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| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:53 AM PDT  Saab nos descubre el 9-6x que nunca fue Filed under: Subaru, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Hay tumbas que deberían permanecer cerradas para siempre. Saab tiene unas cuantas de esas si consideramos la cancelación de proyectos como el 9-1, el rediseño total del 9-3 y la desaparición forzosa del 9-6x, el famoso Saabaru que nunca fue.... |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:53 AM PDT  Foto spia Nuova Fiat Panda La nuova Fiat Panda è stata fotografata durante un test. La nuova piccola italiana, attesa al debutto al salone di Francoforte, sarà assemblata a Pomigliano e rappresenta un modello importantissimo per il gruppo Fiat: ispirata nelle proporzioni e nella linea al modello precedente, offrirà dimensioni maggiori (1o cm di lunghezza extra) con sedili posteriori scorrevoli, una nuova plancia con il "tascone" ispirato alla Panda prima serie del 1980 e propulsori di... |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT  McLaren MP4-12C krijgt nog wat last-minute updates De MP4-12C kreeg nogal wat kritiek van de pers. Er zou te weinig beleving, te weinig emotie in de nieuwe supercar te vinden zijn. En dus rommelt McLaren nog snel wat aan de auto's, net voordat de eerste wagens worden afgeleverd. (more…) |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT American Housing Starts Jump 15% Homebuilders broke ground on new homes in the U.S. at an annual rate of 629,000 units last month compared with a revised pace of 549,000 in May, according to the Dept. of Commerce. Housing starts in June 2010 ran at a 587,000-unit rate, the second-lowest on record. The construction of single-family [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT UAW: In Talks with Many Foreign Carmakers The United Auto Workers union is "making some progress" in talks with a number of foreign automakers about organizing their U.S. plants, President Bob King tells Bloomberg News. He says, "a lot of companies have agreed to hold confidential discussions." King did not identify the companies or say how many are [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT Harley-Davidson More Than Doubles Quarterly Earnings Harley-Davidson Inc. recorded a $191 million net profit for the second quarter of this year compared with $71 million a year earlier as America's demand for the company's big motorcycles revived. Earnings from continuing operations—which excludes a $68 million charge a year earlier from the sale of the MV August unit—rose [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT Ferrari: No IPO Plans Ferrari Chairman Luca de Montezemolo tells reporters in Italy there is "no program at all" to launch an initial public stock offering for the company, a unit of Fiat SpA. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne noted last November that a Ferrari IPO would help Fiat pay for acquiring a majority stake in [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT Beijing Auto Plans Truck Joint Venture in Russia Beijing Automotive Group Co. says it has agreed to form a $176 million joint venture with Russia's AMS Auto to produce light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks vehicles for the Russian market. The venture will be operated by AMS' BAW Motor Corp. unit and two Beijing Auto subsidiaries: Beijing Automotive Works and [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:20 AM PDT China's Privately Owned Car Fleet Reaches 72 Million China says it now has a record 72 million privately owned vehicles on the road, reports the People's Daily, which cites data from the Ministry of Public Security. The agency says privately owned cars and trucks account for 73% of China's total oper... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT  Vídeo: Porsche comienza a desnudar el nuevo 911 Filed under: Porsche, Cupés, Deportivos La nueva generación del Porsche 911 será casi agua pasada para algunos afortunados cuando se corra el telón en el Salón del Automóvil de Frankfurt. El caballito de Stuttgart ha estado dando paseos turísticos por Sudáfrica a varios medios especializados (Almería o Tarrangona no son destinos tan exóticos), dejando que experimenten antes que nadie las virtudes de un 911 que se prevé no ya renovado, sino revolucionado.... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:47 PM PDT  Video Morgan 3 Wheeler: la prova di Jay Leno Jay Leno prova la Morgan 3 Wheeler, riedizione di uno storico modello a tre ruote prodotto dal costruttore inglese tra il 1909 ed il 1953. Questa tre ruote è spinta da un propulsore 1,8 litri V2 posizionato sull'asse anteriore , capace di erogare 115 CC. Il mezzo offre una semplice carrozzeria in alluminio montata su telaio tubulare ed un abitacolo ridotto al minimo indispensabile.... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT  Los modelos más vendidos en Austria durante junio Filed under: Industria Vistos los resultados generales del mercado austriaco durante junio, ahora es turno para repasar los modelos preferidos en ese mismo mes. A destacar los modelos del Grupo Volkswagen, que siempre están en muy buena posición, y la mejora de Opel, Ford y Hyundai en los segmentos más importantes. URBANOS Fiat 500 384 Fiat Panda 332 Hyundai i10 120 Suzuki Splash 114 Kia Picanto 107 Chevrolet Spark 103 Ford Ka 99 ... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT  De veiligheidskooi – Deel 14 Het Nederlandse weer stelt niet teleur. De lucht is grauw en het miezert. Als het aan het weer ligt hoefde ik vanochtend niet op te staan. (more…) |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT Dodge May Circle the Wagon with New Magnum Chrysler Group LLC could bring back the Dodge Magnum wagon, which was killed during the company's financial crisis in 2009, The New York Times reports. Design chief Ralph Giles, who helped pen the original 2004 Magnum, tells the newspaper that Chrysler "owned" the American station wagon market with the Magnum, which [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT Toyota Adds AC Power Outlet to Hybrid Models in Japan Toyota Motor Corp. plans to offer AC electric outlets in Prius hybrid cars sold in Japan next year and eventually make the feature an option across its hybrid lineup in the country. The feature will allow the car to power household appliances and consumer electronics devices. Toyota says it may [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT Korean Students Put Designs on Ferrari Three students from Seoul's Hongik University in South Korea won the Ferrari World Design Contest with their Eternita concept car. The group also won the Autodesk Design Award for making the best use of Alias software in the design process. Students from more than 50 universities competed in [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:14 PM PDT Baby Range Rover to Go Topless? Tata Motors Ltd.'s Land Rover unit is considering a convertible version of its new Range Rover Evoque compact SUV, according to Autoblog.nl. The Web site, which doesn't cite its sources, notes that Land Rover is planning several variants to the just-launched Evoque. If approved, the drop-top Evoque likely would [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:41 PM PDT  Video: Jay Leno prova la Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport In questo video Jay Leno si mette al volante dell' "inarrivabile" Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport, auto dal prezzo stellare, capace di 1200 CV e in grado di raggiungere quasi 430 km/h di velocità massima. La carrozzeria è totalmente realizzata in fibra di carbonio e la qualità costruttiva è ovviamente al top di quanto le attuali tecnologie permettono.... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Renault Predicts 42% Growth for Russia's Car Market Renault SA forecasts that Russia's passenger vehicle market will reach almost 2.7 million units this year from 1.9 million in 2010. The group's outlook is more optimistic than that of the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses, which predicts sales of 2.4 million cars and light commercial vehicles this year. Light vehicle sales [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Ferrari: No IPO Plans Ferrari Chairman Luca de Montezemolo tells reporters in Italy there is "no program at all" to launch an initial public stock offering for the company, a unit of Fiat SpA. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne noted last November that a Ferrari IPO would help Fiat pay for acquiring a majority stake in [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT China's Privately Owned Car Fleet Reaches 72 Million China says it now has a record 72 million privately owned vehicles on the road, reports the People's Daily, which cites data from the Ministry of Public Security. The agency says privately owned cars and trucks account for 73% of China's total op... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Nissan to Introduce Logan Variant in Russia Next Year Renault, Nissan and AvtoVAZ said earlier this year they will begin making variants of Renault's low-cost Logan car in Russia for all three companies by 2013. The first of those models goes into production next year for Nissan, according to Bruno Ancelin, who heads Renault operations in Russia. Ancelin tells Bloomberg [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:09 PM PDT Gestamp Cleared to Buy ThyssenKrupp Metal Stamping Unit Spain's Gestamp Automocion S.L. has cleared anticompetitive hurdles to buy ThyssenKrupp AG's Metal Forming unit in France. The companies announced the deal in May. Terms were not disclosed. Gestamp Automocion operates facilities in 21 countries a... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:08 PM PDT Daimler Opens Finance Unit in India Daimler AG officially launched a new finance unit— Daimler Financial Services India Pvt Ltd.—yesterday that aims to make about €353 million in retail loans in India over the next five years. The company, which was capitalized with an initial investment of $50 million (€35 million) will begin writing loans for Mercedes-Benz [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 09:35 PM PDT  K1 Evelio La K1 Evelio ha debuttato al Goodwood Festival of Speed 2011. La concept car elettrica si inserisce nel neonato settore delle sportive ad emissioni zero, come Tesla Roadster e Fisker Karma. La vettura, derivata in parte dalla Kit Car K1 Attack Roadster, è stata modificata dal team inglese Evelio. La carrozzeria è costruita in vetroresina (ma potrebbe in futuro passare alla fibra di carbonio) mentre il telaio è uno space frame... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:30 PM PDT  Saab 9-6X Concept Unveiled After Being Axed Six Years Ago Saab 9-6X Concept Unveiled After Being Axed Six Years AgoThe Saab 9-6X concept was unveiled six years after being axed. The first pictures of the concept have hit the web and was unveiled at the company's museum in Trollhättan. The 9-6X was based on the Subaru Tribeca and was slated for production but the vehicle was shelved when GM sold their 20 percent minority stake in Fuji [...] more |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT  Video: Vaughn Gittin Jr. drifts his way through the Al Reem Circuit Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ford, Specialty, Racing If you like Ken Block's series of Gymkhana videos, then you'll definitely want to check out Vaughn Gittin Jr's latest flick featuring his Formula Drift Mustang. Gittin was recently visiting Saudi Arabia to perform a drifting demo at an event at the Al Reem Circuit, and he decided to stick around for an extra few days to get footage of him drifting on... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT  Will higher-MPG vehicles starve highway funding? Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy, USA It happens every time there's a proposal on the table for increased fuel efficiency. Someone runs the math, points out that high mileage vehicles use less gasoline, then warns that less gas means less gas taxes for maintaining roads. In this case, that someone is Ben Wear over at the Statesman: The gas tax has already lost about 50 percent of its purchasing power to inflation... |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 05:14 PM PDT  GM Prepares To Launch EV Smart Grid GM Prepares To Launch EV Smart GridFrom the data gathered, utilities will then be able to decide on the optimum times for charging EVs on the grid, the idea being, that charging them is done during off-peak periods. more |
| Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:42 PM PDT  Video: Nissan GT-R Switzer R850 lines up against Suzuki GSX1300R Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Nissan, Suzuki, Motorcycle We're not touching the car vs. bike argument this time around. Instead, we're just going to sit back, relax, and be glad people had their video cameras pointed in the general direction of the Suzuki GSX1300R (known better as the Hayabusa) and the Nissan GT-R Switzer R850 as they lined up against each other in a mile-long drag race. According to the video, the... |
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