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| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:12 AM PDT  Sergio Marchionne: auto elettrica promettente ma prematura Interessanti le ultime dichiarazioni sull'auto elettrica dell'Ad Fiat-Chrysler Sergio Marchionne, intervenuto all'assemblea dell'Anfia: secondo "l'uomo del maglione blu", lo sviluppo dell' auto elettrica "non è da abbandonare, tutt'altro – e aggiunge – è una delle strade più promettenti". Ma, attualmente, "indirizzare tutto lo sforzo normativo nel promuovere questo tipo di trazione porterebbe solo ad un aumento dei costi, senza nessun beneficio immediato e concreto".... |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:12 AM PDT  Toyota elige a Oreca como ayudante para el proyecto de Le Mans Filed under: Toyota, Competición Si bien acertamos a la primera cuando anticipamos ya hace casi tres años el retorno de Toyota a Le Mans, parece que me he confundido un poco con el papel de Oreca. El equipo francés de resistencia, anteriormente relacionado con rallyes, había desaparecido de la escena, y se mostraba esquivo a seguir usando material Peugeot.... |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 01:12 AM PDT  Politie reageert op gebeurtenissen A2-drama [video] Omdat het de gemoederen bezig houdt een tweede update omtrent het drama dat zich afgelopen zaterdag op de A2 voltrok, nadat vader en zoon lowlife aan proletarisch peut-shoppen waren geweest. Het verhaal is bekend, en eergisteren trok de bijrijder zijn waffel open in de Nederlandse media, in plaats van zich in een hoekje kapot te schamen.... |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT  Nissan zegt: nieuwe (560 pk) GT-R doet Ring in 7:16 Er zit een update van de Nissan GT-R aan te komen, en bij een update (zeker van deze auto) hoort ook een nieuwe Ringtijd. Je wilt Porsche per slot van rekening wel de loef af kunnen blijven steken. Volgens Nissan zelf doet de nieuwe GT-R, die naar verluidt 560 pk (+30) krijgt, een rondje Groene Hel in 7 minuut 16, 8 seconden sneller dan de huidige toptijd.... |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT Facelift X-Trail spied, will launch in Guangzhou Auto Show How old is the X-Trail now? The X-Trail will be ten years old next year and it doesn't seem to be going out of style anytime soon, the chunky styling seems to take this city SUV into a capable off road vehicle. The Chinese market has had the X-Trail as a locally made vehicle since [...] |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT China's auto sales went up while profits reduced China's auto sales in September rose 5.5% from a year earlier, and the auto sales in Jan-Sep period increased 3.6% from a year earlier. The industry's year-on-year sales growth increased month after month since May. Their year-on-year sales growths in the Jun-Sep period were 1.7%, 2.5%, 4.4%, and 5.5% respectively. |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT BMW's Jan to Sept sales greater than combined 2010 sales and sales growth of 45% The thirst for efficient dynamics in China showed no signs of slowing down over the past nine months, BMW's January to September sales in 2011 were greater than combined sales of the whole of 2010. 165,669 BMW branded vehicles left the lot so far this year and 11,853 MINI vehicles were sold over the same [...] |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT BorgWarner Sues Cummins over Turbocharger Design BorgWarner Inc. has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. claiming that rival Cummins Inc. infringed on three of its patents covering the design and application of cost-effective cast titanium compressor wheels for turbochargers. BorgWarner accuses Cummins of "reckless disregard" of its patents in the lawsuit, reports Bloomberg News. The news service [...] |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT BorgWarner Sues Cummins over Turbocharger Design BorgWarner Inc. has filed a lawsuit claiming that rival Cummins Inc. infringed on three of its patents covering the design and application of cost-effective cast titanium compressor wheels for turbochargers, Bloomberg News reports. BorgWarner accuses Cummins of "reckless disregard" of its patents in the lawsuit, which was filed in a federal [...] |
| Posted: 27 Oct 2011 12:28 AM PDT VW Expected to Give Piech Third Term as Chairman Ferdinand Piech, 74, is likely to win another five-year term as chairman of Volkswagen AG when his current contract expires next April 19, says Bloomberg News, which cites anonymous sources. Piech was VW's CEO for nine years before taking over as chairman in 2002. He is credited with streamlining the company, [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:44 PM PDT  Nissan 370Z Nismo RC Nissan presenta la 370Z Nismo RC, versione da competizione della 370Z Nismo stradale che sarà presto disponibile per competere nelle categorie FIA GT4 e World Challenge GTS. L'eliminazione pressochè totale delle finiture interne e gli alleggerimenti consentiti dai regolamenti hanno consentito ai tecnici Giapponesi di portare la massa totale a 1340 kg, con un risparmio di ben 160 kg rispetto al modello omologato per la circolazione stradale.... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:44 PM PDT  Ventas septiembre 2011: India Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de septiembre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en la India cayeron en un 1,8% en relación al mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un total de 165.925 unidades vendidas. Como viene siendo habitual, los urbanos y polivalentes son los vehículos con mayores ventas. Las berlinas medias poco a poco van gozando de más popularidad, mientras que las grandes y los todoterreno todavía están alejados de los... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT  Kia Rio Antenna Magazine SEMA 2011 Al SEMA 2011 Kia presenterà una concept-car intrigante e particolare, realizzata in partnership con Antenna magazine. Questa stravagante versione della Kia Rio cinque porte sarà dotata di minigonne, spoiler e scarico sportivo. Esternamente spiccherà la particolare verniciatura della carrozzeria, abbinata al color oro dei grossi cerchioni in lega. Mentre internamente non passerà certo inosservata la console di gioco degli anni '80, il giradischi in vinile e le mensole per mettere le... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT Toyota May Run Out of Thai-Made Parts Next Week Toyota Motor Corp.'s supply of key components made in Thailand could run out by next week because of that country's massive flooding, says The Nikkei. Toyota suspended work at its Thai plants earlier this month because of parts shortages and has reduced output at factories in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT Toyota May Run Out of Thai-Made Parts Next Week Toyota Motor Corp.'s supply of key components made in Thailand could run out by next week because of that country's massive flooding, says The Nikkei. Toyota suspended work at its Thai plants earlier this month because of parts shortages and has reduced output at factories in Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT UAW Turns Focus to Organizing Foreign Plants United Auto Workers union President Bob King says he will become personally involved in efforts to organize U.S. plants run by a foreign carmaker now that the union has wrapped up domestic contract talks. King said early this year that the UAW aims to organize one such "transplant" this year but [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT Toyota Could Run Out of Thai-Made Parts Within Days Toyota Motor Corp.'s stockpile of some key components made in Thailand could run out by next week because of that country's massive flooding, says The Nikkei. The Tokyo-based newspaper, which does not cite its sources, notes that a dearth of parts could cause a long-term disruption of the company's domestic production. Toyota [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT Chrysler Workers Approve New Contract in Mixed Vote The United Auto Workers union, which represents 26,000 employees at Fiat SpA's Chrysler Group affiliate, says 55% of voting members approved a new four-year contract with the American company. Chrysler's approval ratio compared with 65% at General Motors and 63% at Ford. The pact at Chrysler was overwhelmingly approved by production [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:02 PM PDT BYD Begins EV Sales in China BYD Co. began selling its first electric vehicle, the e6 midsize crossover, to retail customers in China on Wednesday. The 369,800-yuan ($58,200) car qualifies for a 16% rebate from the central government and, for buyers in BYD's hometown of Shenzhen, an additional 16% local rebate. BYD, which is partly owned by Warren [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:01 PM PDT BYD Begins EV Sales in China BYD Co. began selling its first electric vehicle, the e6 midsize crossover, to retail customers in China on Wednesday. The 369,800-yuan ($41,700) car qualifies for a 16% rebate from the central government and, for buyers in BYD's hometown of Shenzhen, an additional 16% local rebate. BYD, which is partly owned by Warren [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 11:01 PM PDT BYD Launches e6 EV Sales in China Chinese carmaker BYD Co. began selling its first electric vehicle, the e6 midsize crossover, to retail customers in China on Wednesday. The 369,800-yuan ($58,200) car qualifies for a 16% rebate from the central government and, for buyers in BYD's hometown of Shenzhen, an additional 16% local rebate. BYD, which is partly owned [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT BYD Launches EV Sales in China Chinese carmaker BYD Co. began selling its first electric vehicle, the e6 midsize crossover, to retail customers in China on Wednesday. BYD, which is partly owned by Warren Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., originally planned to start retail sales of the e6 in China in late 2009 and in the U.S. |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT Chrysler Vote Sends UAW Scrambling for Rule Book The United Auto Workers union's ratification of its tentative contract with Chrysler Group LLC took an odd twist after the voting ended on Tuesday. Although the 55% of the total votes cast by the union's 26,000 Chrysler members approved the pact, 56% of the company's skilled trades workers rejected the [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 10:20 PM PDT Car Production in Japan Drops 6% as Exports Slip Japan's domestic vehicle production shrank 6% last month from a year earlier to 836,000 units, according to preliminary data from the country's carmakers. But the major Japanese automakers reported large increases in overseas output. Analysts note that domestic demand in September 2010 was inflated by government incentives on "green" cars. They [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:51 PM PDT  Oficial: Audi renueva los A4, A4 Allroad y S4 Filed under: Audi, Sedanes y berlinas, Deportivos, Familiares Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Fiel a su costumbre de presentar todas sus novedades en mitad de la noche y cuando ya estamos plegando la oreja, Audi ha anunciado el largamente esperado restyling de la familia A4 al completo, tal y como ya esperábamos, fuertemente influenciado por el A5.... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:51 PM PDT Lamborghini Aventador Preview Its official nameplate is the Aventador LP700-4 and CarAdvice has just had an Australian exclusive track test of the car at Shanghai's International F1 circuit and we have one word for you – ballistic! Built in Italy. Just arrived from the future. ... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:09 PM PDT GM Will Produce Motors for Spark EV in Maryland General Motors Co. says it will produce the 114-hp electric motor for its upcoming Chevrolet Spark electric car at its White Marsh plant near Baltimore, Md., beginning late next year. The permanent magnet motor is being hand-built now on a pilot line in the Detroit suburb of Wixom. GM says the [...] |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 06:09 PM PDT Mercedes to Downsize Engine Lineup by 2015 Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz Cars unit has approved plans to develop a new line of more fuel-efficient engines to replace most of its existing powerplants in four years, says Car magazine, which cites an unidentified Mercedes engineer. The new lineup will include an array of four-cylinder mills and smaller (4.0-liter) turbocharged V-8s. |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT  Fisker fighting back against ABC News, right wing inaccuracies Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Fisker What happens if you can't find an actual scandal? Make one up. The Fisker "scandal" that started at ABC News has jumped to Fox and right wing blogs, where the idea that the U.S. bumbled into paying for cars built overseas is gaining steam. ABC's report incorrectly stated that Fisker had made off with U.S.... |
| Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:25 PM PDT  Official: 2013 Audi A4, S4 and A4 Allroad Quattro fully revealed [w/video] Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Wagon, Crossover, Audi, Luxury The Audi A4 has been the German automaker's best-selling model for 39 years running with over 10 million individual examples sold, so any sort of major update to the machine is a big deal in Ingolstadt. For the 2013 model year, Audi has bestowed its A4 with revised sheetmetal and powertrains in order to keep it at the forefront of the entry-level luxury car... |
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