… brisk year-end sales and continued strong demand for luxury goods, automobiles and electronics before the April sales tax hike. The corporate sector was supported by higher orders and the employment sub-index rose on a widespread rise in job offers.

With Tesla's Model S cornering the market for luxury electric sedans — a stunning achievement for a new company in a capital-intensive business — the automaker finds itself in direct competition with General Motors and other automakers for the real …

What is it? The British can tell you that a shooting brake is essentially a two-door station wagon. Audi's version is a future-leaning, all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid – and yet another Detroit show car that's pure catnip for hatchback fans and wagon …

“Last Jan, July and August sales of exported cars decline the most obviously, and it lasts to the end of this year. Thesituation gets better at Dec this year.” ZHOU Xi, general manager of Jingshunbao BMW 4S shop told reporter, sales of 2013 was 3 …

Luxury automakers — Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors — wrap their pampered sedans in lightweight aluminum to shave a few ticks off 0-60, or squeeze a few more miles of driving range. Most customers don't expect the Ford F-150 to break speed …

Luxury automobiles, yachts, travel (you could have flown on Virgin America to meet Sir Richard Branson for a bottle of champagne at a secret destination), fine art and VIP event access brought in some of the site's highest price tags. It's true to say …

What they said: It's luxury with a sharper edge “for the V8 customers who want more,” said Wolfgang Schreiber, the head of Bentley. “It is more agile, with a lower and … But will the appetite for six-figure cars continue? What makes it tick? It …

What is it? The British can tell you that a shooting brake is essentially a two-door station wagon. Audi's version is a future-leaning, all-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid – and yet another Detroit show car that's pure catnip for hatchback fans and wagon …

What they didn't say: Mercedes is also blurring its traditional luxury lines with small, front-drive cars like the standard GLA250, which start around $30,000. Our reminder: Mess it up, and buyers may begin to view Mercedes as less exclusive and special.