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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Last Sedan of Civic Type R

Civic Type R

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Declares intention to stop manufacture of model Civic Type R with a 4-door body. Henceforth, in the series of Type R for Civic, will remain only the hatchback. Last sedan will be collected in Japan in August. However, the version made in the Great Britain with a 3-door body of other design — will receive updating.

Civic History

For the 1st time Civic Type R has appeared in 1997, during this period, manufacture of cars was based on car factory Sudzuki in Japan.
Following manufacture of model has been moved to the Great Britain on car factory in the city of Swindon (county Wiltshire).
Assemblage of 3rd generation of Civic Type R has again returned in Japan, and in the Great Britain have adjusted release of the version with the European design of a body. Now, after the assemblage termination in Japan, in manufacture will remain only the hatchback.

Simultaneously with the message about phase-out of 4-door Civic Type R Honda Motor has informs the info on preparation of special series Civic Type R Euro especially for Japan. Ex-terior design updating, and also interior completion becomes the main change.

The sales start date of updated Civic Type R Euro will be declared later.

Honda Civic Type R Euro

Honda Civic

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Toyota will cardinally change design of FT86

Toyota FT-86

Japanese edition Holiday Autos asserts, that by the start moment in manufacture Toyota FT86 completely will change outwardly.

Toyota FT-86 Concept

Initially there were three design projects of appearance of the car. The first has been developed in Japan, the second in Europe and the third in the United States. FT86 in that kind in which it is known now, there is a work of the French designers. Now, allegedly, the American variant developed by studio Calty Design Research becomes the favourite.

It is informed also, that version Subaru now known under an index 216А, will have the same shape, as Toyota though can find a number of technical differences. Without change, irrespective of the chosen design, there will be a chosen concept: an inexpensive rear-wheel compartment with a technical stuffing of joint working out Toyota and Subaru.

The presented image has no binding to an official source and is work of independent artists, on the basis of other works Calty Design.

Toyota Motor Presents...

Difficultly unequivocally to tell, how much given Holiday Autos correspond to the validity as official data while are not present. However, the last it is no wonder, after all for all time of existence of project Subaru practically never informed nothing officially on the future novelty, and all data proceeded from Toyota Motor.

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Second coming: Toyota Passo

Toyota Passo

The Japanese motorcar giant, which reputation has seriously suffered after the whole series of the service responses which have arisen because of problems with a pedal of gas, has pleased the admirers with news about an exit of hatchback Passo of the second generation developed in cooperation with company Daihatsu.

New hatchback Toyota Passo

The novelty has come in the stead of "the dynasty founder" Passo which sales have begun in 2004. The dimensional length Toyota Passo reaches 3,64 m, width — 1,66 m, and height — 1,53 m. Despite the compact sizes of the car, in the car with comfort 5 persons can take places. Besides, model capacious enough luggage carrier, the truth has exact volume in the official press release is not specified.

Second generation Toyota Passo will be completed with two petrol motors. The power unit which on 1 l of fuel about 22,5 km are capable to pass became the base engine. The second motor of a ruler in volume of 1,3 litres is less economic: 1 litre of gasoline will suffice only on 21 km.

The Japanese car market

In a standard complete set price Toyota Passo will make $11,000US. On the Japanese car market simultaneously with a new hatchback will be on sale new Daihatsu Boon.

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Saturday, January 23, 2010

In 2015 Toyota will offer cars on hydrogen

Toyota Highlander

According to strategy Takeshi Uchiyamada, the executive vice-president on planning and high technologies Toyota Motor, the company can begin manufacture of cars on hydrogen by 2015.

Toyota will fill with hydrogen

In interview Uchiyamada has told, that by then Toyota can have a small amount of cars on hydrogen fuel for those countries where there are filling stations. He has added, that in the presence of refuellings cars on hydrogen fuel elements, predictably, will be cheaper, than electric vehicles as hydrogen elements are necessary in smaller volume.

Takeshi Uchiyamada has refused to inform type of cars which will apply for modernisation. As is known, now the company tests the car on hydrogen elements Toyota Highlander. According to Toyota, the crossover is capable to pass 644 km without refuelling. Besides, Toyota carries on negotiations with a number of large cities concerning creation of a necessary infrastructure for cars on fuel elements.

Toyota Highlander Hybrid

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

New off-road car Infiniti QX

Infiniti QX56

The 1st public display of updated off-road car Infiniti QX will take place on March, 31st on a motor show in New York.

The assemblage place is changed

Manufacture present QX56 is stopped. It is connected by that updated QX 2011 modelling years will gather at factory Nissan in Europe, instead of in Mississippi as earlier. Together with moving on other factory QX will move and on a new platform. If earlier the off-road car divided base with Nissan Armada now platform colleague QX becomes Nissan Patrol.

Under an off-road car cowl there will be an eight-cylinder engine in volume of 5,6 litres. Such engine can be seen today on model Infiniti M56. Power of the engine makes hardly more than 400HP.

Cheap off-road car Infiniti QX

In comparison with Range Rover and Lexus LX570 new QX will "look" a little bit more attractive. The price becomes the reason for it. Despite similar, to the mentioned off-road cars, level and comfort, will cost QX more cheaply. However, meanwhile it is not known on how many more cheaply.

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By 2014 Nissan will prepare a new Titan

Nissan Titan

In November of last year it began known about plans Nissan to return to sector of full-size lorries. Following generation Titan was developed within the limits of the joint program with Chrysler, given Nissan access to 1,500 platforms Dodge.

2011 Nissan Titan

In connection with inconvenient position Fiat and Chrysler, manufacture has been stopped and after a year spent for working out of updatings, work over Titan has been stopped.

Considering care of environment, economic conditions and limited possibilities Nissan, we do not have possibility to carry out everything, that we want, and so quickly as we would like. We had a plan according to which updated Titan it will be ready in 2011 together with Chrysler. But now it is impossible, — the vice-president on introduction, planning and strategy Nissan in North America Larry Dominque has told.

Titan will update by 2014

Now Nissan is intended to return on initial positions. It is expected, that new generation Titan will make by 2014 Anybody precisely does not know, how much well lorry which comes nearer to the ten years' anniversary without uniform capital updating, can survive in the overflowed competitive segment. But, considering, that sales Nissan Titan reached only 2% in 2008, and in 2009 have fallen to 1,4%, lorry updatings will have very opportunely.

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Honda discloses the cost of Acura MDX

Acura MDX

Acura has informed on the beginning of sales of the updated version of crossover MDX 2010 modelling years. The minimum cost of the car in the United States makes 43,040 dollars, including gathering for car delivery.

Updated crossover Acura MDX

The updated crossover is equipped with the 3,7-l petrol engine power of 300HP and the twisting moment in 366Nm. One type of transmission is offered only: automatic 6-step. In separate complete sets gear change possibility in a manual mode is provided. The fuel expense makes, 14,7 l/100 of km in a city cycle and 11,2 l/100 of km in the country agree to data of the manufacturer.

Appearance of the car was considerably updated. Acura MSX receives the new lattice of a radiator brightly reflecting new corporate style of mark. Bumpers, back optics, design of wheel disks, and also the chromeplated nozzles are changed to exhaust pipes.

Crossover Acura

Interior Acura MDX

In salon of changes it is not less. Illumination of devices and keys on the forward console became light-emitting diode, the combination of devices also is improved. There was also a possibility of installation of the improved forward armchairs equipped not only heating, but also ventilation. The wheel has changed also.

Acura MDX 2010

In the base version equipment became much richer, that, however was a little reflected in cost. Now the electric drive of a door of a luggage compartment, a rear-view mirror enters into the minimum obligatory equipment with automatic blackout, the assistant at the movement beginning on lifting Hill Start Assist. The screen displaying a picture from the chamber of the back review also is built in a rear-view mirror: the similar mirror is completed in the base version, and in complete sets with navigating system (which screen is used by a rear-view camera) — a usual mirror.

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The second generation of Honda Element

Honda Element

Crossover Honda Element did not become the leader of sales, on what the Japanese manufacturers counted. However Honda has decided to give the second chance to a crossover, having created completely new model. Honda Element has appeared in the market in 2003.

Crossover Honda Element will live!

John Mendel, vice-president Honda, has told that occurrence new Honda Element in exhibition salons is connected with desire of the company to continue manufacture of the given car. Specialised cars recover our brand a little, — he has added.

According to initial internal plans, Honda expected to realise 75,000 cars Honda Element in a year. However even in the first year the break-even sales level remained at level of 67,500 units. Subsequently break-even sales level Honda Element continued to decrease, having reached 13,500 cars this year.

2010 Honda Element

Involving visitors in own salons, representatives Honda do not share the detailed information on new model Honda Element. Presumably official release of the car will be dated for seventh anniversary of release Honda Element.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Following generation of Honda Civic becomes even more unusual

Hatchback Honda Civic

Model Honda Civic of the following generation, which debut will take place in a year or two, becomes more compact and will receive even more unusual design, than present family.

New compact hatchback Honda Civic

According to executive directors Honda Motor, it was initially planned, that new Civic metal rolling and other raw materials will be larger and more expensive than the predecessor, however after the analysis of the forecast of the prices for mineral oil, the company management has decided to change the project. Now the new family is planned to make more compact, easier and more economic. Besides, new platform Honda Civic will be initially adapted under use of a hybrid power-plant.

Let's remind, that platform Civic is widely used by company Honda — on the basis of Civic crossovers CR-V and HR-V, and also minivan Stream and compact FR-V are constructed.

Official release: Honda Civic

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Nissan prepares last version GT-R

Supercar Nissan GT-R

Company Nissan Motor has informed on release on the automobile market of last version supercar Nissan GT-R. As it is informed on a site of the company, sale new GT-R in the house market will begin since December, 7th of this year. On the world markets the car will arrive in the spring of next year.

Last Nissan GT-R

In Japan all-wheel drive version Nissan GT-R with engine VR38DETT and transmission with two couplings GR6 will be on sale. Car cost will make from ¥8,61 million to ¥15,75 million depending on a complete set.

Supercar Nissan GT-R

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Compact model Infiniti becomes electric

Infiniti concept

The compact car of company Infiniti which will appear in the market roughly in 2012 and will compete with BMW 1-Series and Audi A3, becomes an electrocar. On it informs edition Auto Express referring to not named source in firm.
"Compact electric Infiniti it will be unequivocal, just as also larger models", — the interlocutor of magazine has added.

Compact electrocar Infiniti

Under the preliminary information, compact electrocar Infiniti begins to be equipped with the same power-plant which is used in the first mass to company Nissan electrocar — Leaf. Hatchback Leaf, whose full-scale manufacture will begin next year, the stock of a course throughout 160 kilometres begins to be completed with an electric motor power of 109HP and the storage batteries, providing to the car. The full gymnastics of these accumulators from the household electric system are carried out approximately 8 hours.

As assume some foreign editions, compact car Infiniti also will receive versions with usual internal combustion engines and updating with a body "coupe-cabriolet".

Conceptual Infiniti Essence

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New generation of accumulators by Nissan

Nissan Leaf

Company Nissan plans to increase considerably duration of run of serial electrocars that will allow to take in the lead positions in the given segment.

Nissan Motor to become full determination of the leader

Nissan Motor has serious intentions to be the leader on manufacture of serial electromobiles or at least the owner of the technologies, capable to provide similar position. It was unambiguously declared by the president of company Carlos Ghosn, speaking about plans of working out of new storage batteries.

It's a question of accumulators which will have capacity and a power charge several times big, than it's li-ionic the batteries which are at present not till the end of fulfilled technology in the autoindustry. Thus new batteries will be much easier is li-ionic, assures Ghosn. Not clear there is only a question concerning their cost and working out terms.

Nissan Motor has refused cooperation with NEC Corp.

Despite lacking official details concerning a technical part, it is known, that in working out of new batteries Nissan Motor is engaged independently, i.e. without participation of the basic partner in the field of working out it is li-ionic batteries, Japanese NEC Corp.

As to technical characteristics some informal data already are called. In particular it is supposed, that new batteries can increase run without additional charge preparing for an exit by the market of electromobile Nissan Leaf with 150 to without small 650 km. If it appears close to true break for electrocars Nissan is provided. Thus the president of the company has specified, that Nissan does not intend at all to use working out alone and under corresponding conditions to share an innovation with other motor-car manufacturers.

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Lexus has declassified a compact hatchback LF-Ch

Hatchback Lexus

Company Lexus has extended the official information and new photos of conceptual five-door hatchback LF-Ch which will be presented general public on a motor show in Frankfurt.

The serial version of this car becomes the smallest model in scale of the Japanese mark and, predictably, will appear on the conveyor in the autumn of 2010. About it it's spoken in press release Lexus.

Conceptual hatchback Lexus LF-Ch

The dimensional length of conceptual hatchback Lexus makes 4300 mm, width — 1790 mm, height — 1400 mm, and the wheel base is equal to 2600 mm. The novelty will be equipped with a hybrid power-plant which will allow the car to move as exclusively on electrodraught, and with sharing of the usual petrol engine and the electromotor. Detailed characteristics of a power-plant yet are not informed, however, under the preliminary information, concept car LF-Ch will receive the same units, as hybrid Lexus HS 250h which sales have already begun in the USA. The structure of installation of this car includes the 2,4-l petrol motor, the electric motor and a variator. Total power of a power-plant makes 187HP.

Hatchback Lexus LF-Ch

Interior hatchback Lexus

In salon Lexus LF-Ch there will be an asymmetric central console, system management of car Remote Touch functions, for the first time presented on crossover RX of new generation, and also dock-station for iPhone, located on back to a row of seats.

The serial version of hatchback Lexus which, predictably, will receive name CT, will receive a forward drive and after an exit on the market will make a competition to cars Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series.

2011 Lexus CT

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Toyota Motor closes manufacture in California

Manufacture of cars

Toyota Motor for the first time for all 72-year-old history will close factory on assemblage of cars, reports Bloomberg referring to the company message. The factory which carries name Nummi, settles down to California, this joint venture Toyota with General Motors, the manufacture annual turnover makes 420,000 cars and pickups in a year.

Assemblage automobile Corolla and pickups Tascoma at the Californian factory will stop in March, 2010 After closing Nummi Toyota will continue assemblage Corolla at the factory in the Canadian Ontario, and Tascoma — at factory in San Antonio, Texas.

In June GM has declared, that is going to close at factory Nummi manufacture automobile Pontiac Vibe and to leave structure of shareholders of the enterprise within the limits of the program of reorganisation during bankruptcy procedure.

Factory closing was for Toyota Motor a necessary measure. Company sales on the largest for the automobile market of the USA have fallen in I half-year 2009 to 38%, and past year on 15%. As a result loss Toyota has made in 2008 436,9 billion yens ($4,7 billion), for the first time for last 60 years, reminds Bloomberg. This year the company predicts 450 billion yens ($4,8 billion) loss.

Meanwhile till now it is not solved, whether will receive 5400 workers Nummi the severance pay. This question has drawn attention of the governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. «We will continue work with a Ministry of Labour and trade, local authorities, Toyota, GM and the government of Japan to make sure that the worker will pay corresponding grants», — Schwarzenegger has declared.

Photo by: carmagazine.co.uk

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Mitsubishi Motor reduces manufacture

Workers of factory

On Friday company Mitsubishi Motors has informed data on volumes of manufacture and sales of cars for July of current year. As they say in the press release, release of cars of mark Mitsubishi worldwide is reduced already throughout 17 months, thus in July has been collected 63,540 cars, that for 45,6% it is less, than for the same month of 2008. Manufacture in Japan was reduced to 54,2% — to 35,780 automobile and commercial cars.

Number of sold cars Mitsubishi in Japan is reduced 23 month on end. In July in the local market 14,422 cars have been realised, that for 6,3% it is less, than for similar month of last year. Sales of the Japanese company fall even in spite of the fact that and Colt Plus — demand for compact hatchbacks Colt has increased by 33 and 27% accordingly.

In July manufacture volumes at foreign enterprises Mitsubishi also have decreased. For example, in the North America it is made for 67,8% of less cars, than for this month last year, in Europe — for 0,1%, in Asia — for 28,3%. Manufacture growth is noticed only on Taiwan and in China.

Besides it, the number of cars Mitsubishi exported from Japan has decreased for 63,6% — to 17,161 pieces. To Asia it has been put for 7,1% of less cars, and to Europe — for 88,4%. Thus into the North America at the expense of growth of popularity of off-road cars Outlander in Canada it has been imported for 9,4% of cars more than last year.

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Honda will show in Tokyo a prototype of a mass electromobile

FCX Clarity

On the car market of an electrocar of mark can leave roughly by 2015 though the considerable part of a spadework is already done.

2011 Honda FCX Clarity

Honda Motor repeatedly declared and continues to declare, that real prospects of the future sees behind development of cars on storage elements or hydrogen fuel. Compact an electromobile the company plans to show a prototype on the International motor show in Tokyo in October. It's not promulgated yet any image of conceptual working out, on technical parametres also officially it is not informed. Honda only informs, that prototype creation is carried out together with the partner-developer of storage batteries company AKB GS Yuasa.

It's underlined also, that despite the considerable experience received at creation FCX Clarity, a batch production of electromobiles Honda will begin not earlier than 2015. By that moment Honda will be only one of many motor-car manufacturers in the given segment, therefore, to speak about defining, for a policy of the company, value of electromobiles — it's not necessary.

Nevertheless, to lag behind rather demanded segment Honda Motor does not gather, especially taking into account that on special mass character of the car on hydrogen fuel, till the end of next decade — to count it's not necessary, according to the statement of the Japanese company.

Review: Honda FCX Clarity

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Nissan Motor dismisses workers in Spain

Strike of workers

The management of Japanese automobile concern Nissan has informed on the next plan of layoffs of workers at factories in Spain, inform the Spanish mass-media. This time reductions will concern more than 2,000 the persons working at factories Nissan in Barcelona. Workers will be sent in compulsory no-charge holiday by the general term no more than 78 days during the period with 2009 for 2012.

It already the fifth plan on settlement of problems of employment at the Spanish factories of autoconcern presented by a management of concern Nissan from the end of 2008 because of financial crisis, captured a world car industry. Only in July company Nissan Motor Iberica has dismissed 698 persons.

After the plan will be officially presented the government of Catalonia, two-month negotiations with the authorities of an autonomy and trade unions of factories in Barcelona in which result, probably, changes will be made to the schedule of layoffs will begin.

Trade unions have already informed on the disagreement with the plan of dismissals. The plan of dismissals should be approved the government of Catalonia, and only after that can be realised. In the end of 2008 Nissan has informed on curtailment of production of cars in the Spanish branches to 50,000 units. In 2008 Nissan has made in territory of Spain of 135,000 cars.

In Spain at Nissan two factories on which in total works hardly more than 5,000 persons, the technical centre, factory on manufacture of engines and accessories, the centre on sale of cars in Spain and in the south of Europe, the centre on sale of spare parts. A personnel aggregate number, for December, 31st, 2007 — 6,669 persons. The company collects in Spain models Terrano, Primastar, Almera Tino, Pathfinder and Navara.

Photo by: marxist.com

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Honda will begin mass production of electromobiles in 2015

Logo HONDA

Company Honda plans to begin mass production and sales in the USA of cars on electrobent for 2015. On it referring to Japanese newspaper Nikkei informs AP. According to the edition, working out of this model is already conducted, however exact dates of occurrence of a novelty on sale representatives Honda to name while refuse.

According to Nikkei, a prototype of first electromobile Honda will present in October on the Tokyo motor show — it is supposed, that this model will be executed in "forms-factors" micro-or midget cars. No other data about a novelty while are present.

The reason on which Honda the electropenalty only on the middle of next decade as experts consider has planned release of the, consists in desire of the Japanese engineers to wait reductions in price of storage batteries and development of a network of stations for additional charge of cars on electrodraught. For comparison, Nissan plans to make the electromobile for the markets of the USA, Japan and Europe already in the end of next year, Toyota — by 2012th year, and Chevrolet will begin manufacture of "hybrid" Volt recharged from the household electric system in 2010.

Company Honda now too has two hybrid models — Honda Civic and hatchback Honda Insight using the same power-plant.

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Toyota Motor will make on 150,000 cars more

Concern Toyota

In 2009 concern Toyota plans to make at factories worldwide 5,95 million cars whereas has initially been planned to collect only 5,8 million cars. For this purpose the management of the Japanese motor-car manufacturer has decided to add in September one or two working days, informs MarketWatch.

Besides manufacture volumes, automobile concern Toyota Motor is full determination to increase and sales of cars. Plans on realisation of cars current year have been changed with 6,5 to 6,53 million cars. According to experts, the positive tendency is caused by effect from the governmental programs of support of demand for cars which with success it is realised in many countries of Europe, and also in the USA.

As it was informed earlier, in America for three weeks of action of the program of awarding of buyers of new cars of privileges have taken advantage 358 thousand persons. Almost every fifth car (18,9 percent), bought by Americans instead of utilised, is "Toyota". Besides company Toyota Motor, about growth of sales and plans on escalating of manufacture of the cars intended for the American market, have declared also concerns Chrysler, Ford, Mazda and GM.

Photo by: marietta.edu

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Monday, August 10, 2009

Toyota has refused plan to grasp 15% of the world market

Toyota VS GM

Corporation Toyota Motor more does not plan to captivate 15% of a world car market after 2010 and also is not going to put before itself other problems in figures, informs Associated Press referring to the message of president Toyota Motor.

Earlier the purpose of coverage of 15% in all world markets it has been put by the previous president of corporation Katsuake Vatanabe before a global economic crisis.

The agency gives of a word of one of top-managers of corporation that present president Toyota does not consider it necessary participation in races of figures, and is going to return corporation to old philosophy according to which Toyota tried to correspond to desire of the consumer.

Collage by: jalopnik.com

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