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| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT  Citroen DS4 è "Auto Europa 2012" Uiga, Unione Italiana Giornalisti Automotive, assegna alla Citroen DS4 il premio come "Auto Europa 2012". Seguono in seconda e terza posizione Range Rover Evoque e Ford Focus. La cerimonia, svoltasi presso il Museo dell'Automobile di Torino, ha premiato il crossover francese perché, secondo Uiga, rappresenta "l'espressione di un nuovo corso stilistico e insieme la promessa di un sempre maggiore piacere di guida.... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 01:21 AM PDT  Officieel: Volvo V60 plug-in Hybrid 2012 in de verkoop Het komt niet als een donderslag bij heldere hemel, maar toch: Volvo heeft bekend gemaakt de hybride V60 in de tweede helft van 2012 in de verkoop te gooien. Samen met de hybride 3 Serie, en wat er eventueel nog meer komen gaat, zal de Volvo vanaf eind 2012 in het grotere segment de hybride-rijder met behoefte aan wat meer pk's op zijn wenken moeten bedienen.... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:39 AM PDT  Off-road kampioen Rick Huseman komt om in crash Gisteren mag met recht een zwarte dag voor de autosport genoemd worden. Niet alleen crashte Dan Wheldon zwaar (en overleed later aan de gevolgen hiervan), ook Rick Huseman, bekend in het off-road circuit, kwam om als gevolg van een crash. Een vliegtuigcrash. (more…) |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:39 AM PDT Dan Wheldon Dies in IndyCar Crash Dan Wheldon, the British driver who had won the Indy 500 for the second time six months ago, died Sunday in a 15-car crash on lap 11 of Sunday's 200-lap Izod IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was immediately canceled. IndyCar awarded this year's championship to Dario Franchitti, [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT BMW Unveils Sixth-Generation 3 Series Sedan BMW AG publicly introduced its new 3 Series sedan in Munich on Friday. The car, BMW's best-selling model, goes on sale on Feb. 11. Prices in Europe will range between €35,400 and €43,600 ($49,000-$60,400). Compared to the current 3 Series sedan, the new car is nearly 4 inches longer at 15 [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT U.K.'s Dan Wheldon Dies in IndyCar Crash Dan Wheldon, the British driver who had won the U.S. Indy 500 for the second time six months ago, died Sunday in a 15-car crash on lap 11 of the 200-lap Izod IndyCar race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The race was immediately canceled. IndyCar awarded this year's championship to Dario [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT Ford Sales Improve Slightly in Europe Ford Motor Co. says its sales in 19 main European markets increased about 1% to 129,200 units in September. Sales across 51 European markets grew 2% to 154,400 vehicles. Strong sales in Germany (+20% to 23,000 units) and Russia (+19% to 11,100 units) helped to offset weak sales in the U.K. |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT Turkey Boosts Taxes on Large-Engine Cars Turkey has increased its special consumption tax on several products, including non-electric passenger cars with engines larger than 1.6 liters, reports the Hurriyet Daily News. The new rates range from 15% to 130% compared to 10%-84% previously. Almost 90% of the cars sold in Turkey are powered by engines smaller than 1.6 [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT Schaeffler Becomes a Stock Corporation Schaeffler GmbH became Schaeffler AG, a stock corporation, late last week. The family-owned maker of precision bearings reiterates that it has no plans for an initial public stock offering. The new company includes Schaeffler's operating units, operational holding companies and real estate holdings. When it announced plans for the structural change [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 12:38 AM PDT Seven global carmakers agree on electric vehicle standards Seven of the world's largest vehicle manufacturers have agreed on a standard design for their electric vehicle fast-charge systems. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, General Motors, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to a harmonised, single-port fast-charging design to be integrated into all EVs sold in Europe and the US. The combined port integrates every charging scenario [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:57 PM PDT  Ventas septiembre 2011: Rusia Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Rusia se incrementaron en un 26% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un total de 235.552 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN VW +96,0% Mazda +74,1% Volvo +119,7% BAJAN Dodge -20,1% TAGAZ -45,0% Peugeot -9,0% Continue reading Ventas septiembre 2011: RusiaVentas septiembre 2011: Rusia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Mon, 17 Oct 2011... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT Hyundai Eon sub-compact car debuts in India Hyundai has revealed a new model exclusively for India called the Hyundai Eon. Hyundai's smallest car will be powered by an 814cc engine and offered in six trim levels. The new Hyundai Eon is the South Korean manufacturer's answer to the Suzuki Alto, which is India's best-selling vehicle. Hyundai hopes the new Eon will eventually [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT Chinese car safety under the blowtorch: New C-NCAP standards coming in 2012 The heat is on China's new car manufacturers to improve the safety of their vehicles after authorities confirmed the country's crash test program is set for a major overhaul. The revisions to the China New Car Assessment Program (C-NCAP) will be introduced from July 2012. The new standards will be closer to those demanded [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT Ford Sales Improve Slightly in Europe Ford Motor Co. says its sales in 19 main European markets increased about 1% to 129,200 units in September. Sales across 51 European markets grew 2% to 154,400 vehicles. Strong sales in Germany (+20% to 23,000 units) and Russia (+19% to 11,100 units) helped to offset weak sales in the U.K. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT UAW Voting Tips Toward Ratification of Ford Pact The tally of votes by members of the United Auto Workers union at Ford Motor Co.—which by Thursday was running 55% in favor of rejecting of a new four-year contract with the company—swung to a 62:38 margin of approval in voting through Sunday, the union says. Balloting will conclude on Tuesday. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT Moody's Hikes Lear Credit Rating by One Notch Moody's Investors Services has raised the corporate credit rating of Lear Corp. by one notch to Ba2, two steps below investment grade. The ratings agency cites the company's debt reduction, strong liquidity and leaner cost structure. Moody's suggests that the company may use some of its excess liquidity to buy back [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 11:16 PM PDT Schaeffler Becomes a Stock Corporation Schaeffler GmbH became Schaeffler AG, a stock corporation, late last week. The family-owned maker of precision bearings reiterates that it has no plans for an initial public stock offering. The new company includes Schaeffler's operating units, operational holding companies and real estate holdings. When it announced plans for the structural change [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 10:35 PM PDT Should local governments introduce Beijing and Shanghai style means to control traffic? Although new energy propulsion systems seemed to be the talk of the town at the Chengdu based Global Auto Forum this year, it seems that the issue of traffic and where it will go was largely overlooked, any visitor to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or even any second tier city in China will see that the [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT Tata Motors Mini CAT Air Car to debut in 2012 Tata Motors and ex-Formula One engineer Guy N. from a Luxembourg MDI have come up with a car that runs on air. Dubbed the Tata Mini CAT, or Air Car, the environmentally-friendly car uses no petrol, requires little maintenance and has a range of around 300km between re-gassing. Tata hopes to have it on the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT Speed camera snaps rider falling off motorbike A motorbike rider in Switzerland has found a novel way to trip a speed camera: careening down the highway on all fours at 107km/h alongside his speeding (and sparking) motorcycle. Boris Maier, 38, from Bern was caught riding (more accurately 'sliding') at 27km/h over the limit in an 80km/h zone, as this speed camera [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:54 PM PDT U.S. Postal Workers Union Hires Ex-Car Czar Bloom The National Assn. of Letter Carriers union has hired Ron Bloom, the former top adviser to the Obama administration's auto task force. The union represents 280,000 current and retired U.S. postal workers. The union says it hired Bloom and investment bank Lazard Ltd. to advise it on the U.S. Postal Services' [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 09:13 PM PDT Hyundai Veloster Tuning In addition to the ARK Performance Hyundai Veloster Turbo on display at the SEMA show this year will be a [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 08:32 PM PDT Rennsport Trivia: Keys of the Gods Edition Few historic racing cars are as immediately identifiable as the Porsche 917. Stuttgart's twelve-cylinder monster and the cars it spawned took the German marque to some of the most famous podiums in the world, and it gave the company the overall Le Mans win it had long wanted. The most iconic 917 is perhaps the [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 08:32 PM PDT Rennsport Trivia: Mystery Hole Edition The interior of this 1959 Porsche RSK 718 is hiding a secret in plain sight. There's a hole in the dash to the right of the tach, ringed by a rubber grommet. It's supposed to be there. Besides adding lightness, what purpose does it serve? Answer: It's an alternate location for the steering column. |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 08:32 PM PDT Nissan officially opens design studio in Beijing With top class design based universities such as Tsinghua University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts being local neighbors, it's easy to understand why Nissan chose to put its third design center in Beijing, whilst other manufacturers maybe flocking to put their design studios China's financial center in Shanghai, Beijing is still ultimately the [...] |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 08:32 PM PDT Audi A1 1.6 TDI on sale in Australia soon The first Audi A1 1.6 TDI has landed in Australia ahead of the new model's imminent launch. The diesel-powered Audi A1 is competing in the 2011 World Solar Challenge, where it aims to cover the 3028km journey from Darwin to Adelaide using an average of just 3.4 litres/100km. The new model is powered by a [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 07:52 PM PDT More NSW drivers fined for speeding below 10km/h over the limit According to the latest statistics, more NSW drivers are being fined for travelling less than 10km/h over the speed limit than in the past, which could prove NSW Police and the RTA now have near-zero tolerance for fast drivers. In the year between August 2010 and August 2011, 13,129 drivers were fined for speeding, providing the [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 07:52 PM PDT 2013 Chevrolet TrailBlazer under consideration for Australia Holden is looking closely at the all-new Colorado-based SUV – the TrailBlazer – for an Australian launch. General Motors has released a teaser image of the 2013 Chevrolet TrailBlazer ahead of its world premiere at the Dubai International Motor Show on November 10. The Chevrolet TrailBlazer is a global mid-sized SUV built on the platform [...]Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 06:28 PM PDT 2012 BMW 3 Series revealed, coming to Australia Q2 BMW has pulled the wraps off the all-new 2012 BMW 3 Series. The sixth-generation 3 Series was unveiled at a special premiere event at the company's headquarters in Munich, Germany. As predicted, the new 3 Series takes on BMW's latest design language also seen on the BMW 5 Series and the new BMW 1 Series.... |
| Posted: 16 Oct 2011 06:28 PM PDT Rennsport Trivia: Impossibly Cool Sports-Racer Edition In the 1980s and 1990s, two of Porsche's purpose-built sports racers effectively dominated IMSA GTP and FIA Group C Competition. The two cars—the 956 and 962—were virtually identical from the outside, and at speed, it's often hard to tell them apart. Two twin giants. Both used a turbocharged flat-six and a wind-cheating, high-downforce body. |
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