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Volkswagen plans 4 million cars from one platform

Volkswagen is pushing the global-platform concept to a level unprecedented in the auto industry, introducing a modular platform this summer that eventually will be the basis of microcars, sedans, crossovers and SUVs for its four largest brands. While automakers now share platforms across brands and sometimes even segments, the VW initiative that starts this summer is far more ambitious than anything seen so far. By 2017, some analysts estimate, the MQB platform that debuts with the Audi A3 eventually will be used in 4 million units a year--close to half of VW's annual production.

Renault Wind – née Renault Twingo CC – announced

The Renault Wind will debut at the Geneva Motor Show It’s not exactly a secret that Renault has been planning a coupe/cabriolet version of the Twingo for some time. First revealed at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007, we reported back in April last year that the Twingo CC would arrive this Spring; and it will. But as the Renault Wind.

Bentley sales returned to pre-recession levels in 2011

The new Continental GTC helped Bentley sales hit highs in 2011 Bentley has seen sales in 2011 return to the levels of 2007, with sales up by 37 percent over 2010. China is now Bentley’s second biggest market. It doesn’t seem five minutes since Bentley were getting their highly skilled workforce to make furniture to keep them busy, so slow were sales as the recession started to bite.