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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

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Volvo Cars is suspending sedan sales in the United Kingdom and it looks like North America could be next if we consider the brand’s rationale. The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. These include the S60, V60 and V90.

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2022 BMW iX: 300-mile electric SUV will rival Model X and E-Tron, start around $85,000

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The big, fully electric SUV from BMW is one step closer with an announcement Tuesday confirming its U.S. Pricing for the 2022 BMW iX, which will rival the Tesla Model X, Audi E-Tron, and the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, hasn’t yet been detailed.

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Audi begins construction of first North American plant

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Audi has begun construction on a more than €900-million plant, comprising a press shop, body shop and assembly line in San José Chiapa, Mexico—the company’s first plant in North America. Starting in mid-2016, the plant will produce the successor generation of the successful Audi Q5 SUV.

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Volkswagen Group CEO: >$7B investment in N. America over next 5 years; mid-size SUV for US launching in 2016

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Martin Winterkorn, CEO of Volkswagen Group, announced a more than $7-billion investment program in North America over the next five years. Winterkorn also confirmed a coming Volkswagen midsize SUV for America and reaffirmed the goal to sell one million vehicles from the Volkswagen and Audi brands per year in the US by 2018.

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Alfa Romeo plans to build an EV SUV to rival BMW iX, Mercedes EQS

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The plans will start with an electric “large saloon” car in 2027 that will be suited for both North America and Europe. Maximum range can be achieved in smaller vehicles and not necessarily in SUVs. But the SUV is set to utilize the same configurations as the initial saloon vehicle. I’d love to hear from you!

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Volkswagen factories in the US and Mexico to link up with the Industrial Cloud

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The three Volkswagen locations in North America are expected to be connected by the end of the year. The Silao plant produces engines for Volkswagen and Audi models. The Volkswagen Group has already networked 18 European plants with the Industrial Cloud since the end of 2019.

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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

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Despite having been quoted as confirming the BMW M5 Touring for North America, Domagoj Dukec has just recanted. For those wondering what happened, The Car Guide had reported Dukec as confirming the M5 Touring as bound for America during a Portuguese test drive of the redesigned 2024 BMW X2. kWh battery needs to be recharged.

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