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Audi sells over 1,000,000 cars in 2008

Audi breaks the 1,000,000 car sales barrier in 2008 [ad#ad-1] Audi has really made an impression on the car market in the last decade. From the old Auto Union days (which was created by amalgamating the car makers Horch, Audi, DKW and Wanderer), it is now part of the German luxury car triumvirate – BMW, Mercedes and Audi – and considered to be the equal of the others. No mean feat.

Retro style, street-rod flair made PT Cruiser a star

The recipe was simple. Use an existing small-car platform, mix in some nifty retro styling inside and out, build it in a low-cost country, and command a higher price. When it made its debut at the 1999 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Chrysler PT Cruiser with its street-rod flair was an immediate sensation.

Hyundai & Kia sued over Hybrid Technology

Hyundai & Kia sued for hybrid patent infringement Hyundai and Kia are being sued for patent infringement in their Hybrid cars by Paice LLC. Paice successfully sued Toyota for the same infringements. Designing (and patenting) technology can, if you get it right, be the road to riches.