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| Posted: 31 Dec 2011 12:21 AM PST  Proton intenzionata alla cessione di Lotus? Mahindra&Mahindra pensa all'acquisto di Saab Uno fra i principali azionisti del gruppo Proton ha recentemente manifestato le sue perplessità riguardo il futuro dell'alleanza fra Lotus e la stessa Proton, aprendo all'ipotesi di una pur dolorosa separazione. Gan Eng Peng ha infatti ammesso che le due realtà non sono e non so mai state complementari, perché occupano differenti sezioni di mercato e producono automobili totalmente diverse.... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 11:35 PM PST  Ventas noviembre 2011: Ucrania Filed under: Industria Durante el onceavo mes del 2011, las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en Ucrania se incrementaron en un 6,3% en comparación con el mismo mes del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 19.353 unidades. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN VW +104,2% Nissan +91,3% Peugeot +83,8% BAJAN Ford -34,5% Honda -41,8% Subaru -44,7% Continue reading Ventas noviembre 2011: UcraniaVentas noviembre 2011: Ucrania originally appeared on Autoblog Español on Sat, 31 Dec 2011... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 10:03 PM PST  L'Escalade è una fra le vetture più rubate degli Stati Uniti? Cadillac aumenta i dispositivi di sicurezza Da qualche anno ormai i ladri d'auto statunitensi nutrono una particolare simpatia per la Cadillac Escalade, tant'è che la sua versione pick-up (denominata EXT) viene sottratta al rispettivo acquirente in 14 casi ogni 1.000 esemplari. Questa statistica è stata elaborata dall'Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) e trova conferma anche nel 2011.... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 07:47 PM PST Audi: New Cars 2012 Audi continued its remarkable run of successive years of annual growth in 2011 and its relentless pursuit of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in Australia will be helped in 2012 with an update to its 3-Series and C-Class competitor, the A4, and … Continue r... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:30 PM PST  Exclusive: Autoblog's Top 100 Photographs of 2011 Filed under: Etc. We are nearly at the end of 2011, and that means another 365 days of driving the latest cars and attending automotive events around the world. Of course, we constantly have our cameras at our sides so we can share everything with you, and we take a lot of pride in bringing you beautiful, high-res images of all the cars we come across, whether it's one that just debuted... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 05:30 PM PST  Chevy Volt is paid for and fueled by solar power Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Green Culture, Chevrolet This story should be enough to - at the very least - give Chevrolet Volt detractors pause: a solar-powered home that pays its owner delicious double dividends. An Orlando, FL man used the cash from selling solar-panel-generated electricity back to the grid as a down payment for his Chevrolet Volt extended-range plug-in vehicle and he's using the power from the panels to fuel the sedan, the Orlando... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:44 PM PST  Mini Cargo: un Van su base Clubman? Mini potrebbe presto avere in gamma una variante destinata all'uso commerciale denominata "Cargo": dopo la Coupè e la Roadster, la Countryman e la Clubman, sembra che il marchio inglese potrà nuovamente contare su una versione Van, configurata appunto per un uso a scopi professionali. L'ultima Mini destinata a questa finalità è andata in pensione nel 1982.... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:44 PM PST  Autoblog's Most Popular Posts of 2011 Filed under: Etc. We've been doing Autoblog for a while now and still don't know exactly why some posts become popular and others completely miss boarding the crazy train to Viralville. Maybe we were the first to post about a hot topic. Videos are almost always poised for success, and of course any post that includes a first look or specs of a highly anticipated vehicle can be a hit waiting to... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 04:44 PM PST  Rumormill: Saab in discussions with Turkey and Mahindra about reviving brand? Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Saab, Earnings/Financials, India The Great Saab Story of 2011 looks hellbent on running straight on through the new year and well into the future, despite the fact that the automaker has officially gone bankrupt and hasn't produced a vehicle in what seems like ages. Rumor has it that Saab administrators are receiving interest from some unknown entities from Turkey (with supposed backing from the Turkish government) as well as... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:58 PM PST  Report: What will happen to automakers if the Euro zone implodes? Filed under: Car Buying, Europe, Government/Legal, Earnings/FinancialsFiguring out post-doomsday scenarios can make for hours of fun, but short of a cinematic "Kill them all!" they're rarely that accurate. That's because we never know which entrance doomsday is going to use, and the big doomsday is often followed by little doomsdays (as this year's Japanese earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown should have taught us yet again).... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:58 PM PST John Phillips: 10Best Car-Related Traumas that Wall Street Missed Last Year 1. Wall Street's volatility index was sent soaring today on news that Mercedes-Benz would change the name of its Smart car division to "Smarting." "We decided to do it in honor of Roger Penske," said Daimler Chairman Dieter Zetsche. "Last time I saw the guy, wow, his face was still red." Keep Reading: John Phillips: [...] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:13 PM PST  Coda's first sales of electric Sedan will probably take place in San Diego Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Coda Automotive It's been a long time coming, but the $39,900 Coda Sedan will soon finally be available, and the place where it will be sold first, most likely, is the long-standing Marvin K. Brown Auto Center in San Diego. In a statement, the Chairman and CEO of the dealership, David Grundstrom, was quite optimistic about the car's prospects: "It's clear San Diegans are increasingly interested in zero-emission vehicles,... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:13 PM PST  Renault prepara un Fluence Turbo... sólo para Argentina Filed under: Renault, Sedanes y berlinas Ya está confirmada la introducción durante el año que está a punto de comenzar de una versión deportiva del Renault Fluence, capaz de rivalizar con el Volkswagen Vento Sportline 2.0 TSI de 200 CV y el recién estrenado Peugeot 408 1.6 THP de 163 CV. Para el Fluence la firma francesa no se ha complicado en exceso y opta por el conocido motor 2.0i Turbo de 180... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 03:13 PM PST  Followup: Infiniti QX-powered boat continues construction Filed under: SUV, Etc., Infiniti Over the summer, we posted on a project being undertaken by students at the Tennessee Technical Center-Nashville and Nashville State Community College: prepare a 400-horsepower, 5.6-liter V8 from an Infiniti QX56 for seafaring duty in a 20-foot Chris-Craft. The engine's transformation is nearly complete, but it seems the boat needs a great deal more work.... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST  Chevrolet se olvida de montar los frenos del Sonic Filed under: Chevrolet, Mantenimiento, Utilitarios Hace mucho tiempo que estamos curados de espanto en todo lo relativo al mágico mundo de las llamadas a revisión. La mayor parte de las campañas de servicio iniciadas por los fabricantes se deben a minúsculos fallos de fábrica (o incluso potencialmente creados por el propio usuario) con pocas posibilidades de que lleguen a salpicarte, pero de vez en cuando aparecen defectos de esos que te dejan... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST  Report: Alleged drunk driver so intoxicated he didn't realize his car was on fire Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Videos "Are you that drunk," the officer asks, "that you did not realize that your car was on fire and you were sitting in a burning car?" With smoke pouring from under the hood of the Pontiac Bonneville, Officer Eric Hornbacher of the Grand Rapids, MI, police force had just helped the driver from his vehicle, incredulous that he was unaware of the potentially life-threatening situation. According to Mlive.com, the... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST  Gespot: Kia Sorento met gemengde gevoelens Ziehier: @rechercheur en @norge onderweg naar een schappelijk potje voetbal in het Philips Stadion te Eindhoven. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST Tech Dept.: The Electric Future of Supercharging The next BMW M3, due in about two years as a 2014 model, will probably be propelled by an inline-six delivering more power than today's 414-hp, 4.0-liter V-8. To overcome the loss of two cylinders and a liter or so of displacement, BMW will surely exploit turbocharging—as it has done throughout its lineup—to boost mileage [...] |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  Report: Auto applications sought for new advanced metal that's 100x lighter than Styrofoam [w/video] Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Technology, Videos Automakers are being pinched to increase safety and improve fuel efficiency, but those two goals often work against each other. That could change thanks to a material that is 99.99-percent air. Ward's Automotive reports that the California Institute of Technology, HRL Laboratories and the University of California-Irvine have combined to develop a micro-lattice material that is said to be 100 times lighter than Styrofoam and strong like... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  Report: Latest group that Jeremy Clarkson has offended? Indians Filed under: Europe, Earnings/Financials, Celebrities, India Pretty much every time Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson opens his mouth these days, someone takes offense, which does make it hard to tell whether Clarkson is actually offensive. The latest complaints have come after the Top Gear Christmas special, in which Clarkson and his posse go to India on a "trade mission." According to The Telegraph, the BBC has received 23 complaints about the show, in... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  China limita las inversiones de los fabricantes extranjeros - ¿Se acabó la fiesta? Filed under: Industria El fabricante de automóviles que no haya conseguido poner un pie en China lo tendrá mucho más crudo a partir de ahora. El gobierno de Pekín ha anunciado un nuevo plan económico que contempla entre otras cosas el fin de las ayudas fiscales a las compañías extranjeras de la automoción, con el propósito de reducir las importaciones y estimular la industria local. En estos momentos, las compañías que desean establecerse... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  2013 Lexus GS 450h [w/video] Filed under: Hybrid, Lexus, In The AutoblogGreen GarageLexus' Best Compromise Yet Ever since the Prius unexpectedly became the Xerox of hybrids and a greenie icon, Toyota has been trying to figure out how to apply the technology to its other models. Its results have been decidedly mixed, nowhere more so than with its luxury lineup.... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST  Audi RS6 met blauwchroom heeft opvalgarantie Zoals reeds voorspeld: chroom-met-een-kleurtje wordt de nieuwe trend onder nieuw geld. De Russische eigenaar van deze Audi RS6 heeft echter gekozen om het glimmende blauw te combineren met een matzilver middenstuk. Jammer. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST Recall: 2012 Chevy Sonic—front brake pad may be missing General Motors has recalled 4,296 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles from model year 2012, because some may be missing the front brake (inner or outer) pad, which could result in reduced brake system performance, increasing the risk of a crash. The recalled... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 01:38 PM PST New Year brings new driving safety laws Drivers in various states around the country will need to be aware of some new driving laws that affect seat belts and cell phone use that go into effect on January 1st. California has a new child restraint law aimed... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST  España: Detalle de equipamiento del Subaru XV Filed under: Subaru, Industria, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos, Compactos Hasta finales de enero no conoceremos todos los detalles del nuevo XV de Subaru, pero al menos ya podemos ir adelantando algunos datos de la oferta que será comercializada en el mercado español, entre ellas el equipamiento de serie. Hace unos días te comentábamos que el Subaru XV arrancaría con un competitivo precio por debajo de los 20.000 €, cifra que será la que... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST  Long Term: 2011 Mini Countryman: December 2011 Filed under: Crossover, Mini, Long-Term Garage As much as I detest the winter months here in Detroit, the truth is, I'm kind of bummed that we've only seen about a half-inch of snow so far this season. In fact, I was happy that our most recent snowfall actually started to stick to the parking lot across the street from my loft, simply so I could capture this photo of our long-term Mini... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:49 PM PST  Een racebaan vermomd als Porsche 917 Het duurde even, maar daar is hij dan: de racebaan met speelgoedautootjes die elke rechtgeaarde octaansnuiver absoluut wil hebben. (more…) |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:01 PM PST  Mitsubishi Delica D:3, un NV200 con otro logo Filed under: Mitsubishi, Nissan, Industria, Comerciales y pickups Hace algo más de un par de meses Misubishi presentó oficialmente el Delica D:3 en Japón, un comercial ligero que deriva casi en su totalidad del Nissan NV200. Salvo por detalles de equipamiento, son idénticos tanto en su interior como por fuera y es un producto más que nace de la colaboración entre ambas firmas. Previsto para su lanzamiento en noviembre, finalmente se ha retrasado... |
| Posted: 30 Dec 2011 12:01 PM PST  Report: New car seat concept uses your butt print as identification Filed under: Etc., Japan, Technology If Fido can distinguish people and other pooches by their backsides, why not a seat? When students at the Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology in Tokyo, Japan asked that question, they came up with a car seat fitted with 360 sensors that makes a map of the pressure applied by your posterior.... |
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