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Main > Car Makers News > Skoda > Škoda Signs Guy Wilks for Rally of Scotland Škoda UK will enter a Fabia Super 2000 in Rally of Scotland 2009 Skoda UK has today announced that Guy Wilks, the double British Rally champion, will compete at this year's Rally of Scotland - the final event of the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge IRC series. Wilks 28 from Darlington will drive a Škoda UK-sponsored Skoda Fabia Super 2000, run by Rene George Rally Sport, and is set to go head-to-head with fellow British rally driver Kris Meeke, this year's winner of the IRC, in what... Full article... Article added: 2009-11-09 12:07:39 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen Expands in Russia Volkswagen is growing by buying new brands and building new facilities. In the end of 2007 the company built an assembly plant in Kaluga, Russia where it started building Volkswagen Passat and Skoda Oktavia. From the beginning the German automaker planned to expand the capacity by 2009 and assemble up to 150,000 vehicles in the facility. The 10,000 sq m building is going to give jobs to 3,000 workers by the end of this year. The representative of Volkswagen Group Rus, Natalia Gorelikova, says that at... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-16 06:54:42 Article Views Rating: 84 Main > Car Makers News > Other > VW showcases range of new models in Frankfurt | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- In a scene reminiscent of General Motors in its happier days, Volkswagen AG rented out a big hall here to display a slew of new models. They ranged from humble Volkswagens to roaring roadsters, in the most extravagant soiree of the Frankfurt Motor Show. The variety of cars on display "demonstrate that we have not only the widest range of brands but the best, and something for every customer," said Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn. Among the new models was an ultra-clean VW-brand electric... Full article... Article added: 2009-09-15 04:26:15 Article Views Rating: 54 Main > Car Makers News > Fiat > Fiat Takes over One More Company The Italian automobile company, Gruppo Bertone or Carozzeria Bertone specializes on car styling, coach building and manufacturing. Since 1912 it has been improving the images of various Italian cars among which are Lamborghini Miura, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and the Fiat X1/9. It has also done some designing work for foreign manufacturers like Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda and Citroen.Since early 2008 Bertone has been under court protection from bankruptcy. Several representatives... Full article... Article added: 2009-08-17 04:19:59 Article Views Rating: 140 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > Porsche CEO steps down, making way for VW merger | detnews.com | The Detroit News -- Porsche chief executive Wendelin Wiedeking is leaving the luxury sports car maker after 16 years at the helm, a move widely expected to clear the way for a merger with Volkswagen AG. The board for Porsche Automobil Holding SE said Thursday that Wiedeking, 56, and chief financial officer Holger Haerter, 53, were leaving with immediate effect from the heavily indebted company that makes the 911, among other models. The move -- along with the announcement that Porsche will seek to raise funds, possibly... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:56 Article Views Rating: 99 Main > 2009 Releases > Other > Skoda Unleashes Yeti at Geneva Motor Show Core Facts- Compact, attractive and with a fresh attitude, the new Škoda Yeti will be introduced at the Geneva Motor Show extending the brand's model range to five. - The 4.2 metre long, five-door vehicle bears the well-known and distinctive features of the brand. An impressive front end with a ribbed grille and stylish headlamps confidently demonstrate Yeti's relationship with the Škoda family. It has a robust and solid look on 17-inch wheels, whilst its fresh styling and high... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-03 10:41:03 Article Views Rating: 187 Main > Car Makers News > Skoda > Skoda confirms the Yeti compact SUV 2009 will see Skoda with some great plans. At the inauguration of its new technology facility in Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic Reinhard Jung, Skoda chairman, spoke about two brand new vehicles for next year. First, the brand new Yeti compact SUV, which will showcase at UK showrooms in late summer.Created to rival the likes of the Ford Kuga and Toyota RAV4, the Yeti is all-terrain vehicle with a full-time 4×4 system by Haldex, with a choice of a front-wheel-drive variant for tarmac-only drivers... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-22 05:54:34 Article Views Rating: 187 Main > Car Makers News > Other > DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Most Comprehensive List Of What Cars Are Coming in 09'. Which One Excites You Most? It's hard to believe that the 2009 Detroit Auto Show is only weeks away, amidst all this end of the world bailout talk.Thank God, the wizards at one of our favorite print mags maybe even our favorite, CAR Magazine have compiled an exhaustive list of what they know is coming in 2009!Alfa Romeo MitoMini-rivalling premium hatch with supercar styling cuesAlfa Romeo 149147 moves upmarket to take on A3 and 1-seriesAlfa Romeo 169We're due to hear more on Alfa's 167 later next yearAlfa Romeo 8C SpiderStunning... Full article... Article added: 2008-12-17 13:21:39 Article Views Rating: 267 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Slovakia, EU's Detroit, maneuvers around meltdown | The Detroit News | detnews.com ZILINA, Slovakia -- Every 60 seconds, to a robotic burst of Mozart's Symphony No. 40, a new Kia sedan or SUV emerges from beneath a cascade of sparks at the South Korean carmaker's gleaming assembly plant in this northwestern Slovakia town. This is Europe's Motor City: a "Detroit East" where business is booming and -- for now, at least -- there's no sign of the crisis gripping America's Big Three automakers. "We're talking about adding jobs, not eliminating them," says Jun-Bum Park, general manager of... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-28 08:53:56 Article Views Rating: 121 Main > Car Makers News > Other > 2009 Car of the Year in Europe Last year Fiat 500 became the European Car of the Year. An Italian car is a pretty obvious result for an award like this. This year it is a little different. There were seven finalists this year judged by 59 jurors. The COTY jury is made out of motorist journalists from 23 European countries. The award ceremony took place in Paris, on November 17. Opel Insignia was announced 2009 Car of the Year in Europe, which was great news for General Motors after all the sad stages the company is going through... Full article... Article added: 2008-11-19 07:11:38 Article Views Rating: 91 |
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