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Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT

Ghosn: China Could Be Force in Global Auto Market by 2016
One or more Chinese automakers likely will become competitive with other international car companies in overseas markets in about five years—or sooner with the purchase of a major foreign brand, says Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn tells a Reuters conference in Tokyo he believes a large acquisition—on the scale [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT

Mazda to Begin Production in Russia Next Year
Mazda Motor Corp. says it will invest €56 million ($80 million) to erect a new plant in the far eastern Primorye region of Russia. The facility will be designed to produce as many as 50,000 vehicles per year starting in late 2012. The company says it will produce the [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:14 AM PDT

China Approves Second Volvo Assembly Plant
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection says it has accepted a proposal from Volvo Cars to build an assembly plant in Daqing. Volvo, a unit of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., plans to be begin production in 2013 at the 4.6 billion-yuan ($711 million) facility. The company said in April the plant will [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:13 AM PDT

Mitsubishi Electric Forms Chinese Venture with FAW Unit
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: 27 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Autoblog.it: gli highlights della scorsa settimana
Sono 3 le principali novità presentate la scorsa settimana: la Mini Coupè, la Renault Koleos restyling e la BMW M3 CRT. La prima rappresenta per Mini una nuova sfida commerciale: due posti secchi, tetto bassissimo, carrozzeria molto originale e, a detta della casa, una guidabilità da urlo. Sarà proprio sull'handling che l'auto punterà molto; oltre ad un maggiore glamour, i tecnici anglotedeschi hanno infatti voluto puntare sul piacere di guida e...

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

"Geef leaserijders zonder bijtelling een zwarte doos"
Heb jij een lease-auto, en rij je hier niet privé mee, dan moet je een 'zwarte doos' in je auto hebben die je kilometers registreert. Niet ons idee, maar dat van de RAI, de belangenvereniging van auto-importeurs. Uiteraard is dit puur en alleen om het gemak van de niet privé rijdende leaserijder te dienen, en heeft dit niets te maken met het controleren op eventuele fraude met leaseauto's....

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:40 AM PDT

Toyota Will Showcase GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II
Toyota will be launching their all new Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II at the 39th Annual 24 hrs of Nurburgring this weekend. The Toyota GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II is the second iteration of the MR2 Spyder concept car from Toyota. The first version was firstly showcased at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon.

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

New Audi A1 Diesel Tops 74 mpg
Volkswagen AG's Audi unit has begun offering its direct-injection 1.6-liter four-cylinder diesel engine in the A1 city car in Europe. The common rail TDI four-banger already is available in the larger A3. Mated with a five-speed manual transmission, the powerplant emits only 99 g/km of carbon dioxide and delivers 74 [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

U.K. Partners Team on Hybrid-Electric Systems
GKN plc says it is buying a 25.1% stake in EVO Electric Ltd. and forming a joint venture with the company to develop and produce electric drive systems. Both companies are based in the U.K. GKN, which assumes debt and agrees to contribute engineering and commercial resources, is investing £5 [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Autonomous Cars Drive Ahead in Nevada
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has signed into a law a bill that allows driverless vehicles to operate in specified areas of the state. The measure makes Nevada the first state in America to pass such legislation. Under the measure, Nevada's Department of Transportation is charged with setting safety and [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Nissan, GE to Host SAE 2012 World Congress
Nissan Motor Co. will be the host carmaker for next year's SAE World Congress, which is scheduled for April 24-26 in Detroit. Robert Sump, vice president of Nissan's North American technical center, will chair the event, whose theme is "Get Connected." Nissan, which is placing a heavy bet on [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Prince Albert in an EV
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus unit has developed a special edition of its LS 600h hybrid sedan for the wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Carlene Wittstock on July 2. Belgian coachbuilder Carat Duchatelet handled the conversion. Together the companies spent a combined 2,000 hours on the project. [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

Hydropower Energizes VW in Brazil
Volkswagen AG plans to add a second hydropower system at its facilities in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2013. The new unit will join the hydropower system Volkswagen do Brasil launched 16 months ago. VW says it is spending a total of €120 million ($170 million) on the two hydropower [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

SAE China Battery Summit Scheduled for November
SAE International says its second annual Vehicle Battery Summit in Shanghai will be held November 14-15. It hosted the inaugural event last September. This year's summit will provide updates on the latest EV-related technologies, including an overview of China's efforts on lithium-ion batteries under the country's latest five-year research [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

U.S. Mulls 56.2-mpg Target for 2025
The Obama administration is considering requiring carmakers to boost the fuel efficiency of new light vehicles by an average of 5% per year from the 2017 through 2025 model years, according to news reports that cite unidentified sources. Such a rule would boost the U.S. fuel economy standard to an average [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:39 AM PDT

American Auto Sales to Post Double-Digit Gains in June
Industry analysts expect automakers to sell about 1.1 million light vehicles in the U.S. this month, up from 983,700 units in June 2010 and slightly higher than the tepid annual sales rate of 11.8 million units last month. They credit easing gasoline prices and an increase in vehicle supplies at some [...]

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:07 AM PDT

Saab boort bescheiden Chinese inkomstenbron aan
Nieuwe week, nieuwe kansen. En Saab gaat wel/niet/misschien/eventueel/met de hakken over de sloot/een beetje (doorhalen wat niet van toepassing is) het einde van de week halen. In een vers PB stelt het bedrijf een stukje korte-termijn financiering te hebben binnengehaald, in de vorm van 'een Chinees bedrijf' dat 582 Saabs heeft besteld....

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 12:07 AM PDT

Video: l'amministratore delegato di Kia Belgio sottoposto alla macchina della verità
Potrà Kia mantenere la garanzia di 7 anni anche nel futuro? "Certo, senza alcun dubbio. E' un impegno che abbiamo assunto e…". Purtroppo non ci è dato sapere come continua la frase, ma il senso è chiaro. L'amministratore delegato di Kia Belgio Benoit Morrene ha rassicurato gli acquirenti presenti e futuri circa la validità della garanzia settennale, fornendo garanzie anche per i modelli a venire....