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Urvaksh Karkaria

Mercedes, Porsche reporter

Urvaksh Karkaria is Mercedes, Nissan, Porsche and Volvo Reporter for Automotive News.

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BMW adds convertible to 8-series lineup
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Porsche's U.S. retailers will carry share of EV investment
Porsche faces a future in which its signature engines are replaced by electric motors. The automaker's U.S. retailers will be expected to share the costs involved in the changeover.
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Mercedes will export GLC to the U.S. from India
Mercedes will join Ford in tapping India as a production source for vehicles it will sell in the U.S., underscoring the subcontinent's rapid ascent as an auto export hub.
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Porsche launches short-term rental and peer-to-peer car-sharing in U.S.
Porsche's ongoing experimentation with on-demand vehicle access has generated two more pilot programs. The goal: Find ways to get people into Porsches.
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Mercedes gives new GLE semi-autonomous tech
The Mercedes GLE gets semi-autonomous technologies and all-new engines including a plug-in hybrid.
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BMW introduces Intelligent Personal Assistant communications system
BMW introduced Intelligent Personal Assistant, an artificial intelligence-powered system to help drivers communicate with their cars as they do with their smartphones.
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McLaren prepares to go electric, but don't expect an SUV
McLaren is preparing for electrification — but stands by a flat no to SUVs.
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EQ Silver Arrow hints at Mercedes' electric future
With its sweeping lines, Mercedes-Benz's EQ Silver Arrow all-electric concept offers an early, if idealistic, look at some design elements and technologies that might end up in the automaker's wave of planned electric vehicles.
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BMW returns to roadster market with Z4
BMW is returning into the roadster market with the revival of the Z4 -- a car whose predecessor helped to spark a renaissance in small sporty coupes and burnished the brand's driving bona fides with the Z1, and later the Z3, in the 1990s.
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How McLaren makes a supercar
McLaren Automotive builds its expensive supercars in an unusual, partially underground building in southern England.
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BMW tests electric 3 series
BMW's electric 3 series, a competitor to Tesla's Model 3, has been pictured undergoing road tests in Europe. The sedan is based on the redesigned model expected to be unveiled this autumn at the Paris auto show.
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Electric vehicle boom beckons, but many suppliers wait
Automakers are bullish on bringing new electric vehicles to market. But their suppliers aren't so sure yet.
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BMW partners on technology to win supplier favor
BMW promotes culture of collaboration with its suppliers.
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New heart of the car: The GPU
Computing technology is transforming the $10 trillion transportation industry. And at the heart of that transformation is the graphics processing unit, a top Nvidia executive said.
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Renault-Nissan alliance spends big money in small ways
Electric vehicle and clean energy technologies are key investment targets for Alliance Ventures, the corporate venture arm of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.