Six companies specializing in demolitions have been interested in tearing down the Delphi factory in Puerto Real (Cádiz), no activity since the multinational automotive shut down in 2007 after leaving the 1,800 workers out of job. The receivers who now control the assets of the company want to bring down the buildings that still stand […]
General Motors (GM) said today that it has begun shipping to dealers in North America thousands of pieces necessary to repair 1.4 million vehicles affected by a defect in the ignition system. GM said that lots of repair parts are composed of ignition keys, ignition cylinder and keys for 1.4 million cars from the 2003 […]
Apr 24 2014 | Posted in
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General Motors (GM) and Ford are preparing to unveil this Thursday and Friday its financial results for the first quarter, which will possible reflect the improvement of the economic situation in Europe. Analysts expect the results of General Motors, the top U.S. automaker, will worsen over the same period of 2013 and the last quarter […]
Electric car maker Tesla lowered its sales expectations for 2012 after the supply chain issues remained mainly unsolved. Tesla makes plug-in electric vehicles mostly sports cars and now a luxury sedan called Model S. However, due to a demand of more sophisticated and mostly customized components, the supply chain has been disrupted, which eventually has […]
Sep 26 2012 | Posted in
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The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is the closest thing that we’ve got this generation to a wagon version of the C350 sport sedan with which it shares its platform and 3.5-liter, V-6 engine. “But wait,” you’re probably saying as you look at the photos above, “isn’t that a big SUV?” I can understand your confusion; conventional […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Torque exits the engine via a single-option seven-speed automatic transmission before heading to the wheels. Just which wheels provide motivational duties depends on which drivetrain option box you checked at the dealership. The standard configuration sends power through the rear wheels, but a $2,000 4Matic all-wheel-drive package splits power between the front and rear wheels. […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Fuel economy for our 4Matic-equipped model is estimated at 19 city mpg, 24 highway mpg, and 21 mpg combined. Skip the all-wheel drive in favor of a rear-driven model and you can add 1 mpg to the highway estimate. Those efficiency estimates aren’t particularly heinous, but the middle-of-the-pack averages aren’t much to get excited over […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Bimmers tend to be dual-personality cars, going from mild-mannered premium vehicle to road-eating beast at the push of a button or three. But the 2013 BMW M5 is mostly brutish Mr. Hyde, with only a little bit of refined Dr. Jekyll in evidence. BMW includes all sorts of creature comforts in the M5, such as […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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The 2013 M5 is one potent road machine, even more so than the M3. If you don’t live near a good racetrack that hosts track days, don’t buy one; 99 percent of its potential will go to waste. And drivers who think sports cars and technology don’t mix should also steer clear, as the M5 […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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Push the three performance-setting buttons on the console once, and the M5 goes into Sport mode. The suspension takes on a notably stiffer quality, the wheel tightens up, giving more road feedback through its hydraulic power-steering boost, and the gas pedal becomes a more sensitive instrument. These settings work best for serpentine back roads with […]
Sep 19 2012 | Posted in
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General Motors expects the sales of its all-electric car Chevrolet Volt to keep the upward trend through August. The monthly results are expected to arrive next week however, its shares rose almost 1.8 percent after the news. Electric vehicles have been low in demand in parts because of the early technology and its pluses and […]
Aug 31 2012 | Posted in
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General Motors is facing troubled times with its electric vehicle Chevrolet Volt. The plug-in electric car has seen a decrease in demand in the US. The company has announced to halt the production at its Detroit-Hamtramck based production units temporarily. The Hamtramck unit will go idle on production from September 17 to October 15, for […]
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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