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| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT  Una iteración más para el DS3 Racing de Citroen Filed under: Citroën, Utilitarios Como bien recordarás, el DS3 Racing, para evitarse costosos procesos de homologación se registró como una iteración de serie corta, que permitía dos tiradas prácticamente idénticas de poco más de mil unidades para comercializarlas en el mercado europeo. Pues bien, el éxito del modelo más "caliente" de Citroën ha superado las mejores expectativas de la casa del doble chevron, así que en afirmaciones a What Car?... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:20 AM PDT  Toyota Prius C: verdere gezinsuitbreiding Prius-familie Herinneren jullie je het Prius C concept nog, dat in Detroit (tegelijk met de Prius V) aan het publiek werd voorgesteld? Toyota Japan heeft hier een productiemodel van gemaakt, waarvan een folder is gelekt. Of zou dit de eerder besproken Aqua zijn? (more…) |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT  McLaren F1 2014: primi dettagli della nuova supercar inglese McLaren ha iniziato i test della erede della F1, attesa nel 2014 e nota per il momento come P12. Affiancherà la MP4-12C utilizzando una sigla alfanumerica simile e sfiderà le supercar di ultima generazione con Porsche 918 Spyder e la erede della Ferrari Enzo. I test, secondo le informazioni raccolte da Autocar, sono iniziati in Spagna, Germania e Bahrain, per sottoporre i muletti a tutte le condizioni climatiche ed iniziare a... |
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| Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:37 AM PDT Former Ford, Chrysler Executive Bidwell Dies Ben Bidwell, a longtime executive at Chrysler Group and Ford Motor Co. known for his outspokenness and humor, died on Friday at age 84. Bidwell joined Ford in 1953 and retired in 1990 as chairman of Chrysler. His jobs in between included general manager of the Lincoln-Mercury and Ford brand divisions. |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:55 PM PDT  Ventas septiembre 2011: Austria Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Austria se incrementaron en un 9,4% en relación al mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 30.755 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN SEAT +48,3% Kia +50,9% Nissan +48,8% BAJAN Suzuki -33,3% Subaru -40,3% Mitsubishi -22,3% Continue reading Ventas septiembre 2011: AustriaVentas septiembre 2011: Austria originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Tue, 18 Oct 2011... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:55 PM PDT Daimler Fires Head of U.S. Sales Unit Daimler AG says Ernst Lieb "has been relieved of his duties" as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, effective immediately. The company offered no explanation for the firing and says Lieb remains with the company in an unspecified role. Daimler says Herbert Werner, currently CFO of the sales unit, will take [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:55 PM PDT BMW, Volkswagen Vying for Control of German Carbon Fiber Maker BMW AG and Volkswagen AG are each trying to gain control of SGL Carbon SE, the German maker of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic, according to Der Spiegel. VW currently holds a 9.9% stake in the company, whose lightweight materials are of increasing interest to carmakers. Der Spiegel says BMW may try to acquire [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:55 PM PDT Head of Fiat in Mexico Quits Victor Villanueva, managing director of Fiat SpA's sales unit in Mexico, left the company last week, reports Automotive News. Villanueva joined Fiat to head the Mexico sales operation a year ago from Mitsubishi Motor Corp. in Mexico, where he held the same title. He worked for Chrysler in Mexico from 1984 [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:55 PM PDT Visteon Replaces Its CFO Visteon Corp. has hired Martin Welch III, a longtime U.S. automotive finance executive, to be its chief financial officer, effective immediately. Welch replaces William Quigley III, who will leave on Oct. 31 in what Visteon describes an "involuntary termination." Quigley has been the company's CFO since 2007. He reportedly will receive [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:54 PM PDT Lawsuit Seeks Damages for Alleged Supplier Price-Fixing Three lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit accuse eight makers of automotive wire harnesses of engaging in price-fixing and bid-rigging. The lawsuits seek class-action status. The European Union, Japan and the U.S. are conducting a global investigation of a possible cartel of auto suppliers that fixes prices, rigs bids [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:54 PM PDT China's Economic Growth Slows China's economy expanded 9.1% in the third quarter compared to 9.5% in the same period of 2010, according to the country's National Bureau of Statistics. It was the country's slowest year-over-year growth rate in two years. China's economy grew 10.4% last year. But the International Monetary Fund expects the pace to [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 11:14 PM PDT  Mercedes: trovata una 300 SL Roadster abbandonata. Questa ha "solo" 37 anni La municipalità de Il Pireo, in Grecia, ha venduto all'asta nei giorni scorsi una Mercedes 300 SL Roadster immatricolata nel 1960, ferma da 37 anni in seguito all'improvvisa morte del proprietario. Sfortuna volle che l'appassionato greco fosse privo di eredi, condizione "ideale" per preservare un'automobile dal notevole valore collezionistico: la Roadster soggiornò per quasi 40 anni nel suo garage, fino a quando la stessa municipalità non ne entrò in possesso.... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 10:31 PM PDT Visteon Hires Welch as CFO Visteon Corp. says it has hired Martin Welch III, a longtime automotive finance executive, as executive vice president and CFO, effective immediately. Welch will be responsible for audit, tax, treasury, investor relations, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. He will report to CEO Donald Stebbins. Welch will replace William Quigley III, who will leave [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:51 PM PDT  Mercedes: nel futuro una Classe S a zero emissioni? Nel 2020/2025 Mercedes potrebbe introdurre una Classe S a trazione elettrica, equipaggiata con le nuove e più efficaci batterie al litio-solfuro. Lo scrive AutomotiveNews, riportando alcune confessioni del responsabile R&D Daimler. Thomas Weber ha infatti rivelato che al momento si tratta di pura speculazione, ma l'idea si dimostra valida perché aiuterà la Stella a contenere le emissioni inquinanti prodotte dai veicoli in gamma.... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT  Ford extending MAP text support to more models Filed under: Safety, Technology, Ford, Infotainment In the sixth major software update to Ford's SYNC system, the automaker is extending Message Access Protocol (MAP) Bluetooth support to select 2011 and 2012 models, giving drivers the ability to have text messages and emails read aloud in their SYNC-equipped vehicles. MAP Bluetooth support has been available on a number of Ford vehicles since its introduction this year, but the software update (G1 V3.2.2) extends the... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT Daimler Fires U.S. Mercedes-Benz Chief Daimler AG says Ernst Lieb "has been relieved of his duties" as president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, effective immediately. The company offered no explanation for the firing and says Lieb remains with the company in an unspecified role. Daimler says the Herbert Werner, CFO of the sales unit, will take [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT NHTSA Opens Probe of Minis for Engine Fires The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a preliminary investigation into BMW AG's Mini Cooper S cars after 12 reports of engine compartment fires. The probe covers 36,000 cars from the 2007-2008 model years. NHTSA says eight of the fires occurred when the cars were parked with the ignition [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 09:10 PM PDT Fiat Mexico Boss Villanueva Steps Down Fiat SpA says Victor Villanueva, managing director of its Mexico sales unit, left the company last week, Automotive News reports. Villanueva joined Fiat in that role a year ago from Mitsubishi Motor Corp. in Mexico, where he held the same title. He worked for Chrysler in Mexico from 1984 to 2003. Until [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:48 PM PDT Chery QQ testing in India, possibly working with Tata Can an alliance across the Himalayas possibly bare fruit? Chery are reportedly working to align themselves with Tata, India's biggest auto maker, in a bid to take on another potential 1 billion customers in a rapidly growing market. Pictures of a Chery QQ testing on Indian roads have lead to the rumor mill going in [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:48 PM PDT Americans Choosing Smaller Engines More than half the light vehicles sold in the U.S. in recent months have been equipped with four-cylinder engines, according to Edmunds.com. The online auto data provider says models with such engines accounted for 45% of U.S. sales from January through September compared with 32% in 2007. New technology such as direct [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:48 PM PDT Hawtai's B21 'aka the Mini Bentley' sedan spied During the Beijing and Shanghai Auto Show's Hawtai showed off their B21 compact sedan, but as always as soon as the curtain came down on the show the concept disappeared from sight for quite some time. We're not entirely sure of the B21′s sizing at the moment, but its name indicates that it should be [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 07:07 PM PDT  Autoblog Podcast #252 goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern Filed under: Etc. We're almost ready to record Episode #252 of the Autoblog Podcast. Check out the topics below and you can join us live via UStream, as well. We've also embedded our UStream player after the jump. Thanks for listening! Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #252 Dan Wheldon dies in Las Vegas Indy 300 crash 2012 BMW 3 Series revealed Is the Tata Nano a failure? Chevrolet Spark EV headed to U.S. Continue reading Autoblog Podcast... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:26 PM PDT  Fotos espía: Mercedes-Benz Clase A 2012 Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Fotos espía, CompactosEl nuevo Mercedes Clase A sigue tomando forma, y aunque ya pudimos descubrir su diseño definitivo gracias a su filtración en la oficina de patentes de la Unión Europea, ahora podemos complementar esos renders en blanco y negro con varias fotos del coche de verdad tomadas en España.... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:26 PM PDT Alfa Will Get North America Chief by Year-End Fiat SpA Sergio Marchionne tells Automotive News he will appoint an executive to head the company's Alfa Romeo brand in North America by year-end. Alfa exited the U.S. in 1995 with a reputation for outdated vehicles and poor quality. But Marchionne says Fiat market research found that American consumers say the [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:26 PM PDT Carmakers Trim Production Plans for Europe Ford, General Motors, PSA and Renault are adjusting output at some of their European assembly plants to help keep inventories in check, says the Financial Times. Analysts tell the newspaper that Europe's debt crisis is causing consumers to delay purchases. They say market uncertainty will cause some sales declines, although not [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:26 PM PDT Kia Aims to Be "People's Brand" Kia Motor Corp. tells Automotive News Europe it wants to be perceived as a "people's brand" like Volkswagen. Vice President Hyoung-Keun Lee says the South Korean carmaker used the VW Golf as a benchmark for ride and handling when it developed its Cee'd small car. Declares Lee, "We want to become [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 06:26 PM PDT Maruti Resumes Production in India Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. says it resumed limited operations on Monday at an assembly plant in Manesar in spite of a continuing strike by 1,500 workers. The strikers had occupied the facility until obeying a court order to leave late last week. The company says it is using trained workers who [...] |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:03 PM PDT  AdSpotting: Toyota ready to kick off Camry campaign, are you? Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Toyota Company: Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Brand: Toyota Medium: TV Ad Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, LA Product: Toyota Camry Campaign: It's Ready. Are You? What We Like: What makes the Camry the right car for so many families is its overall competence in all aspects of everyday driving, and this advertisement does a good job of reminding consumers that the 2012 Camry has all the bells and whistles you could want while also... |
| Posted: 17 Oct 2011 05:03 PM PDT  Only 4% of consumers likely to be satisfied with today's electric vehicles Filed under: EV/Plug-in Given the results of a survey released this month by Deloitte, it seems shocking that automakers are willing to risk it on the development of electric vehicles. Deloitte's study, titled "Unplugged: Electric vehicle realities versus consumer expectations," suggests that consumers across the globe are unwilling to compromise when it comes to electric vehicles.... |
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