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| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST Definitief: kamer vertraagt 130 km/u [en uitslag poll] Het zat er aan te komen: vlak voordat onze parlementariërs lekker 3 weken lang niets kunnen doen (Kerstreces tot 17 januari) zijn de plannen van verkeersminister Schultz om op een meerderheid van de snelwegen de Vmax op te trekken naar 130, met dank aan een draaiend CDA, definitief gedwarsboomd. Hiermee wordt voorbijgegaan aan de wens van VVD, PVV, en de gemiddelde autoblog-reaguurder.... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST Opel: New Cars 2012 The introduction of a second General Motors brand in Australia sees the return of the Astra nameplate, and a relaunch of Opel's city car, the Corsa, which was sold by sister brand Holden as the Barina last decade. Along with … Continue reading ... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST Ford: New Cars 2012 The FG MkII Falcon upgrade and the efficient four-cylinder EcoBoost engine join the new EcoLPi LPG models early in 2012 to create what looks like the blue oval's strongest local large car offering in years. The mid-year production relocation for R... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 01:01 AM PST New Cars of 2012: Introduction If you thought you were spoiled for choice in 2011 with all the new cars you could buy, it's not going to get any easier in 2012. General Motors' European brand Opel and Nissan's luxury offshoot Infiniti are two of … Continue re... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:16 AM PST  Video BMW M5 F10: prova al banco potenza La BMW M5 F10 sale sul banco a rulli (un MAHA LPS 3000) per misurare la vera potenza erogata dal suo V8 biturbo. Ebbene si, dopo averla vista correre e "scrivere" su una spiaggia, alle prese con la realizzazione di una cartolina di Natale, adesso la super berlina di Monaco è stata immortalata durante lo svolgimento di un test indipendente atto a svelarne le cifre.... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:16 AM PST  JE Design leeft zich uit op de Audi Q7 De Q7: het was Audi's eerste en tevens grootste SUV. Met zijn buitenmaten van 5089 mm x 1983 mm x 1737 mm laat hij zelfs broertjes Touareg en Cayenne (die op hetzelfde platform staan) achter zich. If you wanna go big, buy a Q7 is het devies. In 2005 werd hij gelanceerd (en getuned door JE) en in 2009 kreeg hij een facelift.... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:16 AM PST  Ventas noviembre 2011: China Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado mes de noviembre las ventas de vehículos nuevos en China cayeron ligeramente en relación al mismo mes del año anterior. Aunque sólo fue en un 2,42% es un dato curioso que muestra la ralentización económica del país. Pese al descenso, la cifra de ventas fue muy alta, con 1.646.000 unidades matriculadas, que ascienden hasta los 16,5 millones si hablamos del periodo comprendido entre enero y noviembre, lo... |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:16 AM PST U.S. Economic Growth May Be Accelerating The American economy expanded by an annualized 1.8% in the third quarter, not the 2% estimated last month, says the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. The economy grew at an annualized rate of 1.3% in the second quarter. But economists say growth in the current quarter will be the strongest all year—perhaps [...] |
| Posted: 23 Dec 2011 12:16 AM PST BMW Completes Equity Buy of SGL Carbon BMW AG says it has acquired a 15.7% stake in SGL Carbon SE, the German producer of carbon fiber materials. The two companies formed a venture last year to make carbon fibers in the U.S. and use them in Germany to make lightweight plastic body components for BMW electric cars. BMW says [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST Spray anti-etilometro Rednoze: tutta una bufala Rednoze è tutta una bufala: non esiste nessuno spray miracoloso che possa azzerare il tasso alcolemico, per lo meno a prima vista, e permettere di eludere gli etilometri delle forze dell'ordine. Tutta una campagna pubblicitaria ideata per… sensibilizzare contro l'abuso di alcolici per chi si mette al volante: Rednoze non è un farmaco anti-etilometro, bensì la campagna Modavi per la prevenzione del danno contro l'abuso di alcol.... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST Tesla Confirms Model S EV Deliveries Will Begin Next Year Tesla Motors Inc. says it will soon begin building 1,000 of the most expensive variants of its Model S electric sedans and expects to deliver the first cars to buyers next summer. Tesla's top-of-the-line Signature Performance model is priced at $105,400 before $7,500 federal tax credit. The car is equipped with [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:44 PM PST 2013 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman Review: Prototype drive When the Mini Countryman debuted in the summer of 2010, the response was at least partially mixed with, by my best guess, the hard-core devotees of the brand being less enthusiastic than the newcomers to the scene. The reasoning: Well, … Continue... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:44 PM PST 2013 Mini John Cooper Works Countryman Review: Prototype drive When the Mini Countryman debuted in the summer of 2010, the response was at least partially mixed with, by my best guess, the hard-core devotees of the brand being less enthusiastic than the newcomers to the scene. The reasoning: Well, … Continue... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST  Curiosità: dalla Francia un quad con motore V8 Ferrari Le specifiche della V8F suscitano meno clamore dopo aver compiuto una veloce ricerca sul preparatore Lazareth Wazuma. Bastano pochi clic per scoprire che i ragazzi francesi hanno allestito una Yamaha FZ1 sovralimentata con il compressore della Mini Cooper S I ed un quad con motore V12 da 500 CV. La V8F utilizza invece un "semplice" motore V8 3.0 Ferrari da 255 CV, abbinato ad un cambio manuale a sei rapporti (preso... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST UPDATE: Honda Denies 40% Capacity Hike in N. America Honda Motor Co. has denied a report earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal saying that the company has launched a program to expand capacity in North America about about 40% over the next two years. The Journal cites an interview with Tetsuo Iwamura, chief operating officer for Honda's North [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 10:00 PM PST UPDATE: Honda Denies 40% Capacity Hike in N. America Honda Motor Co. has denied a report earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal saying that the company has launched a program to expand capacity in North America about about 40% over the next two years. The Journal cites an interview with Tetsuo Iwamura, chief operating officer for Honda's North [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:59 PM PST Scania Plans New Production Cut Volkswagen AG commercial truck affiliate Scania AB, which trimmed its global production by 15% last month, says it will cut output in Europe and Latin America by another 15% in January to offset a widening slump in demand. Scania notes that new-truck orders continue to decline in Europe and the Middle [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 09:59 PM PST Flooding Cut Thailand's Auto Production 85% Thailand's auto industry produced 23,700 vehicles last month, half its output in October and only 15% of its volume in November 2010, according to the Federation of Thai Industries. The group says the country's vehicle production through the first 11 months of this year totaled 1.4 million units, 10% less than [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 08:30 PM PST Toyota Likely to Fall to Third Place Among Carmakers Toyota Motor Corp. says its global group sales, which include the company's Daihatsu and Hino affiliates, will drop 6% to about 7.9 million units in 2011. That compares to forecasts of volumes greater than 9 million for General Motors and 8 million units for Volkswagen this year. Toyota's sales surpassed GM's [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 08:30 PM PST GM Looks for More White-Collar Job Cuts General Motors Co. has hired a management consulting firm to find ways to streamline its management structure and trim the company's salaried workforce, according to Bloomberg News, which cites two unnamed sources. The news service says GM has retained Miami-based Hackett Group to conduct the analysis. Both companies declined to comment, [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 07:46 PM PST Merger Activity Slows Worldwide The number of major mergers and acquisitions completed worldwide fell 15% in the January-November period and is likely to decline further in 2012, according to the ZEW-Zephyr M&A Index calculated by the Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Bureau van Dijk (BvD). ZEW and BvD say the value of M&A [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 07:45 PM PST Commercial Vehicle Sales Rise 9% in Europe Demand for commercial vehicles across Europe grew to 178,900 units last month from 164,100 units in November 2010, according to industry group ACEA. Truck and bus sales last month jumped 10% to 44,100 units in France, 14% to 32,700 units in Germany and 19% to 27,500 units in the U.K. ACEA [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 07:01 PM PST Mazda CX-9 Classic Review All the Mazda SUV hype is currently surrounding the upcoming CX-5 compact soft-roader, but if you want a high-riding seven-seater from the popular Japanese brand then you'll need the CX-9. Australia became one of the few Mazda markets to adopt &#... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST Vídeo tonto del día: Chevrolet sigue haciendo el choto con el nuevo Sonic Filed under: Chevrolet, Utilitarios Está claro que General Motors no va a dejar de hacer el cabestro con el nuevo Chevrolet Aveo hasta que se mate alguien o nos venda uno. Lo que antes suceda. Si hace poco pudimos ver la versión estadounidense dando una vuelta de tonel en el aire para mayor asombro de su propio conductor, hoy tenemos un nuevo vídeo del Sonic (que es el nombre que adopta el... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST Fiat lanza en Argentina el Qubo (y Fiorino Qubo) Filed under: Fiat, Comerciales y pickups Fiat comenzará la comercialización del Qubo en tierras argentinas el próximo día cinco de enero. Se podrá elegir tanto en versión de pasajeros como comercial que en Europa conocemos como Fiorino "a secas" y en Argentina tomará el apellido Qubo. Por ahora el único motor disponible para tanto para el Qubo como para el Fiorino Qubo será el 1.4i 8v Euro V de 73 CV, con el... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST Outside Administrator to Run Saab's U.S. Unit Saab's North American unit has appointed an outside administrator to help it avoid immediate liquidation following Monday's bankruptcy filing by its Netherlands-based parent, Swedish Automobile NV. Saab says McTevia & Associates of Bingham Farms, Mich., will attempt to resume sales operations in the American market. Saab stopped making cars in April, [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 06:16 PM PST Outside Administrator to Run Saab's U.S. Unit Saab's North American unit has appointed an outside administrator to help it avoid immediate liquidation following Monday's bankruptcy filing by its Netherlands-based parent, Swedish Automobile NV. Saab says McTevia & Associates of Bingham Farms, Mich., will attempt to resume sales operations in the American market. Saab stopped making cars in April, [...] |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:31 PM PST Victoria to close demerit-point loophole The Victorian Government will next year close a legal loophole that allows speeding drivers and other traffic offenders to pay a higher fine to dodge gaining demerit points on their licences. A News Limited report revealed that approximately 50,000 dri... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:31 PM PST  Video: Stuntbusters teaches us how to blow up a car in spectacular fashion Filed under: Etc., Videos When it comes to blowing up cars, the boys (and girl) from Mythbusters are starting to get some serious competition from the Stuntbusters crew. While Discovery's myth-busting show bases its explosions around some sort of crazy science experiment, its competitor from Speed seems simply content with fireballs and bombs just for the sake of good television. Just so long as Stuntbusters keeps its auto explosions to old, unwanted machines... |
| Posted: 22 Dec 2011 05:31 PM PST Lexus LF-LC concept officially revealed Lexus has decided to release an image of the new Lexus LF-LC concept it plans to unveil at the 2012 North American International Auto Show, after images of the concept were leaked online earlier this week. Road & Track magazine … Continue rea... |
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