BMW is still winning the premium German sales race between Mercedes-Benz and Audi, however, Mercedes-Benz overtook Audi last month thanks to a range of new compact models. During November, Mercedes-Benz sold 133,441 vehicles around the world. It was just enough to beat Audi, which sold 132,050. Mercedes-Benz sales increased 11 […]
Sales and marketing
Porsche posts best-ever annual sales in 2012
Porsche has reported its annual sales figures for 2012, and it looks like the company had its best-ever year last year. Vehicle sales were up 22 per cent compared with 2011, with 143,096 vehicles sold during the year. As a result, the company turnover was up by 27 per cent […]
Video: Pagani Huayra – the ‘god of wind’, and sex?
Pagani has released a cool new promotional video for the Pagani Huayra. The video blends the relationship between passion and the wind, using the sleek sexy movements of the Huayra, and the sleek sexy movements of… a couple in love. The Huayra is powered by a bespoke AMG 6.0-litre twin-turbo […]
Toyota takes worldwide sales crown for 2012
Toyota has outsold the leading carmakers for the 2012 worldwide overall sales crown. Statistics from the company have just been released, putting it ahead of top-sellers General Motors and Volkswagen Group. Toyota, including Lexus, Hino and Daihatsu, sold a record 9.75 million vehicles in 2012. This is up considerably (23 […]
BMW retains US luxury sales lead, helped by new 3 Series
With 2012 now well and truly gone, the sales stats of vehicles all around the world are starting to come through. And for the popular premium segment in the US between BMW, Lexus, and Mercedes-Benz, it’s BMW that has come out on top. BMW sold 281,460 vehicles in the USA […]
Video: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 films – behind the scenes
Have you ever wondered just how much work is involved in creating a promotional video for a new car? Porsche has just released a cool showcase, detailing exactly that. The video surrounds the making of the films that were created for the new 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4. Being an […]
Australian vehicle sales for November 2012 – new Corolla leads the way
The official VFACTS figures for Australian new vehicle registrations for November 2012 are out, and it’s the new Toyota Corolla that has blown every car out of the water. The new Corolla has been on sale for under two months (full review coming soon), yet it has already won the […]
Video: Michelin shows how low rolling resistance tyres work
Michelin has released an interesting new advertising campaign which involves giving us all a quick hands-on demonstration of why its tyres are supposedly better than the rest. Of course, being an advertisement there is going to be a certain amount of variables that still need to be accounted for. The […]