Jan.4, British car manufacturers and dealers association said in January the UK new car registrations up 29.8% to 145,479 units, the market demand by the government “used cars for cash” plan boost.
Ford Motor Company has been suspended production a full-size commercial vehicle in China, because the company found that the suppliers of the acceleration pedal of this vehicles involved in the Toyota Motor Corporation recall the event.
Suspended production measures of vehicles vehicles involved with Ford and Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd. joint venture production of the Transit Classic type commercial vehicles.
Jan.26, Toyota in the United States announced that due to problems with the accelerator pedal, it will suspend sales and production eight models vehicles in North America.
Although the problem was first exposed in Europe, but this time stop production and sale is happening in the United States.
Virgin F1 team announced that the New racing car VR-01 will be released through the Internet on February 3 .
Virgin team announced a new car launch will not use the traditional way, but hold online “virtual” conference. Conference time is UK time at 10:00 on February 3.
Jan .6, Toyota Motor Corporation released 2010 sales plan.
Including Daihatsu and Hino Motors industries, plans to sell 8.27 million vehicles worldwide, which an increase of 6%, which is the first increase since 2007.
January 26, General Motors Corporation announced that the company will sell Sweden’s Saab (SAAB) to Dutch sports car maker Spyker, thereby eliminating a few weeks of uncertainty surrounding the business.
Rank Models Brand sales volume in 2009 sales volume in 2008\
1 Priora Lada 99,473 128,175
2 Samara Lada 90,428 167,441
3 2105/2107 Lada 67,216 168,176
The Ariel Atom 3 will be equipped with a 219-horsepower Honda K20 engine and a six-speed gearbox, the car can be less than 3.0 seconds acceleration time from zero to 60 miles / h ,0-100-0 Speed deceleration process takes less than 11 seconds. The Ariel Atom 3 of Curb Weight only 623kg, and therefore the weight-based models – dynamic ratio of 2.86 / hp.
Jan.22, Changan Auto released in 2010 the annual business objectives, this year car production and sales will strive to achieve 2 million product and sales volume, the sales of the RMB 1,000 billion , and become a company that in China’s auto industry has a control to drive And influence of the large-scale businesses.
Recently, Chrysler said that Chrysler will take a series of measures to improve the relationship with suppliers, such as shortening suppliers, design and R & D costs of payment cycles.
January 21, 2009, U.S. Earth Policy Institute said that the United States as many as 170 million tons of grain are used to make ethanol as motor fuel.
The average food consumption by the global level, the United States in 2009 the amount of grain for ethanol production is equivalent to 330 million people of food consumption throughout the year, exceeding the U.S. annual production of grain 1 / 4.
The European manufacturer of super sports car Pagani said recently, Zonda succession models C9 (code) will be officially released at the end of this year.
New Zonda is still equipped with the 6.0L V12 AMG engine, maximum output power is expected to around 700 horsepower and peak torque is expected to reach 1000N · m. C9 will use 3770 new car parts, vehicle weight distribution, material selection and dynamic performance will be enhanced. For example, the new car will be used by the C9 carbon fiber and titanium metal composition chassis.
January 21, in the Belgian capital of Brussels, Opel’s chief executive officer, General Motors Europe chief Rueili (ago) attend the press conference.
