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BMW aims to reignite US car sales

Detroit - Muslimchronicle

BMW, which has been losing ground in the US luxury market to Mercedes, is hoping to turn the tide with a spate of new SUV offerings. At the Detroit Auto Show Monday, the Bavarian auto giant presented for the first time its new model X2, a smaller SUV -- part of a series of six new and upgraded SUV modelsRead more

Robberies see Brazil F1 tests cancelled

Sao Paulo - Muslimchronicle

McLaren and Pirelli have cancelled tests scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in the wake of a series of attempted armed robberies against Formula One teams at Sao Paulo this weekend. Team members of Mercedes, Williams and Sauber were either robbed at gunpoint or had close escapes over the Grand Prix weekend. McLaren said they felt the risk to staff wasRead more

Vettel wins Brazilian GP, Hamilton fourth from pits

Sao Paulo - Muslimchronicle

Sebastian Vettel bounced back from his world championship disappointment in fine style on Sunday when he won a sunlit Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari. The four-time champion took the lead at the start and, apart from a period after his pit-stop, controlled an incident-packed race to finish 2.8 seconds ahead of pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen, the 2007Read more

Hamilton dismisses 'silly' Formula One title talk

Austin - Muslimchronicle

Lewis Hamilton dismissed talk of him wrapping up a fourth world title at the United States Grand Prix this weekend as "silly". The 32-year-old Briton can claim the 2017 crown if he is triumphant for Mercedes and nearest rival Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari fails to finish in the top five in Sunday’s race at the Circuit of the Americas. “Honestly,Read more

Daimler recalls million-plus vehicles over airbag problems: report

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

German carmaker Daimler is recalling more than a million vehicles, including Mercedes, due to a problem with the airbags, a company spokesman was quoted as saying Monday. Among the vehicles being recalled are some 400,000 Mercedes cars in Britain and many hundreds more in Germany, the spokesman told the DPA news agency. A Mercedes spokesman in the United States saidRead more

Daimler recalls million-plus vehicles over airbag problems

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

German carmaker Daimler is recalling more than a million vehicles, including Mercedes, due to a problem with the airbags, a company spokesman was quoted as saying Monday. Among the vehicles being recalled are some 400,000 Mercedes cars in Britain and hundreds more in Germany, the spokesman told the DPA news agency. source: AFPRead more

Formula One: Hamilton closes in on fourth world title with Japan win

Japan - Muslimchronicle

Lewis Hamilton romped to victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to close in on a fourth world title after Sebastian Vettel retired with engine failure on lap four. The Briton dominated from pole, steering his Mercedes to a crushing eighth win of the year, stretching his Formula One championship lead over Vettel to 59 points with just 100Read more

Five trends at the Frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt am Main - Muslimchronicle

At this year's Frankfurt International Motor Show (IAA), automakers are pulling out all the stops to dazzle visitors with cars that are greener, smarter and faster than ever. Here are some of the highlights of the industry showcase, which runs until September 24 and is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of car enthusiasts. - 'Supercars' - If you've alwaysRead more

Formula One: I'm not here to finish third, says Bottas

Washington - Muslimchronicle

Valtteri Bottas said he'd see finishing third in the drivers' championship as a failure after he was handed a new one-year contract by his Formula One team Mercedes. The Finn trails his team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by 38 points, and he said he needs to get his act together quickly. "Anything in Formula One is always possibleRead more

Hamilton hunting records and Formula One title lead

Monza - Muslimchronicle

Lewis Hamilton will aim to establish a new outright record for career pole positions and leapfrog Sebastian Vettel to take the lead in this year's world championship at the Italian Grand Prix. As four-time champion Vettel goes in search of his first win on Ferrari's home track in Sunday's classic high-speed charge, his nearest rival will be hunting a thirdRead more