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| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:17 AM PDT  Mugen también imagina su CR-Z desde Japón Filed under: Honda, Tuning y preparaciones, Cupés, Híbridos, verdes y alternativos, Deportivos Este que ves aquí es el CR-Z de los nipones de Mugen, denominado CR-Z Mugen RR. Si estás pensando a estas alturas que hemos metido la pata, y que el Mugen CR-Z ya se había presentado, parte de razón tienes, pero hay un pequeño detalle.... |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:16 AM PDT Can Roewe E1 hit the market in 2012? Roewe E1, a small pure electric car from Shanghai Automotive (SAIC), will hit Chinese market late next year without any extensive demonstration. When China Car Times colleagues tested the new MG3 last week, it is confirmed by a staff of SAIC corporate communications dept. The E1 Concept was unveiled at Beijing Auto Show in April [...] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT  Opel Insignia Sports Tourer OPC: il test di Autoblog Ha avuto bisogno di poco, pochissimo tempo la Opel Insignia per far dimenticare del tutto la sua antenata, la Vectra. Presentata tre anni fa, la grande berlina tedesca è stata la capostipite di un corso stilistico rivoluzionario, che ha poi coinvolto tutti i rimanenti modelli di casa. Il capo dello stile, Mark Adams, con questo modello ha cancellato in un sol colpo quell'immagine un po' noiosa che le Opel si portavano... |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT  Citroen DS4 Racing rijdt rond, krijgt 245 pk? Natuurlijk krijgt de nieuwe Citroën DS4 een extra pittig 'Racing'-model in de lineup. Deze schijnt zelfs al helemaal ongecamoufleerd rond te rijden en werd onlangs op een Citroën-terrein op de foto gezet. Officieel is het nog niet, maar er wordt gesproken over een 2 liter turbomotor met 245 pk. Komt dit je bekend voor?... |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Audi May Add Engine Capacity in Hungary Volkswagen AG's Audi unit may expand engine-making capacity at its car plant in Gyor, Hungary, according to Vilaggazdaseg. The business daily cites Audi's PR director for in the country. Audi says the Gyor factory made 938,900 engines in the first half of 2011. The company indicated in January it intends to [...] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Volkswagen: No Talks with UAW in Tennessee Volkswagen of America says it has not held discussions with the United Auto Workers about the union's desire to organize the company's new assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Don Jackson, president of VW's Tennessee operations, tells reporters at an auto conference in Traverse City, Mich., that he also is not aware [...] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Japan Car Sales Dropped 23% in June Carmakers sold 373,100 motor vehicles in Japan last month compared with 486,600 units in July 2010, according to Japanese auto trade groups. Analysts attribute the drop to tight vehicle inventories caused by production disruptions after Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March. Car sales in Japan plunged 47% year on year in [...] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Ford Cuts Price for U.S. Telematics Option 25% Ford Motor Co. says it will lower the price of its Sync in-car communication system option in the U.S. by 25% to $295 (€207), beginning this autumn with the 2012 Edge and Explorer crossover vehicles. The reduction will spread to the Taurus large sedan, Focus small car, Escape small crossover [...] |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2011 12:43 AM PDT Kia's Quarterly Profits Surge 67% Kia Motors Corp. says its net earnings in the second quarter of 2011 climbed to 1.23 trillion won (€823 million) from 676 billion won in the same period last year. The South Korean carmaker's operating income grew 56% to 1.03 trillion won (€689 million) as revenue grew 25% to 11.6 [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT  Ventas julio 2011: Suecia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de julio las ventas de automóviles nuevos en Suecia cayeron ligeramente en un 3,7% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 19.621 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Nissan +77,4% Land Rover +42,4% Kia +31,9% BAJAN Subaru -50,5% Saab -87,5% Smart -66,6% Continue reading Ventas julio 2011: SueciaVentas julio 2011: Suecia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Tue, 02... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT  Infiniti: Ghosn non esclude una sportiva su base GT-R Carlos Ghosn gioca le sue carte in una invervista a CAR, lasciando aperta la porta per la futura sportiva di casa Infiniti. La logica imprenditoriale del gruppo consente infatti ad Infiniti di utilizzare tutta la tecnologia di "mamma" Nissan e, tra queste, non è facile dimenticare la GT-R con il suo imbattile rapporto prezzo-prestazioni.... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Ford Recalls 1.2 Million Trucks to Fix Fuel Tank Problem Ford Motor Co. is recalling 1.1 million fullsize pickup trucks from the 1997 to 2004 model years in the U.S. to replace metal fuel tank straps that can corrode, break and allow the fuel tank to fall off. Ford also is recalling 120,000 trucks in Canada to fix the same [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Toyota to Unveil New Camry This Month Toyota Motor Corp. plans to reveal its redesigned Camry midsize sedan on August 23 during simultaneous events in New York City, Los Angeles, the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich., and Toyota's Georgetown, Ky., plant, where the Camry is built. Sales of the 2012 model are scheduled to start [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Ford Cuts Price of Sync Telematics Service 25% Ford Motor Co. is reducing the price of its Sync communications system option to $295 from $395 on its 2012 Edge and Explorer crossover vehicles. The company plans to expand the price cut to the Taurus large sedan, Focus small car, Escape small crossover and Flex large crossover in 2013. Ford [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT NHTSA Steps Up Probe of Ford Car Wheels The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has upgraded its preliminary investigation of a possible wheel defect in 317,300 Ford Motor Co. midsize cars to an engineering analysis. The step often precedes a recall. NHTSA and Ford have received 29 complaints of wheel stud fractures on Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Mercedes Drops V-12 From SL Lineup Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz unit will no longer offer a V-12 variant of the SL Roadster. The automaker, which dropped the V-12-powered SL600 for the 2011 model year, now is discontinuing the SL65 AMG with a V-12 in 2012 models, according to news reports. The only engine option in the 2012 SL [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Bluetooth Looks for Deeper Connection Next-generation Bluetooth wireless communication systems will be faster, more powerful, less expensive and more energy-efficient than current systems, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group. Mike Foley, who heads the Kirkland, Wash.-based standards organization, tells attendees at the Center for Automotive Research's Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Mich., that the [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT U.S. Design Chief Position Still Open at Hyundai Hyundai Motor Co. still has not hired a new design chief for its U.S. studio in Irvine, Calif., Automotive News observes. The position has been vacant since Phil Zak returned to General Motors Co. in February after two years with Hyundai. Hyundai tells AN the California studio is being managed by [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Former Ford Exec to Head CVT Supplier Fallbrook Technologies Inc., a San Diego-based developer of continuously variable transmissions, has appointed Al Kammerer as president. In the newly created position, he will report to CEO William Klehm. Kammerer, who has served on Fallbrook's board of directors for two years, will oversee the company's product development and manufacturing operations. He [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT American Auto Industry Expects More Revenue, Hiring Executives at U.S. automotive companies flush with cash are becoming more upbeat about hiring and future revenue, according to a new survey from KPMG LLP. The auditing and consulting firm says nearly three-quarters of the executives polled report that their companies boosted revenue this year, and 72% expect further increases in [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 11:38 PM PDT Volkswagen: No Talks with UAW in Tennessee Volkswagen of America says it has not held discussions with the United Auto Workers about the union's desire to organize the company's new assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Don Jackson, president of VW's Tennessee operations, tells reporters at an auto conference in Traverse City, Mich., that he also is not aware [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 09:29 PM PDT Chery's Riich brand hitting the rough tracks in path to developing higher end brand Riich dealerships in Beijing are closing down and withdrawing from the market, which leads to reflections over the situation of China's high-end homegrown brands. Some people think it's not the right time for homegrown automakers to launch high-end brands. It's true that the homegrown brands are not so successful in their expansion to the high-end [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT  Breaking: Carroll Shelby accused of sexual assault by former receptionist Filed under: Government/Legal TMZ is reporting tonight that automotive legend Carroll Shelby has been accused of sexual assault by a former receptionist. Angelica Smith, who reportedly began working for Shelby back in 2005, filed her lawsuit in L.A. County Superior Court earlier today. In it she claims that Shelby ran a "pervasively hostile work environment" and that "Shelby himself sexually battered [Smith] by groping her." Smith also claims that another employee of... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 08:25 PM PDT Mugen Tuned Honda CR-Z RR Check out these new pictures of the Mugen tuned Honda CR-Z RR that debuted with the CR-Z Concept at the [...] |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 06:47 PM PDT  Autoblog Podcast #241 goes LIVE at 10PM EDT Filed under: Etc. Bored with network television? Had enough Facebook for the evening? Check in on the Autoblog Podcast, going out live via our UStream channel at 10PM Eastern time tonight. Drew Phillips, Autoblog photographer extraordinaire will be joining us, and you can drop a question into the Q&A module below for the crew to respond to during the show.... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT  What if everyone in your town drove a golf cart? In Peachtree City, GA, they do! Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Transportation Alternatives, NEV (Neighborhood Electric Vehicle), USA Golf cart parking at McIntosh High School in Peachtree City, GA - Click above to watch video after the jump What would it be like if everyone in your town did all their local driving in golf carts? One only has to look to Peachtree City, GA, a planned community just south of Atlanta, to get an idea.... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT  Ford revisará 1,1 millones de pickups F-Series en EEUU Filed under: Ford, Mantenimiento, Comerciales y pickups, Lincoln Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Cada vez que se juntan las palabras "F-Series" y "revisión", Ford tiembla como un flan. Tiene motivos sobrados. Desde hace décadas, su camioneta es el vehículo más vendido en Estados Unidos y uno de los más populares en Norteamérica, así que cuando se detecta un defecto merecedor de iniciar una campaña de servicio, se disparan... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT  Behind i: BMW's vision for the future of mobility Filed under: Coupe, Hybrid, Performance, Technology, Hatchback, BMW, Electric, Luxury, Infotainment It's not everyday that an automaker launches a new marque, let alone a disruptive vision of the future. But BMW did just that last week in Frankfurt with the unveiling of its new i sub-brand. However, the story behind BMW i isn't limited to the i3 city car and i8 plug-in hybrid concepts.... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:11 PM PDT  Ford Fiesta compie 35 anni: ne sono state vendute 15 milioni di unità La Ford Fiesta compie 35 anni: l'utilitaria (perlomeno agli inizi) della casa americana venne lanciata nel 1976 e da allora ne sono state vendute ben 15 milioni di unità. L'ultima generazione è stata recentemente lanciata nell'allestimento Sport Special Edition, disponibile solo con carrozzeria 3 porte con motori 1.6 Durarec Ti-VCT benzina 134 Cv e 1.6 Duratorq TDCi 95 Cv.... |
| Posted: 01 Aug 2011 05:10 PM PDT  GMs Latest OnStar Feature: Parents Can Track Their Teens, In Real Time GM's Latest OnStar Feature: Parents Can Track Their Teens, In Real TimeTeens are going to have to work harder to hide their whereabouts, once GM wraps up a pilot program that lets concerned parents track the location of their precious ones, in real time. The program is part of the OnStar system, and over 10,000 of its current subscribers have been chosen to take part.... |
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