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Main > Car Makers News > Other > CSM forecasts global auto market rebound in 2009 Drawing on a host of statistics, trends and no small share of black arts, the industry analyst group CSM Worldwide has announced a forecast for the auto industry that shows a slow 2008 followed by a robust 2009, ramping up to 17.7 million units worldwide by 2014. CSM also sees growth returning to the North American market in 2009, but calls it ’slow but steady,’ with most of the benefit going to the so-called ‘Asian 4′ - Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai/Kia. Smaller cars will be... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-04 06:07:48 Article Views Rating: 141 Main > Car Makers News > Geo > Georgia plant to build small cars for Kia and Hyundai Kia’s new Georgia assembly plant is scheduled to build a new compact car for the South Korean brand starting from next year, however the same plant could also be used to supply a new small model for Hyundai as well. Kia’s new small car is likely to be the new Soul hatch pictured, revealed in production trim last week, but Hyundai is yet to reveal plans for a similar model. Hyundai is looking at launching more compact vehicles following its announcement that it had drop plans for a new pickup... Full article... Article added: 2008-05-26 14:48:30 Article Views Rating: 2460 Main > Car Makers News > Hyundai > Hyundai may replace Tiburon with Veloster-based coupe This year is the last for the Tiburon two-door hatch, though Hyundai is quick to point out it’s not being replaced by the new Genesis coupe due to hit dealerships in early 2009. Its replacement - another small FWD coupe - will most likely be based on the sexy Veloster concept from the Seoul auto show. “We are seriously looking at a small front-wheel-drive coupe to replace the Tiburon, but I can’t say when that will happen,” said John Krafcik, Vice President of product development... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-20 07:58:53 Article Views Rating: 291 Main > Car Makers News > Jeep > Jeep, Subaru top UK most improved emissions list Industry analyst group Clean Green Cars has released its comprehensive list of CO2 emissions by manufacturer. The list tracks emissions every maker on the United Kingdom market and compares that data with past performance. Jeep and Subaru topped the list of most improved since Q1 2007, with BMW and Mazda following close behind. The real success story was Jeep, improving its CO2 emissions by 21.01% over 2007 levels, reducing average CO2 output from 275.35g/km to 217.51g/km. Subaru was next closest, but... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:06 Article Views Rating: 290 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Midsize sedans show dramatic improvement in safety Tests undertaken by America’s Insurance Institute for Highway Safety IIHS reveal that a number of popular 2008-model midsized sedans have shown marked improvements in their side-impact safety ratings. However, the news isn’t all good as the majority of cars tested saw only marginal improvements in their rear-crash results, a segment which costs the insurance industry around $8.5 billion every year. The models tested included the Chevy Malibu, Dodge Avenger, Infiniti G35, Kia Optima, Mitsubishi... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-11 08:37:17 Article Views Rating: 113 Main > Car Makers News > Other > South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement in the works? The imminent arrival of South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak at Camp David may finally raise an issue that has been overlooked in recent times - a free trade deal between South Korea and the U.S. Myung-Bak’s two-day visit to meet with George Bush has economists speculating a free trade agreement will be at the top of the list of discussion topics. While presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both cited their opposition against such an agreement with South Korea presumably in... Full article... Article added: 2008-04-17 14:32:32 Article Views Rating: 113 Main > Car Makers News > Audi > 2009 Audi A4 Avant Every carmaker has a forte. Some have two. Audi has many. And aside from all-wheel drive and direct fuel injection and turbocharging and fine styling, Audi is also good at building lots of luxury and refinement into its compact sedans and wagons.That brings us to the all-new 2009 Audi A4. Indeed, Audi is much better known for the compact, luxurious A4 than its larger offerings like the A8 and Q7, which can explain why this compact represents nearly half of all Audis sold in the U.S.The 2009 A4... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-10 06:22:50 Article Views Rating: 555 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show The 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show is going to be the largest one this year. It is opening tomorrow, on September, 15. This is not only the major German exhibition, but the largest one worldwide, so all automakers are working for the best presentations at the show. It is obvious than all German manufacturers will present their best models there. Some great debuts will take place tomorrow: the production versions of Audi R8 convertible, BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo, BMW X1, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and Mini... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:21 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > 2009 Kia Cerato First Steer Kia has a bit of a penchant for spelling words with a ‘K’ , for possibly obvious reasons, so I’m going to make a suggestion to it here, consider adding ‘Konservative’ to the lexicon – at least where it relates to the estimate that it will sell just 3000 of the all-new Cerato small sedan in Australia this year.While on the one hand the company has been talking up the new Cerato as a contender against the major players in the small car segment here, that’s Toyota... Full article... Article added: 2009-01-26 08:08:53 Article Views Rating: 751 Main > Car Makers News > Kia > 2009 NAIAS Preview: Kia Soul Concept During the 2009 North American International Auto Show NAIAS in Detroit in January next year, Kia Motors will reveal a new take on the Soul. The brand new concept patterned on the lately unveiled and keenly awaited Soul urban crossover passenger vehicle is not just a re-packaging treatment, as it will display the versatility of the original Soul design initially shown at the 2006 NAIAS. Soul is scheduled to go on sale beginning March 1 2009 in the UK.kia sou[source] Full article... Article added: 2008-12-19 08:13:34 Article Views Rating: 209 |
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