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| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST  De autoverzameling van MegaUpload.com Nadat de FBI gisteren de stekker uit MegaUpload trok -een site met 50 miljoen dagelijkse bezoekers- en zes betrokkenen arresteerde, wordt nu langzaam duidelijk wat er allemaal in beslag is genomen. De Duitse oprichter van de site en begenadigd Gumball 3000-coureur Kim Schmitz had nogal veel excentrieke auto's met nóg excentriekere kentekenplaten.... |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST Researchers Tout Brake Rotor That Weighs Less, Lasts Longer Researchers at the Polytechnic Institute of New York and Michigan-based motorcycle brake maker REL Inc. are developing a fiber-reinforced aluminum automotive brake rotor that they claim will be about 60% lighter and three times as durable as a cast iron rotor. The researchers, who are funded in part by a grant [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:59 AM PST China Battery Plant Probe Dampens JCI's Earnings Outlook Johnson Controls Inc. has trimmed its full-year earnings outlook by about 5% because of a weak European market and the prolonged shutdown of a battery plant in China. The company's earnings grew 9% year on year to a record $410 million in the fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31. Sales also [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST Video: l'Audi R8 V10 diventa Limousine Al giorno d'oggi le limousine sono uno status symbol a cui Vip, milionari vari, o presunti tali, non possono rinunciare. Dopo svariate supercar sottoposte a cure che ne hanno allungato a dismisura il passo, ora è la volta dell'Audi R8. L'esemplare che sarà trasformato in limousine non è un "semplice" V8, ma il più performante V10 con motore posteriore da 5.2 litri capace di erogare 525 cavalli e 530 Nm di... |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST JCI Reports Record Quarterly Sales, Earnings Johnson Controls Inc. netted a record $410 million in the fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31 compared with $375 million a year earlier. Revenue jumped 9% to a record $10.4 billion, led by a 15% gain in sales at its auto interiors unit. But the company lowered its full-year earnings forecast [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST America's Consumer Prices Unchanged The U.S. consumer price index was unchanged from November to December and rose 3% for the full year in 2011, according the Dept. of Labor. That marked the largest annual increase since 2007. Energy prices fell 1.3%, the third straight month-over month decline. The core index, which excludes volatile energy and [...] |
| Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:11 AM PST Hyundai Confirms 10-Speed Transmission Program Hyundai Motor Co. confirms to Car and Driver that the South Korean carmaker is developing a 10-speed automatic transmission. Existence of the program has been rumored for at least five months. Hyundai has refused to reveal any details about the project, including when the new gearbox will debut. Bloomberg News, citing [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST  Video Buick Encore Dopo le prime immagini ufficiali e la presentazione al Salone di Detroit Buick ha pubblicato un video sulla Encore. Questo crossover, considerato l'alter ego della Opel Mokka, adotta un quattro cilindri 1.4 litri turbo in grado di sviluppare una potenza di 140 cavalli e una coppia massima di 200 Nm; ad esso è abbinato un cambio automatico a sei rapporti.... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST  Ventas 2011: Rep. Checa Filed under: Industria Durante el pasado año 2011 las matriculaciones de vehículos nuevos en la Republica Checa se incrementaron en un 2,4% en comparación con el mismo ejercicio del año anterior, alcanzando un volumen total de 173.282 unidades vendidas. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Lancia +97,8% SsangYong +214,3% MINI +79,1% BAJAN Subaru -24,3% Mazda -43,2% Fiat -41,1% Continue reading Ventas 2011: Rep.... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:23 PM PST  MINI-modelletjes: Baker Street en Bayswater Om meer buzz rondom het dochtermerkje van BMW te creëren komen er twee Special Editions van de MINI uit. Vernoemd naar twee hippe delen uit Londen, waar in 2012 de Olympische Spelen plaatsvinden. En één keer raden wie sponsor van dat evenement is (more…) |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST  Mazda MX-5: nuova ricostruzione grafica della prossima generazione Più leggera della NA, la mitica prima generazione della Mazda MX-5. Il futuro modello della spider giapponese lancia proprio questa ambiziosa promessa: l'obiettivo degli ingegneri di Hiroshima, che sono attualmente al lavoro sulla scoperta, è quello di recuperare lo spirito originario della Miata, un po' smarrito con l'attuale terza generazione.... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST U.K. Car Output Rose 2% in December Car production in the U.K. increased 2% to 95,800 units in December, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The group says Britain's commercial vehicle output slid 3% last month to 8,400 units. Engine production dipped 1% to 151,400 units. For the full year, record exports helped boost U.K. car [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST Ford to Hike White-Collar Pay in North America Ford Motor Co. will give 20,000 salaried workers merit bonuses in March and a 2.7% increase in base salary on April 1. The plan includes employees in the U.S. and Canada, as well as overseas managers. Ford says the raises are necessary for the company to remain competitive with other companies. |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST Turkish equity firm could buy Saab: report Even though Saab Automobile is bankrupt, Turkish equity firm Brightwell Holdings plans on placing a bid to buy the Swedish car company. Chinese group Zhejiang Youngman is also still showing interest. Brightwell board member Zamier Ahmed says the compan... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:35 PM PST 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK250, SLK55 AMG on sale in Australia Mercedes-Benz has launched the SLK250 and SLK55 AMG in Australia, boosting the new sports car line-up with a mid-spec model and a high-performance flagship. The SLK250 slots between the SLK200 and SLK350, which introduced the third-generation hardtop r... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:34 PM PST Porsche Offered Settlement to U.S. Plaintiffs Porsche SE offered several hundred million euros to settle a lawsuit filed by a group of American hedge funds, but the offer was rejected months ago, Manager Magazin reports. Resolving the lawsuit would have helped Volkswagen AG to complete its friendly deal to acquire Porsche SE by the end of last [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:34 PM PST Friday Fun: You know you've been driving in China too long when… So its the last Friday before Spring Festival, plus its nearly lunch time which means that you will spend the next five hours doing practically nothing. So why not tell us about your China driving habits: Speed signs are no longer mandatory, but have become suggestions Parking on the sidewalk is a suitable solution to [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 10:34 PM PST Friday Fun: You know you've been driving in China too long when… So its the last Friday before Spring Festival, plus its nearly lunch time which means that you will spend the next five hours doing practically nothing. So why not tell us about your China driving habits: Speed signs are no longer mandatory, but have become suggestions Parking on the sidewalk is a suitable solution to [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST GM's 9 Million Sales Make It World's Largest Carmaker, Again General Motors Co. says its global sales rose nearly 8% to a record 9.03 million units in 2011, making it the world's best-selling carmaker. GM's total includes 2.55 million units sold by its partnerships in China. Some competitors contend the total shouldn't include 1.29 million units sold by the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST Design Chief Quits Changan Auto Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. design chief Ken Ma, who joined the Chinese carmaker from General Motors Co. in late 2010, has resigned, The Wall Street Journal says. The newspaper notes that Ma was known for his work at GM and its Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp., where he helped design MG [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 08:14 PM PST Trade Group to Cut Auto Sales Forecast for Italy Italian auto trade association UNRAE plans to trim its forecast for Italy's cars sales this year by 80,000 units to 1.6 million, the group tells Reuters. UNRAE says its outlook worsened after Italian business group Confindustria, which previously expected 0.2% growth in Italy's economy this year, changed its forecast late last [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:25 PM PST Generation Y prefers EVs and hybrids to conventional cars Generation Y prefers electric and hybrid vehicles to conventional cars, according to a new global study by auditing firm Deloitte. The survey found 57 per cent of Gen Y (people aged from their late teens to early 30s) prefers electrified … Contin... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 07:25 PM PST Mitsubishi to unveil global concept at Geneva Mitsubishi will unveil an all-new concept vehicle at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March. The company released this teaser image, previewing a new design direction that will form part of the future Mitsubishi line-up. Mitsubishi hasn't revealed m... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Vídeo: Volkswagen se pasa al lado perruno de la Fuerza Filed under: Volkswagen Uno de los mejores spots del año pasado tendrá secuela. Tiny Vader, el anuncio con el Volkswagen encandiló a medio mundo, dejará paso en la Super Bowl a The Bark Side, que (conjeturamos) estará protagonizado por el nuevo Beetle TDI coincidiendo con su estreno durante el Salón de Chicago.... |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Record Sales of 9 Million Units Makes GM Global Leader General Motors Co. says its global sales rose nearly 8% to a record 9.03 million units in 2011, making it the world's best-selling carmaker. GM's total includes 2.55 million units sold by its partnerships in China. Some competitors contend the total shouldn't include 1.29 million units sold by the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Record Sales of 9 Million Units Makes GM Global Leader General Motors Co. says its global sales rose nearly 8% to a record 9.03 million units in 2011, making it the world's best-selling carmaker. GM's total includes 2.55 million units sold by its partnerships in China. Some competitors contend the total shouldn't include 1.29 million units sold by the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Porsche Offered Settlement to U.S. Plaintiffs A group of American hedge funds that is suing Porsche SE in the U.S. for stock manipulation rejected a settlement offer from the company several months ago, Manager Magazin reports. The German magazine cites company sources who say the offer was in the low triple-digit millions of euros. Resolving the lawsuit [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Porsche Offered Settlement to U.S. Plaintiffs A group of American hedge funds that is suing Porsche SE in the U.S. for stock manipulation rejected a settlement offer from the company several months ago, Manager Magazin reports. The German magazine cites company sources who say the offer was in the low triple-digit millions of euros. Resolving the lawsuit [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:48 PM PST Porsche Offered Settlement to U.S. Plaintiffs A group of American hedge funds that is suing Porsche SE in the U.S. for stock manipulation rejected a settlement offer from the company several months ago, Manager Magazin reports. The German magazine cites company sources who say the offer was in the low triple-digit millions of euros. Resolving the lawsuit [...] |
| Posted: 19 Jan 2012 04:59 PM PST  Video: Tanner Foust tests Ford Focus ST-R racecar Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Etc., Hatchback, Ford, Celebrities, Racing Few things make us happier than the notion of turn-key race cars. In a world where large corporations are increasingly risk-averse when it comes to their products, we take private glee in knowing that if we had the means, we could go out and buy a ready-for-battle race car straight from Ford.... |
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