March 2010

Sergio Marchionne believes new-car sales will fall by 15 percent in 2010 and 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Facelift

New-car income in Western Europe for Fiat S.p.A. are expected to modify 15% this year. CEO Sergio Marchionne thinks that the earliest that these income could return to pre-crisis levels would be in 2014.

Marchionne expects that 2010 income module be 25% less than the pre-crisis year of 2007 when 14.8 meg new cars were oversubscribed in the field markets of Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Spain. He added that income volume this year are expected to return “to levels unseen since 1994” during the last field auto industry downturn. Marchionne, who spoke at Fiat’s period shareholders gathering last Friday, added that it module be four years before volume hits the 2007 level. ACEA, the dweller automakers association, said that in 2009, about 13.63 meg new cars were oversubscribed in Western Europe. Marchionne’s prediction of a 15% modify would mean 2010 income falling by 2.04 meg units to 11.59 million. Compared to other industry leaders, Marchionne is seen to take on a more demoralised tone; however, they are united in the instrument that dweller automobile income module plunge this year as government-funded scrappage schemes launched in 2009 module soon end.

These are the leaked images of the facelifted Mercedes-Benz R-Class that will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show this week. Due to unsatisfactory sales, Mercedes-Benz has chosen to attain goodish changes to the styling of the R-Class.

These include a new front end, with a new headlamp, grille and bonnet design. The revisions at the rear are inferior prominent. We can see that the bumper and tail lights hit been modified. For its interior, there appears to be a variety of new color combinations to be offered, as well as an AMG kit that includes leather sets, a new steering wheel, unsullied steel pedals and a paddleshift gearchange. Mechanical revisions are minimal. Reports declare that only the R350 CDI 4MATIC will be revised to achieve 265bhp and lower emissions.

Fiat considering selling hybrids in Europe and 2011 Ford Focus RS500 breaks cover

Fiat’s CEO, Mr. Sergio Marchionne addicted in an interview with Automotive News that the Italian manufacturer is considering selling hybrids in Europe.

Currently there are no details regarding the hybrid models, but Marchionne said that the company module announce its future products on April 21, when it module unveil its 2010-2014 business plan. Piedmont location governor Mercedes Bresso also said on Friday, that Marchionne told her that Fiat module physique hybrid variants of the five- and seven-seat minivans which module replace the Idea and Multipla models. Apparently, these new models module be shapely at the Mirafiori plant in Turin, the place where Fiat addicted it module display the new minivans with conventional engines play in late 2011.

This is the brand new author Focus RS500, a limited-edition of just 500 units supported on the popular sporty hatchback. The new car marks the modify of the underway generation author Focus RS (Ford already announced that is currently working on a next-generation - read in this post) and receives more power and torque compared to the standard version as well as a bespoke inland trim.

Under the hood, we encounter the same five-cylinder engine featuring a new improved induction outfit and a revised exhaust system, delivering an extra 45 bhp over the total production of the standard car of 300 hp.

Leaked: Ferrari 599 GTO price___Bugatti 16 C Galibier coming in 2013

It appears that the launch of the new Ferrari 599 GTO is getting fireman as the toll list of the new car emerged on the web. It seems that the pricing module start at €319,495 without VAT but you can add lots of options in order to make it unequalled such as carbon fiber entranceway sills, brake callipers aluminum, carbon fiber front spoiler, motor compartment in carbon fiber, antistone chipping transparent film, Daytona seats, carbon fiber accessories for the dashboard and some more.

According to the latest reports it appears that the Bugatti 16 C Galibier Concept is poised to be given the green light for creation due to the positive feedback from customers.

The chances to see this baby on the streets is very high, as the Bugatti Veyron creation will end in 2012. Sources support the fact that Bugatti will produce around 300 Galibers from 2013, apiece priced for more than $1 million. “It will be made one artefact or the other. We’re the smallest VW Group member and there’s a ceding on so we’ve not been a priority.” said the source. Regarding the engine of this car, it seems that the aforementioned W16 engine institute on the Veyron will be used but re-tuned to have around 800bhp.

Vw Exclusive accessories now available on the 2011 Touareg___Diesel-powered Jaguar XK still being considered

Volkswagen announced today that its Exclusive creation brand can now be ordered also on the all-new 2011 Touareg.

The upgrades allow centre covers in a two-tone leather combination in “Nappa” Cool Leather (available in the combination Pepper Beige – satellite Negroid or Dark Burgundy – satellite Black), leather door inserts, foppish move plates and a black roofliner. These combinations are availablestarting at 1,725 Euros (in the Touareg Hybrid, V8 TDI). Other options allow high-end genuine wood inserts in “Olive Ash Silky Lustre” and machine-polished 19-inch “Girona” alloy wheels wrapped in 265/50 R19 tyres which are acquirable play at 1,205 Euros.

For those who thought that Jaguar has forsaken plans to physique the diesel-powered XK coupe we have enthusiastic news: the British manufacturer is still considering this model according to senior sources closely associated with the project.

Apparently, Jaguar built and tested around 20 prototype diesel XKs but there are still some parts of the company who think that an oil-burner XK could ingest income of the petrol XK in Europe. They crapper verify a look at Bmw and see what they did with the diesel Bmw 6-Series, right? The newborn automobile might receive the newborn 3.0-liter V6 engine confident to deliver 271bhp. According to reports, it appears that the newborn diesel-version of the XK coupe module be offered in the next-generation of the automobile which module make its entry in 2013 and which module be lighter than the current version and confident of a 0-60mph sprint in less than 5 seconds.

2010 VW Scirocco R by B and B___Porsche presents new equipment packages for the Boxster and Cayman

2010 VW Scirocco R by B&B___Porsche presents new equipment packages for the Boxster and Cayman

Porsche revealed today quaternary new equipment packages for the Boxster and Cayman in order to extend the individualization for its mid-engine sports car.

The Comfort and Infotainment packages include a series of rattling favourite optional player such and simplifies the configuration of the vehicle. The Comfort package includes status control, bi-xenon headlights including impulsive cornering lights, cruise control, automatically dipping inland and exterior mirrors, rain sensor, and - in compounding with leather seats - decorated Porsche crest on the headrests.

The tuning specialists at B&B have created their own version of the VW Scirocco R. The German-based tuner, which specializes in Audi and VW cars, raised action values, which typically are preserved by high collection sports cars.

B&B said that cars can reach 3 different stages (310, 324 and 362 hp). The car can qualify to 100km/h from a standstill in 4.9 seconds, while Vmax take is over 280km/h. To find these action values, B&B mounts a bigger turbo charger, a climb wear grouping with a special downpipe and high action sports catalysts. B&B’s electronic tuning perfectly harmonizes all these components. Furthermore, the intake grouping and air cooling grouping gets optimized. B&B offers a special slim-line oil cooling grouping that should keep oil temperature on the correct level. Car owners can buy B&B climb springs to lower the cars height by up to 30mm. This reduces its declination. B&B is also offering a special coilovers that’s adjustable in height, as well as pull and push stages, which allows higher curve speed. For better handling, B&B has an 8-stroke high calibre breaking grouping that can be ordered. Exclusive wheel sets in 19″ and 20″ closing the VW´s “Sportcoupe” appearance.

Mitsubishi i-MiEV U.K. price____Qatar is eyeing further investments in Europe

When Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric automobile module be eligible for a £5,000 polity present for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in 2011, it module be priced at £33,699. The current price is £38,699.

This present is substantial but it still leaves the price of the i-MiEV to be higher than another premium models, including the mid-spec BMW 5-Series, an entry-level Jaguar XF or the top-spec Lexus IS or Lotus Elise. Lance Bradley, Mitsubishi Motors UK’s managing director, acknowledged the high asking price.

Qatar is considering investing further in Europe, Qatar’s help prime minister, Abdullah containerful Hamad al-Attiyah, told German newspaper Handelsblatt. Qatar already has stakes in German carmakers Porsche Automobil Holding SE and Volkswagen AG.

Abdullah containerful Hamad al-Attiyah said that Qatar plans to look at several companies in Europe and especially in Germany that it finds interesting. He said that Germany has apparently decided to open up erst more to external investment despite its comments prefabricated at the noble coalition where it criticized the impact of external sovereign wealth funds. Abdullah containerful Hamad al-Attiyah is quoted to have said that the external investments help the German economy. Meanwhile, a Qatari regular revealed that Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which manages the VW and Porsche stakes, could invest $30 billion in 2010. This matches terminal year’s amount. The Gulf Times said Sheikh Hamad containerful Jassem al-Thani, who is also CEO of QIA, prefabricated the announcement at a press conference in Qatar with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov.

2010 Lexus IS F revealed and Honda CR-Z orders are 10 times higher than the monthly target

Lexus unveiled today the every newborn ultra-high-performance IS F model for 2010. Back in September at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Lexus declared that the newborn automobile will circularize a newborn restricted slip differential which had happened as the full-blooded sports saloon has a better traction and stability in high-speed cornering.

According to the manufacturer, the engineers improved car’s travel time around the Fuji International Speedway by a full two seconds. Under the hood we find the same 5.0-litre V8 engine 417 bhp @ 6,600 rate as substantially as 505 Nm of torque.

Honda announced today that it has received more than 10,000 orders for the CR-Z sporty hybrid car or 10 times the measure of its monthly sales target. According t

o the carmaker, half of the buyers were newborn to the Honda brand. The newborn CR-Z was introduced on the Japanese backwards in February and the manufacturer expects to sell 40,000-50,000 units a year worldwide. Sales are scheduled to start in North America and Europe this summer.

Fiat may produce more than 350,000 cars in North America and Facelifted Audi TT and new Vw Touran coming to the Leipzig Auto Show

According to the stylish reports from the Italian newspaper ‘La Repubblica’, Fiat may produce as many as seven Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo models in North America, which means a total of more than 350,000 units. Fiat did not poverty to interpret on the report.

The newspaper also reportable that the Italian manufacturer module cut over 5,000 jobs in Italy as conception of its 2010-2014 strategic plan due to be undraped on April 21. The job cuts module affect three plants in Italy and represent 15 percent of the 30,000 workers employed on gathering lines in the country. And this is not all: Fiat module also cut the number of car models produced from 12 to 8 and module boost the Italian creation to 900,000 cars, a 50 percent increase.

According to the stylish report it appears that we shall wager the newborn Volkswagen Touran as substantially as the facelifted Audi TT at the Leipzig Auto Show, in April. There are no info regarding the newborn cars but they are listed as a world premiere and this means that Volkswagen cannot deny the coming of the newborn vehicles. Oh, we almost forgot: the brand newborn 2011 Bmw 5-Series Touring will also make its world entry at the same show, so make trusty you won’t miss it!

Design Modern Vehicles 2011

Sales of McLaren’s MP4-12C hit been quite impressive. Delivery of the car is slated to begin in outflow 2011. Since the first images with McLaren’s stylish supercar were shown terminal September, more than 1,600 people hit signed official expressions of welfare in purchase one.

But since exclusive 1,000 units of the MP4-12C module be produced, most 600 another possibleness buyers module hit to wait until boost notice. Earlier, McLaren had said that 25% of the units module be sold in the UK and 25% in the US. The rest module be delivered all around the world, primarily in FRG and Europe. Production of the MP4-12C supercar module be at the newborn McLaren Production Center, the locate where the Mercedes-Benz McLaren SLR supercar was built. It module be sold through 35 franchises in 19 countries that module be confirmed this summer, according to a inform by egmcartech. Prices hit not been officially released but it’s believed that this supercar module enter the £125,000 - £175,000 (142,000 euros - 200,000 euros; $190,000 - $270,000) price range.

Carbon Motors Corp.’s all-new, purpose-built E7 personnel car module get its diesel powertrain from BMW. Carbon Motors, a start-up company, entered a deal with BMW that would have it supply about 240,000 engines in all to power the new vehicle.

Official figures have yet to be revealed but it is believed that the engine module probably be a version of BMW’s BluePerformance 3.0-liter twin-turbodiesel six from the X5 xDrive35d and the 335d. This is enhanced to produce nearly 300hp and 425 pound-feet of torque.

Design Elegant Auto Car 2011

On Jameslist, the original prototype automobile of the 257-mph 9ff Porsche 911-based GT9-R is on sale for about $1.1 million. To mark its status as a prototype car, it bears the number 00/20.

This indicates its status as the most exclusive warning of an already impossible-to-get car. If you’re motivated by this fine point, then it strength be worth your time to essay to intend it. This automobile is equipped with a 1,120-horsepower, twin-turbo 4.0-liter flat six, six-speed, 2,923-pound ultracar. Since 9ff didn’t like the 911’s rear-engine layout, it was revised to carry the rocketship of an engine amidships. With this engine, the automobile is able to running to 62 indication in 2.9 seconds.

Expect a newborn roster from Fiat over the next threesome years. The major upkeep will allow the constituent of a hot Alfa Romeo Giulietta and a heavily revised 500 for the US this year.

The US 500, which is built in Mexico and intended for the US market, will get the aforementioned bodyshell but with a heavily modified platform. The US 500’s revised chassis has been designed to drop coefficient and meliorate the car’s dynamics. On the US 500, wait to see improvements that were recently launched on the 500C – trenchant at reducing noise, vibration and harshness.

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In South Korea, about 60,000 units of the Chevrolet Cruze and Captiva are expected to be recalled, according to General Motors Co. and the South Asiatic government.

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology officials said that there would also be a request issued for these cars with the same defects in overseas markets. The company unsuccessful to inform which countries would soon be announcing the request but it’s well-known that the cars are sold in Europe and Russia. Reuters spoke with an unnamed GM Daewoo official who said that since apiece land has different rules and standards, the size and timing of the recalls will depend on their limited circumstances. To date, there has been no evidence from GM Daewoo regarding the costs of the recall. A total of 45,957 Captiva SUVs, which are sold as the Winstorm, will be recalled in South peninsula cod to defects with the steering system, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The request affects Captivas made between April 1, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2007. On the another hand, 12,604 units of the Cruze compact sedan, which is sold as the Lacetti Premiere, are being recalled cod to defects with fuel supply pipes. The request applies to cars produced between Sept. 25, 2009 and March 2, 2010.

At the 2010 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas, one of the most expected is a one-off customized 2010 Dodge Challenger that was created by Chrysler Group’s Mopar and Rich Evans.

Mark your calendars for the SEMA show that module take locate on Nov 3–6, 2010. Mopar is Chrysler’s automobile parts and service arm and custom-car builder Rich archaeologist is well-known for TV appearances in TV shows like Pimp My Ride, Monster Garage, Man Cave and Chop, Cut & Rebuild. archaeologist also fresh introduced “The Rides of Rich Evans,” a newborn iPhone App.

Concept Ford and Peugeot Car 2011

Despite its rivals substance Brobdingnagian discounts, Ford’s new-car income in its main 19 dweller markets soared to 93,200 units in Feb 2010, a 1.8% process compared with the record in Feb 2009.

With the success of scrappage schemes, it is expected that western dweller new-car income module drop by 1 meg to 1.5 meg units in 2010. According to business observers, volume manufacturers module offer onerous discounting. Ingvar Sviggum, author of Europe’s income and marketing chief, said that author module not get involved in the toll wars, calling such strategies to be “self-defeating in the long term.”

A new CEO has been ordained to lead the Peugeot brand. Starting April 2, Vincent Rambaud will be in calculate of the company. In addition, the company announced a shake-up of its sales organization.

Rambaud will inform to Jean-Marc Gales, who had been CEO aside from his role as board member answerable for the Peugeot and Citroen brands at parent PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. But before Gales, the CEO job had been held by Jean-Philippe Collin in June 2009. This makes Rambaud the third CEO at Peugeot within one year.

Design Elegant Car 2011

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has still to find evidence that would either support or contradict a claim from a California driver that his Toyota Prius sped out of control on its own.

It modify mentioned the existence that the case would never be explained. The engineers at the NHTSA proven the 2008 hybrid, attempting to create the inadvertent speed incident reported by someone James Sikes. NHTSA engineers drove the car on the freeway and got a copy of diagnostic readouts from the vehicle’s data recorder.

The achievement of a flagship litter from Infiniti to replace the Q45 relic unclear. The Q45 was removed from the lineup in 2006 and while there are requests from regional markets to bring back the big sedan, the company is unregularity since the Q45 never sold substantially in the US. Instead, Nissan officials have mentioned plans for a newborn full-sized flagship to rival the Lexus LS 460, BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Toru Saito, vice president of the orbicular Infiniti business unit, pointed out that the redesigned M sedan, which arrives this month, approaches the old Q45 in size. At the Geneva Motor Show, Saito said that the M will “play a flagship role” to test how strong the brand is. He said that if there is a demand for a fully loaded M sedan, then it’s doable that a newborn Q would be developed. Saito stressed that while he would want an “iconic product,” the No. 1 challenge relic to be the “environment and efficiency.”

Concept Design Car Next Era

VIP guests at the premiere of ves Saint Laurent’s retrospective exhibition last hebdomad were aerated to a unique ride. Citroen collaborated with famous fashion designer to create a Yves Saint Laurent special edition of the 2010 DS3.

The colors identified with Yves Saint-Laurent were used. Red was utilised for the DS3’s body and black is featured on the roof. The car also has a Yves Saint Laurent Logo on its roof and it rides on bespoke rims. But before you start fighting out your checkbooks, take state that this edition of the DS3 is not for sale. The Pierre Berge foundation worked on the display that features more than 300 models, showcasing a complete image of Yves Saint Laurent]s work. Citroen considers the DS3 to be special since it marks the introduction of the DS arrange to the market. We should expect this new line-up to be filled with wealth versions of some of Citroen’s existing models. The DS3, which is based on the C3, has recently been launched. The DS4 and DS5 module follow soon.

NASCAR’s authorised measure automobile at the Food Land 500 at Bristol International Speedway is the 2011 Ford Mustang. But instead of the reincarnated 5.0-liter V8 (which was used at the 2010 Daytona 500 in February), it will be the revised V-6 automobile that will advance the pack.

Daytona was the first time that the newborn 2011 GT was used to measure the cars, and Food Land is its ordinal time. In a press release, Fritz Wilke, Mustang’s brand manager, said that this Mustang is able to provide the power and render efficiency that customers desire. He claimed that this newborn Mustang can achieve 305hp and offer 31 miles per gallon – which is unheard of in a production vehicle.

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Honda Motor Co.’s new CR-Z sporty organism went on understanding play Feb. 25 but already, there have been 7,000 orders received in Japan. This figure is more than half of Honda’s direct of 12,000 units each assemblage in its home market.

This many orders stingy that there is a three-month inactivity time for conveying in Japan. In the US, the model will arrive at showrooms this summer. The two-seater CR-Z is equipped with a 1.5-liter gasoline engine that’s mated to an electric motor, resulting to a fuel economy of 36/38 mpg. Honda forecasts sales of 15,000 units in North USA annually. Meanwhile, in Japan, orders of the CR-Z are rising quickly, coinciding with the speed downbound of sales for its predecessor, the Insight five-door hatchback hybrid. Honda’s Suzuka works in central Nihon produces both cars. In Nihon terminal year, Insight sales totaled 93,283 units – clearly far aweigh of its goal of 60,000. But with the move of 2010, the pace was sluggish. In the first digit months, Honda only sold 6,947 units. In the US, sales are even slower with only 3,321 Insights sold in January and February. For the same period, its main rival, the Toyota Prius, racked up sales of 16,452 units, despite the recalls over an antilock braking defect.

With the impending retirement of Nissan’s US organisation honcho Bruce Campbell, the carmaker has announced that Nissan’s European organisation honcho Alfonso Albaisa module travel into the role.

Meanwhile, Victor Nacif, who has been in calculate of business operations for Nissan’s US organisation unit, module take over Albaisa’s position as head of Nissan’s European organisation unit. This module evaluation Albaisa’s ordinal continuance in the US as he takes over Nacif’s inform responsibilities. Albaisa, an American-Cuban, graduated from the Pratt Institute in New royalty and was directly snatched up by Nissan Design America in 1988. Albaisa is well-known for having worked on the Altima, the Maxima and the Rogue. In 2007, Albaisa took over Nissan Design Europe in 2007. mythologist module fling at the end of March after having connected Nissan in 1980. The list of vehicles he had worked on is impressive. mythologist led the creation of designs for the “Hardbody” pickup, the Pulsar NX, the Maxima and Xterra production vehicles, and the Gobi small pushcart and the Cocoon six-passenger car concepts as well as the current 370Z, Maxima and Rouge. mythologist became in calculate of Nissan Design America in October 2004.