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Monthly Archives: October 2011

HYUNDAI ACCENT, ELANTRA, AND VELOSTER EARN AJAC CANADIAN CAR OF THE YEAR CATEGORY WINS

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) announced today that the Hyundai Accent,  Elantra and Veloster were named Best New Small Car under USD21,000, Best New Small Car over USD21,000, and Best New Sports/Performance Car under USD50,000, respectively. With three wins, Hyundai took home more AJAC Canadian Car of the Year category awards than any [...]

New 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth to Debut at the L.A. Auto Show

October 31, 2011 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Faithful to the ‘small but wicked’ saying coined for Karl Abarth’s cars in the 1960s, the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth arrives in America with the racing traditions that have made it a success on European roadways and racetracks — world-class performance and precision, purposeful and aggressive [...]

The MINI Roadster

• MINI is pushing ahead with the rigorous expansion of its model family. The latest addition to the range is the MINI Roadster, the sixth model in the brand’s current line-up and the first open-top two-seater in its history. Cutting-edge, typically MINI interpretation of the compact, two-seater sports car concept with manually-opening soft-top roof; first [...]

Renault reveals the third car of its Indian line-up : Pulse takes the beat to India

Renault is revealing Pulse, an upscale compact car developed for the Indian market by Renault’s Design Center in Mumbai. It is scheduled for release in January 2012. * The third of five vehicles to be launched in India in just over a year, Pulse is designed to appeal to the broadest customer segment. It follows [...]

19 large companies place their trust in Renault with an order of 15,000 Kangoo Z.E. models

* Renault has won the first lot of a call for bids initiated by the public authorities and organized by the public procurement organization UGAP. *  More than 15,000 Kangoo Z.E. models are to be ordered over a four-year period by 19 of France’s largest companies, which took part in the call for bids. *  [...]

A new era begins: production start-up for the new BMW 3 Series at the home plant in Munich.

Munich. The BMW Group is investing half a billion euros in building the new BMW 3 Series at the Munich plant, where series production launches today. “The BMW 3 Series is the most important volume-produced model from the BMW Group as well as the biggest-selling model in the entire premium segment. To ensure that the [...]

Peugeot: Get ready for re-generation

Mitsubishi Motors Commences Production of the North American i-MiEV

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) today announced the start of production of the North American* version of its i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle (EV) at its Mizushima Plant. The North American version of the i-MiEV will first be available in Hawaii as well as the United States’ western coastal states of California, Washington, and Oregon from the [...]

Corvette, Camaro SEMA Concepts Drive Passion, Style

LAS VEGAS – Few vehicles have inspired as much passion and personalization as the Chevrolet Corvette and Camaro. Chevrolet celebrates that legacy at the 2011 SEMA Show with a lineup of concepts that showcases different approaches to performance and personalization for these iconic sports cars.

Audi A4 and Audi 80 – Audi celebrates its ten millionth midsize car (video)

* Production landmark is a Misano Red Audi S4 * Board Member for Production Frank Dreves: “We’re very proud of this accomplishment” * Four generations of both Audi 80 and Audi A4 since 1972 The models in Audi’s midsize class – the Audi A4 and its predecessor, the Audi 80 – constitute the heart of [...]