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Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT


Rumor: Aston Martin y Maybach presentarán un prototipo conjunto en Frankfurt
Filed under: Aston Martin, Conceptuales, Maybach La historia de Aston Martin y Daimler la hemos narrado, retorcido y exprimido tantas veces que ya casi no queremos volver a hablar de ella hasta que sea para desmentir o confirmar la alianza anglogermana, pero (siempre hay un pero) la actualidad manda, y lo último que se oye desde las Islas es que ambas compañías estarían pensando en un concept de cara al Salón del...

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:39 AM PDT


Hyundai Veloster: le nostre impressioni di guida
Hyundai Veloster: dopo averla vista per la prima volta al Salone di Detroit ed in dettaglio presso la sede di Francoforte, è finalmente arrivato il momento del primo test drive, seppur su un modello di pre produzione. Diciamo subito che dal vivo, su strada, viene confermato che questa è una crossover per chi non ama passare inosservato....

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Vídeo: Top Gear acelera hacia su decimoséptima temporada
Filed under: Etc. Quedan solo días para que nuestro programa-de-humor-con-coches favorito regrese a la pequeña pantalla. Top Gear calienta motores, y a poco más de una semana del estreno en la BBC tenemos un bonito avance para ir haciendo boca. ¿Y qué podemos esperar de la decimoséptima temporada? Bien, pues además de los típicos viajes disparatados y famosetes demostrando su pericia al volante de un coche asequible, Jeremy Clarkson dará su veredicto...

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Rumores de ida y vuelta: El Honda Beat (¿CR-Z Cabrio?) sigue en marcha
Filed under: Honda, Descapotables Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Algunos medios no saben lo crueles que pueden llegar a ser con las noticias que publican. Ahora que ya nos habíamos olvidado de los rumores sobre la resurrección del Beat, Auto Express publica que "según fuentes japonesas", Honda sigue adelante con su proyecto de lanzar un pequeño descapotable no tanto para sufrir un shock de adrenalina como para disfrutar...

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Top Gear: video trailer della stagione 17
Top Gear torna a fine Giugno con la stagione numero 17, come confermato da questa breve video anticipazione. Jeremy Clarkson, James May e Richard Hammond saranno di nuovo protagonisti, con il solito mix di follia, belle auto e sana goliardia che li ha resi famosi in tutto il mondo. Oltre all'esclusivo giro in pista a Montercarlo già anticipato con Abarth 500C, Clio RS e Citroen DS3R già avvistate a Lucca, il...

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


A15 wordt als tolweg doorgetrokken naar A12
We krijgen er in Nederland een vierde tolweg bij. De A15 eindigt momenteel bij Bemmel tussen Arnhem en Nijmegen, maar zal worden doorgetrokken naar de A12 en aansluiten tussen Duiven en Zevenaar. (more…)

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Ford Expects Weaker Profits in Second Half
Ford Motor Co. says its pre-tax earnings excluding special items will decline in the second half of this year from the January-June period. The company cites rising expenses, the weak U.S. economic recovery and seasonal factors. Ford predicts its pre-tax income in the current quarter will be "slightly lower" than the [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


J.D. Power Lowers 2011 U.S. Sales Forecast
J.D. Power and Associates has reduced its U.S. light vehicle sales outlook for this year by 100,000 units to 12.9 million units. The Westlake Village, Calif.-based firm tells Bloomberg News its lower forecast reflects the slowing in sales since Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which disrupted vehicle production and reduced [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 01:01 AM PDT


Oil Prices Tumble to Four-Month Low Below $95
Crude oil futures plunged $4.56 per barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at $94.81, the lowest close since late February. Crude futures have plummeted more than $7 per barrel in the past four trading sessions. Analysts attribute the latest drop to expectations of lower energy demand linked [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT


Vídeo-contacto: Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari
Filed under: Deportivos, Abarth Del Tributo Ferrari de Abarth hemos hablado largo y tendido. Su ¿disparatada? tarifa de precios nos dejó, desde el primer día, con la boca abierta, pero ¿realmente vale o merece lo que cuesta? Obviamente, se me ocurre un buen ejemplo comparativo: ¿Vale un TAG Heuer Mónaco 3.000€?...

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT


Honda US to offer discounts due to disaster-affected inventory
Honda in the US has told its dealers to honour discount offers in a bid to help the company recover sales. Since the Japan earthquake and tsunami struck Honda's home country in March, sales dropped by as much as 22.5 percent in May due to lack of inventory and less freedom on pricing....

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT


BlackRock Becomes PSA's Second-Biggest Shareholder
BlackRock Inc. has boosted its stake in Frances PSA Peugeot Citroen to 5% from 0.3%. That makes the New York City-based money manager PSA's second-largest shareholder after the Peugeot family, which owns 30% BlackRock holds 3.8% of the company's voting rights. The company says it bought PSA shares on behalf of [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT


GAZ to Assemble VW Cars in Russia
Volkswagen AG says it has signed a deal with OAO GAZ, Russia's second-largest carmaker after OAO AvtoVAZ, to assemble Skoda- and VW-brand cars at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod. Production will begin late next year after VW invests €200 million ($283 million) to prepare the factory. The company expects output [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:25 AM PDT


NSW floods create potholes the size of cars
This week's floods in New South Wales have left parts of the state with massive damage to roads. Kempsey, on the mid-north coast, is among the worst affected areas. Kempsey Shire Council director of infrastructure services, Robert Scott, told AAP the damage bill to the area was in the range of $8 million....

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


Renault-Nissan Near Deal to Gain Control of AvtoVAZ?
The Renault-Nissan alliance has reached an agreement in principle to buy a majority stake in OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker, according to today's Nikkei. But Reuters cites an unnamed source who suggests the deal won't be finalized for a few months. The three-way alliance would create an automotive group with [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


Analysts Skeptical About New Saab Investor
Spyker Cars N.V. will need a stronger partner than China Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. to help fund the recovery of its Saab Automobile unit, analysts tell Bloomberg News. They doubt that Chinese regulators will approve Youngman's plan to invest €136 million for a 29.9% stake in Spyker. Observers have been equally [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


J.D. Power Trims U.S. Sales Forecast
California-based J.D. Power and Associates predicts the American car and light-truck market will total 12.9 million units this year, down from its previous 13 million-unit estimate. The firm tells Bloomberg News it lowered its forecast because of the production disruptions caused by Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March. Power says it [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


GAZ to Assemble Volkswagen, Skoda Cars in Russia
Volkswagen AG says it has signed a deal with OAO GAZ, Russia's second-largest carmaker after OAO AvtoVAZ, to assemble Skoda- and VW-brand cars at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod. Production will begin late next year after VW invests €200 million to prepare the factory. The company expects output to eventually [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


BlackRock Becomes PSA's Second-Biggest Shareholder
BlackRock Inc. has boosted its stake in Frances PSA Peugeot Citroen to 5% from 0.3%. That makes the New York City-based money manager PSA's second-largest shareholder after the Peugeot family, which owns 30%. BlackRock, which holds 3.8% of the French company's voting rights, says it bought PSA shares on behalf of [...]

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT


Ford Expects Weaker Profits in Second Half
Ford Motor Co. expects its pre-tax earnings in the second half of 2011 to fall below results for January through June. It says second-quarter profits will be "slightly lower" than the $2.8 billion (€1.9 billion) it earned in the first quarter. The company cites rising expenses, seasonal factors and the [...]

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


Ventas mayo 2011: Austria
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de mayo las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Austria se incrementaron en un 18,4% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 34.393 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Opel +43,2% Alfa Romeo +101,2% Volvo +71,1% BAJAN Land Rover -37,5% Daihatsu -61,4% Lancia -40,0% Continue reading Ventas mayo 2011: AustriaVentas mayo 2011: Austria originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Thu,...

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


Nissan Lafesta Highway Star
I soli automobilisti giapponesi potranno ordinare la Mazda5 anche in versione con logo Nissan, figlia di un accordo che porterà alla sostituzione della Lafesta I. Il nuovo monovolume, chiamato Nissan Lafesta Highway Star, si differenzia dalla Mazda5 per il differente trattamento della mascherina anteriore, dei gruppi ottici e del paraurti anteriore, per l'utilizzo di nuovi cerchi in lega e finiture esclusive e per l'adozione di un inserto cromato fra i proiettori...

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


Audi Q5 Hybrid quattro vanaf €65.500 te bestellen
De Audi Q5 Hybrid quattro is vanaf nu te bestellen. Waar de instapprijs voor een Q5 zonder een extra elektromotor bij 49.900 euro begint, moet voor de hybride Q5 een bedrag van minimaal 65.500 worden afgerekend. (more…)

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


Afghan cars cursed by the number 39, linked to prostitution
Does you car's licence plate have the number '39' in it? If the answer's 'yes', be grateful you don't live in Afghanistan. Although there is no specific reason for it, the number 39 has become linked to prostitution in the central Asian country. At best it is the object of ridicule and derision, at worst [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


2012 Peugeot 208 spy shots
Peugeot has been spotted once again testing the all-new Peugeot 208 out in the public. The Peugeot 208 will replace the 207 in the near future. It is very difficult to tell what the new mode will look like exactly, especially judging from this test mule, which almost looks like a tent on wheels....

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:48 PM PDT


2012 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG spy shots
Mercedes-Benz and AMG have been spotted testing a prototype version of the upcoming 2012 Mercedes-Benz SL 55 AMG on the Nurburging in Germany. This car features the new AMG Mercedes-Benz 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 – a similar unit to the one used in the just-released Mercedes-Benz CL 63 AMG. There's currently two different AMG versions of [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site....

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:11 PM PDT


Bmw M5 F10: in America con cambio manuale
La nuova Bmw M5 F10 potrebbe offrire una variante con cambio manuale, dedicata probabilmente ai soli clienti Americani. La nuova super berlina di Monaco di Baviera, che abbandona il vecchio V10 aspirato per passare al V8 biturbo da 560 Cv, sarà offerta di serie con l'inedito cambio doppia frizione M DCT, ma l'insistenza del marketing nei confronti degli appassionati d'oltre Oceano potrebbe trasformare in realtà il loro desiderio, come confermato su...

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 11:11 PM PDT


China's auto industry growth forecast to be revised down after two consecutive monthly declines in output and sales
As China's auto output and sales continued decline into May, China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) is considering revising down the industry's yearly growth forecast. It also called upon the concerned authorities to watch the output and sales data and take appropriate actions. According to the statistics released by CAAM, China's auto output and sales [...]

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Curiosità: Mauro Calo e il drift più lungo della storia
Durante l'evento Mercedes-Benz World, in programma dal 17 al 19 giugno, il pilota e collaudatore Mauro Calo proverà a stabilire il nuovo record di drifting mantenendo una vettura in sbandata per 10.000 piedi (circa 3 chilometri), superando così l'attuale record di 8.000 piedi. Le due Classe C 63 AMG e Classe E 63 AMG utilizzate per il test verranno entrambe portate ad una velocità di 88 km/h, in terza marcia, e...

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Will the Youngman-Pangda-Saab tie up actually work out?
From Bloomberg: Saab Automobile owner Spyker Cars NV (SPYKR)'s agreement to sell a 29.9 percent stake in the struggling Swedish company to Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co. may not help the carmaker turn itself around, analysts say. Youngman may be too small a carmaker on the Chinese mainland to obtain government approvals to manufacture cars [...]