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Posts Tagged ‘SUV’
 Lambo’s CEO Stephan Winkelmann said, Lamborghini will make a decision on its third model by October. Both the SUV and the Estoque are in testing to see which should be the company’s third model. After the Aventador and Gallardo in the Italian brand’s lineup, the automaker wants its third model to be an every-day car. Christian Mastra, Lambo’s head said ‘‘the aim is to go for a car that you can use every day, not a fun car to use on Saturdays.’’ He said, in markets like India, China and Brazil customers prefer to have an SUV. Image Source : [...]
 According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (I.I.H.S.) study today’s SUVs and pickup trucks on the road are far less deadly than previous models. This study is based on federal crash data for one- to four-year-old vehicles which included the examination of S.U.V.’s, pickup trucks, cars and minivans. U.S. auto makers have largely resolved this problem by changing two things; firstly, with side curtain airbags and stronger structures they improved crash protection in the cars and minivans. Secondly, they improved and redesigned the front ends of S.U.V.’s and pickups this will keep the passengers in a smaller vehicle safe [...]
 U.S. automobile companies have recorded double digit sales gains in August. The German automaker said the U.S. sales of its Mercedes-Benz GL-Class full sized SUV rose by 28 % in August. Detroit based General Motors said that August auto sales increased by 18% and the improvements were across the board including cars, trucks and SUVs. Ford Motor Co., the second biggest U.S.-based automaker said August sales were 11% up from last year. The company saw 175,220 vehicles leave dealership lots. The company’s SUVs have been driving its sales growth. Ford points out that its SUVs are becoming more fuel-efficient, with [...]
 Revamped Premier Rio Is Planning To Launch A New Petrol And Diesel Variant Of SUV By Diwali This Year. As of now, in the Indian car industry Rio mini SUV is available in 3 variants - Rio EX for Rs 5.29 lakhs, Rio DX for Rs 5.54 lakhs and Rio LX for Rs 5.99 lakhs. In order to increase their market share in the Indian auto industry the Rio would get the one with all new interior packages and which would certainly be called as up market. Image Source : http://bit.ly/oFU9ev All existing three variants are powered by the same 4 [...]
 The Highway Loss Data Institute reports, systems to automatically brake a vehicle if it appears they are going to slam into the car in front of them at low speeds are preventing one out of four rear-end collisions. However, the study covers just one vehicle equipped with such a system which is the Volvo XC60 midsize crossover SUV. The study of insurance claims found that the Volvo XC60 outfitted with a standard collision avoidance feature called City Safety which is 27% less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. The study also looked at [...]
 The Wall Street Journal reports that Fiat has received around 6,300 orders for it s new Freemont midsized sports utility vehicle in the last two weeks. According to Fiat CEO, Andrea Formica; for 2011 Fiat has set a production target of 27,000 units for the Freemont SUV in Europe. The Fiat Freemont is based on the Dodge Journey and is the first model from Chrysler Group LLC that Fiat has brought into its product line since it began merging with the U.S. car maker in 2009. The Freemont is built at a Chrysler plant in Toluca, Mexico and is the [...]
 According to a report by an insurance industry-funded safety group, drivers of sport-utility vehicles are among the least likely to die in a crash and are far safer than those in small cars. The death rate for SUV drivers dropped at the rate of 66% which is 82 per million vehicles for 1999-2002 models to 28 per million for 2005-2008 models. The insurance institute for highway safety says; the marked improvement in SUV safety is largely due to the installation of electronic stability control. Stability control which uses brakes and engine power to keep vehicles on the road was introduced [...]
 Daimler AG (DAI.XE) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche said on Tuesday that the new-generation Mercedes-Benz M-Class is set to foster sales growth in the coming months as demand for sports-utility vehicles continues to rise in several key markets. At the launch event for the revamped M-Class in Stuttgart, Zetsche said; “Demand for SUVs is rising in the U.S. and emerging markets, as well as on the German auto maker’s home turf.” He further said; “the SUV segment’s market share in Germany doubled to 13.6% over the past five years and is expected to grow further.” The new-generation M-Class will go on [...]
 Jeep CEO Mike Manley let a statement slip at the Geneva Motor Show that his group is looking to manufacture a subcompact-sized B-segment SUV by 2013. As Manley stated that Chrysler’s joint venture with Fiat would be important to building the new SUV, as Jeep is looking at using Fiat’s 1.6-liter plus 1.3-liter JDTm diesels, in addition to the 1.4-liter Multiair gasoline mill. The package would probably be based on the Fiat Grande Punto, and the majority models would be front-wheel drive. As this is a Jeep product, the top-of-the-line trim level would get four-wheel drive as a minimum. Look [...]
 All of us have a different set of criteria to some extent when we go looking for a new ride. A few are obsessed with horsepower, a few want airbags, and some marketing persons suppose that cup-holders are still the essential to lots of buyers’ hearts. Except for 41% of Americans, the most significant criteria are simply, “Was it made in the U.S.?” That statistic comes through Rasmussen Reports, which was conducted over telephonic interviews with 1,000 grown-ups between November 10 and 11 of this year. Rasmussen inquired the similar questions to every single survey contestants: 1. When you look [...]
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