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| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:06 AM PDT  Renault Mégane SporTour: il test di Autoblog Sulla breccia da quasi due anni, la nuova Renault Mégane SporTour ha segnato insieme a tutto il resto della gamma Mégane un sensibile salto in avanti rispetto al modello che è andato a sostituire. Il discusso frutto della matita di Patrick Le Quement è stato rimpiazzato nel 2009 da una proposta molto più rassicurante e attenta a caratteristiche quali il dinamismo e la fluidità delle linee, che certo non erano il... |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:06 AM PDT  Video: Eerste BMW M5 promo Nou ja, ongecamoufleerd dan. Toen hij nog voorzien was van een laagje folie kwam hij niet één, niet twee, maar liefst drie keer voorbij. Nu we ein-de-lijk uitgeteaserd zijn wordt het hoog tijd de F10 M5 in volle glorie te bekijken, en we hebben het eerste bewegende beeldmateriaal voor jullie.... |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Saab Production May Resume in Two Weeks Swedish Automobile N.V., formerly Spyker Cars N.V., says it hopes to relaunch Saab production at its assembly plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, on 4 July. The plant suspended operations for seven weeks in April and May, resumed production for about one week and was idled again in early June. The disruptions have [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Nissan to Debut Front-Drive Hybrid System Nissan Motor Co. plans to introduce a front-drive version of its hybrid powertrain in the next-generation Altima sedan as early as next year, according to Japan's Nikkan Kogyo. Nissan announced earlier this year it would stop selling the current Altima hybrid, its only gasoline-electric hybrid model, at the end of the [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Volvo Outscores Mercedes in German Customer Satisfaction Poll Volvo brand cars rank highest in owner satisfaction among German consumers after two years of ownership, according to this year's satisfaction poll by J.D. Power and Associates survey. The survey says Volvo surpassed Mercedes-Benz, last year's top-rated manufacturer, with a score of 841 out of a possible 1,000 points. Mercedes scored [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Maybach May Become Mercedes-Benz Sub-Brand Daimler AG is considering a plan to turn its Maybach ultra-luxury marque into a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz, reports Automotive News Europe. Daimler previously said it would decide what to do with the slow-selling Maybach brand by 1 July. ANE says the company has delayed that decision until its supervisory board meets [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Johnson Controls Cleared to Buy Keiper, Recaro Automotive Johnson Controls Inc. says the EC has approved its plan to buy most of Germany's Keiper Recaro Group, including the privately owned company's Recaro automotive seating operations. Financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition includes operations with nearly 4,800 employees in seven countries. Customers of the two units include Aston Martin, [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT ING Looks for a Buyer for Its European Car-Leasing Unit ING Groep N.V. says it is reviewing "strategic alternatives" for its car-leasing unit in Europe, including a sale. Het Financieele Dagblad says a deal would be worth about €4 billion and include assuming €3 billion in debt and injecting about €750 million in capital into the venture. The EC ordered Amsterdam-based [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Nissan, Mitsubishi Venture Will Debut First Minicar in 2013 Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. say NMKV, the 50:50 minicar venture they announced last month, will introduce its first jointly developed minicar in the first half of 2013. The partners say they also may develop electric minivehicles. The new model will use an engine and platform co-developed by the [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Toyota to Hire As Many As 4,000 Temporary Workers Toyota Motor Corp. says it will begin hiring between 3,000 and 4,000 temporary workers in Japan next month to prepare for a return to normal production rates by November. Toyota employs 69,000 people in Japan and already has nearly 1,000 temporary assembly line workers in the country, according to the Associated [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Audi Plans €10 Million Test Track at Frankfurt Show Volkswagen AG's Audi unit plans to construct a 400-meter indoor test track as part of its own pavilion at this year's Frankfurt auto show in September. Visitors will be able to ride in several models, including some race cars, around the €10 million track. The track is part of the curvy [...] |
| Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT Continental Buys Magna's Radar Engineering Unit Continental AG is buying a small German-based unit of Magna Electronics that specializes in vehicle radar system engineering. Terms were not disclosed, but Conti expects the deal to be finalized by 1 July. Magna says it is selling the unit to focus on camera-based technologies, one of its core competencies. Conti [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT  Ventas mayo 2011: Australia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de mayo las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Australia cayeron en un 13,2% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 77.406 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y mayo las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos alcanzaron las 400.084 unidades, es decir, que tampoco han conseguido números positivos en relación al 2010 y presentan una caída del... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT  e-Wolf Alpha-2: sotto il futuristico vestito due motori elettrici e-Wolf rilascia le prime informazioni ufficiali della Alpha-2 (precedentemente annunciata come E-2): si tratta di una sportiva elettrica che verrà lanciata nel 2012, caratterizzata da un design originale e futuristico. L'auto è propulsa da due motori "a elettroni" che sviluppano 381 Cv e ben 800 NM di coppia massima. Con questi numeri l'auto copre lo 0-100 km/h in appena 3.9 secondi e si spinge ad una velocità massima di 230 km/h.... |
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| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT FAW Unit Forms Joint Venture with Mitsubishi Electric in China Mitsubishi Electric Corp. says it has formed a joint venture with QiMing Information Technology Co., a subsidiary of automaker FAW Group Corp., to develop and produce navigation systems and other in-vehicle multimedia devices for the Chinese market. The companies have worked together on other projects since 2004. Mitsubishi Electric [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT Maybach May Become Sub-Brand for Mercedes Daimler AG has postponed a deadline to decide the fate of its ultra-luxury Maybach unit from the beginning to the end of July, when the next meeting of the company's supervisory board is scheduled, Automotive News Europe reports. The online newspaper, which cites multiple unnamed company sources, says [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:47 PM PDT Mercedes Gets the Drift (Record) Mauro Calo, a test driver for Mercedes-Benz, claims to have set a new record for drifting with a run of 1.43 miles in a Mercedes C63 AMG last weekend at the Brooklands track in Surrey, U.K. The previous mark of 1.19 miles was set in a Ford Mustang GT in [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:08 PM PDT  Mini: la terza generazione anche a cinque porte? Fin dalle prime fasi del progetto traspare l'intenzione di chiederle un sacrificio. La Clubman dovrà infatti riposizionarsi, aumentare le proprie dimensioni e "mettere su" qualche centimetro, senza tuttavia smarrire le sue peculiarità. Il motivo? Tutta colpa della F56, ovvero la nuova Mini, che verrà proposta anche in versione cinque porte.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:08 PM PDT Pope gets Mercedes-Benz M-Class plug-in hybrid The Pope has received a new car, and it's not an electric vehicle as the Pope once asked for. It's a custom-built Mercedes-Benz M-Class plug-in hybrid vehicle with the extended capsule at the back. (older model shown) In December last year, Pope Benedict XVI announced he wanted to upgrade his combustion engine vehicle for a [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:08 PM PDT 2011 Mitsubishi Pajero RX on sale in Australia Mitsubishi Motors Australia has re-introduced the limited edition Mitsubishi Pajero RX with a range of additional features. The Pajero RX is based on the GLX model, which features a 147kW/441Nm 3.2-litre diesel engine. Supply will be limited to 1200 vehicles for Australia. The basic RX package costs an extra $1350 over the GLX.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:53 PM PDT  Chevrolet: prodotta la Camaro numero 5.000.000 Il concessionario Chevrolet di Lexington (Kentucky) ha scelto una livrea total black, con verniciatura, cerchi in lega ed interni color nero. Il gruppo moto-propulsore si compone invece dell'unità 6 cilindri da 3.6 litri e del cambio manuale a sei rapporti, mentre fra gli accessori sono previsti i tappetini premium e lo spoilerino posteriore.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 09:53 PM PDT 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel on sale in Australia The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel is now on sale in Australia, five months after the petrol engine models of the all-new luxury SUV arrived in local showrooms. The new 3.0-litre direct-injection V6 turbodiesel will be available in three model lines: the entry-level Laredo, mid-spec Limited and range-topping Overland. It will not be offered in [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:37 PM PDT MINI Cooper Coupe revealed in full MINI has just released full details of the new MINI Coupe. It will be available in four variants, including the MINI Cooper Coupe, MINI Cooper S Coupe, MINI Cooper SD Coupe and MINI John Cooper Works Coupe. The MINI Coupe is a two-seater, two-door coupe version of the popular MINI Cooper.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 08:37 PM PDT Ryan Dunn from Jackass dies in Porsche 911 crash Ryan Dunn, the man best known for practical jokes and committing himself to wild and crazy adventures on the DVD series Jackass, was involved in a fatal accident on Monday morning when the Porsche 911 GT3 he was driving slid off the road and into trees, bursting into flames. Many of the official facts of [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:58 PM PDT Australian vehicles imported from Japan to be radiation tested Eight hundred cars on a boat from Japan to Sydney will become the first vehicles tested for radiation in Australia over nuclear safety concerns. A News Limited report revealed that 700 Toyota vehicles and 100 other cars exported from Yokohama will be analysed by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) when the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:58 PM PDT Australian vehicles imported from Japan to be radiation tested Eight hundred cars on a boat from Japan to Sydney will become the first vehicles tested for radiation in Australia over nuclear safety concerns. A News Limited report revealed that 700 Toyota vehicles and 100 other cars exported from Yokohama will be analysed by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) when the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:58 PM PDT Hofele Design Volkswagen Touareg Fresh off the dyno, Hofele Design released a fancy tuning package for the new Volkswagen Touareg II called the Royal GT 470. It features a few styling parts including the modified fascias, revised grille, and wheel arch extensions. A stainless steel exhaust system was installed, as well as an electronic lowering module to lower the [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:43 PM PDT Goodbye, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saturn. Hello...Opel? It would not be surprising if you've never heard of the Opel brand. Owned by General Motors, the European-only brand hasn't been on American soil since the early Seventies. |
| Posted: 20 Jun 2011 06:43 PM PDT  Autoblog Podcast #235 goes live at 10PM Eastern Filed under: Etc. Click above to subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes Just a reminder that Episode #235 of the Autoblog Podcast will be streamed live via UStream (audio only) for those of you who tune in at 10PM Eastern tonight. Our Q&A Module is below for you to submit questions and comments beforehand.... |
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