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Why People Love BMW's 2014 X3 Sports Activity Vehicle
Katie Spence, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 12:03PM CDT
The new BMW X3 with xLine package. Source: BMW. On May 1, BMW reported its U.S. April 2014 sales results. To put it simply, BMW brand sales were impressive, increasing 8.5% in April for a total of 25,202 vehicles sold. Last year was a...
Why the $30,000 2014 CLA250 is Huge for Mercedes-Benz
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 12:12PM CDT
A 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. The CLA-Class offers the look of a sporty Mercedes sedan at a compact-car price: The CLA starts at $29,900. Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz German automaker Daimler said this week that its pre-tax profits more than...
10 Great Reads for Friday
John Reeves, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 11:04AM CDT
Each day I scan the web for the top stories of the day. Here are 10 of the best articles I've seen today. From around the Web: 1. "Why Economics Failed" by Paul Krugman Love him or hate him, Krugman offers a compelling critique of our...
A Closer Look at the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
John Rosevear and Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 6:32PM CDT
Finally, an Alfa for America: The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C will go on sale in the U.S. in a few months. Alfa took the wraps off of the U.S. version of the 4C in New York. Photo credit: Fiat Chrysler The New York International Auto Show is a major stop on...
What Is Fiat S.p.A.'s Grand Plan for Chrysler?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 6:44PM CDT
The Maserati Ghibli is Fiat Chrysler's alternative to the BMW 5 Series. Maserati's U.S. sales are up sharply this year. Photo credit: Fiat Chrylser What's the deal with Fiat Chrysler ? Its merger was five years in the making. Now that it's...
BMW Unveils Its Futuristic Super Sedan -- Is This the New 9 Series?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 26, 3:30PM CDT
BMW's Future Vision Luxury concept car is widely believed to be a preview of the 2016 BMW 9 Series, a new high-end sedan. Photo credit: BMW Group How do you know that the global luxury-car market is booming? Here's one way: When BMW ...
Why the 2015 Lexus NX SUV Is Huge for Toyota Motor Corporation
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 1:32PM CDT
Toyota will take the wraps off of its all-new Lexus NX SUV later this month in Beijing. Photo credit: Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota 's luxury brand Lexus has had a fair amount of success in the U.S. in the 25 years since its inception. But it still...
Can Honda's New 2015 Acura TLX Really Compete With BMW?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 6:40PM CDT
Honda showed a prototype version of the 2015 Acura TLX in Detroit in January. It will unveil the production version this week in New York. Source: Honda Honda 's Acura brand has always had decent sales, but it has never quite managed to build...
The 2015 BMW X4 Aims at an All-New Market
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 5:33PM CDT
BMW will show off the all-new 2015 X4 in New York this week. It's expected to go into production at BMW's South Carolina factory later this spring. Photo credit: BMW BMW has dramatically increased the number of models it offers in recent years....
This Small-Cap Tech Company Is Quietly Ushering in the Internet of Things
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 7:05PM CDT
It's not easy finding stocks that are on the cutting edge of their industry, publicly traded, and poised for more growth. Sierra Wireless is a quiet tech company that's leading the machine-to-machine communication market, also called the Internet...
BMW's Electric i3 Guides You to Charging Stations
Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 9:31AM CDT
Previously on " Where Do I Charge My Electric Car? ", ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano explained the inner workings of his company. ChargePoint has a 70% share of all networked public charging stations, and operates on four continents. Our roving...
Big Gains for Maserati As Fiat S.p.A.'s Luxury Push Unfolds
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 06, 10:00AM CDT
The 2014 Maserati Ghibli sedan is a cornerstone of Fiat Chrysler's ambitious global luxury plan. Photo credit: Maserati North America. Fiat Chrysler has made no secret of its ambitious plans to expand its global luxury-vehicle offerings. It's...
Why Didn't General Motors Company Just Fix the Switches?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 05, 12:01PM CDT
GM CEO Mary Barra faced tough questions from two Congressional panels this week. Source: General Motors Co. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you're surely familiar with the basic outline of the story behind General...
BMW Continues to Outperform the U.S. Car Market
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 03, 5:01PM CDT
A sign of spring? U.S. sales of BMW's Z4 nearly doubled in March. Source: BMW. BMW Group said on Tuesday that its U.S. sales rose 8% in March, as a jump in sales for BMW-brand vehicles more than made up for a substantial drop in Mini sales. ...
Tesla Motors Inc.: Does China Dream of Electric Wheels?
Glenn Singewald, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 8:21PM CDT
Does China dream of electric wheels? Tesla Motors must soon face the answer to that question. The company's success -- and its stock price -- hinges on sales growth in China. This Fool proposes that Tesla could win big because its value...
Rear-Camera Display Won't Help Gentex Back Up the Truck
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 8:19PM CDT
After years of delay, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finally issued rules requiring automobile manufacturers to install rearview camera displays, or RCDs, in all cars by 2018. Competing system manufacturers such as Gentex and ...
How Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Plan to Take On BMW
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 7:51AM CDT
The 2014 Maserati Ghibli is one part of Fiat Chrysler's plan to become a global luxury-car player. Next up: Seven new Alfa Romeos, according to reports. Source: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It's no secret that luxury cars have become a hugely...
Tesla Motors, Inc.: A First-Quarter 2014 Review
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 1:30PM CDT
Tesla Motors ' growth story continues to accelerate in 2014, though there have been many twists and turns in the road. The abundance of news that comes out about the electric-vehicle maker can make it challenging to keep up to date. So a summary of...
Toyota's New Strategy to Strike the Right Chord in Europe
ICRA Online, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 26, 7:18AM CDT
After suffering a six-year long slump, the European car market is expected to grow (about 2%-3%) in 2014. Japanese automaker Toyota doesn't intend to miss out on this revival. It wants to go back to selling a million cars and sports utility...
Bayerische Moteren Werke AG News: BMW Says Profits Are Looking Up
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 25, 3:19PM CDT
BMW SUVs like this X3 have proven to be huge sellers in markets around the world. Those sales are expected to boost BMW's profits in 2014. Photo credit: BMW. BMW has seen profits dip in recent quarters. While sales have been strong, the German...
Why People Love BMW's 2014 X3 Sports Activity Vehicle
Katie Spence, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue May 06, 12:03PM CDT
The new BMW X3 with xLine package. Source: BMW. On May 1, BMW reported its U.S. April 2014 sales results. To put it simply, BMW brand sales were impressive, increasing 8.5% in April for a total of 25,202 vehicles sold. Last year was a...
Why the $30,000 2014 CLA250 is Huge for Mercedes-Benz
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat May 03, 12:12PM CDT
A 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250. The CLA-Class offers the look of a sporty Mercedes sedan at a compact-car price: The CLA starts at $29,900. Photo credit: Mercedes-Benz German automaker Daimler said this week that its pre-tax profits more than...
10 Great Reads for Friday
John Reeves, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri May 02, 11:04AM CDT
Each day I scan the web for the top stories of the day. Here are 10 of the best articles I've seen today. From around the Web: 1. "Why Economics Failed" by Paul Krugman Love him or hate him, Krugman offers a compelling critique of our...
A Closer Look at the 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C
John Rosevear and Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 30, 6:32PM CDT
Finally, an Alfa for America: The 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C will go on sale in the U.S. in a few months. Alfa took the wraps off of the U.S. version of the 4C in New York. Photo credit: Fiat Chrysler The New York International Auto Show is a major stop on...
What Is Fiat S.p.A.'s Grand Plan for Chrysler?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 28, 6:44PM CDT
The Maserati Ghibli is Fiat Chrysler's alternative to the BMW 5 Series. Maserati's U.S. sales are up sharply this year. Photo credit: Fiat Chrylser What's the deal with Fiat Chrysler ? Its merger was five years in the making. Now that it's...
BMW Unveils Its Futuristic Super Sedan -- Is This the New 9 Series?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 26, 3:30PM CDT
BMW's Future Vision Luxury concept car is widely believed to be a preview of the 2016 BMW 9 Series, a new high-end sedan. Photo credit: BMW Group How do you know that the global luxury-car market is booming? Here's one way: When BMW ...
Why the 2015 Lexus NX SUV Is Huge for Toyota Motor Corporation
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 15, 1:32PM CDT
Toyota will take the wraps off of its all-new Lexus NX SUV later this month in Beijing. Photo credit: Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota 's luxury brand Lexus has had a fair amount of success in the U.S. in the 25 years since its inception. But it still...
Can Honda's New 2015 Acura TLX Really Compete With BMW?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 6:40PM CDT
Honda showed a prototype version of the 2015 Acura TLX in Detroit in January. It will unveil the production version this week in New York. Source: Honda Honda 's Acura brand has always had decent sales, but it has never quite managed to build...
The 2015 BMW X4 Aims at an All-New Market
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 10, 5:33PM CDT
BMW will show off the all-new 2015 X4 in New York this week. It's expected to go into production at BMW's South Carolina factory later this spring. Photo credit: BMW BMW has dramatically increased the number of models it offers in recent years....
This Small-Cap Tech Company Is Quietly Ushering in the Internet of Things
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 7:05PM CDT
It's not easy finding stocks that are on the cutting edge of their industry, publicly traded, and poised for more growth. Sierra Wireless is a quiet tech company that's leading the machine-to-machine communication market, also called the Internet...
BMW's Electric i3 Guides You to Charging Stations
Rex Moore, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Apr 07, 9:31AM CDT
Previously on " Where Do I Charge My Electric Car? ", ChargePoint CEO Pat Romano explained the inner workings of his company. ChargePoint has a 70% share of all networked public charging stations, and operates on four continents. Our roving...
Big Gains for Maserati As Fiat S.p.A.'s Luxury Push Unfolds
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Apr 06, 10:00AM CDT
The 2014 Maserati Ghibli sedan is a cornerstone of Fiat Chrysler's ambitious global luxury plan. Photo credit: Maserati North America. Fiat Chrysler has made no secret of its ambitious plans to expand its global luxury-vehicle offerings. It's...
Why Didn't General Motors Company Just Fix the Switches?
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Apr 05, 12:01PM CDT
GM CEO Mary Barra faced tough questions from two Congressional panels this week. Source: General Motors Co. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you're surely familiar with the basic outline of the story behind General...
BMW Continues to Outperform the U.S. Car Market
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Apr 03, 5:01PM CDT
A sign of spring? U.S. sales of BMW's Z4 nearly doubled in March. Source: BMW. BMW Group said on Tuesday that its U.S. sales rose 8% in March, as a jump in sales for BMW-brand vehicles more than made up for a substantial drop in Mini sales. ...
Tesla Motors Inc.: Does China Dream of Electric Wheels?
Glenn Singewald, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 8:21PM CDT
Does China dream of electric wheels? Tesla Motors must soon face the answer to that question. The company's success -- and its stock price -- hinges on sales growth in China. This Fool proposes that Tesla could win big because its value...
Rear-Camera Display Won't Help Gentex Back Up the Truck
Rich Duprey, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 8:19PM CDT
After years of delay, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finally issued rules requiring automobile manufacturers to install rearview camera displays, or RCDs, in all cars by 2018. Competing system manufacturers such as Gentex and ...
How Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Plan to Take On BMW
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 01, 7:51AM CDT
The 2014 Maserati Ghibli is one part of Fiat Chrysler's plan to become a global luxury-car player. Next up: Seven new Alfa Romeos, according to reports. Source: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. It's no secret that luxury cars have become a hugely...
Tesla Motors, Inc.: A First-Quarter 2014 Review
Beth McKenna, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 30, 1:30PM CDT
Tesla Motors ' growth story continues to accelerate in 2014, though there have been many twists and turns in the road. The abundance of news that comes out about the electric-vehicle maker can make it challenging to keep up to date. So a summary of...
Toyota's New Strategy to Strike the Right Chord in Europe
ICRA Online, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 26, 7:18AM CDT
After suffering a six-year long slump, the European car market is expected to grow (about 2%-3%) in 2014. Japanese automaker Toyota doesn't intend to miss out on this revival. It wants to go back to selling a million cars and sports utility...
Bayerische Moteren Werke AG News: BMW Says Profits Are Looking Up
John Rosevear, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 25, 3:19PM CDT
BMW SUVs like this X3 have proven to be huge sellers in markets around the world. Those sales are expected to boost BMW's profits in 2014. Photo credit: BMW. BMW has seen profits dip in recent quarters. While sales have been strong, the German...
