Mercedes-AMG is born to be wild

In the latest new spot to top our weekly viral video charts, Mercedes-AMG preps for the Super Bowl.

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Tesla Model S, BMW i3 fall short of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award

The Tesla Model S and BMW i3 fell short of earning the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award.

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Buick deploys Cam Newton for Super Bowl spot, leverages Instagram ads

Carolina Panther quarterback Cam Newton didn't make it back to the big game this year, so he used his talents to help a crew of Pee Wee footballers in Buick's Super Bowl spot to tout the Cascada and hot-selling Encore.

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Steve Carell dons facial hair for Honda's Super Bowl teaser

Filed under: Celebrities,Humor,Marketing/Advertising,Honda,Super Bowl Commercials

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Comparación visual: ¡Así ha cambiado el nuevo SEAT Ibiza!

Tal y cómo os acabamos de contar, acabamos de conocer el nuevo SEAT Ibiza 2017 el cual imprime en el superventas de la compañía española un aspecto de mayor calidad, bastante superior al modelo actual. Heredando directamente el frontal de su hermano mayor, el SEAT León pero conservando una personalidad propia y juvenil para seguir arrasando …

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Toyota asks U.S. dealers to help fight Republican border tax push

Days before a group of Republican lawmakers were due to discuss their party's controversial proposal to tax all imports, Toyota sent an urgent message to its U.S. dealers -- tell the politicians the tax would seriously hurt car buyers.

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Indiana house bill appears to target Tesla's direct sales model

Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Tesla,Electric

This is the second bill seeking to cut short Tesla's efforts to sell its electric vehicles directly to the Indiana public.

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Senate confirms Elaine Chao to head U.S. Transportation Department

The full Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Elaine Chao to run the Department of Transportation in a 93-6 vote.

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This is the very last Rolls-Royce Phantom VII

Filed under: Rolls-Royce,Sedan,Luxury

It marks the end of a 13-year production run.

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Bus passenger comes to driver's defense during attack

Filed under: Etc.,Weird Car News,Commercial Vehicles

A bus passenger in Kansas City, Missouri, is being hailed as a hero today after he jumped to the defense of a bus driver last weekend and beat her attacker with his cane.

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¡Oficial! Estos son todos los detalles del nuevo SEAT Ibiza 2017

Como se puede apreciar a primera vista, el nuevo SEAT Ibiza podrá presumir de un empaque muy superior al del modelo actual, además de la tecnología más avanzada, un espectacular dinamismo y un increíble aumento en confort y espacio interior, o al menos eso es lo que nos prometen desde la firma española para la …

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VW's emissions scandal yields a new cash-for-clunkers program

VW must buy back or fix as many as 562,000 diesel vehicles in the U.S. into 2019. This will lead the German automaker to essentially mimic the U.S.

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon sheds seats and insulation to drop weight

Filed under: New York Auto Show,Dodge,Coupe,Performance

Losing weight doesn't bedevil Dodge.

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Ally's Q4 net income falls 5.7%

Ally Financial, one of the nation's largest auto-retail lenders, today reported a 5.7 percent decline in fourth-quarter net income, to $248 million, as consumer auto loan and lease originations fell.

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That military truck carrying a Trump flag is illegal, but not for the reason you might think

Filed under: Government/Legal,Ownership,Weird Car News,Car Buying,Used Car Buying,Driving,United States,Technology,Military,Off-Road

Everybody panic.

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Your next autonomous Uber ride may be in a Mercedes-Benz

Filed under: Ownership,Mercedes-Benz,Driving,Autonomous

Daimler will supply vehicles for Uber's network.

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Mel Farr died from concussion-related disease seen in former NFL players, report says

Mel Farr, a former Detroit Lions running back and owner of what was once the largest black-owned dealership group in the U.S., reportedly had Stage 3 chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) when he died in 2015 at age 70.

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VW's Seat says the new Ibiza is a major step forward

VW Group's Seat unit said its new Ibiza is a major step forward for the brand in safety, design, performance and comfort because of its new platform. The fifth-generation of the subcompact is the "best Ibiza ever," Seat said.

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McLaren y BMW irán de la mano de nuevo en el desarrollo de una nueva tecnología de motores

Ya existían rumores de que McLaren y BMW podrían estar trabajando en un nuevo supercoche hace no tanto tiempo, y ahora acabamos de conocer este misterioso comunicado en el que la marca británica ha anunciado su colaboración con los germanos para dar lugar a una nueva tecnología de motores que promete, y mucho. Según dicho comunicado sus …

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Coen brothers, Peter Fonda take AMG on Super Bowl ride

Mercedes-Benz tapped Academy Award-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen to guide the luxury brand's fourth trip to the Super Bowl ad game.

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This collection of more than 700 vehicles is headed to auction

Limos, and tractors, and bumper cars, oh my!

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PSA will give DS brand separate showrooms to reverse sales slide

PSA Group will pull its DS cars out of Citroen showrooms as the automaker builds a smaller, distinct sales network in an effort to revive the upscale brand's sliding sales.

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Lifted and lovely | 2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country First Drive

Filed under: Volvo,First Drives,Crossover,Wagon,Luxury,Off-Road

We shave some Swedish ice in a lifted Volvo wagon with studded tires.

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Daimler, Uber agree to add self-driving Mercedes-Benz to fleet

Uber Technologies has signed another deal with a major automaker as the popular ride service accelerates efforts to build out one of the world's first fleets of autonomous vehicles.

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Daimler, Uber strike partnership for self-driving vehicles

Daimler, the owner Mercedes-Benz, has struck an agreement with Uber to include the automaker's self-driving vehicles on Uber's ride-hailing network.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweets support of immigrants in response to Trump's executive order

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The tweet was a response to a Muslim Nascar fan.

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McLaren wants to revolutionize engine efficiency with an all-star partnership

Filed under: McLaren,Emerging Technologies,Supercars

In addition to BMW Group, there are some interesting names joining the band.

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[Vídeo] Todos grabaríamos un Pagani Zonda F al verlo, pero no nos estrellaríamos contra él…

Si te gustan los coches probablemente seas de esos que en cuanto ven pasar un superdeportivo o algún modelo realmente extraño de encontrarse por nuestras carreteras rápidamente meten la mano en el bolsillo para sacarle una foto con el móvil. Todos lo hemos hecho y en mi caso ni siquiera han sido coches de escándalo, por lo …

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Chevrolet's midengine Corvette hits the winter test track

There's another round of midengine Chevrolet Corvette spy photos, and they're perhaps the best look at the long-rumored sports car yet.

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En apenas un año puede que no tengas que viajar a Londres para ver los clásicos London Taxi

Cuando viajes a la multicultural ciudad de Londres te encontrarás las típicas cabinas de teléfono rojas, las advertencias en el suelo de los pasos de cebra que indican que tienes que mirar “al otro lado” y, por supuesto, los muchos taxis negros de original diseño que inundan sus calles. Pero, ¿qué te parecería no tener que ir …

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German automakers see no way around post-Brexit tariffs

Germany's auto industry is losing hope that trade tariffs with the UK can be avoided, despite warnings from British Prime Minister Theresa May that an overly tough stance on post-Brexit commerce would seriously harm the country's EU partners.

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PSA halts 3008 production after supplier plant fire

A fire at Recticel International's factory in Most, Czech Republic, has forced PSA to halt the production of the Peugeot 3008 at its plant in Sochaux, France.

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First Shift: Mitsu takes hit from mileage scandal

Mitsu takes profit hit from mileage scandal; Toyota winding down in Australia; Car2Go adds Benz cars; Saab buyer gets OK to make EVs in China; Snyder: Solid start to '17 sales.

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All-New Ford F-150 Raptor Named 2017 FOUR WHEELER Pickup Truck of the Year

Add another trophy to the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor showcase. The all-new Raptor topped a seven-vehicle field to be named 2017 FOUR WHEELER Pickup Truck of the Year. Earlier this month, Raptor took home Best Pickup Truck of 2017 honors from Cars.com.

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Valmet adds Chinese investor in EV push

Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology has bought a 22 percent stake in Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet to expand in the European electric car market.

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FCA lighting unit to invest $35 million, add 362 jobs in suburban Detroit

Fiat Chrysler unit Automotive Lighting LLC plans to invest $35 million into a new production line in suburban Detroit, creating 362 jobs over five years, the state of Michigan said Monday.

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Aquí están las millonarias medidas de la DGT: ¿Realmente son mejoras?

Tal y como ya se anunció hace unos días, la DGT nos comentó que en 2015 fallecieron un total de 971 personas en vías convencionales de las que 451 perdieron la vida en accidentes con salida de vía y colisiones frontales. Sin duda alguna se trata de un dato realmente malo. No sólo porque las …

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BMW's Mini brand may build new EV outside UK after Brexit, report says

BMW's Mini brand may build its first electric car in the Netherlands and not at its main plant in Oxford, England, a German press report said.

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