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Ford's China 2007 vehicle shipments seen up 30 pct
Ford Motor Co. a relative newcomer to China, will rise its vehicle shipments capacity up to 30 percent this year to meet growing demand, an industry source told Reuters. The source added that Ford is expected to ship 300,000 to 350,000 vehicles to dealers in the country this year, in comparison with 260,000 to 270,000 units in 2006. The automaker reported a 25 percent increase in retail vehic more...

Vote your minicar from Chevrolet
Three minicars Chevrolet unwrapped at the New York show: The Beat, Groove and Trax. All three are smaller than a jar of cornishons, but each one follows a distinctive style path. Beat - A technology-loaded, three-door hatchback designed to be personalized. Groove - Retro-inspired with fender flares and an upright windshield. Trax - An urban crossover equally at home on the trails or in traffic. Ch more...

Recommended Vehicles for Family Travel
Auto experts from Consumer Reports' compiled a list of 10 vehicles for families. It includes models that have done well in safety tests. Cars that are comfortable and provide enough support for a long drive. Enough room to keep all family in a long term vacation. Audi A6 - The new A6 (C6-design) came in 2004. The new model is a bigger car with a more sophisticated technology. Most notably is t more...

GM Will Buy 50 Percent Equity Interest in VM Motori
General Motors Corp. announced today it has reached a joint venture agreement with Penske Corporation to purchase 50-percent equity of VM Motori S.p.A, a designer and manufacturer of diesel engines based in Cento, Italy. This investment builds on GM’s existing relationship with VM Motori, GM’s expertise in GM Powertrain Europe, headquartered in Turin, Italy, and its strong relation more...

Opel Vivaro: "Easytronic" Now Also Available for 2.0 CDTI
The automated “Easytronic” six-speed manual transmission is now also available for the Opel Vivaro with the modern 2.0 CDTI common-rail turbo-diesel (84 kW/114 hp) engine. The most popular Vivaro engine, which was introduced last fall, has 290 Nm of torque and consumes just 7.5 liters per 100 km with the Easytronic transmission, 0.4 liters less than with a manual transmission. more...

Opel Agila: Friendly, dynamic, flexible
With five doors and five seats, the new Opel Agila is not only as practical as its predecessor, which sold over 440,000 units, but is now also much more dynamically designed. The small, versatile Opel will be unveiled to the public at the IAA in Frankfurt (September 13 – 23, 2007) and makes its market premiere in spring 2008. It boasts balanced proportions, soft curves and a distincti more...

Rolls-Royce unveils new convertible
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars unveils in France the new Phantom Drophead Coupe convertible which is to be handcrafted at the auto maker’s headquarters in Goodwood, U.K., and which joins the Phantom and Phantom Extended Wheelbase in the Rolls-Royce lineup. The auto maker says that early indications are the new convertible will prove popular in France. Marco Makaus, regional director for southern more...

Ford considers selling Volvo
Although the review of Volvo is still at a very early stage and it might not be sold after all, especially that so far Ford Motor Co. had not hired financial advisers for the operation, the automaker is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, according to a source familiar with the matter cited by Reuters. A London-based spokesman for F more...

Ford to invest 675 million euros in Romanian auto plant
The US automaker Ford has committed to invest 675 million euros in the Romanian plant, to build 300,000 vehicles and 300,000 motors per year according to a new design from 2011, privatisation commission member Mihai Voicu told Mediafax news agency. He added that the US group would double the number of employees to between 7,000 and 9,000 at the factory in Craiova, southern Romania. General Motors more...

Racing drives Audi to new record sales
It’s a rare weekend for Audi AG as the best of its R10 TDI racecars manages to place only fifth in an American Le Mans Series. Le Mans race is an event won by Audi for the past seven years in Europe and has been the overwhelming factor in the ALMS since it entered the series in 2001. Scott Keogh, Audi’s chief marketing officer, says his brand’s racetrack success is helping it more...