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| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT  El próximo Audi Q7 sufrirá una cura de adelgazamiento Filed under: Audi, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Peter Schwarzenbauer confirmó a Car and Driver algo que ya nos imaginábamos: que el próximo Q7 sería más ligero. El mastodóntico modelo actual con su par de toneladas y pico verá una reducción de cerca del 14% de su masa, unos 350 kilogramos, para convertirse en un vehículo más ágil, eficiente y económico. El uso de piezas de aluminio y una más que probable reducción de... |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT  Frikada del día: Arte con neumáticos Filed under: Etc. Pincha la imagen para ver la galería Wim Delvoye es un artista. Y aunque yo no soy muy amigo de noticias como esta, en un blog donde la actualidad del mundo de los coches es nuestra razón de ser, cierto es que cuando ves un neumático esculpido de esta manera hay que pararse un minuto, contemplarlo, y reconocer que Delvoye se merece una exposición. Y es que aunque no sea un... |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT  Knettergekke Arabieren driften en schieten als een malle Tussen het dagelijkse verkeer door natuurlijk. Schoolbussen zijn gemaakt om omheen te driften immers! (more…) |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT On the importance of Joint Ventures From the Inquirer.net via a Philippine media outlet: Imitation is not only the sincerest form of flattery, it may also be one way of jumpstarting the development of a country's fledgling automobile manufacturing industry. Examples: Cars built in Japan before World War II were often imitations of European or American models. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT Camry will unlikely win again in China The Toyota Camry was one of the greatest cars in Chinese market. Although the latecomer was launched in 2006, it became a best selling mid-size car instantly in 2007 and 2008. However, the new generation is unlikely to win the market again. The exterior of current Guangzhou-made Camry is specially designed for Chinese and Australian [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT UAW Outlines Terms of GM Contract The United Auto Workers union says General Motors Co. has agreed to pay its U.S. hourly workers a $5,000 signing bonus and $1,000 lump-sum "inflation protection" payments in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Workers would earn a separate $250 annual bonus if quality targets were met, according to the union, which made [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT Is Chrysler Seeking UAW Pledge of No Raises Until 2019? Chrysler Group LLC is still negotiating a new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers. But the company wants the union to promise not to seek wage increases, cost-of-living raises or other additions to fixed labor costs in the subsequent four-year period ending in September 2019, according to Automotive News. The [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 01:24 AM PDT GM Commits to Future Work, New Models in U.S. General Motors Co. has promised to invest $2.5 billion to bring new and upgraded models to its American factories under its tentative four-year contract with the United Auto Workers union. The union says that pledge includes $925 million for powertrain projects that were originally slated for Mexico. GM agreed to re-open [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT  Peugeot 508 RXH: tutto esaurito per la Limited Edition inaugurale La novità di prodotto presentata da Peugeot al Salone di Francoforte, la 508 RXH, ha debuttato sui mercati internazionali con una Limited Edition realizzata in 300 esemplari complessivamente. La casa francese ha annunciato oggi che questa serie speciale, riservata a 12 paesi europei (Francia, Germania, Gran Bretagna, Italia, Spagna, Svizzera, Olanda, Belgio, Lussemburgo, Portogallo, Austria e Polonia) è andata sold out in soli tre giorni. Le richieste, come sottolineato dal Leone, sono... |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT Shanghai Idles JCI Plant in Lead Poisoning Probe The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau has ordered Johnson Controls Inc. to suspend operations at a battery factory after parents complained that lead leaking from the facility was sickening children nearby. The agency says blood tests have detected elevated levels of lead in a small number of children in the area. News [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT Federal-Mogul Touts Plasma Ignition Federal-Mogul Corp. says its new "corona ignition" system can boost fuel economy by 10% or more compared to standard spark ignition. The technology uses controlled ionization instead of electrical sparks to ignite the air-fuel mixture in the combustion chamber. Federal-Mogul, which is developing the technology at research facilities in Europe, Asia [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT Retired Supplier Executive Panny Dies William Panny, who headed several supplier companies, died earlier this week at age 83, Automotive News reports. Panny served as chairman, CEO and president of MLX Corp., vice chairman and COO of Bendix Corp. and president of Rockwell International's auto operations. None of the companies Panny led have survived in their original [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT  Zomoto Kenteken App: scant kentekens gratis! Niks handmatig kentekens invoeren of moeilijke dingen sms'en naar dure sms diensten. De gratis Zomoto Kenteken App scant kentekens en vertelt je direct alles over een auto! (more…) |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT GM, SAIC to Co-Develop EV Platform General Motors Co. and SAIC Motor Corp. have agreed to co-develop a new electric vehicle architecture for global markets. The companies will coordinate their effort through their Shanghai GM partnership's Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center in Shanghai. The agreement includes development of EV powertrain components and entire vehicles that will be [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT Jensen Interceptor Will Return in 2014 The British-built Jensen Interceptor, a stylish four-seat GT produced between 1966 and 1976, will go back into production in 2014—this time as a high-priced "ultra-exclusive" car. A concept of the aluminum-bodied car will be unveiled late next year by CPP Global Holdings Ltd., a Coventry, England-based maker of concepts and low-volume [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT BMW to Drop Hybrid Version of X6 Crossover in U.S. BMW AG confirms media reports that it will stop offering the $90,000 hybrid version of its coupelike X6 crossover in the U.S. at the end of the current model year. BMW says the option will continue in undisclosed other markets. The X6's ActiveHybrid powertrain is BMW's version of a so-called dual-mode [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:44 AM PDT Another Union Files to Declare Saab Bankrupt Sweden's IF Metall union has joined two other unions by filing a court request that Saab Automobile AB be declared bankrupt. Swedish Automobile NV, Saab's owner, insists the carmaker is struggling with a temporary liquidity problem but is not insolvent. A Swedish appellate court is considering Saab's plea to overturn a [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:43 AM PDT IMF Raises Fear of Recession The International Monetary Fund says the world economy has entered a period of sharply slower growth that could lead to new recessions in Europe and the U.S. The IMF forecasts "weak and bumpy" growth averaging only 1.5% for developed economies this year. It says Germany and Canada are the only mature [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:43 AM PDT Marchionne: Fiat Will Break Even in Europe in 2014 CEO Sergio Marchionne says Fiat SpA expects to achieve breakeven on its European operations in 2014, even though sales in the region will probably fall below year-earlier levels through 2012. Fiat reiterates that the company, which now includes Chrysler Group LLC, expects this year's pretax earnings to be about €2.1 billion [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:43 AM PDT Typhoon Idles 11 Toyota Plants in Japan Toyota Motor Corp. canceled shifts at 11 of its 15 factories in Japan today as a powerful typhoon approached central Japan. The company says it doesn't know if work will resume on Thursday. Meteorologists expect Typhoon Roke to make landfall in the Tokai region, which includes Aichi Prefecture where the 11 [...] |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:04 AM PDT  Video Lamborghini Aventador Vs Porsche 911 GT2 RS I collaudatori del programma tedesco Grip hanno messo a confronto Lamborghini Aventador e Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Il test non è assolutamente scientifico, visto che i tempi sono presi con un cellulare e, a giudicare dalle espressioni dei piloti, si bada più all'emozione al volante che non al decimo di secondo limato rispetto all'avversario.... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 11:27 PM PDT  Ventas agosto 2011: Australia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de agosto las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Australia se incrementaron en un 7,3% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un total de 88.082 unidades vendidas. Como siempre Toyota sigue a la cabeza de este mercado aunque en cuanto al ranking por modelos, el Holden Commodore, habitualmente primero, se ha visto relegado a la segunda plaza por detrás del Mazda3, que con... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT  Car art: le auto protagoniste dei graffiti a Monaco di Baviera Marc Cameron e Paul Curtis sono i due componenti di un sodalizio artistico specializzato nel trasformare in maniera creativa i muri sporchi. La loro forma d'arte si chiama reverse graffiti e una delle loro opere più recenti, realizzata a Monaco di Baviera, ha come protagonisti alcuni noti modelli di auto. Cameron e Curtis lavorano rimuovendo dal muro prescelto gli strati di sporco in successione fino ad ottenere l'immagine desiderata: da qui il... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT Typhoon Idles 11 Toyota Plants in Japan Toyota Motor Corp. canceled shifts at 11 of its 15 factories in Japan today as a powerful typhoon approached central Japan. The company says it doesn't know if work will resume on Thursday. Meteorologists expect Typhoon Roke to make landfall in the Tokai region, which includes Aichi Prefecture where the 11 [...] |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT SsangYong Aims to Boost Sales 150% in Five Years South Korean SUV maker SsangYong Motor Co., now 70% owned by Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., says its affiliation with the Indian carmaker will help it increase sales from 82,000 in 2010 to 120,000 units this year, 160,000 units in 2012 and 300,000 units in 2015. SsangYong, which went into receivership in [...] |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 10:49 PM PDT Ford Will Expand Product Lineup in Indonesia Ford Motor Co. tells Bloomberg News it will debut eight new models in Indonesia over the next five years in a bid to improve its 1.9% market share in the country. Ford sold 10,700 vehicles in Indonesia in the first eight months of 2011 compared to 4,000 in the same period [...] |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 09:34 PM PDT  Hamann Paragon Porsche Panamera Hamann presenta la Paragon, versione elaborata della Porsche Panamera Turbo: la vettura è stata presentata al Salone di Francoforte ed è dotata di un vistosissimo widebody-kit che allarga i passaruota di 6 centimetri davanti e dietro. Specifici i fascioni anteriore, laterali e posteriori, estremamente aggressivi; cofano motore con feritoie (strizza l'occhio alla 911 GT3) ed una vistosissima ala aerodinamica alloggiata sul baule completano la preparazione estetica.... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:50 PM PDT  Fotos espía: Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Filed under: Porsche, Fotos espía, Descapotables, Deportivos Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería A ningún fabricante le gusta mostrar todas sus cartas de golpe, y aunque no esperamos grandes novedades en el nuevo 911 Carrera Cabriolet ahora que hemos visto el 991 de techo cerrado, Porsche sigue probando la versión descapotable con dos pequeños brochazos de camuflaje.... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:13 PM PDT  Video: Raging Artists create a manly minivan commercial Filed under: Minivan/Van, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Honda The minds at Raging Artists are typically tasked with producing unique marketing spots for a variety of companies. The crew recently applied their creative minds to the world of minivans, and designed a spot they feel helps put the people mover in a light that appeals to the fathers of the world. A dad is given orders to take the kids to school, and the family's Honda... |
| Posted: 20 Sep 2011 05:13 PM PDT  More details emerge on the electric Edison2 eVLC with 310 mpge Filed under: EV/Plug-in, AutoblogGreen Exclusive, Lightweight Back in September of 2010, the team from Lynchburg, VA, Edison2, captured the X-Prize crown in the Mainstream Class with its single-cylinder, gasohol burnin' Very Light Car (VLC). After the win, Edison2 hinted that a version of VLC with "other power sources" could effectively "cure range anxiety." Lo and behold, Edison2's eVLC is here, but is it the cure for anxiety? In preliminary testing, Edison2 says the... |
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