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Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT


Fiat fuori da Confindustria, conferma la Jeep a Mirafiori
Fiat conferma l'uscita da Confindustria nel 2012 e la produzione di un modello Jeep a Mirafiori, in una lettera che lo stesso Marchionne ha inviato al presidente Emma Marcegaglia. Come riportato oggi dal Corriere, Fiat e Fiat Industrial usciranno quindi da Confindustria da Gennaio, senza per ora aver annunciato futuri accordi con altre organizzazioni....

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT


Ahora sí: El SEAT Mii, presentado oficialmente
Filed under: SEAT, Subcompactos Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería Los chicos de SEAT han tardado un poco más de la cuenta en presentar el nuevo Mii, pero finalmente hoy lunes salen a la luz las imágenes oficiales de este urbanita hermano de los Skoda Citigo y VW Up!....

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT


Dani Sordo coloca segundo al MINI en el Rally de Francia
Filed under: MINI, Competición No nos culpes, pero hace un tiempo, y seguro que lo has notado, que en Autoblog ya no seguimos la rabiosa actualidad deportiva del motor al minuto. Comentar el por qué sería como hablar del sexo de los ángeles, así que voy a pasar sobre el tema de puntillas, para poner el punto de interés donde toca....

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT


Habrá un Model S "mata M5" por unos 60.000€
Filed under: Híbridos, verdes y alternativos, Sedanes y berlinas, Tesla El Model S nos gusta (al menos me gusta a mí). La idea de un eléctrico con 500 kilómetros de autonomía, espacio interior equivalente a un coche del segmento E "normal", un centro de gravedad rebajado, y una dinámica de deportivo es atractiva por sí misma....

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:38 AM PDT


Ring Taxi en Corvette crashen op de 'Ring
En ze waren niet de enigen, in totaal waren er acht wagens bij de crash betrokken. (more…)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Kia: entro il 2011 la prima elettrica di serie
Kia presenterà il suo primo modello elettrico entro la fine del 2011. Si tratterà, secondo le informazioni fornite da AutomotiveNews, di una piccola basata sulla piattaforma della attuale i10 che sarà prodotta in circa 2000 esemplari nel corso del 2012. Nota per ora come TAM Project, la vettura ad emissioni zero sfrutterà tutto il bagaglio di esperienze maturato con la Hyundai Blueon, il prototipo della Hyundai i10 elettrica che è da...

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Anthony Di Giovanni sueña con el Porsche 550
Filed under: Porsche Este tipo es un genio, para que nos vamos a engañar. El amigo Giovanni, que trabaja bajo el pseudónimo CarraraDesign, sabe cómo manejarse con su amigo Photoshop, y esta es su última creación. Por norma general, solemos pasar bastante de los chops salvo que estén bien fundamentados (por eso te sacamos poca cosa de AutoExpress), pero en esta ocasión, más allá de que la imagen sea acertada o no,...

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Tesla Shows Off Model S Electric Sedan
Tesla Motors Ltd. has unveiled the production version of its Model S electric sedan, which goes on sale next year. The company predicts demand at about 20,000 units in 2013. The Model S will be offered with three battery sizes that give the car a driving range of 120 miles ($57,400), [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Hyundai Group Confirms Expanded EV Program
Hyundai Motor Group has confirmed that its Hyundai and Kia units will expand their electric vehicle programs over the next four years with at least one additional EV each. The Hyundai brand announced its first electric vehicle, the BlueOn five-door hatch, last year. The car, which is based on the company's [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Ford Ranger Production Begins in Thailand
Ford Motor Co. has begun building of its next-generation Ranger compact pickup truck in Rayong, Thailand. The truck is scheduled to go into production in South Africa later this year and in Argentina thereafter. Ford plans to sell the pickup in 180 markets worldwide but not in North America. The base [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Nissan, GE Partner in EV Infrastructure
Nissan Motor Co. and General Electric Co. have signed a two-year collaboration agreement to accelerate development of a "smart" electric vehicle recharging infrastructure. The companies say they will focus on two key areas: integrating EVs into the home and workplace and assessing the impact of recharging a fleet of one million [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


GKN Completes Deal to Buy Getrag Driveline Ventures
GKN plc says it has completed a previously announced deal to acquire driveline ventures between Getrag and Dana Holding in the U.S. and Getrag and Volvo Car in Sweden. The combined deals are worth as much as £295 million ($458 million), including contingencies. U.K.-based GKN says the acquisitions will strengthen its driveline [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


GKN Completes Deal to Buy Getrag Driveline Ventures
GKN plc says it has completed a previously announced deal to acquire driveline ventures between Getrag and Dana Holding in the U.S. and Getrag and Volvo Car in Sweden. The combined deals are worth as much as £295 million ($458 million), including contingencies. U.K.-based GKN says the acquisitions will strengthen its driveline [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Ford to Add NG Flex-Fuel Pickup Truck in 2012
Next year Ford Motor Co. will offer versions of its F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickup trucks modified to run on natural gas as well as gasoline. The so-called WiNG system will be supplied by Vancouver, B.C.-based Westport Innovations Inc. The modified trucks are expected to begin arriving at dealerships in [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Daimler Sees No Downturn in Truck Demand
CEO Dieter Zetsche says Daimler AG has a "good level" of orders for its commercial trucks through the first quarter of 2012. "In spite of the debt crisis, we have good reason to be optimistic," he declares. Zetsche says the company has an "encouraging" level of orders for its redesigned Actros [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


GKN Completes Deal to Buy Getrag Driveline Ventures
GKN plc says it has completed a previously announced plan to acquire driveline ventures between Getrag and Dana Holding in the U.S. and Getrag and Volvo Car in Sweden. The combined deals are worth as much as £295 million ($458 million), including contingencies. U.K.-based GKN says the acquisitions will strengthen its driveline [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:58 AM PDT


Renault Will Supply 15,600 EVs to French Government
Renault SA and alliance partner Nissan Motor Co. have been selected to supply 15,600 electric vehicles to French government agencies, says Le Figaro, which does not cite its source. The French newspaper says the contract will include 10,000 Renault EVs for La Poste, France's mail service. It also says PSA Peugeot [...]

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:19 AM PDT


Tesla Model X: il crossover svelato prima di fine 2011
Tesla presenterà il suo crossover "Model X" prima della fine dell'anno, alla vigilia del Motor Show di Detroit di gennaio. E' quanto riporta Autocar, specificando che il modello sarà costruito sull'architettura della Model S. Il Ceo Tesla Elon Musk, avrebbe annunciato che la X sintetizzerà le qualità di una MPV e quelle di un SUV, garantendo al contempo una certa grazia stilistica. Musk ha inoltre specificato che il crossover by Tesla potrà...

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 12:19 AM PDT


Toeschouwer gewond geraakt bij crash op Zolder
Tijdens de Belcar races dit weekend op het circuit van Zolder zijn meerdere mensen -waaronder een Nederlandse toeschouwer- gewond geraakt bij een vervelende crash in de pitlane. (more…)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT


Ventas septiembre 2011: Irlanda
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Irlanda cayeron en un 43,8% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 2.521 unidades vendidas. En cuanto al acumulado del año, entre enero y septiembre las cifras siguen mostrado números positivos, con un ligero aumento del 3,7% en relación al mismo periodo del 2010 y un total de 88.195 unidades vendidas.Continue...

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT


Saft Sells Battery Venture Stake to Johnson Controls
Saft Group SA has ended its partnership with Johnson Controls Inc. by selling its stake in their lithium-ion battery venture to the American company for €110 million in cash. The settlement also gives JCI an expanded perpetual license to use certain Saft lithium-ion technologies in all markets. The deal includes an [...]

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT


Volkswagen Passat: in arrivo versioni SUV, Coupè e Cabrio
Volkswagen potrebbe presto ampliare la gamma della Passat con tre modelli inediti: una SUV, costruita in USA, una Cabrio, in sostituzione della EOS ed una inedita Coupè. Il processo di ammodernamento ed espansione della gamma Passat, secondo quanto riporta Car, inizierà nel 2012 col restyling della variante CC del modello (in foto un muletto dell'auto)....

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT


Video: Honda's Asimo + Kinect = Creepy animatronic hokey-pokey
Filed under: Etc., Japan, Technology, Videos When the end of the world comes, it will arrive on the shoulders of dancing robots. The researchers behind Asimo, the humanoid robot from Honda, have tapped into the muscle behind the Xbox Kinect system to allow users to control Asimo using nothing more than their own body movements....

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 04:47 PM PDT


G-Power BMW M3 Tornado RS
G-Power diffonde i dati ufficiali sulle performance della BMW M3 Tornado RS da ben 720 Cv: il V8 della vettura è stato dotato di nuovi pistoni Mahle e di un nuovo albero motore, necessario per portare la cilindrata dai 4.0 litri originali ai 4.6 della Tornado. G-Power ha inoltre provveduto ad installare una coppia di turbocompressori "SK III 'Sporty Drive' ASA T1-723", un nuovo air-box in fibra di carbonio ed un...

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 04:47 PM PDT


Chile: Geely lanzará en breve el Englon SC7
Filed under: Industria, Sedanes y berlinas, Geely Directamente desde China se espera que lleguen antes de que termine el año las primeras unidades del Geely Englon SC7 al mercado chileno. Se trata de un sedán de 4,68 metros de longitud que deberá quedar situado como máximo representante de la marca en este mercado. Para mover a los SC7 los chinos de Geely han confiado en un motor de gasolina con 1,8 litros, 138...

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 04:09 PM PDT


GMC Terrain to get novel single-camera collision alert system
Filed under: Safety, Crossover, GMC The 2012 GMC Terrain is putting downward pressure on the price of camera-based forward collision detection and lane departure systems. The new $295 option buys customers a system that reduces the complexity of the setups carried by zooty luxury brands by using a single camera instead of the hybrid camera-laser-radar systems you'll find elsewhere. The GMC system employs a camera for both collision warning and lane departure functions,...

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:31 PM PDT


Video: GMC Terrain to get novel single-camera collision alert system
Filed under: Safety, Crossover, GMC The 2012 GMC Terrain is putting downward pressure on the price of camera-based forward collision detection and lane departure systems. The new $295 option buys customers a system that reduces the complexity of the setups carried by zooty luxury brands by using a single camera instead of the hybrid camera-laser-radar systems you'll find elsewhere. The GMC system employs a camera for both collision warning and lane departure functions,...

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:54 PM PDT


30 Zipcar users walk 2,250 miles, bike 4,200 miles on 30-day low-car diet
Filed under: Etc., Transportation Alternatives, USA They walked more than 2,250 miles, biked nearly 4,200 miles, took 1,175 trips on public transit, and lost 165 pounds. Those are the results of the Zipcar 30-day "Low-Car Diet." This is a situation when numbers truly tell the tale. Recently, Zipcar announced the results of its fourth annual "Low-Car Diet" challenge, during which 30 participants across the U.S....

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:16 PM PDT


SEAT Mii, nu in het geel
We zagen enkele dagen geleden al een korrelig plaatje van SEAT's versie van de VW up! en nu hebben we maar liefst 3 complete afbeeldingen in kleur voor jullie. Spannend hé! (more…)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 02:15 PM PDT


TechArt Porsche 911 GT Street RS Video
Here we get an quick look of the TechArt tuned Porsche 911 GT Street RS that was announced a few [...]