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| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST  Video: Test Drive Toyota GT 86 La Toyota GT 86 è stata provata da alcuni giornalisti giapponesi negli scorsi giorni. I video mostrano l'estetica dell'auto dal vivo ed alcuni tratti di guida in pista, oltre a farci sentire il sound del 4 cilindri Subaru a iniezione diretta. Il secondo video mostra un pilota che guida sulla pista Fuji Speedway la GT 86 portandola al limite ed esibendosi in qualche traverso, sempre controllato facilmente grazie alle ottime doti... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST Chrysler to Seek Lower Labor Costs in Canada Chrysler Group LLC says it intends to reduce its labor costs in Canada to the level of those in the U.S. when it negotiates a new contract with the Canadian Auto Workers union next year. Talks are to begin next summer. The CAW's existing contracts with Chrysler, Ford and General Motors [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST Environmental Trust Claims "Old GM" Owes $14 Million An environmental trust created in 2009 to clean up 89 contaminated industrial sites formerly owned by General Motors Co. says Old GM shortchanged it by $14 million. Motors Liquidation Co.—the remnants that GM left behind in bankruptcy in July 2009—agreed in October 2010 to pay the trust $625 million to clean [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST Facelift Tata Nano 2012 is insane bro! [commercial lol] Hilariteit alom. Het koddige wagentje van Tata heeft een facelift gekregen voor 2012, inclusief moddervette nieuwe commercial! Insane bro! (more…) |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST  El biplaza Abarth, cancelado, y no habrá Abarth Bravo Filed under: Industria, Abarth Prototipo Abarth ScorpION del IED Abarth no fabricará ningún coche "grande", ya que va en contra de la política de la propia marca, y por tanto no piensa en un Abarth Bravo, ni para ahora, ni para la próxima generación del compacto italiano (que además, si no estamos mal informados, será un crossover, lo que complicaría también "deportivizarlo"). Ya te dijimos hace un par de días que no habría un... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST BAIC B80V – this is not a cloned G Wagon We're not quite sure what is happening at Beijing Auto Industry Corp these days, their mini Jeep clone, the BAIC B40 seems to have been launched and then unlaunched, the B70 (a five door version) was due to launch this year but has also disappeared. Their Saab based vehicles are supposedly hitting the production lines [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST  Volvo quiere incorporar más de 10.000 empleados antes de 2020 Filed under: Volvo, Industria Mientras Saab sigue luchando en su agonía particular, y sus empleados se enfrentan a la realidad de poder perder su empleo, desde Volvo parece salirles una "mano" que les invita a cambiar de bando, quedándose en su mismo país. Y es que la marca sueca ha informado que debería incrementar su plantilla en al menos 10.000 trabajadores si quiere alcanzar su objetivo de comercializar 800.000 coches en el... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST  JMS Audi S5 is dikkie dik JMS bewijst dat je met relatief weinig een design om zeep kan helpen. (more…) |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST Maserati GranCabrio Sport Review It's certainly one of the most stunning-looking drop-tops on the planet, and has an exhaust note to die for. We're talking about the latest work of art from Italy – the Maserati GranCabrio Sport. CarAdvice was in Dubai this week to get a tast... |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST Audi Holds Lead As China's Biggest Luxury Car Brand Volkswagen AG's Audi unit expects its sales in China to top a record 300,000 units this year, as the brand's market expands from business buyers to "personalized need" consumer purchases, says China Daily. Dominique Boesch, who heads Audi operations in China through Changchun-based FAW Volkswagen Automobile Co., tells the newspaper that [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST Isuzu Boosts Stake in Indian Truck Venture Isuzu Motors Ltd. is boosting its 4% stake in SML Isuzu Ltd., a truckmaking venture in India, to about 15%, The Nikkei reports. The Tokyo-based newspaper says Isuzu will spend 1 billion yen ($12.9 million) to buy shares from Sumitomo Corp., which owns 55% of the partnership. Isuzu began bolstering its [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST GM China Venture to Assemble Vans in Egypt General Motors Co.'s SAIC-GM-Wuling Automotive venture says it will begin supplying Move van kits to GM Egypt by the third quarter of 2012. GM Egypt expects to assemble about 5,000 Moves per year, according to Shanghai Daily. It notes that China's vehicle export business is accelerating in part because growth in [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST BMW Launches Used-Car Sales Unit in India BMW AG has launched a new business, BMW Premium Selection, to sell used cars in India through seven dealerships. The company tells reporters its expects the unit to eventually generate volume equal to about 10% of the company's new-car sales in the country. BMW sold 8,000 new vehicles in India from [...] |
| Posted: 28 Nov 2011 12:35 AM PST Toyota to Add Local Production in Turkey, U.K. Toyota Motors Corp. says it will spend €265 million to realign and boost local production in Europe by an unspecified amount over the next two years. Toyota currently makes both sedan and hatchback versions of the Auris C-segment car at plants in Burnaston, England, and Sakarya, Turkey. Under the realignment, the [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:47 PM PST  Romeo Ferraris Citroen DS3 Ecurie La Citroen DS3 Ecurie è l'ultima creazione di Romeo Ferraris. Il tuner milanese si è concentrato sul tema del tricolore francese con molti particolari che richiamano la bandiera transalpina come gli specchietti, il paraurti anteriore, il bagagliaio e gli interni. Le strisce blu bianche e rosse sono riprese anche sui pedali e nelle cuciture dei sedili Sparco rivestiti in pelle, così come nei rivestimenti delle portiere.... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:47 PM PST  Ventas octubre 2011: Corea del Sur Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de octubre las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Corea del Sur cayeron en un 8,8% en relación al mismo periodo del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 129.232 unidades vendidas. Cabe destacar que de este total que roza casi las 130.000 unidades, sólo 8.234 unidades corresponden a firmas extranjeras, lo que representa una cuota excesivamente baja, sin duda alguna marcada por los elevados aranceles que... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 10:59 PM PST U.S. Third-Quarter GDP Growth Revised Downward to 2% America's economy grew at a 2% annual rate in the third quarter of this year, down from the previous estimate of 2.5%, says the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. U.S. gross domestic product expanded only 1.3% in the second quarter of 2011. The third-quarter revision was based on an $8.5 billion drop [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PST GM Predicts "Minimal" Growth in South American Market General Motors Co. expects the South American auto market to expand 1%-2% in 2012 from about 5.7 million units this year, says Jaime Ardila, president of GM's unit in that region. Europe's debt crisis and sluggish growth elsewhere in the world will weigh on South America's economies and dampen auto demand, [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PST Audi to revamp entire design philosophy The current design of all Audi vehicles has been critised for being, more or less, the same across the showroom floor. The Audi A4 shares a very similar face to the Audi A6, and the Audi Q5 looks remarkably similar to the bigger Audi Q7. That's a... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PST Audi to revamp entire design philosophy The current design of all Audi vehicles has been critised for being, more or less, the same across the showroom floor. The Audi A4 shares a very similar face to the Audi A6, and the Audi Q5 looks remarkably similar to the bigger Audi Q7. That's a... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:26 PM PST Audi to revamp entire design philosophy The current design of all Audi vehicles has been critised for being, more or less, the same across the showroom floor. The Audi A4 shares a very similar face to the Audi A6, and the Audi Q5 looks remarkably similar to the bigger Audi Q7. That's a... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PST The Chinese auto market after ten years in the WTO This article was originally written for Auto.Sohu.com and appeared in Chinese here and in English here. Martin Hayes is the Executive Chairman of AutomotivePR, a British public relations company with a focus on the automotive industry. In the 10 years since China joined to the WTO, China's motor industry has made dramatic progress – jumping [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PST Mazda, Sollers Plan to Make Cars in Russia Mazda Motor Corp. and Sollers OJSC have agreed to set up a joint venture to build Mazda-brand vehicles in Vladivostok, Russia. Sollers previously entered into similar ventures with Fiat, Ford, Isuzu and SsangYong. Under the new plan, Sollers will be responsible for making, selling and servicing several unspecified Mazda models in [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PST Two More Volt Batteries Overheat in NHTSA Tests New government crash tests of the lithium-ion battery pack in the Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid have produced more cases where the battery overheated. The tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration simulate a vehicle's side impact into a vertical pole, followed by a rollover. In June, the battery in a [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 08:39 PM PST Lifan to launch new 520 and 720 in 2012, 820 to show itself in 2013 Lifan showed their new concept design for the upcoming 520 at last weeks Guangzhou Auto Show, as well as the new 720 but what they didn't mention in 100% clarity is that they are working on a new 820 which will be a range topping vehicle at the top of the Lifan ladder. |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:04 PM PST Ford to Temporarily Idle 4,000 Workers in Spain Ford Motor Co. says 4,000 of the 6,200 workers at its assembly plant in Valencia, Spain, will be laid off for 39 days next year. The company blames the downtime on model changeover work at the factory, plus an expected sales slump in 2012. Valencia currently makes the Fiesta supermini but [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:04 PM PST Ford Focus Titanium Video Review Here is the CarAdvice video review of the Ford Focus Titanium, a premium small car that is one of the best in Australia if you're looking to downsize without compromising on quality, features or performance. The Focus Titanium is available with two d... |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:04 PM PST End of the Line for Maybach, Again Daimler AG intends to phase out its ultra-luxury Maybach brand in 2013 after failing to make a profit on the marque since reintroducing it in 2002. CEO Dieter Zetsche says "it would make no sense" to develop a next-generation Maybach model because the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan due in two years will [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:04 PM PST Volvo Expects to Add 10,000 Workers by 2020 Volvo Car Corp. says it will probably need to hire about 10,000 new workers to meet its goal of selling 800,000 vehicles per year by 2020. Volvo, a unit of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Ltd., currently employs about 24,000 people worldwide. The company expects global sales of about 440,000 units this [...] |
| Posted: 27 Nov 2011 07:04 PM PST Truck Sales Climb 8% in Europe Commercial vehicle sales across Europe rose to 169,000 units in October from 156,100 a year earlier, according to ACEA, the auto industry association. Demand through the first 11 months of 2011 grew 11% to 1.66 million units. Year-on-year sales in the region's five largest markets were mixed in October. Volume advanced [...] |
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