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| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT  Saab vindt productiepartner in China De productie van Saab ligt deze week nog steeds op z'n gat en de onderhandelingen met toeleveranciers zijn ook nog steeds gaande. Dat wil natuurlijk niet zeggen dat er achter de schermen niets gebeurd. Zojuist maakte Spyker namelijk bekend dat ze -wederom- een Chinese partner aan zich hebben 'gebonden'. Maak kennis met de nieuwste sterspeler in de Saabsoap: Youngman!... |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT  Autoblog.it: gli highlights della scorsa settimana Sono tre le novità svelate la scorsa settimana: le nuove Mercedes ML, la Opel Astra GTC e Renault Megane RS Trophy. La prima rappresenta la terza generazione della SUV di Stoccarda: si caratterizza per un design profondamente rivisitato alla luce degli ultimi valori stilistici del marchio e per un comparto motori restaurato all'insegna delle performance e dell'efficienza.... |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT Beijing Import Show to attract 200+ cars. More than 200 new vehicles will be displayed at 2011 Beijing import auto expo which is scheduled to be held from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, organizer has said. The exhibition to be held at the China National Convention Center covers a floor space of 26,000 square meters. Organizer said on Friday that leading car [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT Guangzhou Honda to introduce Pilot SUV next year In the mid size SUV segment the Toyota Highlander has pretty much had a free reign in the Chinese market so far since its launch in late 2008. The Highlander was initially imported into China but then produced locally to satisfy growing demand for the car, now it appears that Honda and Nissan are planning [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT Ford To Increase Their Hybrid Production Ford Motors will be taking a shot at two of their biggest rivals with their all new hybrid and plug-in hybrid models, which will be based on the C-Max model, which the company sells in Europe. The two cars will be entering the showrooms by next year, and will be a part of Fords aggressive [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT Beijing Automotive to Bid for Opel? Last week General Motors Co. declined to comment on two German media reports that it might sell its Adam Opel AG unit. New reports insist that GM, impatient with the slow pace of Opel's turnaround, would consider a deal if it can obtain a sufficient price. Unidentified sources tell Die Welt [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT Daimler Will Decide Future of Maybach Brand This Month Daimler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche tells Automotive News Europe the company will decide by July what to do with its slow-selling Maybach ultra-luxury brand. ANE says Daimler's choices are to phase out the brand or partner with British ultra luxury car maker Aston Martin to develop a next-generation model. Such a [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Hyundai Joins ACEA South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will join ACEA, Europe's auto manufacturers' association, in January. Hyundai increased its share of the European market by 0.3 points to 2.6% last year as its sales grew nearly 5% to 358,300 units. The company produces the i30 hatchback and wagon at its plant in Nosovice, Czech [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Daimler, Renault Delay Next-Generation Smart, Twingo Cars Daimler AG and Renault SA will delay until 2014 the debut of their jointly developed city car platform, which will carry the next-generation Smart ForTwo and Renault Twingo cars, says Le Tribune, which cites unnamed sources. The partners announced in April 2010 that both models would debut in 2013. Le Tribune [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Lost Output Caused by Japan's Quake: 2.8 Million Vehicles Japan's earthquake and tsunami on 11 March eventually will cost the global auto industry 2.8 million units of lost production, estimates IHS Automotive Inc. IHS analyst Michael Robinet says carmakers in Japan lost 2.3 million units of production through 3 June because of the disasters. He says those companies are likely [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT U.S. Study Questions Value of Fuel Economy Rules Above 56 mpg Fuel savings would offset the cost of meeting U.S. fuel economy standards as high as—but no higher than—56 miles per gallon, according to a revised analysis by the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Current U.S. regulations will require carmakers to average 35.5 mpg by the 2016 model year. |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Japanese Chipmaker Will Return to Full Output by September Tokyo-based Renesas Electronics Corp., the world's biggest maker of automotive microcontrollers, says it will resume normal production in September, one month sooner than it previously expected. The company's Naka factory, which was heavily damaged by Japan's 11 March earthquake, makes chips used in navigation systems, engine controllers, instrument panels and power [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT GM Begins Nationwide Sales of Chevrolet Volt in U.S. General Motors Co. says Chevrolet dealers in all 50 U.S. states have begun taking order for the company's Volt extended-range hybrid. GM also lowered the base price of the 2012 model by $1,000 (about €700) to $32,500 (€22,600), in part by making some standard equipment optional. Next year's model will be [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Dealer Group Predicts Second-Half Sales Upturn in U.S. Car and light truck sales, which grew 14% to nearly 5.3 million units in the first five months of 2011, will accelerate in the second half, predicts the Washington, D.C.-based National Automobile Dealers Association. Sales slipped 4% year on year in May. NADA predicts they will lag again this month for [...] |
| Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:23 AM PDT Besturn aiming for the mid road but FAW to launch new brand as well FAW's Benteng brand will mainly target at the mid and high-end market priced above 100,000 yuan in future, and the Changchun-based automaker will launch a new brand to fill the wide gap between Benteng and Xiali brands, said Cui Dayong, deputy managing director of FAW Car Sales Company. FAW sold a record high of 132,000 [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT Ford Finalizes Russian Partnership Ford Motor Co. and Sollers OJSC have agreed to jointly produce as many as 350,000 vehicles per year in Russia by 2015. The two companies announced the intended 50:50 venture, called Ford Sollers, in February, shortly after partnership talks broke off between Sollers and Fiat SpA. Due to begin operations [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT Car Sales in India Grow 7% Sales of passenger vehicles in India totaled 158,800 units last month vs. 148,400 a year earlier, reports the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. It was the market's smallest growth rate in two years. Car sales in the fiscal year ended March 31 soared 31% to 1.98 million units. Demand was [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT China Car Sales Declines for the First Time in Two Years Sales of passenger cars in China slipped 0.1% to one million units last month—the first monthly decline since January 2009, according to the China Assn. of Automobile Manufacturers. Combined demand for cars, trucks and buses dipped to 1.38 million units in May from 1.44 million a year earlier. The decline follows [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT Asia to Play Key Role in Ford's Growth Plan Ford Motor Co. says its plan to grow its worldwide sales 50% to 8 million units by mid-decade will hinge upon boosting demand in Asia and Africa. The company predicts these regions will account for one-third of its global volume by 2020 from 15% today. CEO Alan Mulally says 75% of [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT GM Wants to Buy Back 1% Stake in Shanghai Venture General Motors Co. says it plans to exercise an option to repurchase a 1% stake in its joint venture from partner SAIC Motor Corp., thus restoring its holding to 50%. GM lost its status as an equal partner in Shanghai GM when it sold the 1% stake to SAIC for $85 [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT India Set to Finalize Fuel Economy, Labeling Standards India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency is expected to issue standards in the next few weeks that will require new cars and trucks to include a government-certified fuel efficiency rating on dealerships stickers, The Economic Times reports. The New Delhi newspaper says such labels will be mandatory by next March. [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT VW, FAW to Build Small Cars at New China Plant FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Co. will build the Audi A3, next-generation Volkswagen Golf and other VW Group small cars at its new Nanhai plant, Automotive News China reports, citing the Nanhai government's Web site. The venture between China FAW Group and Volkswagen AG is erecting the €500 million ($717 million) factory in [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT BAIC Readies Electric Car Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. plans to begin selling an electric compact sedan in September, according to the Beijing Times. The newspaper says the vehicle, which is code named C30DB, will be priced at 300,000 yuan ($46,300) and be eligible for government subsidies totaling 120,000 yuan ($18,500). Sales are expected [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT SsangYong Plans Big Sales Push in China South Korea's SsangYong Motor Co., which has sold 16,000 SUV in China over the past six years, says it aims to boost volume there to as many as 50,000 units annually by 2013. In March, India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. completed its $470 million purchase of a 70% stake in [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT Chinese Supplier Cancels IPO Chinese auto supplier Nanning Baling Technology Co. canceled a planned initial public offering after failing to attract bids from the required 20 institutional investors, Shanghai Securities News reports. The state-run paper says the cancellation marks the first time in the 20-year history of the Chinese stock market that an [...] |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:46 PM PDT  Audi e Mazda: insieme per il nuovo Wankel? Audi e Mazda potrebbero presto annunciare una partnership per lo sviluppo congiunto del motore Wankel. Ad anticipare questo rumor è una nota testata americana: ci sarebbe già stato un incontro informale fra le due compagnie nel quale si è discusso della possibilità di unire le forze per studiare congiuntamente tecnologie da applicare alla nuova generazione di motori rotativi.... |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:09 PM PDT  Ventas mayo 2011: Grecia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de mayo las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Grecia cayeron en un 15,5% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 10.076 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y mayo las cifras indican un retroceso de.... |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:09 PM PDT  De veiligheidskooi – Deel 3 'Mijn schatje!' Toni komt aangerend en gooit zichzelf op de motorkap van de NSX. Michael kijkt me over de auto heen, vragend aan. 'Toni heeft de auto gemaakt zoals hij nu is.' Beantwoord ik lachend zijn blik. (more…) |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 09:55 PM PDT  Project Kahn Land Rover Discovery Project Kahn svela un nuovo kit estetico dedicato alla Land Rover Discovery. Nessun upgrade di potenza, ma solo un look più accattivante ma perfettamente in linea con l'innata eleganza del mezzo. La vettura si caratterizza per i cerchi in lega RS da 22". Il fascione anteriore è invece dotato di LED e, a richiesta, l'interno è completamente personalizzabile con pellami e modanature specifiche.... |
| Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:45 PM PDT Detroit 2.011 Conference Preview Steve Patton, Ernst & Young's Global Automotive Advisory Leader, previews next week's AutoBeat Group Detroit 2.011 conference. brightcove.createExperiences(); AutoBeat Insider Registration |
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