kind of cover that I am going to be offered bigger car rental company to another website.

What we said: «These American cars can hold their own in any company on any kind of road.

New, track - oriented 1LE packages for both the Camaro V - 6 and Camaro SS V - 8 will arrive later this year, and he tells us that performance not only sells cars but also attracts the kind of talented personnel you want in a great car company.

Superficially, the decision makes a kind of cold - hearted sense, which is why the automotive pundit - ocracy has shrugged its collective shoulders and signed off on company chairman Sergio Marchionne's announced plan to walk away from small - and medium - sized cars.

I think most countries have some kind of official or well know appraisal organizations which give official book values for vehicles which are used by the general public as a guideline for buying and selling, and by insurance companies for calculating payouts when cars are wrecked.

As a quick ride around a little test loop at the Hawthorne facility proved to us, the 2015 Tesla Model S P85D is the kind of car that the German car companies would understand.

From the treasure trove that are the cars on Gooding & Company's auction block, it picked those vehicles which represented the «kind of their class» to showcase before the auction next month.

Barely in his 30s, Palermo drives his team to dream up fascinating industrial designs for all kinds of companies, but it's clear one of his strongest passions is cars.

Retro sets up a kind of resonance within us, and so we welcome the car, the company that makes it, and even the person driving it.

STUTTGART, Germany — Porsche has never been a diesel kind of car brand, though its parent company, Volkswagen Group, is heavily invested in Germany's favorite type of engine, as are rivals Daimler and BMW Group.

The diesel claims an economy figure of 67mpg and CO2 emissions of 110g / km, resulting in a tax bill of just # 20 a year and a 20 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating for company car buyers.

CO2 emissions of 105g / km mean it qualifies for 26 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) company - car tax liability.

Both are rated at 158g / km for CO2 emissions, so company - car drivers will face a Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) figure of 30 %.

If you're thinking of running one as a company car, watch out for a 37 per cent Benefit in Kind rate up to 2020.

It can't match the PHEV on paper, but its claimed fuel consumption of 53.3 mpg is pretty good for an SUV this size, although its 139g / km CO2 emissions figure still means a relatively pricey 29 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating for company - car drivers.

Every version of the C3 will cost # 140 a year to tax, while company - car drivers should seek out the 1.2 - litre PureTech petrol, thanks to its low 19 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) band.

We'll work with all kinds of credit - good, poor, or even no credit - and our strong relationships with lending institutions enables us to find the right car loan company to best suit your needs.

Official economy stands at 25mpg and CO2 emissions of 258g / km equate to road tax the top 37 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) band for company - car drivers, making the RC F more expensive to run than both the M4 and RS5.

Compare it to a regular family car, and that impression is slightly dulled, but even in that kind of company the F - 150 would not bow its head in shame.

There's a hybrid model promised which should answer questions on that score, but meanwhile company car drivers will be looking at a top - rate 37 per cent Benefit - in - Kind bracket and an associated annual tax bill that's knocking on the door of # 25k — assuming users are in the highest «additional rate» income tax band.

The Chinese company has obviously taken some design cues from Lexus and the LFA, but to be fair to Icona, this kind of stuff happens all the time in the car business.

These numbers equate to CO2 emissions of 158 and 168g / km for a car with the automatic or manual gearbox respectively, resulting in company - car Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) bands of 32 and 34 %.

This makes it one of a thinning breed of sports cars to boast a Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) tax rating lower than the 37 % maximum — good news if you want to run a Boxster as a company car.

That puts it in the 27 per cent Benefit in Kind (BiK) tax bracket for company car buyers, three percentage points ahead of the more powerful D5 version.

And its CO2 emissions of 139g / km make it competitive for company - car drivers looking for an exciting alternative, thanks to a Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) liability of 26 %.

Company - car users will find that it offers the lowest Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) tax rating of the range, at 30 %.

If that isn't a sign of things to come, then maybe the Japanese automaker's plan to reveal a new concept model at the Tokyo Motor Show, one that will prominently showcase the company's goal of marrying «car intelligence» and «electrification,» is the kind of validation that Nissan's looking for to show that it's serious about becoming a big player in the race to bring autonomous driving into public roads.

If the starting price of the car isn't too much of an obstacle, the hybrid Cayenne actually makes a relatively appealing company car because its low emissions mean it gets a low Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) rating of 13 % -17 %.

With an all - electric range of up to 31 miles, the E-Hybrid model claims an official fuel consumption figure of 113mpg and slots into the company - car - friendly 13 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) band.

While that doesn't make a difference to the road tax paid by private motorists — it's # 140 a year across the board — Benefit - in - Kind rates of 23 % and 25 % make the Punto an unappealing company car choice.

CO2 emissions of 106g / km for the CLA 200d automatic place it in the 23 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) company - car tax band.

If current trends continue, the 2.0 - litre TDI Ultra diesel with 187bhp will be by far the most popular engine, thanks to its economy of up to 68.9 mpg and CO2 emissions of 108g / km, for a company - car friendly Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) band of 23 %.

It emits 109g / km of CO2, and incurs a Benefit - in - Kind rate for company car drivers of 23 %.

Those who cover a higher annual mileage might prefer a diesel, and the entry - level 148bhp 2.0 - litre is a great all - rounder, with up to 74.3 mpg possible, combined with CO2 emissions of 106g / km for a 23 % Benefit - in - Kind (BiK) company - car tax rating.