Along with German discipline and organisation, another of the Germans’ qualities is the habit of keeping statistics on even the smallest things. The ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club, Germany’s largest car club and Europe’s largest, with almost 20 million members) has taken the matter very seriously, publishing a more than interesting table of reliability statistics for […]
It is no secret that the Chinese market will dominate, sooner or later, the world market if growth rates keep advancing at half the pace they are advancing now. Last year car sales rose by 40%, an excessive frenzy that only China’s enormous population, which almost doubles that of the 27-nation Europe, can afford as […]
Malas noticias para la industria del automóvil: General Motors ha confirmado el cierre de la fábrica de Opel en Amberes, algo que se venía rumoreando desde hace un tiempo y que ha acabado por hacerse realidad. Los 2600 trabajadores que estaban empleados en la fábrica tendrán que buscarse un lugar donde ejercer su profesión. Por […]
The evolution of the Fiat Grande Punto arrived in Spain, and was presented at the Automotive Intelligence Center, AIC, at the Boroa plant in Amorebieta. The presentation unveiled the new car from Fiat to some 120 motoring journalists. Focusing on the new product Fiat is presenting, the most notable features are the new engines: 1.4-litre […]
The idea of the global car has already taken deep root in many brands, mostly North American ones. The advantages are obvious: it allows for a supply and assembly of parts that are all identical, rather than a different set for each market. At the same time, manufacturing would be limited to countries with cheaper […]
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) published the new car sales figures for 2009, and the data turned out to be quite encouraging given the bleak forecasts at the start of the year. In total, 14.4 million new cars were sold, compared with 14.7 million in 2008, a poor year for sales that represents a […]
Casi una de las últimas novedades que tuvimos a fines del año pasado, el Honda HSV-010 GT resultó ser uno de los más espectaculares lanzamientos, aunque destinado al mundo del Super GT, en Japón. Ya han circulado algunas fotos e incluso un vídeo que mi compañero Denns nos mostró inmediatamente al lanzamiento de Honda. Pero […]
The Opel Astra continues to pile up awards, and the latest one it has received is “Car of the Year 2010” in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. This accolade joins the others it has accumulated, notably the “ABC Car of the Year 2010“, the “Readers’ Car of the Year 2010” from the Grupo […]
The Brussels Motor Show is the venue chosen by the French brand Peugeot to launch its new initiative, the Peugeot Eco Cup, which rewards and promotes eco-driving. The competition will feature 72 participants from 18 different nationalities, four per country, whose goal will be to cover 1,000 kilometres while consuming as little as possible. The […]
Although many may not like it, the “Chrysler Delta” unveiled at the recent Detroit Motor Show, where the American and Italian groups once again shared a stand, is only the beginning of the complete overhaul that Chrysler and Lancia will undergo during 2010. The chief executive of both groups, Sergio Marchionne, told the British magazine […]
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