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| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT  Isuzu D-Max 2012 Isuzu ha presentato in Tailandia la nuova D-Max, modello completamente rinnovato e progettato in collaborazione con GM. Non è un caso quindi che il nuovo pick-up orientale derivi dalla stessa base del nuovo Chevrolet Colorado, presentato nella medesima occasione. Ambedue i veicoli sono destinati alla vendita sui principali mercati mondiali, Europa compresa, con tempistiche ancora da stabilire.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT  #DoeMijDieR8-actie gaat nog even doorrr! Vorige week bedacht een aantal Twitterende bloggers om samen met Audi Nederland een R8 V10 Spyder weg te geven. Voor gratis! Althans, je mag er voor een periode zelf in rijden & sturen. Een keiharde copypaste van het Amerikaanse equivalent, we weten het. Maar we hebben besloten om je nog even langer de tijd te geven om te winnen.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT Datsun to make a comeback? If you've never driven a Datsun 1600 in the wet, you've never lived. The once mighty Datsun brand saw its demise in the late 1980s when Nissan decided to concentrate on its one-brand strategy to strengthen the Nissan name worldwide. The Japanese giant spent a reported USD $500 million ($511 million) back in the early 80s to [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 02:16 AM PDT Honda Civic Type R Turbo? The internet is a wonderful place, full of rumours and totally unconfirmed reports. The latest one that has been doing the rounds for the last 24 hours is the Honda Civic Type R Turbo. Britan's AutoExpress claims that the next generation Civic Type R (which as we previously reported is already in consideration) will become the first Honda [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 01:36 AM PDT  TomTom Top Gear-editie is een feit Dat Jeremy Clarkson zijn stembanden ter beschikking stelde aan de navigatieboer smaakte naar meer bij TomTom, en daarom werd er maar meteen een complete navislavi met het Top Gear-sausje overgoten voor het maximale uitmelk-effect. (more…) |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:57 AM PDT  Curiosità: 21 nuove automobili su 100 sono bianche. E' il nuovo colore preferito Il gigante delle vernici per automobili PPG Industries ha condotto l'annuale studio per valutare quale sia la tinta preferita dagli automobilisti. A sorpresa conquista la prima posizione il bianco, scelto per 21 vetture su 100, mentre si collocano in seconda posizione il grigio ed il nero (entrambe al 20%). Questa graduatoria si ribalta in Europa, dove il nero è la tinta più popolare (26%) e distanzia il bianco (19%), l'argento (16%),... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:57 AM PDT Kia GT Coupe – potential for hybrid or four-cylinder engine? The recently unveiled Kia GT coupe has got potential to work with a hybrid or a smaller four-cylinder engine, according to Kia's design chief Peter Schreyer. The rear-wheel drive Kia GT Concept was recently unveiled at the Frankfurt motorshow with a 3.3-litre turbocharged V6 (290kW and 534Nm of torque) connected to an eight-speed automatic transmission.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:16 AM PDT Lotus Cortina: la prova di Fifth Gear Bianca con l'inconfondibile striscia in Sherwood Green. La Lotus Cortina del 1963, antesignana delle tante berline vitaminizzate che oggi esistono sul mercato, si poteva comprare solo così. Nata sulla base di una tranquilla e popolarissima tre volumi che per anni è stata portabandiera di Ford of Britain, la Cortina firmata dalla Lotus aveva poco a che spartire con il modello di partenza.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:16 AM PDT  Audi RS7 kust een vangrail [spyshots] Het aantal nieuwe S- en RS-modellen is even keihard aan het stijgen. Zelden heeft Audi's sportafdeling quattro GmbH het zó druk gehad. Maar we mogen niet klagen, al die surplussen aan pk's klinken ons als muziek in de oren. Eén van die nieuwe modellen wordt de RS7, die volgens hardnekkige geruchten de sedanversie van de RS6 overbodig zal maken.... |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Toyota to Export Cars from India Toyota Motor Corp. says it will begin shipping some of the small cars it makes in India to South Africa next spring. The cars will include modified versions of the Etios sedan and Etios Liva hatchback currently produced by its Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. venture outside Bangalore. The company can [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT S&P Predicts U.S. Sales Rebound in Fourth Quarter American demand for light vehicles is likely to remain strong in the final three months of this year, bringing full-year sales to 12.6 million vehicles, up 9% from 2010, says Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC. The firm cites lower gasoline prices, pent-up demand and inventories of Japanese vehicles that will [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Ghosn: Yen Threatens Jobs in Japan Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn tells Bloomberg News that Japan faces a "hollowing out" of its industrial base unless its government acts to weaken the yen. Ghosn tells the newspaper he has discussed the issue with Japan's prime minister. If Japan wants employment, he says, the government must establish a [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT European Central Bank Holds Rates Steady The European Central Bank decided on Thursday to increase its assistance to ailing financial institutions by buying €40 billion ($54 billion) of securities over the coming year. The ECB also promised to offer struggling banks unlimited one-year collateralized loans for at least the next nine months. But the central bank's governing [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Ex-Chrysler CEO Nardelli Softens Bailout Complaints Bob Nardelli, the former CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, has backed off his comments to The Detroit News last week that criticized the Obama administration's handling of the company's bailout, the newspaper reports. After the story ran this week, Nardelli told the News in an e-mail message that he "did not [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Record Floods Threaten Auto Production in Thailand Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years has killed 244 people, shut down more than 100 industrial plants and is now threatening auto production in the country. Torrential rains that began in late July have caused floods in 59 of the country's 77 provinces and displaced 2.6 million people, Bloomberg News reports. |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Dana, Bosch Rexroth Finalize Transmission Venture Dana Holding Corp. and Robert Bosch GmbH's Bosch Rexroth AG have launched their 50:50 venture to develop and produce hydraulic-mechanical drive transmissions for the global off-highway vehicle market. The so-called powersplit drive transmissions manage multiple power inputs—from a piston engine and electric motor, for example—with a planetary gearset that eliminates the [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Geely's WCar is a GX2 in disguise for Taiwan Despite warming ties between The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (RoC aka Taiwan), RoC cars are few on Chinese roads, and likewise PRC cars are few on Taiwanese roads, that is until Taiwan's Yulong signed a joint venture with Dongfeng and produced the new Luxgen 7 SUV in China, and [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Preh Opens Second Plant in Mexico Preh Inc. has opened a second factory in Monterrey, Mexico, to make climate controls, sensors, electronic control units, center stacks and other components. The new $10 million, 90,000 sq-ft facility complements Preh's older 80,000 sq-ft plant in Monterrey that performs preproduction injection molding, laser etching and paint operations. The two factories [...] |
| Posted: 07 Oct 2011 12:15 AM PDT Record Floods Threaten Auto Production in Thailand Thailand's worst flooding in 50 years has killed 244 people, shut down more than 100 industrial plants and is now threatening auto production in the country. Torrential rains that began in late July have caused floods in 59 of the country's 77 provinces and displaced 2.6 million people, Bloomberg News reports. |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:36 PM PDT  Ventas septiembre 2011: Holanda Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Holanda cayeron en un 2,4% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 44.455 unidades vendidas. A destacar que el 52% del total corresponde a vehículos de los segmento A y B, gracias a que en términos generales tienen consumos muy contenidos y están gravados con menos impuestos.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 11:36 PM PDT Nürburgring-Nordschleife pileup video (crash footage) The world's most famous race track isn't without its share of serious accidents with some estimates puting the number of deaths on the Nürburgring at an average of one per month. As the video below (taken a few days ago) shows, when pileups happen, they are pretty nasty. Watch this video on YouTube To save you [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:57 PM PDT Lamborghini: un giro a bordo della Marzal Salire su una Lamborghini non è una cosa che capita tutti i giorni. Se poi parliamo di una vettura d'epoca, l'opportunità diventa naturalmente più rara. E se restringiamo il campo alle vecchie concept car, auto che ieri come oggi venivano realizzate in esemplare unico, l'esperienza assume contorni ancor più incredibili.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:19 PM PDT  Ford: confermato un V8 5.8 supercharged per la nuova Shelby Mustang GT500 Ford ha deliberato un investimento da 50 milioni di dollari per aggiornare lo stabilimento di Romeo, nel Michigan (Stati Uniti), che ospiterà la produzione di un nuovo motore V8 5.8 supercharged. Ne dà notizia la stessa Ford, dopo aver stipulato il nuovo contratto collettivo con il sindacato degli United Auto Workers.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 10:18 PM PDT Australia gets 45 more $70K Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari hot hatches after first batch sells out An additional 45 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari super hatches have been made available in Australia after the first batch of 40 cars sold out almost before it hit showroom floors. At $69,990 before on-road costs, the Fiat-based Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari is by far the most expensive light car in Australia.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:34 PM PDT Continental Adding Tire Plant in South Carolina Germany's Continental AG plans to invest $500 million to build a new tire factory in Sumter, S.C., to begin producing car and light truck tires for the U.S. market in 2013. Conti says the plant will have annual capacity of 5 million tires by 2017, which will increase to 8 million [...] |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:34 PM PDT Brazilian Company to Acquire Hayes Lemmerz Brazilian wheel and chassis supplier Iochpe-Maxion SA has agreed to buy Northville, Mich.-based wheel maker Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. for $705 million in cash and the assumption of $23 million of debt. The companies expect to close the deal in the first half of 2012, subject to regulatory approvals. Iochpe-Maxion says [...] |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:34 PM PDT VW to Recall Diesels in U.S. to Fix Fuel Leak Volkswagen AG will recall 168,300 diesel-powered cars in the U.S. to replace a defective fuel line that may crack, thus causing a leak that could start a fire. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the campaign includes 2.0-liter diesel engine-powered versions of 2009-20102 VW Jetta midsize sedans and wagons, 2010-2012 [...] |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:34 PM PDT Mitsubishi Can't Keep Up with Soaring Yen Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has been trying to offset the impact of the surging yen by cutting costs, but President Osamu Masuko tells reporters the effort is increasingly futile. The yen hit a record high of 75.94 to the dollar in mid-August and a 10-year high of 100.77 to the euro earlier [...] |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:48 PM PDT General Motors, RelayRides partner for smartphone car sharing program General Motors has teamed up with US-based car sharing service RelayRides to integrate new peer-to-peer sharing technology into its vehicles. The new program will allow US owners of Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles equipped with the OnStar in-car communications system to make money by hiring out their cars when they are not using them.... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:10 PM PDT Continental to Erect South Carolina Tire Plant Germany's Continental AG plans to invest $500 million to build a new tire factory in Sumter, S.C. to begin producing car and light truck tires for the U.S. market in 2013. Conti says the plant will have annual capacity of 5 million tires by 2017, which will increase to 8 million [...] |
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