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i10: Kappa engine achieves fuel economy for Hyundai i10 city car

(26/08/2008)

Hyundai is helping frugal-minded drivers with its newly developed Kappa engine. The first car to have the Kappa engine installed will be the i10 city car, with the first 1.2-litre engined i10s arriving in the UK in September. Kappa will also be installed in Hyundai's i20 due to be revealed at this autumn's Paris Auto Show. "The world is thinking small like never before: smaller fuel consumption, smaller CO2 footprint, smaller overall emissions. Today small is beautiful and Hyundai is ready to... [more]

Ibiza: New ESP brake control system from Bosch

(30/07/2008)

In May 2008, Bosch started production of a new version of the ESP® brake control system which integrates sensors for yaw-rate measurement and lateral acceleration in the electronic control unit. In the past, these sensors were installed separately in the interior of the vehicle, within a common housing and connected via the wiring harness to the ESP® electronic control unit. "Integration significantly reduces both the space requirement in the vehicle and assembly work of car makers for the c... [more]

Ibiza SportCoupé: SEAT reveals Ibiza SportCoupé

(13/06/2008)

SEAT has revealed its new Ibiza SportCoupé. With two fewer doors and an even more svelte shape than its five-door supermini sibling, the sassy SportCoupé is tailored very clearly towards drivers keen to mix fun and functionality with a head-turning shape. The SportCoupé’s bespoke silhouette – at 1,428 mm it is 17 mm lower than the five-door with a markedly different and more aggressive design treatment throughout – signals the sporting intentions of the latest addition to the new Ibiza family... [more]

Intelligent Transport System ITS: Mazda tests vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles

(03/06/2008)

Mazda has started public road trials of its advanced safety vehicle, Mazda ASV-4. The system uses vehicle-to-vehicle communications to alert drivers of oncoming vehicles at blind intersections or on twisting roads where visibility is limited. The aim is to lessen the severity of - or even eliminate - two-vehicle collisions at blind intersections, rear-end collisions and accidents when a vehicle turns right by reducing driver error. Testing of the two-vehicle blind collision avoidance syste... [more]

IS 250 SR: New sports style IS 250 SR Lexus

(14/05/2008)

The new IS 250 SR Lexus is a sporty addition to the IS range expresses its performance credentials with a full body kit and 17-inch 10-spoke alloy wheels on the outside. Aluminium scuff plates and pedals add subtle visual enhancements on the inside. Heated front seats are also fitted as standard. The IS 250 SR is designed to deliver some of the sporting allure of the IS F and IS 250 Sport at a high value price. Based on the entry-level IS 250, the new model is packed with features that have a... [more]

i10 Comfort: Hyundai i10 for £99 per month

(07/04/2008)

Maybe you have just passed your driving test and desperate to get your first set of wheels or perhaps are looking to downsize to a smaller car because of the tax and CO2 savings – either way Hyundai have made it more affordable: A new finance offer from Hyundai means the new Hyundai i10 could be yours for £99 per month. For example, a customer who buys a mid-range i10 1.1-litre petrol Comfort could pay a deposit of just £1,250 and a first one-off payment of £254. This would be followed by £99... [more]

Car sales expected to continue at slower pace for rest of 2008 (Channel NewsAsia)

EON HAS UNTIL JUNE 29, 2009 - 2 (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Chrysler hints at sale of Dodge Viper (CNN Money)

Cut import duty on hybrid cars: Industry players (Business Times (Malaysia))

Chrysler Explores Sale of Dodge Viper Unit (New York Times)

Chrysler Explores Sale of Dodge Viper Unit (New York Times)

Vehicle Sales In China Down 18% In July [Chinese Auto Market] (Jalopnik)

Mail House Direct Emerges to Drive Car Sales and Profit on National Scale (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Car dealers rolling along (Napa Valley Register)

Ford Organises Special Conference in Craiova For Automotive Industry Suppliers (The Auto Channel)