In January the United Kingdom new car registrations increased by 29.8%

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.

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Feb 4th, 2010 | Filed under Car news

Ford suspend production Transit classic commercial vehicle in China

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.

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Jan 30th, 2010 | Filed under Car news

Toyota stop selling 8 kinds of vehicles in the United States

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.

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Virgin team’s new racing car named VR-01

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.

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Jan 30th, 2010 | Filed under Race car

Toyota plans global sales 8.27 million vehicles this year

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.

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Jan 28th, 2010 | Filed under Toyota Motor Corp.

General motors agreed to sell the Saab to Spyker company

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.

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Jan 27th, 2010 | Filed under Car news

Top 10 Russia’s best-selling car in 2009

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

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Ariel Release New Atom models

New Atom modelsThe 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.

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Jan 25th, 2010 | Filed under Race car

Changan Automobile published in 2010 the annual business objectives

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.

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Jan 25th, 2010 | Filed under Car news

Chrysler will reduce vendor fees to pay cycle

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.

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Jan 25th, 2010 | Filed under Chrysler

2009 U.S. 1 / 4 of grain to produce automotive fuel

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.

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Jan 24th, 2010 | Filed under Automotive fuel

Pagani will release the new Zonda at the end of this year

new ZondaThe 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.

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Jan 24th, 2010 | Filed under Sports car

General Motors will close the Belgian Opel plant

January 21, in the Belgian capital of Brussels, Opel’s chief executive officer, General Motors Europe chief Rueili (ago) attend the press conference.

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Jan 21st, 2010 | Filed under Car news