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Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:09 AM PDT


Aston Martin y Prodrive difunden las primeras imágenes de su nuevo GT3
Filed under: Aston Martin Ya sabíamos que Aston llevaba tiempo detrás de un proyecto para GT3 de nueva hornada, y aquí está por fin. Se trata del nuevo Vantage V12 GT3, cuenta con un V12 con carter seco, una estudiada aerodinámica y cuesta algo así como 350.000€ (toma ya). Está pensado fundamentalmente para tres campeonatos....

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


KTM X-Bow "a la Stratos"
Filed under: KTM Pincha la imagen para ver la galería Si tienes un KTM X-Bow pero maldices el hecho de carecer de un techo "al uso", puedes acudir a los amigos italianos de Montgomery, que ha preparado un kit de carrocería para convertir el simpático coche austriaco en un lejano pariente estético de un Lancia Stratos (vinilos incluídos)....

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


G-Power Typhoon is pimpalicious X5 xDrive 48i
G-Power heeft haar pakketje voor de BMW xDrive 48i van een opfrisser voorzien. Een bodykitje en een turbootje op je plus-sized Bimmer, geinig hoor! (more…)

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Chrysler to Upgrade Toledo Transmission Plant
Chrysler Group LLC is spending $72 million to retool and upgrade its Toledo Machining Plant in Perrysburg, Ohio, to build a new generation of torque converters and steering columns. The renovation, which is dependent upon receiving unspecified state incentives, is due to begin later this year and be completed in [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


New Porsche 911 Adds Muscle, Efficiency
Porsche AG's sixth-generation 911 sports car is longer, lighter, more powerful and more efficient than the outgoing model. The 2012 vehicle, which will be publicly unveiled in September at the Frankfurt auto show, goes on sale late this year. Although exterior design changes are subtle, Porsche says the iconic rear-wheel-drive car [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Bentley Continental GTC
Bentley dirama le prime foto ed i dati tecnici ufficiali della Continental GTC, variante cabrio della coupè anglotedesca dotata di un tetto retrattile in tela con lunotto in vetro. La GTC condivide il propulsore con la Conti GT: parliamo del 6.0 W12 biturbo da 575 CV e 700 Nm di coppia massima....

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Revamped Hybrid Drivetrain Highlights 2012 Camry Lineup
Toyota Motor Corp.'s seventh-generation Camry midsize sedan features a more upscale interior and upgraded hybrid variant. Its option list also has been simplified, reducing build combinations (excluding exterior and interior color options) from more than 1,200 to just 36. The 2012 model, which arrives in U.S. dealerships in October, is about [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Ferrari 458 Convertible Gets Retractable Hardtop
The Ferrari 458 Italia Spider features a power folding aluminum roof the company says is 55 lbs lighter than a cloth top convertible, which requires more structural supports. The retractable top deploys in 14 seconds and stows behind the seats in front of the rear engine bay. The relatively [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


September Hearing Set for Ford-UAW Grievance
An independent arbitrator has scheduled a hearing of a United Auto Workers union's grievance against Ford Motor Co. for Sept. 15— one day after the UAW-Ford national contract expires, says Bloomberg News. The complaint alleges that Ford demanded greater economic sacrifices from its unionized workers than from its salaried staff. About [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


GM Puts Global Media-Buying Accounts Up for Review
General Motors Co. says it has initiated a review of its global media planning and buying, which by some estimates exceeds $3 billion per year. The company says it is inviting several unidentified global media companies to participate in the review. The review is the latest initiative in a sweeping remake [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Saab May Not Meet Payroll Again
Swedish Automobile NV says its Saab Automobile unit may not meet its August payroll on time because of delays in collecting funds pledged by investors. SA has missed payroll twice since suspending Saab production in late April. The company has says it has arranged €123 million ($177 million) in funding over [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


U.S. New-Home Sales Slide 7%
Sales of new homes in the U.S. dropped to an annual rate of 298,000 units in July from a downwardly revised 300,000-unit pace in June, the Dept. of Commerce reports. High unemployment and waning consumer confidence are weighing on the housing market, economists say. They note that demand for new homes [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


Opel Seeks Partner for Hybrid Development
Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke hints to the Frankfurter Allgemeine that the company wants to partner with another carmaker on hybrid powertrain technology. Stracke tells the German newspaper that the General Motors Co. unit is not in serious talks about a partnership. But he adds that "a cooperation would be certainly a [...]

Posted: 24 Aug 2011 01:08 AM PDT


2012 Porsche 911 Unveiled Prior To 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show
Things don't happen in a normal fashion in Germany, and that exactly is what they do with launch of their cars. Most of all, the Porsche 911. Every couple of years, Porsche offers decent substantial changes to their 48 year rear-engine-mounted sports car and categorizes it into a brand new model.

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Ventas enero-julio 2011: Uruguay
Filed under: Industria Durante los primeros siete meses del año 2011, las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Uruguay se incrementaron en un 27% en comparación con el mismo periodo del año anterior, alcanzando un total de 23.776 unidades vendidas. Cabe destacar que los vehículos que más han crecido en su demanda son aquellos con cilindrada pequeña y media, perdiendo mucho mercado especialmente aquellos con motores de entre 2 y 3 litros....

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Bentley Continental GTC is klaar voor Frankfurt
Na de dichte versie is men bij Bentley nu ook klaar met het opfrissen van de cabrio. Dit is de Bentley Continental GTC, met gallery en video! (more…)

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


China Expected to Extend EV Targets
China is reviewing its goal to put one million electric vehicles on the road by 2015 and boost that number to five million by 2020, says the Financial Times. The London-based newspaper says Beijing appears poised to extend that timetable and include hybrids, more efficient internal combustion engines and any other [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Foto Spia Audi A6 Allroad
Prime foto spia della nuova Audi A6 Allroad: la terza generazione della station-wagon "country" della casa dei quattro anelli si mostra praticamente priva di camuffature ed equipaggiata con i parafanghi ed i fascioni in plastica grezza, tipici del modello; visibile anche il nuovo assetto, rialzato rispetto alla A6 Avant. Purtroppo l'unica foto disponibile è stata scattata con uno Smartphone e la qualità non è eccelsa....

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Saab May Not Meet Payroll Again
Swedish Automobile NV says its Saab Automobile unit may not meet its August payroll on time because of delays in collecting funds pledged by investors. SA has missed payroll twice since it suspended Saab production in late April. The company has says it has arranged €123 million in funding over the [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Volkswagen Asks for Approval to Acquire MAN
Volkswagen AG has asked the European Commission to approve its plan to acquire commercial truckmaker MAN SE. The EC says it will rule on the request by Sept. 26. VW says several national authorities in Germany have already approved the plan. The carmaker raised its stake in MAN to 30.5% from [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Opel Seeks Partner for Hybrid Development
Opel CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke hints to the Frankfurter Allgemeine that the company wants to collaborate with another carmaker on hybrid powertrain technology. Stracke tells the German newspaper that Opel is not in serious talks about a partnership. But he adds that "a cooperation would be certainly a good way to cut [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Volvo Cars to Double Its China Workforce This Year
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. says its Volvo Car unit will boost its workforce in China to 1,000 employees by year-end from about 500 currently. In March, Geely said it planned to add 1,200 employees in Europe over 12 months. The company said most of the new staff would be product [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


New Porsche 911 Longer, Lighter, More Efficient
Porsche AG's sixth-generation 911 Carrera and Carrera S sports cars are bigger, more powerful and more efficient than the outgoing models, which were introduced seven years ago. The new cars will be publicly unveiled at next month's Frankfurt auto show and go on sale late this year. The new 911s use [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


Ford Names Truby to Head PR in Europe
Ford Motor Co. has promoted Mark Truby to vice president for communications and public affairs of its European unit, effective Oct. 1. He succeeds Ian Slater, who will retire after more than 30 years at the company. Ford says Truby's new challenges include burnishing the image of the company's brands in [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:51 PM PDT


GM Reviews Global Media Buying Accounts
General Motors Co. says it wants to improve the efficiency of its annual global media-buying activities, which are estimated at $3 billion (€2.1 billion) or more. The resulting review is the latest initiative in a continuing restructuring of the company's marketing and advertising that began when GM emerged from bankruptcy more [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:50 PM PDT


Nissan in Partnership Talks with Brazilian Billionaire
Nissan Motor Co. says it is discussing a possible partnership with billionaire Eike Batista to build an assembly plant in Brazil. The facility would more than quadruple Nissan's capacity in the country to about 260,000 units. Nissan currently has capacity to assemble 60,000 Frontier pickup trucks and Xterra SUVs per year [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT


Vilner Land Rover Defender "The Twins"
Vilner presenta una coppia di Land Rover Defender elaborati, espressamente richiesti da un cliente russo alla ricerca di un modo inedito di concepire la "rustica" fuoristrada inglese. Le Defender, che hanno preso il nome di "The Twins" sono state modificate con l'aggiunta di molto materiale fonoassorbente, quasi assente nel modello di serie e gli interni sono stati rivestiti in pelle nappa ed alcantara, con materiali che solitamente si trovano sulle più...

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:58 PM PDT


Bmw Z4: in video si trasforma in GT3
Questo breve video ci racconta la Bmw Z4 seguendo una delle ricette più classiche delle auto sportive: il legame con il mondo delle competizioni. Ecco allora che una Z4 stradale, guidata da una bella ragazza su una strada di montagna, si trasforma per un attimo nella versione GT3 da competizione che aggredisce una pista: purtroppo per il momento non esiste una vera versione stradale della GT3, che monta il V8 della...

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:28 PM PDT


Volvo announces new 'Design Around You' brand strategy
Volvo top brass, including Li Shu Fu, were on hand in Beijing yesterday to announce Volvo's new brand strategy for the next few years. Volvo did of course become part of the Geely empire earlier this year and will put a greater emphasis on the Chinese market over the next few years as a way [...]

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 07:28 PM PDT


Volvo announces new 'Design Around You' brand strategy
Volvo top brass, including Li Shu Fu, were on hand in Beijing yesterday to announce Volvo's new brand strategy for the next few years. Volvo did of course become part of the Geely empire earlier this year and will put a greater emphasis on the Chinese market over the next few years as a way [...]