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| Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST  BMW M550d, X5 M50d e X6 M50d BMW ha finalmente reso note le principali caratteristiche tecniche del nuovo motore a gasolio sei cilindri 3.0, per mesi oggetto di indiscrezioni in virtù del particolarissimo sistema di sovralimentazione con tripla turbina. Questo sei cilindri rispetta già le future normative anti-inquinamento Euro 6 e verrà inizialmente destinato alle M550d berlina e Touring, X5 M50d, X6 M50d, tre vetture appartenenti alla nuova famiglia M Performance Automobilies tutte disponibili con trazione integrale xDrive.... |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST  Aantal verkeerboetes in 2011 met 11,3% gedaald Dat we vorig jaar minder boetes voor onze kiezen zouden krijgen dan in 2010, dat was wel duidelijk. Maar nu zijn er cijfers die dit onderstrepen: het totale aantal boetes daalde van bijna 11 miljoen in 2010 naar ruim 9,7 miljoen in 2011. (more…) verwante verhalenHagenees (14) rijdt 100 km/u door bebouwde komCDA trekt de kilometerheffing wéér uit de kastVerbreding A27 bij Utrecht mag definitief doorgaanBritse agent rijdt VW Golf R... |
| Posted: 26 Jan 2012 12:33 AM PST Nissan Aims for Faster Data Sharing on Design Changes Nissan Motor Co. is implementing a new program in Japan to alert its suppliers faster when it changes a component's design, according to The Nikkei. The Tokyo-based newspaper cites no sources. The strategy involves creating a special team of Nissan employees at each plant and assigning it specifically to manage data [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:45 PM PST  Ventas 2011: Colombia Filed under: Industria Récord de matriculaciones durante el año 2011 en Colombia, donde nunca se habían vendido tantos coches nuevos. Según los datos publicados por Econometría, las ventas alcanzaron un total de 324.570 unidades, lo que representa un aumento del 27,4% en relación al mismo ejercicio del 2010. Por marcas las más destacadas fueron: SUBEN Nissan +97,3% BMW +49,3% SEAT +47,6% BAJAN Jaguar -42,9% Daihatsu -36,4% Subaru -30,2% Continue reading Ventas 2011: ColombiaVentas 2011: Colombia originally... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 11:44 PM PST  BMW X6 facelift is bruin Je zou er haast overheen kijken met al het nieuws over de nieuwe BMW-dieselgeweldenaars, maar als je goed naar de X6 M50d hebt gekeken, heb je gezien dat BMW's Sports Activity Coupe een facelift heeft gekregen. Een vrij subtiele, maar toch.. (more…) verwante verhalenGespot: Lekker foute Mercedes 500SEL (W126)Nieuwe BMW X5 (F15) betrapt in de sneeuw [video]Is dit de foutste BMW 3 Serie van Nederland?BMW M Performance: dieselgeweld uit Beieren |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:58 PM PST  Chrysler: una nuova berlina per sostituire l'Avenger Sembra che Chrysler voglia introdurre una nuova berlina di dimensioni medie per sostituire la Dodge Avenger e la Chrysler 200. La piattaforma, secondo quanto riportato da USA Today, sarebbe la stessa della Dodge Dart rientrando così nel piano di Sergio Marchionne per la condivisione dei telai. Ancora nessuna conferma ufficiale da parte della casa ma il piano di sostituzione della poco apprezzata Avenger sarebbe in linea con la scelta del gruppo... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:58 PM PST  BMW M Performance: dieselgeweld uit Beieren Dat er een nieuwe lijn tussen de gewone BMW's en de M-modellen wordt geïntroduceerd, dat wisten we sinds twee weken al. Vandaag trapt BMW af met de zelfontbranders binnen de M Performance-lijn, met drie (3!) turbo's. (more…) verwante verhalenQT (Bowler) Wildcat: nu ook als diesel(tje)Nieuwe BMW X5 (F15) betrapt in de sneeuw [video]Is dit de foutste BMW 3 Serie van Nederland?Komt Lamborghini met een verrassing naar Genève? |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 10:13 PM PST Toyota, Ford Top Consumer Reports Brand Poll The Toyota and Ford brands lead the U.S. market in perceived safety, quality, design, performance, safety, value and environmental friendliness, according to a survey by Consumer Reports. But the magazine says the difference between the top brands and their mid-pack rivals is shrinking. Scores this year ranged from 131 for Toyota [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 09:27 PM PST  Audi A4 e S4 By ABT ABT ha presentato la linea tuning dedicata alla Audi A4 e S4. Il design dell'auto rimane pressoché invariato: minigonne laterali riviste, un piccolo spoiler anteriore, un inedito scarico sportivo e cerchi in lega da 19 pollici (disponibili anche da 20') rappresentano gli unici elementi che testimoniano la firma del preparatore tedesco.... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 08:41 PM PST Startup Better Place Plans IPO by 2014 Better Place LLC, the Palo Alto, Calif.-based developer of electric-vehicle charging stations, tells Bloomberg News is intends to go public within the next two years, Bloomberg News reports. CEO Shai Agassi says the company, which has raised $750 million in private capital since 2007, has enough money to cover investments and [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST GM Says Volt Has Become "Political Punching Bag" The Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid is safe but has become a "political punching bag" in Washington, declares General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson. In testimony to a House subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Akerson suggested that "a certain political air" has unjustly tainted the car's image. House Republicans have claimed [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST Nissan Confirms Plan to Build Third Car Plant in Mexico Nissan says it will spend $2 billion to erect a plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, that will begin producing subcompact cars by late 2013. The factory will employ 3,000 workers and have capacity to make 175,000 vehicles per year. Nissan aims to boost its vehicle production in the Americas from 1.2 million [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 07:53 PM PST Bosch Posts Record Annual Profit Robert Bosch GmbH says its revenue jumped 9% to a record €51.4 billion euros last year, based on preliminary figures. But the company pretax earnings of €2.6 billion pretax, or 5% of sales, fell short of the company's target range of a 7% to 8% margin. CEO Franz Fehrenbach blames the [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:17 PM PST Renault Expects 6% Drop in French Car Market Auto sales in France are likely to fall 5% to 6% this year from 2.2 million units last year, Renault SA CEO Carlos Ghosn tells the France Inter public radio station. Renault sales dropped 8% to 689,000 vehicles last year in France, where the overall market slipped 2%. Ghosn predicts auto sales [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:17 PM PST Bosch to Buy Auto Diagnostics Unit from SPX Charlotte, N.C.-based conglomerate SPX Corp. has agreed to sell its service-solutions business to Robert Bosch GmbH for $1.2 billion in cash. The companies intend to close the deal during the first half of this year, pending regulatory approvals. Bosch says it expects the unit, which makes diagnostic tools and software for [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST  Neil Young's company sued for $500,000 over LincVolt fire Filed under: Etc., EV/Plug-in, Green Culture Neil Young once wrote a song titled "Don't Let It Bring You Down," but this could do just that. A company founded by the Rock n' Roll Hall of Famer was sued for almost $500,000 for a San Francisco Bay Area garage fire allegedly caused by a classic Lincoln Continental that was (and still is) being converted to an extended-range plug-in hybrid, the San Jose Mercury News... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST Bosch to Buy Auto Diagnostics Unit from SPX U.S. conglomerate SPX Corp. has agreed to sell its service-solutions business to Robert Bosch GmbH for $1.2 billion (€884 million) in cash. The companies intend to close the deal during the first half of this year, pending regulatory approvals. Bosch says it expects the unit, which makes diagnostic tools and software [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST  Video: Rhys Millen's Hyundai Veloster rally car is about par for the course Filed under: Motorsports, Videos, Hatchback, Hyundai, Humor, Racing We can think of a handful of automobiles that appear to be closer to golf carts than what we'd otherwise think of as "cars". Like the Smart ForTwo, for example. Or the Tata Nano. Rhys Millen's Hyundai Veloster rally car, on the other hand, is not the first vehicle that would come to mind for schlepping clubs around the fairway, but Rhys himself appears... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST  BMW M Performance oficializa su avalancha diésel con cuatro modelos triturbo de 381 CV Filed under: BMW, Sedanes y berlinas, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos, Familiares Haz clic en las fotos para saltar a sus galerías [Actualización: Vídeo tras el salto.] ¿A quién le importa que el diésel cueste ya más que la gasolina? A BMW no, está claro. Su nueva gama BMW M Performance acaba de empezar con una salva de cañonazos que nos ahorrará el esfuerzo de tener que ir descubriendo una a una las novedades que... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST Skoda: New Cars 2012 Skoda Australia saw its most successful year in 2011 with sales up 112 percent to 3,501 units. The Volkswagen owned company expanded its Australian dealer network from 22 to 35 and brought in the Fabia light car and Yeti compact … Continue readin... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST  Official: BMW M goes diesel, introduces M550d, X5 M50d, X6 M50d Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Wagon, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Crossover, BMW, Diesel Rumors of BMW M launching a diesel model have been circulating for over a year, and confirmation has finally arrived in the form of not one, not two, but four M-fettled oil-burners, each sporting all-wheel drive and the oft-rumored tri-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline six.... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 06:16 PM PST American Traffic Deaths Decline 1% Nearly 15,100 people were killed on U.S. highways in the first half of 2011 compared with 15,200 in the same period of 2010, The Detroit News reports, citing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. But because Americans are driving less, the fatality rate per miles traveled edged up to 1.04 deaths [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 05:31 PM PST American Traffic Deaths Decline 1% Nearly 15,100 people were killed on U.S. highways in the first half of 2011 compared with 15,200 in the same period of 2010, The Detroit News reports, citing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data. But because Americans are driving less, the fatality rate per miles traveled edged up to 1.04 deaths [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST  Chevrolet: la Camaro Miltary Tribute è stata battuta all'asta per 175.000 dollari L'associazione sportiva Achilles Freedom Team verrà finanziata con i 175.000 dollari provento dell'asta benefica organizzata da Barrett-Jackson, evento durante il quale è stata venduta la Camaro SS Military Tribute. Questo esemplare unico va attribuito allo specialista Mickey Harris e viene dedicato ai i veterani ed ai mutilati di guerra delle cinque forze armate americane, ovvero esercito, marina, aeronautica, guardia costiera e corpo dei Marines.... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST  Oficial: Así luce el BMW X6 2012 Filed under: BMW, SUV, crossovers y todoterrenos Haz clic en la imagen para saltar a la galería Los alemanes de BMW están cogiéndole el gusto a eso de presentar sus últimas novedades en horarios un poco habituales. Desde Múnich nos acaba de llegar la información relativa a su producto más nuevo, el renovado X6 2012. Antes de que te vayas directo a la galería te advierto de que su estética no presenta tantos cambios... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST  Official: BMW updates 2013 X6, introduces M Performance Package Filed under: Performance, Crossover, BMW, Luxury BMW, which still insists on using the term Sports Activity Coupe to describe its least practical 'ute, has updated its X6 for the 2013 model year. And with good reason - BMW says it has sold over 20,000 X6 crossovers in the States since its launch three years ago and over 150,000 worldwide, making it an important model for the German automaker. First and foremost, the 2013... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST NISMO unveils Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan's global motorsport arm, Nissan Motorsports International (NISMO) has released a GT-R than conforms to FIA GT3 race regulations. Its official badge is the Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3. The car was developed in partnership with JR Motorsports, with... |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST Fed: U.S. Rates to Remain Near Zero Through 2014 The U.S. Federal Reserve says it doesn't expect to raise its key overnight bank lending rate from its current range of zero to 0.25% until at least late 2014—about 18 months longer than the central bank announced last summer. Fed policy makers, who met this week, expect inflation to remain below [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 04:25 PM PST Ford, GM Steer Suppliers to Russia Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are urging their suppliers to set up shop in the fast-growing Russian market to help carmakers comply with local-content rules, The Detroit News reports. Light vehicle sales there soared 39% to 2.6 million units last year. James Bovenzi, president of GM Russia, told a [...] |
| Posted: 25 Jan 2012 03:35 PM PST  Rumormill: Lamborghini packing a surprise or two up its sleeve for Geneva? Filed under: Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini, Rumormill It was quite a while back that Lamborghini promised it would have something new for every major auto show. That seemed quite the claim at the time, particularly for a company with a two-car model lineup, but with a few exceptions here and there, the Italian automaker has been keeping pace famously.... |
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