AUTO: “The house is on fire,” said the CEO of VW during a speech to some 2,000 managers of the brand, who are asked to make drastic savings. Europe’s biggest brand is clearly not in its best shape. This is in any case what emerges from the meeting between Thomas Schäfer, big boss of the Volkswagen brand (not to […]
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RECALL: The manufacturer, Nissan has already announced massive recalls abroad A massive recall. Japanese automaker Nissan announced on Friday the recall of a total of 699,000 vehicles in Japan for various manufacturing defects. He also warned that hundreds of thousands of units were also affected abroad. These various defects have so far not caused any accidents in Japan, the group […]
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AUTO: Mercedes beats Tesla to the post by being the first manufacturer to launch automatic lane change in Europe Mercedes earns points in the race for autonomous driving. Level 2 “driver assistance” is now improved with the automatic lane change function (called ALT) soon to be available in Europe. A novelty is already available in the United States and Canada on […]
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AUTO: In the Mercedes E-Class family, I ask for the Coupé. After the sedan and soon the Estate, Mercedes is also preparing to launch the CLE, which replaces two models at once When Mercedes announced that the old-generation C-Class and E-Class coupes would not be replaced, some expected to see the disappearance of a body style that has contributed to […]
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AUTO: Ford had long announced that the Fiesta would retire without being replaced. We know today when the plug will be removed: this Friday In a few days, 47 years of Ford history, and of the automobile in general, will therefore come to an end. The very first generation of the Fiesta had indeed been launched in 1976 […]
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: The three-month test of ChatGPT started for some US drivers this Friday Mercedes has decided to test the capabilities of ChatGPT for its vehicles. The German manufacturer will deploy the OpenAI chatbot within the multimedia interface MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience). For the moment, only American customers participating in a beta trial can benefit from this contribution of artificial […]
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AUTO: Many specialized media are currently relaying the appeal launched by Alfa Romeo via its social networks. Objective: find the baptismal name of the next model. As brand CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato has repeatedly confirmed, Alfa Romeo intends to launch one major new model per year. In 2024, it will be the turn of a B-segment model, which will be […]
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AUTO: The prodigious McLaren 720S has a replacement. It is called 750S, and its main novelty is already announced in this name. Less popular than Ferrari or Lamborghini, McLaren has absolutely nothing to envy in terms of technical excellence and driving experience. But the sales of the English brand are far below those of the others, and the result is […]
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AUTO: Mercedes has just unveiled the new generation of a traditional pillar of its range. The new E-Class evolves just enough to stay what it is: elegant, comfortable and reassuring. Aesthetically first, Mercedes is not making a revolution. The general line remains very traditional, although slightly more streamlined than before. And it is above all the new front and rear optics […]
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AUTO: While we weren’t expecting to see this big baby with typically American proportions, Ford finally decided to import the electric F-150 into Europe. But not everywhere, not right away. In the USA too, electrification is taking its course, at a different pace from Europe. But here, it is by the most popular segments that we attack […]
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