Porsche ended 2023 with 320,221 units delivered worldwide, 3 percent more than in 2022. Most of the sales were contributed by North America and Europe, with 86,059 cars (up 9 percent) and 102,659 units (up 18 percent) respectively. Germany contributed 47 percent (29,512 units) of European deliveries. In a switch of importance, Europe has overtaken China as Porsche’s most important market region. Deliveries in China came in at just 79,283 units (down 15 percent). For many years, China was Porsche

We’ve covered the W176 Mercedes-Benz A-Class last week but for those who aren’t fans of hatchbacks, there is an alternative – a used first-generation (C117) Mercedes-Benz CLA. There is, however, a price to pay (literally) for the sexy four-door coupe design, as we will get into it shortly. What makes this generation of the Mercedes-Benz CLA more appealing is the fact that you can’t buy the current-generation CLA via official channels, the ‘regular’ non-AMG CLA at least. This makes the first-gene

Earlier this week, Porsche Malaysia, represented by Sime Darby Auto Performance, announced that for the first time ever, the Porsche Cayenne will be produced outside of Europe, with local assembly (CKD) to start in Kulim. Prices start from RM 550,000, and deliveries will begin by March 2022. Not only that, buyers of the CKD Porsche Cayenne can also opt for the Exclusive Manufaktur Package, Porsche’s own customization programme. Also read: Customisable Porsche Cayenne is the first CKD model for M

The Gran Coupe variant started off with the 6 Series (F12 generation), then with the 4 Series (F36 generation), and now comes the first-ever 2 Series Gran Coupe. It is BMW’s answer to the Mercedes-Benz CLA, both being a four-door coupe that shares the same underpinnings as its front-wheel drive hatch counterpart. Visually, it looks similar to the 1 Series from the front but pay closer attention and the differences start to show. The 2 Series Gran Coupe has curvier headlamps design, wider grille,

In Las Vegas, the ongoing 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) flaunted us the all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class. The new model is going to key markets this year and will be manufactured at the Kecskemet plant in Hungary. From the outside, we notice that this emotive compact four-door coupe resembles the larger CLS-Class. Compared with the new A-Class (W177), the CLA-Class features 18 individually controllable LEDs which separate it from the former one. “With the first CLA we created a totally new

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 at Las Vegas, USA, the Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the all-new CLA-Class. Now this company has put this new edition car into production at their plant in Kecskemet, Hungary. The plant in Hungary is the birthplace of the highly emotive CLA-Class four-door coupe and remains to produce since the first generation in 2013. The plant's advanced production technologies have been updated, such as the usage of automatic guided vehicles (AGV) to transport entire