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Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT


Primera imagen oficial del Renault Twingo 2012
Filed under: Renault, Subcompactos Haz clic en la foto para ampliarla Ayer por la mañana pudimos ver por primera vez al nuevo Renault Twingo sin el habitual camuflaje que precede a toda presentación, y hoy podemos mostrarte esta primera imagen oficial del polivalente. Superada la sorpresa, la repulsión inicial se ha transformado en simple desgana, motivada principalmente por esa sensación de "casi, pero no" generada el desafortunado injerto antiniebla realizado en el paragolpes....

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT


What A Girl Wants
So, what do women want when buying a car from a dealership? We have a look at how women feel they are treated when buying cars and the improvements dealerships are trying to make to attract more female customers. Recent statistics have shown that 3 out of 5 women felt that car dealers talked down to them or patronised them when they were buying a car....

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT


Klassieke Ferrari's & Maserati gevonden in schuur
Schuurvondst! We hebben er weer eentje. (more…)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 01:16 AM PDT


2012 Chrysler SRT8 Models Will Be Having 570-bhp Supercharged Engine Options
If you thought that the maximum output power of 470 bhp will make your heart pounding, what will you say about 570 bhp? It surely is positively evil, isn't it? Now let's come to point, if the rumors are to be believed, it's said that Chrysler thinks the same way, as we stated in the [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Maserati: ecco i nuovi modelli; il SUV a Francoforte?
Maserati vorrebbe portare la sua produzione a 50.000 veicoli l'anno: per far questo il brand del Tridente avrebbe ideato una brillante offensiva commerciale basata su tre modelli. Il primo, e forse il più significativo, sarà una nuova berlina entry-level da contrapporre ad Audi A6, BMW Serie 5 e Mercedes Classe E....

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


White House to Unveil Fuel Economy Plan on Friday
President Barack Obama will announce the outline of his proposed fuel economy standards for the 2016-2025 model years in Washington on Friday, the White House says. The standard reportedly will require light vehicles sold in the U.S. to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Today's Wall Street Journal cites unidentified [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Porsche Again Rated America's Most Appealing Brand
Porsche has outscored all other automotive brands for the seventh consecutive year in the annual Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) survey by J.D. Power and Associates. The study measures the appeal of new vehicles during the first 90 days of ownership. European luxury brands captured the top six positions, led [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


GM CEO: Opel Is Not For Sale
General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson declares to reporters in Detroit that, "We don't comment on speculation, but I will say this: Opel is not for sale." It was GM's most direct response yet to weeks of media speculation that the American company was unhappy with Opel's performance and wanted [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Daimler Earnings Rise 30%
Daimler AG says its net profit surged 30% to a record €1.7 billion in the second quarter. Revenue advanced 5% to €26.3 billion, and unit sales grew 6% to 527,600 passenger and commercial vehicles. Quarterly earnings before interest and taxes climbed 23% to a near-record €2.6 billion. The company raised its [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Ford Plans $1 Billion Assembly Plant in India
Ford Motor Co. is expected to announce today that it will invest $1 billion to erect an assembly plant in Gujarat, India, with annual capacity to make 240,000 vehicles and 270,000 engines. The facility is near the plant that makes Tata Motors Ltd.'s ultra-low-cost Nano. The new Ford complex, expected to [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Kia Workers Reject Labor Deal
Kia Motors Corp. workers in South Korea have rejected the tentative labor agreement announced on Monday between their union and the company. Negotiators had hoped to avoid a labor strike for the second consecutive year after 20 years of annual walkouts. The rejected deal would have given each worker a 5% [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Quake, Yen Cut Nissan Earnings 20%
Nissan Motor Co. reported net income of 85 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, down from 106.7 billion yen a year earlier because of the strong yen and the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March. But analysts say the smaller-than-expected decline reflects Nissan's [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:43 AM PDT


Valeo Profit Jumps 30%
Valeo SA reports its net income in the first half of 2011 climbed to €218 million ($313 million) from €168 million ($241 million) in the same period last year. Revenue increased 11% to €5.3 billion ($7.6 billion), and the French parts supplier booked a record €7.7 billion ($11.1 billion) in [...]

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:11 AM PDT


Eindelijk duidelijkheid: "Opel is niet te koop!!1!"
De allerhoogste eindbaas van Opel's moederbedrijf General Motors heeft zich eindelijk uitgesproken over de alsmaar toenemende geruchtenstroom waarin wordt beweert dat Opel een "te koop" bordje in de voortuin heeft staan. Normaal gaat men daar niet in op speculaties, maar voor deze ene keer maakten ze een uitzondering. (more…)

Posted: 28 Jul 2011 12:11 AM PDT


Foto spia Audi S8
Si avvicina il debutto ufficiale della nuova Audi S8: la prossimità al Salone di Francoforte, vetrina in cui sarà presentata al pubblico, fa cadere le ultima camuffature dalla carrozzeria dei muletti e lascia scoprire la caratterizzazione sportiva che contraddistinguerà la versione più pepata dell'ammiraglia di Ingolstadt. Ripresa durante i test sulle Alpi Svizzere, l'auto propone la classica ricetta estetica ben collaudata e premiata dalle vendite: fascione anteriore e posteriore specifici dal gusto...

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Ventas junio 2011: Nueva Zelanda
Filed under: Industria Durante el sexto mes del año las ventas de automóviles nuevos en Nueva Zelanda cayeron en un 7,2% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 5.365 unidades matriculadas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y junio las ventas alcanzaron las 31.291 unidades, es decir, se incrementaron en un 3,3% en relación al primer semestre del año anterior....

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


New Hyundai Azera to Get L.A. Reveal
Hyundai Motor Co. says it will debut the U.S. variant of its revamped Azera large sedan at the Los Angeles auto show in November. The international version of the car is already on sale in South Korea as the Grandeur. The Azera, expected to arrive in the U.S. in about six [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Porsche Deemed Most "Apealing" Brand, Again
For the seventh straight year, Porsche is the top-rated brand in J.D. Power and Associates' annual Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study. The 15-year-old report uses 80 attributes to measure the appeal of new vehicles during the first 90 days of ownership. Power says the appeal of this year's batch [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


New BMW/Mini Platform to Carry 15 Models
BMW AG intends to expand its Mini brand lineup to 10 models by about 2015 when it moves to a new minicar platform that also will carry at least five future BMW-branded cars, says Autocar, which does not identify its sources. The U.K.-based enthusiast magazine says the BMW-engineered UKL1 front-drive architecture [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Superchargers to Rev Up Chrysler SRT Program
Chrysler Group LLC plans to offer a supercharger package for its 2013 LX-based SRT8 vehicles that will increase output for its 6.4-liter Hemi V-8 from 470 hp to 540 hp-570 hp, reports MotorAuthority.com, which cites unnamed industry sources. The power bump would put the SRT variants of the Dodge Challenger and [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Azure to Give Ford Super-Duty Trucks the Hybrid Treatment
Azure Dynamics Corp. in Oak Park, Mich., has inked a new deal with Ford Motor Co. under which it will equip an unspecified number of the automaker's F-Series Super-Duty trucks with a plug-in hybrid-electric system. The first converted model will be an F-550 due in early 2013. Hybrid variants of the [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Daimler Profit Rises 30%
Daimler AG says its net profit surged 30% to a record €1.7 billion in the second quarter. Revenue advanced 5% to €26.3 billion, and unit sales grew 6% to 527,600 passenger and commercial vehicles. Quarterly earnings before interest and taxes climbed 23% to a near-record €2.6 billion. The company raised its [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Valeo Profits Jump 30%
Valeo SA reports its net income in the first half of 2011 climbed to €218 million from €168 million in the same period last year. Revenue increased 11% to €5.3 billion, and the French parts supplier booked a record €7.7 billion in new orders. Valeo's operating profit grew 18% to €345 [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


Next Mini Platform Will Carry 15 Models
BMW AG new front-drive minicar platform will carry five new models for the company's own brand and 10 new variants for its Mini brand, according to Autocar, which does not identify its sources. The British enthusiast magazine says BMW's new UKL1 platform is likely to become the German carmaker's highest-volume platform.

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


PSA Warns of Second-Half Loss
PSA Peugeot Citroen, predicting "much stronger headwinds" than anticipated in the second half of 2011, says its car operations may post an operating loss for the period. The company says high materials costs and continuing disruptions following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March will cut its previous outlook for [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:39 PM PDT


GM CEO: Opel Is Not For Sale
General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson declares to reporters in Detroit that, "We don't comment on speculation, but I will say this: Opel is not for sale." It was GM's most direct response yet to weeks of media speculation that the American company was unhappy with Opel's performance and wanted [...]

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 11:07 PM PDT


Video Top Gear: James May prova il Launch Control della Nissan GT-R
Ok, le prove di accelerazione "da sparo" dicono poco o nulla sul valore di un'auto. Ma se si parla di Nissan GT-R le qualità stradali, le straordinarie qualità stradali, del mezzo sono già state ampiamente dimostrate; e spesso ai danni di vetture tremendamente più costose. Al simpatico James May di Top Gear non rimane quindi che dilettarsi in qualche partenza assistita con la devastante coupè nipponica: l'accoppiata fra motore biturbo, trazione...

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 10:03 PM PDT


Bentley: turbo e biturbo per i nuovi V8
Bentley svelerà presto le varianti V8 della Continental, dotate di nuovi propulsori che vedremo anche nella gamma Audi. Più precisamente, secondo le anticipazioni di Autocar, i V8 4 litri di nuova generazione saranno offerti in versione mono turbo da 420 e 450 Cv ed una biturbo da circa 560 Cv....

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:31 PM PDT


Official: 2012 Ford Explorer 2.0-liter EcoBoost to net 20 mpg city, 28 highway
Filed under: Crossover, Ford Ford's reborn Explorer has been selling at a brisk clip since being introduced for the 2011 model year, with some 65,823 units finding homes through June. While that's a far cry from the line's salad days back in the '90s, that total already pips the previous generation's 2010 sales figures for the entire year....

Posted: 27 Jul 2011 09:31 PM PDT


Wald Jaguar XJ X350 Black Bison Kit
The Japan-based tuners Wald International are at the chopping block again, this time with an older Jaguar XJ kit. Featured [...]