DS 2016 E-Tense Concept
Mark Phelan Detroit Free Press Auto Critic Published December 00 a m and 8 October 2014 Update 3 14 per m & 7 October 2014.
French President Francois Hollande center focuses on the new Peugeot Exalt as he toured the Peugeot stand at the Paris Motor Show with CEO Carlos Tavares brand director Maxime Peugeot Picat Photo AFP Getty Images.
Buick could sell an attractive version of Opel Corsa subcompact from GM.
Some of the most intriguing news Paris Motor Show last week came when the direction Peugeot Yves Bonnefont has recognized the obvious The automaker needs to sell his vehicle in the United States.
We want DS global premium brand, and you can not be global without the U S, Bonnefont told Automotive News Bonnefont is the CEO of the premium brand DS PSA, which unveiled the car Divine impressive concept at the show.
DS takes its name from the classic Citroën DS, the car technically advanced and stylistically revolutionary that defines the height of the French design and engineering for decades PSA, which includes Peugeot and Citroën DS created in 2010.
DS has managed surprisingly Its five current models share mechanical platforms and systems with Peugeot-Citroen cars, but they sell for a higher price because they look and feel special DS sold 500,000 vehicles, almost all in Europe and China.
DS current vehicles are good, but not performance or luxury to compete in the PSA America to significantly strengthen his game significantly to make his mark here.
Despite this, I'd love to see succeed DS in America A French luxury brand could bring a new sense of style to the automotive industry in the same way the French fashion houses are for DS clothes could be a breath of fresh air , in the same way that Italian flair Maserati differs from the current luxury brands culture.
Don t hold your breath, but the launch of a new brand of cars in the US costs a fortune is a great country and the market is crowded with familiar names.
Bonnefont said PSA won t decide to DS here before 2017, and sales begin Couldn t until after 2020.
Other reasons that I wish I had been at the Paris Motor Show, which takes place October 19 at the Congress Center of Paris Expo Porte de Versailles near the town.
plug-in hybrid concept car Lamborghini s suggests the other Italian exotic automaker you know, the one that is not Ferrari can finally say goodbye to the theme of a little whimsical style that's defined since the Countach debuted in the 1970s Despite his atrocious name, Lambo Asterion LPI 910-4, is a visual treat.
Lamborghinis have always been distinctive, but rarely beautiful or elegant Could Asterion herald a return timeless design, elegant as the legendary Miura.
Did Opel updates to its small Corsa popular style lift subcompact and characteristics to where Buick could consider selling it in Buick America to design and model line sync with the German GM brand but are US buyers willing to consider a luxury car subcompact, as they did subcompact crossover Buick Encore.
The Honda HR-V prototype at the show displays a likely preview crossover subcompact SUV brand unveiling at the Los Angeles show in November Sales will begin in 2015.
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