2010 Auto Industry News Updated

Welcome to Auto Industry News , as we have the seismic shift in the automotive industry to. Top tip: news summaries from the top Feb.

Thursday 25 February 2010
• The European Investment Bank has launched a £ 340 million loan to Jaguar and Land Rover. It is an eight-year loan for the development of micro-and full-hybrid drive to finance and new lightweight chassis technology (JLR)
• GM’s Hummer after the completion of the transaction to sell to the Chinese – as reported yesterday – fell through. GM refused to spread, why the Hummer sale failed, but said it was breaking up the company with immediate effect (BBC News)
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• President Akio Toyoda, Toyota broke into tears during his hearing of the Congress, a tearful Toyoda conceded that Toyota has to rethink “anything new”, as it would be structured as call for global security recall of approximately 8 million vehicles (Automotive News )
www.autonews.com/article/20100224/OEM/302249930/1147

Wednesday 24 February 2010
• The European automobile industry does not expect a quick recovery this year, warns, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche. In my capacity as President of the European trade body, ACEA, he warned that the economy in 2010 saw little improvement since 2009 was so awful (Automotive News Europe)
• Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery’s got too much to buy Hummer from GM in trouble, reports the BBC. Apparently, the Chinese government is treating the permission for the withholding tax. An announcement on 28 February because of (BBC News)
• UK car dealership group Pendragon reports stronger growth in uprmarket cars, including Mercedes and Maserati (Automotive News Europe)
• Toyota vows to respond faster to complaints from consumers, as bosses Congress (Automotive News) take
• Toyota President Okio Toyoda introductory remarks before his hearing conference to admit today that Toyota has expanded too fast (BBC News)
• GM is the driving force in advance and has invested 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in more than a dozen U.S. plants and created about 5,500 jobs since the bankruptcy in July 2009, reports local newspaper (Detroit News)

Tuesday, February 23, 2010
• Spyker was a brief press release at 3.39pm GMT today confirmed has completed the acquisition of Saab. Saab Automobile and Spyker cars are now sister companies under the roof of the Amsterdam-listed parent company Spyker Cars NV. Spyker CEO Victor Muller said: “We are delighted – Saab’s future is now secure. From now on we will be concentrating all our efforts on the revitalization Saab and transform them into a sustainable and profitable businesses with the confidence to be bold. We will strengthen the emotional experience between Saab drivers and their cars and we are on the historic strengths of Saab in the areas of independent thinking, concentrating aircraft heritage and environmental performance and racing. Through this acquisition we will add about € 15 per share in shares and 60 € of assets. With a well-financed business plan in place, we look forward to working with the management of Saab to the realization of this plan and bring exciting new products for our customers. Real Saab Saab Saab (Spyker)
• U.S. chief Jim Lentz, Toyota will start today’s Congress hearing on the questions of the politicians about the recall response, global chief Akio Toyoda is due tomorroow (BBC News)
• Toyota’s temporary suspension of production in France and the UK inventory, to remember how the crisis dents cut sales in key markets around the world (Automotive News)
• Cadillac wants in Europe after the dealer Kroymans relaunch plunged into bankruptcy in 2009 (Automotive News Europe)
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Tags: Auto Industry, BMW, News, Toyota

Yet another review of BMW 5-series 2010

BMW 5 Series sedans – it’s finally here. The internal code name for the F10 key, which is the sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series, and will be at the Geneva Motor Show in spring 2010 launch, and the United Kingdom March 20 in sales starting in 2010. 5 Series Tour Edition (F11 key), will follow next year in September.
So, what’s new sixth-generation BMW 5 Series?

Let’s start with technology: BMW claims that the new 5 series in the first one similar products feature high-tech start-stop, eight-speed automatic transmission, double-wishbone front suspension.

The new 5 Series BMW was also the first one to obtain a new parking assistive technologies, plug into a space for playing with the wheel of the car, allow drivers to operate the accelerator and brake pedals. Like a Volkswagen Touran, and then bit.
In 2010 the new five-year campaign is still exec choice?

Double-wishbone front suspension with rear multi-set match is BMW’s optional drive the dynamic chassis control system provides comfort, Sport and Physical Education + damper settings. Four-wheel active steering system can also be specced, as well as a surround-view camera systems, head-up display, and pedestrian recognition, lane change and lane departure warning systems, coupled with the speed detection of night vision.

Unfortunately, the start-stop technology only applies to the manual 520d, and will not be in the new eight-speed automatic was available only. While the electric power steering system will reduce fuel consumption, we do not want it to give a special feeling of the new 5 series of guidance.

And in view of the root of the current five-match is a steel rear aluminum front-end features, car is all steel. However, BMW still claims a new car can achieve a 50:50 weight distribution.
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Tags: 5-series, BMW, Car Review

Yet another review of BMW 530d SE Gran Turismo 2009

BMW 530d SE Gran Turismo 2009 and BMW niches barely see with the naked eye to continue the pursuit of five series of GT racing. Based on 7-series-on and share all the small tools, 5 GT is a high-roof hatchback, with the rear passengers and their hand luggage space. BMW said that a mixture of seven rear leg space and SUV’s more commanding seating position and more space for family. Feeding took place in my sports car’s roof lines and perfect and a big luxury station wagon dash, you have 5 series of GT racing.
I am very confused. This BMW 5 Series gas turbine model sounds like a fantastic MPV, I would …

500 million tons to sell is certainly complex. Think of it as a multi-purpose vehicle the size of Belgium, to the rival Mercedes-Benz R Class, MPV with this is the size of the Netherlands. BMW is infinitely good-looking, but the. It has only two more R-class three rows of seats. This configuration allows the roof is more food, including shallow side of the glass, resulting in more than 500 million tons seems like a lot of sexy R-class cars.

The front end is the momentum in the bluff. BMW denies it for the same on the new 5 series of face, ‘Although it is a family resemblance’.

GT sports car is nominally part of the 5 Series family, which means that the price of about £ 5,000 more than equivalent cars. The base cost of gas turbine 530d SE 40.81 thousand pounds, some £ 13k cheaper than the 7 Series.

According to the skin, even with the largest shares of GT cars, including a massive 3.07 meters long wheelbase. The suspension design – double wishbone front, multi-link with self-leveling air suspension – Sharing and 7 and the future 5. Because it is a small tool: adaptive damping (dynamic drive control), a faster overall active rear wheel steering guidance, head-up display, night vision, and numerous safety systems.
And engine?

500 million tons of passes, in October this year, sales in the UK, and has three engine choices. Run blown 3.0-liter in the 535i petrol six, but the BMW company has reduced the previous twin-turbo unit back to a single twin-scroll turbo, while maintaining the output of 306bhp and 295 pounds feet of peak 535i GT was 31.7 claims and management of mpg 209g/km of carbon dioxide 6.3secs 0 62 mph time. Another petrol engine is a 407bhp twin-turbo V8 engine, providing 5.5sec 25.2mpg, 263g/km and 062 mph. Both cars are limited to 155mph.
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Tags: 530d, BMW, Turismo

Car Review: BMW X1 xDrive20d 2009

The new BMW X1 xDrive20d 2009 is the German car giant fourth addition to its 4 × 4’s scope, therefore, although the possibility of the original X5 was beaten the market since the Mercedes-Benz M Class, the company has always been a sport utility vehicle one step ahead of their homes opponent. The X3 was introduced in 2004, but the Mercedes-Benz and Audi recently introduced GLK-class and Q5, at present there is no indication that (and perhaps never will be) either produced strange X6 rival.

Now, BMW’s new X1 2009, a compact SUV that will not be before the new Range Rover LRX and Audi in the third quarter of the direct premiums’s opponent was launched in 2011. Car has just been promoted as the new BMW X1, wait for us to read the full ruling of the retro baby BMW.
I believe that BMW X1 Technologies, the usual four arrays and six-cylinder petrol and diesel engines?

Is not in the United Kingdom. Throughout the rest of the world customers can choose BMW gasoline – there is a lead-free, supping choose the 2.0-liter four-pot or 3.0-liter inline-6 – but only the diesel engines here in Blighty.

There are three varieties, the other all the 2.0-liter lump, but other adjustments and the number of different turbocharger set up different power output of spirit. This series of products a single turbo 141bhp/236lb feet for 18 days, a more powerful 174bhp and 258 pounds of Article 20D to provide variants feet, the highest in the dog section 23D twin-turbo engine – the former reserve a Motion Series – There 201bhp and 295 pounds feet tedious
As long as the new diesel-powered X1? I would like you to tell me, you can have this rear-wheel drive 4 × 4?

Yes, we will. 18D and 20D in the guise of Article sDrive standards, BMW speak, rear-wheel drive. Four-wheel drive (Xdrive’s) costs thousands pounds sterling in the former, £ 1305 more about the latter, have increased in recent 5mpg a few nine-tenths of 0 – 62 miles hour times, 14g/km of CO2 figures and the deterioration of official figures. The occasion of the 23rd, four standard 4 drive.Visually, BMW X1 Concept X1 2009 looks almost the same in 2008 Paris Motor Show, which means that an upright kidney grille, extremely tortuous hat, oddly shaped wheel arch and 5 the opening series of gas turbines, imitation taillights.
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