Loro Piana is the group's biggest aquisition since they bought Bulgari. Andrew Roberts – 10 July 2013. LUXURY brands group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton has agreed a €2bn deal for a majority stake in an Italian maker of €1,000 cashmere sweaters.

… papal trappings. he has chosen to live in a Vatican guest house rather than the luxurious apartments occupied by his predecessors. And now he's encouraging the clergy and his millions of followers to avoid driving ostentatious luxury cars. “It …

When it first came out, the Diablo's base price was about $240,000, including a 10 percent luxury tax. With 485 horsepower and 428 pound-feet of torque, it had a … clink the stick into gear and edge out of the garage. The man beneficent enough to …

Kiyotaka Ise, president of Toyota Motor Corp's luxury Lexus brand, said he would welcome any measures that give incentives for the purchase of hybrid gasoline-electric cars. "Given the size of the market, 2 percent is a lot," he told reporters in Tokyo …

We're not talking here about the exotic European sports cars, or high-end German and English brands, although if you can afford them there are some magnificent choices. Instead, we are focusing on the premium, or so called near-luxury, marques, and …

Like a lot of new automotive technology, these types of systems tend to be pricey and available mostly on luxury makes. But they'll get cheaper and more commonplace. Cars will become driverless in stages, as new software begins to tie together various …

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All of these systems use less fuel and move far more people than conventional single occupancy vehicles. Most of these systems are funded with your tax dollars thanks to President Johnson. Depending upon where you live, consider the public …

At his peak, Wills owned 4,500 acres in Marysville, Ernest said, and transformed a sleepy river hamlet of 200 into a busting town of 2,000. Wills built lightweight luxury roadsters, touring cars and sedans, known for their innovations and durability …