Industry

The next Jeep Wrangler will switch to aluminum
Industry

The next Jeep Wrangler will switch to aluminum

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
27 October 2014
2 min.

The next generation will feature a lighter body thanks to the use of this material, a goal already announced by FCA executive Sergio Marchionne, along with other improvements the model is expected to receive. Its structure will remain body-on-frame, which rules out production outside Ohio.

PSA wants the Vigo plant to cut wages in order to win new models
Furgonetas

PSA wants the Vigo plant to cut wages in order to win new models

Escrito por: Diego G. Moreira
25 October 2014
2 min.

The PSA Peugeot Citroën factory in Vigo is at the centre of attention, as management is proposing a series of measures to reduce pay, bonuses and extra payments, in order to win the contract for the K9 vans that have been built in Vigo for years.

Porsche is developing a rival for the Tesla Model S
Sedans

Porsche is developing a rival for the Tesla Model S

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
25 October 2014
1 min.

Its chairman, Matthias Müller, has hinted that the brand’s R&D centre is working on a secret project that will become its first mass-produced 100% electric model. It will be a saloon smaller than the Panamera and will take the American saloon as its benchmark in performance and range.

Find out why test car camouflage looks the way it does
Curiosities

Find out why test car camouflage looks the way it does

Escrito por: Victor Alós Yus
25 October 2014
2 min.

If you have ever come across a camouflaged car, one of those that manufacturers take out on the road to test, you will have noticed that they are painted white with black stripes running along the whole bodywork to prevent the camera lenses from capturing them sharply

GM will auction off the equipment of the Opel factory in Bochum
Industry

GM will auction off the equipment of the Opel factory in Bochum

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
24 October 2014
1 min.

On 4 November, just over a month before the last Zafira rolls off those assembly lines, it will be possible to buy fifty presses, 80% of the robots in the body shop, the canteen, the fire station and the medical care room. The facilities opened in 1962 and their closure was announced in 2012.

Vladimir Putin's limousine will feature an 800 CV Porsche engine
Curiosities

Vladimir Putin's limousine will feature an 800 CV Porsche engine

Escrito por: Victor Alós Yus
24 October 2014
2 min.

Despite already having an official vehicle, Russian president Vladimir Putin wants a customised limousine with defensive features and tremendous power, built with Russian materials and technology, although for the engine he has opted for the proposal put forward by a subsidiary of Porsche, which will equip these vehicles

Daimler is interested in buying a stake in MV Agusta
Industry

Daimler is interested in buying a stake in MV Agusta

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
22 October 2014
2 min.

According to Reuters and the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, the deal will be closed next week and will involve the purchase of between 20 and 30% of the shares through the AMG division. The official aim is to help the motorcycle brand expand outside Italy and increase its sales.

Toyota se plantea lanzar híbridos del segmento A
Hybrid Cars

Toyota se plantea lanzar híbridos del segmento A

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
21 October 2014
1 min.

El vicepresidente ejecutivo y responsable de I+D de la marca Mitsuhisa Kato señala que todavía resultarían muy caros de desarrollar, pero que ya están trabajando para abaratar su fabricación. El objetivo es que a medio plazo se ofrezca un vehículo de este tipo en todos los segmentos posibles.

Mercedes-Benz Clase S Maybach: más información antes de su debut en Los Ángeles
Sedans

Mercedes-Benz Clase S Maybach: más información antes de su debut en Los Ángeles

Escrito por: Guillermo Arnal
20 October 2014
2 min.

Por tamaño y precio se situará entre las actuales versiones más altas de la gama de la berlina y el desaparecido Maybach 57. Se alimentará de un motor V12 con turbocompresor, dispondrá de la tecnología Magic Body Control y al menos una de las plazas traseras contará con un asiento completamente reclinable.