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Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:10 AM PDT


Es oficial: Peugeot 208
Filed under: Peugeot, Utilitarios Pincha la imagen para ver la galería El nuevo 208 nace para ser un mito, y por ello carga con una enorme responsabilidad a sus espaldas. Viendo las imágenes y las especificaciones técnicas de la nota de prensa de PSA, la verdad es que la máquina promete mucho, y aunque las primeras impresiones han sido encontradas a nivel visual (la gran mayoría lo adoramos, pero hay gente que lo...

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:10 AM PDT


Mazda 3 facelift: la nostra prova su stada
La seconda generazione della Mazda 3 si rinnova in occasione del restyling di metà carriera per affrontare "a denti stretti e guardia serrata" una sfilza di agguerrite concorrenti, pronte a contendersi il primato commerciale nel secondo segmento più importante del Vecchio Contintente. Ma la 3 è anche il modello fondamentale per il costruttore giapponese a livello mondiale....

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:10 AM PDT


U.S. Auto Sales Climb 8%
Automakers sold 1 million cars and light trucks in the U.S. in October compared with 950,200 units a year earlier, according to Autodata Corp. On an annualized basis, sales last month climbed to a 13.3 million-unit rate, the highest since February, compared to 13.1 million units in September and 12.2 million [...]

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:10 AM PDT


Two Former Delphi Executives Are Fined $333,500
A federal judge has ruled that former Delphi Corp. CEO J.T. Battenberg III must pay a $215,000 fine for violating U.S. securities laws by misrepresenting a $235 million warranty payment to General Motors Co. in 2000. The fine matches the amount by which Battenberg's bonus was inflated by the higher earnings [...]

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 01:10 AM PDT


Ally Financial Offers Car Loans with Sell-Back Option
Ally Financial Inc. has begun to offer a new type of loan in the U.S. that gives borrowers the option of selling their vehicles back to the lender after four years at a fixed price. The buyer can sell back the vehicle in the 48th month of a 60- or 84-month [...]

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 12:26 AM PDT


Jeep Commander – The First Jeep to Have Three Rows of Seats
Good Plethora of standard features; muscular V8 engine; capable off-road; quiet and comfortable interior. Bad Unimpressive cargo space; small third-row seat; poor base V6 engine; lackluster fuel economy. Introduction Jeep Commander is a midsize sport utility vehicle, which provides more capability over rugged terrain than most drivers will ever need.

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:43 PM PDT


Mazda MX-5 Super20 - SEMA 2011
Mazda ripropone al SEMA 2011 un prototipo già esposto durante la scorsa edizione, che si differenzia a livello estetico per la verniciatura Hyper Orange Mica e per alcuni inserti del corpo vettura. La MX-5 Super20 dispone inoltre dell'hard-top nero opaco, di passaruota allargati, di cerchi in lega da 16 pollici (con pneumatici Toyo Proxes RA-1 245/45ZR16) e di inediti adesivi che circoscrivono il perimetro della carrozzeria....

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:43 PM PDT


Ventas octubre 2011: Suecia
Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de octubre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Suecia cayeron en un 5,14% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 25.052 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Land Rover +235,3% Jeep +141,9% Alfa Romeo +66,6% BAJAN Saab -95,2% Subaru -49,1% Dacia -74,7% Continue reading Ventas octubre 2011: SueciaVentas octubre 2011: Suecia originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Wed, 02...

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


IAC Group Expands Via Joint Ventures in Asia
International Automotive Components Group says two new joint ventures in Thailand and Malaysia will enable it to locally design, develop and produce interior systems and rocker panels for carmakers in those countries and elsewhere. The Luxembourg-based company says the two partnerships, both with Thai supplier APM Automotive Holdings Bhd, will help [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


Maruti Suzuki Sales Plunge 52%
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. says its vehicle sales in India plummeted to 51,500 units last month from 107,600 units in October 2011. Exports fell 64% to 4,100 vehicles. The company says labor strikes caused 60% of the decline, its sharpest drop in nearly three years. But like other carmakers in India, [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


2013 Mercedes-Benz SL spy shots
Mercedes-Benz has been spotted testing a prototype of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL. The spy shots show the big SL with the least amount of camouflage that we've seen yet. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class will be the first proper model update since 20...

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


Toyota Will Ship American-Made Minivans to Korea
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will ship small numbers of Sienna minivans made at its plant in Princeton, Ind., to South Korea, beginning this month. Until now, those models have been supplied exclusively from Japan. News reports say the strong yen and the pending U.S.-South Korea trade pact are spurring the [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


Varley EVR450: Australia's first electric supercar coming in 2012
Australia's first locally designed and manufactured electric supercar will go on sale for less than $200,000 in January. The Varley EVR450 has been developed in just nine months by Varley Electric Vehicles, the Brisbane-based division of the Varley G...

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


Ferrari Chairman Urges Italy's Prime Minister to Resign
Ferrari Chairman Luca di Montezemolo has appealed to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to step aside so the country can deal with its sovereign debt crisis. "There is not a minute to lose," Di Montezemolo declares in a letter in La Repubblica, adding that Italy has reached a "point of no [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


IAC Expands With Two Joint Ventures in Asia
International Automotive Components Group says two new joint ventures in Thailand and Malaysia will enable it to locally design, develop and produce interior systems and rocker panels for carmakers in those countries and elsewhere. Luxembourg-based IAC says the two partnerships, both with Thai supplier APM Automotive Holdings Bhd, will help it [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 11:42 PM PDT


LMC Automotive Buys J.D. Power Forecasting Unit
Oxford, England-based LMC Automotive Ltd. has acquired the automotive forecasting division of J.D. Power and Associates from the McGraw-Hill Cos. Terms of the sale, which takes effect immediately, were not disclosed. LMC says it is retaining Power's entire global forecasting team. LMC is a subsidiary of privately held LMC Group, an [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PDT


Nuova Honda CR-V: debutto ritardato per le inondazioni in Thailandia
La nuova Honda CR-V, di cui vi abbiamo mostrato ieri le prime foto ufficiali, sarà presentata in prima mondiale al Salone di Los Angeles, che aprirà i battenti il prossimo 16 novembre. Il suo lancio commerciale però, come è stato annunciato oggi da Honda USA, sarà ritardato: lo sbarco sul mercato d'Oltreoceano sarebbe dovuto avvenire già a dicembre, ma le recenti inondazioni in Thailandia hanno causato dei grossi ritardi nelle forniture. La...

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PDT


Citroen Plans Separate Showrooms in China For DS Models
PSA Peugeot Citroen says its new joint venture in China will set up its own showrooms and sell only the French company's premium DS sub-brand. PSA relaunched the highly styled DS marque in Europe in March 2010 with the DS3 supermini. It added the DS4 small sedan in July and plans [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


U.S. Car Sales Grew in October
Sales of cars and light trucks in the U.S. increased nearly 8% to 1 million units in October, according to Autodata Corp. Growth was led by a 25% jump to 112,500 units by Fiat's Chrysler unit. Traditional American brands boosted their volume 8% to 466,900 units last month. On an annualized basis, [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


Volvo Designer Horbury Moves to Geely Group
Peter Horbury, Volvo Cars' longtime design chief, has been named senior vice president of design for China's Geely Group. Both companies are owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo says it has not yet selected Horbury's successor. Horbury, 61, joined Volvo as design director in 1991. He is credited with moving Volvo's [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


Toyota Will Ship U.S. Minivans to Korea
Toyota Motor Corp. says it will begin shipping small numbers of American-made Sienna minivans to South Korea this month. Those models have been supplied exclusively from Japan until now. Reports say the experiment, which will involve about 50 vehicles per month, is being spurred by the strong yen and the new [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


Citroen's DS Sub-Brand Will Get Its Own Showrooms in China
PSA Peugeot Citroen says its new joint venture in China will set up its own showrooms and sell only the French company's premium DS sub-brand. PSA relaunched the highly styled DS marque in Europe in March 2010 with the DS3 supermini. It added the DS4 small sedan in July and plans [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


Thai Floods Force Honda to Idle Car Plant in Philippines
Honda Motor Co. said earlier today it will suspend production at its assembly plant in the Philippines on Thursday because of parts shortages caused by massive flooding in Thailand. The factory makes Civic small sedans and City minicars at an annual rate of about 15,000 units. Honda stopped making the same [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 10:17 PM PDT


Geely Grabs Volvo Designer Horbury
Peter Horbury, Volvo Cars' longtime design chief, has been named senior vice president of design for China's Geely Group. Both companies are owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo says it has not yet selected Horbury's successor. Horbury, 61, joined Volvo as design director in 1991. He is credited with moving Volvo's [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:34 PM PDT


LMC Automotive Buys J.D. Power Forecasting Unit
Oxford, England-based LMC Automotive Ltd. has acquired the automotive forecasting division of J.D. Power and Associates from the McGraw-Hill Cos. Terms of the sale, which takes effect immediately, were not disclosed. LMC says it is retaining Power's entire global forecasting team. LMC is a subsidiary of privately held LMC Group, an [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:34 PM PDT


American Factory Activity Nearly Stalls in October
Manufacturing growth in the U.S. slowed almost to a halt last month, according to the Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management. The group's manufacturing index dropped to 50.8 in October from 51.6 in September, marking—just barely—the 27th straight month of growth. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. Manufacturing growth has led the [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:34 PM PDT


U.S. Construction Spending Edges Higher
American construction spending, which rose a revised 1.6% from July to August, grew only 0.2% to an annual rate of $787 billion in September, the Dept. of Commerce reports. Outlays for residential and non-residential construction increased 0.9% and 0.3%, respectively. Spending on public construction fell 0.6% from August to September, as [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 09:33 PM PDT


Geely Taps Volvo's Horbury as Design Chief
Geely Group has appointed Peter Horbury, Volvo Cars' longtime design chief and a former Ford Motor Co. design executive, as the Chinese carmaker's senior vice president of design. Both Volvo and Geely are owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Volvo says it has not yet selected Horbury's successor. Horbury, 61, joined Volvo [...]

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 08:51 PM PDT


Queensland's top 10 speed cameras rake in $6.3 million in one year
The top 10 speed camera sites in southeast Queensland have pulled in more than $6 million for the government, in the year between March 2010 and March 2011. Up to 47,915 lives were saved (or contributed to the revenue raising, depending on which way yo...

Posted: 01 Nov 2011 07:25 PM PDT


SEMA 2011: Scion iQ Pit Boss e iQ-MR, pequeñas grandes locuras
Filed under: SEMA, Tuning y preparaciones, Utilitarios, Scion Haz clic en la foto para saltar a la galería Si el Toyota iQ ya parece un juguete en persona, a los que Scion exhibe esta semana en el SEMA sólo les falta el blister, y si no, sólo tienes que ver sus fotos....