premium DAF product line at the Auto Shanghai exhibition, the world’s largest international automotive show… The DAF vehicles on display include the LF series for urban distribution applications, the versatile CF series for regional and vocational applications and the flagship XF105 for longer haulage. All DAF vehicles are equipped with PACCAR engines. PACCAR’s engines have been honored with the “Bus Engine of the Year” award at Busworld Asia for five consecutive yea

The new Fiat Uno, a model of fat in the concepts and the lines just to redefine the compact car segment. It is simply unique. A. Single. Singular. Individual. This is how the dictionary defines the word “One.” And this is how the new car is Fiat Automobiles.

New Fiat Uno with all the attributes that enable a new success story. In addition, a new concept and the bold lines, enables unprecedented customization, the Brazilian market. The new icon of the segment. Countless options for the factory and the dealer, the customer can customize the car to his / her taste, optional equipment and accessories, turning the new extension of one of his / her individuality.

But look behind the innovative machine also has a clear strategy. This marks the first of two new engines - Fire Fire 1.0 Evo and Evo 1.4, both flex-fuel - the incorporation of modern technology to ensure high performance with fuel economy and low emissions.

To formulate the concept of this new model and to achieve its surprising forms, the designers of the Fiat Style Centre for Latin America and the Fiat Style Centre in Italy did not try to guess what consumers wanted. On the contrary - first, they talked to the customer, and only then started to build the car. Open communication has been adopted throughout the product development to the clinic with the actual size models of internal and external style. In this way, there was no room for error.

One of the most important data collected during the research was how the consumer sees the Brazilian Fiat Uno: an icon, a measure of longevity, robust, reliable car, economical - both the purchase and maintenance and fuel . A success story with square lines, away from the high, rounded lines of most models currently on the market.

Several concepts have been proposed in this universe. The winner was “New Square - Square and durable than anything else.” In other words, a new treatment of the square. Evolution. New Fiat Uno.

For this reason, it gets the same name as the famous hall, but not available for the contract to replace: One Mille continues as a reference point - after all, the model who opened the segment 1, 0 powered cars in Brazil in 1990 - and optional with an exceptional cost / benefit.

To the best of tradition Uno, lines of new compact sedan, which include a comfortable, well-lit cabin, with an optimal space for all passengers and offers convenience features like power steering, air conditioning, radio with CD player / MP3 Player with Bluetooth hands-free USB connectivity, as well as important safety equipment such as airbags and ABS brakes.

The new Fiat Uno also offers a new concept for its segment: the heated windscreen with misting function. This, when activated, can take up to three minutes to defog the windshield completely. After this time, the function is automatically disabled.

The new Fiat Uno is available in four finishes, all with four doors - two with 1.0 engine and two with 1.4 engine - and retains the name of one of the most successful versions of the sedan: Path Model. In each, the consumer can be sure he / she is a modern car engines with excellent fat and personality. They are: Vivace One Flex 1.0, Flex Track One 1.0, 1.4 and 1.4 Flex Flex One Way One attractive

DESIGN

One of the main reasons of pride for the Fiat Style Centre for Latin America is the entire process of creating a new Fiat Uno, but this would mean little if the final product was not specific. And the new Fiat Uno is a special one.

Since the beginning of the creation process, designers have worked side by side with a research study, ask questions, make suggestions and feedback.

Basics: listening to customers, it would be possible to screen and refine his / her suggestions to create just the car of his / her dreams. What were the first designers to discover that the Fiat Uno, the icon, is the starting point for a new car. Fiat Style Center has begun to develop a new car, and research determined if it was exactly what the customer wanted. Observed responses to the follow-up.

The result is a completely original, humorous called “Round Square”, which guided the overall development of the new car.

And what exactly is a round square? Going One on the icon and its square, the designers created the “New Square”: the development and modern pop. Give him a form, have used the local industrial design (industrial design) - instead of the traditional principles of automotive design, the curvier, sporty lines - to create a round of new model line

The all-new Nissan Tiida is aimed at young families who appreciate the quality of life. Points of call such as “high-end style and agile,” “first class comfort” and “Pure Drive’s revolutionary powertrain, the new model continues to be a model of market-leading compact sedan in China. Nissan will also be the first Japanese automaker to introduce a turbo engine in the Chinese market with the introduction of the new series of turbo Tiida.

Based on “Fluid & Lively a keyword, provides a new Nissan Tiida, a new high-end look with a smooth, streamlined body side, balanced proportions and sophisticated exterior design parts such as grilles and lights with details refined. To further improve its spacious interior, which was well received in length of the wheelbase of the previous generation sedan Tiida has increased from 100 mm to provide knee space best-in-class rear. With the increased length and width of the mirrors in the shape of the windshield and optimally for ease of use, visibility contribute significantly to stress-free driving.

Inside was developed using a second key word - “. Calm & processed” This is a beautiful decoration to take the driver and passengers, an elegant tool and craftsmanship, a floating center stack to the cluster, and the wide, super-soft arms, the car offers a tax, which offers a comfortable ride feel.

Ride comfort is made from soft, comfortable seat with low installs a reliable, easy to use, low fuel consumption HR16DE Nissan Motor that was used in a number of Nissan vehicles. In addition, a wide range of Pure Drive low emission technologies have also been added as the latest dual injectors combustion efficiency provides more finely by the splash of fuel and Xtronic CVT transmission with an attendant. Some models of the Nissan Tiida new stage of fully strict fuel efficiency third in China (draft issued in November 2009).

This new model, which will be produced at Dongfeng Nissan Huadu plant in Guangzhou, will be released in late May 2011. Followed by eissan Motor Co., Ltd., previewed a new sedan model year 2011 cars in Shanghai. This new model will be a new generation of Nissan Tiida in China.

The Nissan Tiida hatchback, introduced in China in 2005 by Dongfeng Nissan, is a pioneer in the compact sedan market in China, selling 85,000 units in 2010. Sold worldwide in 165 countries, the Nissan Tiida is the best-selling model in the current range of Nissantry into Chinavibration that takes less fatigue

An explosion of design of the engine power wrapped in a gold Everose exciting body color. The specialist in southern Germany for the exclusive automotive refinement, Hamann Motorsport, the leaf turns Hamann Hawk AMG Mercedes SLS in fresh plumage claws and sharper significantly.

In its basic version, the SLS a significant motor output. But Hamann engine department is a certain reserve of extra power in the V8. The central part of the improvement of power is the high performance exhaust system made of titanium. In conjunction with new collectors sport catalysts and a sport air filter, this system also allows the underground and powerful 6.2-liter in total. The components are precisely aligned with one of the new cards feature the engine to the engine electronics. With a peak performance of 636 hp / 468 kW and maximum torque of 680 Nm at 4850 rpm, just Hamann engine meets the demands of its customers ambitious sports. The improved performance of the car door wing provides the first steps. During the startup mode, two-seater accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.6 seconds and a top speed of 320 km / h, Hamann Hawk alhe superior driving performance is paired with a striking appearance and the wind tunnel test. Hamann Hawk front apron replaces the bumper, and because of its shape, which reduces the lifting forces on the front axle. Large air intakes in the context of a new LED lights give the two-seater an even more dynamic. In addition, the expanded air intakes to improve access to the growing needs of fresh air. Subsequently, air is sucked out of the new carbon checkered bell. The type of wing, 60 mm on each side front and 70mm at the rear of each side, making an appearance is impressive, even when the car has not started moving yet. Side skirts make the look more than two places lower and more stretched and stressed wheels. In order to fully balance the constraints of front and rear axle, rear spoiler Hamann SLS also offers a carbon checkered flso outperforms the base modear apron with diffuser increases air flow under the car and provides space for four huge pipes each measuring 90 mm in diameter.

’m not a big fan of changing a car model’s name in an attempt to evade a bad reputation. If the new car isn’t very good, then you’ll just have to change the name again with the next redesign. And if the car is excellent, it will seem even more so thanks to low expectations. In the case of the new B-segment Chevrolet, reviewers might proclaim, “We can’t believe this is an Aveo!” Instead we have, “What’s a Sonic?”

First, a disclaimer: The dealer-sourced Sonic you see here isn’t the one you’ll be reading about elsewhere. It’s not a top-shelf LTZ with a turbocharged 1.4-liter engine, six-speed manual transmission, and 17-inch low-profile tires. Instead, it’s a mid-level LT with the boost-free 1.8-liter base engine, a six-speed automatic, and 195/65R15 rubber optimized for something other than grip. It’s the one you’ll see most often on the road (especially if you’re near an airport). It’s probably not thhen I first encountered the Sonic, at last January’s Detroit Auto Show, it might not have been love at first sight, but it was certainly like at first sight. In the displayed LTZ trim, the car had a sportier, more upscale appearance than nearly any other affordable B-segment car then offered on this side of the Atlantic. The nose stylishly arcs back from the oversized (yet not disproportionate) grille. Quad round headlights work surprisingly well within this shape. Though vaguely BMW, here the headlights are exposed (with no lens cover,) staggered, and both attractive and distinctive. Other Chevrolets would benefit from being likewise enlightened.

Unfortunately, any car’s exterior styling is optimized for a wheel of a certain size, and in the Sonic’s case, it’s the LTZ’s 17s. Fit 15s, as seen here, and the massiveness of the chunky front overhang and tall body sides becomes all too apparent. Especially in $195 worth of “inferno orange metallic.” [Note: For $295 you can add 16-inch wheels styled much like the 15s and fog lights to e Sonic you’d personally wanord, Mazda, and Hyundai all offer sleeker, more precisely tailored subcompact hatches. In comparison, this Sonic appears a brick on undersized wheels. Nice that said wheels are forged alloys even on the most affordable Sonic, but what’s the point when they’re two sizes too small? Unlike other B-segment cars, the sedan looks better than the hatch, its rear fenders better balance the fronts and it does without a vast expanse of blae Sonic’s Scionic interior suggests that the new GM might yet retain some of the old one’s wacky Pontiac DNA. We’ve got a round analog tach paired motorcycle-style with a rectangular digital speedometer (itself sandwiched between two rows of warning lights), a mix of round and rectangular air vents, and a pair of tall narrow storage areas flanking the center stack. (Everlasting glory to whomever comes up for the best use for the last. Perhaps hair product?) TheWith the Sonic’s tall bodysides, GM offers a B-segment car that can bury you as well as a big Buick. Cranking up the supportive seat helps, but you’re still in a different time zone thanI can barely fit in the second row, but this is about average for the segment. Cargo volume is similarly modest. Safety was clearly a priority: there are ten standard airbags, he only thing traveling the length of the street at the speed of sound is the loud gargle of the 138-horsepower 1.8-liter four as it clatters its way past 3,000 rpm. As in every competitor you must go there to produce much resembling forward motion, but in this case your ears will hate you for it. Forget stealth. Everyone within earshot will think you’re flogging the car far harder than you actually are. GM worked hard to minimize interior noise, then stuffed this engine in the nose. Baffling.

Last, and least, we have the six-speed automatic transmission. For this conventional unit, GM must have benchmarked the Fiesta’s dual-clutch automated manual transmission for shift logic and smoothness. Bumps, lurches, hesitations, jumping two gears forward only to immediately jump one back—it’s all annoyingly here far too much of the time. Plus engine lugging. The transmission seems unaware that the 1.8 gets the shakes below 1,750 rpm, and takes it there as often as possible. You can manually shift the transmission using a toggle on the knob to avoid some of the misbehavior, but this is a purely practical endeavor. There’s no joy to be had working the mere 1,250 or so rpm between the Scylla of mechanical racket and the Charbydis of engine shakes.

Small car, torque-free four-cylinder, six-speed engine-lugging transmission: it seems a recipe to stellar EPA numbers, doesn’t it? And yet with 25 city / 35 highway the tested car barely manages to tie the much larger, much heavier, considerably more powerful 2012 Toyota Camry.

The solution for all of these powertrain woes? Spend the $700 to get the turbocharged 1.4. It’s no more powerful up top, but has a plumper midrange and, though hardly a paragon of refinement, with its own shakes at idle, is much easier on the ears than the 1.8. Also a six-speed manual and beincluding front seat knee airbags and rear seat side airbags (the latter aren’t even offered in most cars, and tend to be a $300+ option even in pricey German machine the windshield. Good for perceived room, not so good for perceived maneuverability. Pre-teen children in back will enjoy a fine view of treetops and clouds. The rear seat cushion is mounted well off the floor, but can’t fully mitigate the stratospheric beltlinere’s a lot going on. Yet the look would work if not for the same emphatically hard plastic you’ll find in just about every car at this price point (a Cruze is much nicer inside). The combination elicits Aztek flashbacks. But there are certainly cheaper interiors, and at least the Sonic’s isn’t ck plastic to “hide” the rear door hand

Here at TTAC we often find ourselves bemoaning the lack of compact pickups on the US market, and trying to determine if that fact is due to weak demand or a lack of OEM investment into the segment. But now Chrysler has announced a new entry-level Ram 1500, codenamed “Adventurer,” which proves that full-sizers are the reason  compact pickups are doomed in the US. According to ChryCo’s release, the “Adventurer” is

a value-priced, HEMI®-powered Ram 1500 regular cab truck that appeals to a cost-conscious, new-vehicle buyer who doesn’t want to give up performance and capability. The unnamed new Ram 1500, like the Ram Tradesman, offers buyers a standard HEMI V8 engine with its 20 mpg rating for the same price competitors are charging for their V6 engines.

The price? $23,830, including destination charge. That’s less than a V6, automatic 2WD Toyota Tacoma and nearly identical to a V6, automatic, 2WD Nissan Frontier. And at 20 MPG hwy, the Adventurer’s efficiency tradeoff is relatively small considering the performance advantages of its 390 HP HEMI V8. Though we applaud Ram’s decision to bring an entry-level, utilitarian pickup to the table, we bemoan the fact that this makes selling a compact pickup that much harde

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Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. (MFTBC) has become the first automotive manufacturer in Japan to earn the ISO/TS 16949 international standard for quality management… Developed specifically for the automotive industry, ISO/TS 16949 certification requires meeting stringent standards covering global parts procurement, prevention of failure, reduction of wastes and limiting variations in quality… The MFTBC certification covers all of the company’s truck and component operations, including the manufacturing facilities for the vehicles, engines, transmissions and axles in its North American truck lineup

enault Trucks would be interested in light commercial vehicle brand Iveco Daily if Fiat Industrial were to sell it, the chairman of the French unit of Sweden’s Volvo told an Italian paper on Friday…  Iveco is the truck and commercial vehicle unit of Italy’s Fiat Industrial — the truck and tractor maker which Italian carmaker Fiat spun off in January…  Stefano Chmielewski the chairman of Renault Trucks said, his company had made no formal offer because Fiat had officially not put anything up for sale…  Chmielewski said, Iveco would have to be broken up and sold separately and Renault Trucks would be int

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