There are always new episodes in the real War Bulletin that the news about global automobile sales in recent months. The last, bad, news arrives from the European Front, which in September confirmed the trend with 1,304,583 registrations, and a decrease of 8.2% compared to the same month of 2007.
In 2007 in Europe, the stolen cars were 780,000, against 907,000 in 2006. In Italy there are 200,000 cars disappeared from the hands of owners, 20,000 less than in 2006 and especially many of the less negative record in 1991, when in one year only 370,000 cars disappeared. In Italy there are 200,000 cars disappeared from the hands of owners, 20,000 less than in 2006 and especially many of the less negative record in 1991, when in one year only 370,000 cars disappeared.
In addition to increasing prevention work of law enforcement, it is difficult to recycle parts traceable now, there are complications with the massive electronic board.
A concern also alarms that send in blocking the car, the satellite tracking systems and automated systems to detect infringements. Perhaps for this reason the list of most wanted car is always populated by old car “analog” as the Fiat Uno, Punto, Panda, Cinquecento and Autobianchi Y10.
There have been many international debuts of caratura hosted dall’edizione this year the fair Moscow: many houses Westerners and Japanese have sfoderato a part of that ‘ “heavy artillery” normally reserved for the usual round of the five Shows with the capital they: Paris, Detroit, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Geneva.
The growth of motor shows a time (not too distant) almost irrelevant, is one of the most obvious manifestations of a phenomenon with a much wider: the dramatic boom in demand for machinery in the so-called “emerging countries”, which in turn processes underlying Macroeconomic intended to subvert the global balance which we are accustomed today.
In Russia, as elsewhere, is emerging a new band small-bourgeois, a new middle-class eager to break with the past through a qualitative leap in everyday life that can not fail to include the world. E ’so that explains the replacement of existing fleet, which is still predominantly Soviet descent, with a new car , almost exclusively foreign.
Coming from the Fair Moscow excellent news for the future of the house of Wolfsburg: the sales manager Detlef Wittig has held that under the strong expansion of the Russian market the Kaluga plant, located just south-west of the Russian capital, reached in space of two years the share of 150,000 copies per year, amounting to a maximum production capacity of the factory.
Once you have reached the threshold, you must think of an expansion of production: Volkswagen intends to become the strongest group in the promising market and aims to exceed 10% of total cars sold in Russia. Objective very ambitious, given that today the house has just under 4% of the market.
During 2007 the Germans have sold 80,000 units in Russia, but already this year the total is intended to reach 145,000, 66,000 of which produced Kaluga. For 2009 and 2010 are expected 200,000 registrations, and two years after the survey final will be between 250,000 and 300,000 units.
After the excellent reception at the recent exhibition in London, UK Hyundai is seriously planning to import the Genesis Coupe in England. At the moment are being studied the problems of approval and the different setup offered by American and Asian versions of the car. The rear wheel drive and V6 engine from 306Cv are a great business card and coupe Korean could represent an alternative to the Nissan 350Z and other sports from the price “human.
It is assumed in fact a list of about € 40,000 for the Genesis Coupe, but no earlier than 18 months because the long lead time required for approval and for adapting to the laws of the European community, such as the recent regulations against crash pedestrians.
More than one million registrations to “capture” only 19.1% of the market. Or rather, a fifth dell’Eldorado Chinese. According to the latest projections, 2008 could treat the group Vag - Volkswagen, Audi, Seat and Skoda - a historic overtaking the native Germany would prevaricata dall’Impero Celeste.
Everything about the Project Olimpia - Long-term Plan concentrated towards the brand positioning, reduce costs and increase sales - and the new wave of models (twelve) expected over the next two years. Jorg Mull, representative of the German mark, demonstrates confidence in reaching the six zeros.
In the first six months of the year, in fact, the budget only in China stood at 531614 copies, an increase of 23.2% compared to 2007.
In the land of Albion Abarth Raises mail: it’s true, the figures are still contained, but the doubling of local dealers in the UK is significant to quantify the appreciation in a market chauvinistic and unwilling to products “continental”, especially if undoubted value. The Scorpion, in fact, will increase from 10 to 20 its sales outlets oltremanica.
This is to meet the demand of the second “square” after Germany, with rosy prospects for 2009: the target for next year is quantified in 800 large Point and beyond 1000 500. A choice needed - explains Ivan Gibson, Abath responsible for Great Britain - to satisfy customers and to place Alfa Romeo, Lancia and our mark in a single store, although in different exhibition spaces.
Alligator Project: easily translatable from safe impact. Yet, behind this enigmatic codename lie all future strategies of cooperation between Mercedes-Amg and Aston Martin. The picture painted by Car is still devoid of nuances, even if the Memorandum of Understanding between the two manufacturers would already be well articulated.
The objective of the joint venture is, of course, cost containment: for this reason the Star will provide platforms for top-range models, changes to eight reports of new generation and lust but not least, the engine V8 6.2 . The Aston lay flat on its indisputable experience, as well as valuable information to improve the fate of the Maybach brand. As the German magazine, the only mark not of benefit would be McLaren, putting all ‘corner from their Mercedes.