17th May 2008, 04:39 am
With its innovative design and pronounced sportiness, SEAT’s most emblematic Ibiza will be on sale this month throughout the company’s dealership network, coinciding with the upcoming Madrid Motor Show.
The new Ibiza is dashingly youthful and features outstanding dynamic qualities thanks to the new Volkswagen Group platform which has been designed for this segment. This new development heightens the allure of SEAT’s new model and combines with the new “Arrow Design” concept, featuring simpler, more powerful geometric lines that lend balanced aesthetics to the new SEAT Ibiza.
Each detail on the Ibiza 2008 has been painstakingly crafted for outstanding quality and precision, including the equipment level with its attractive standard elements such as the head-thorax airbags, ESP electronic stability and Hill Hold Control, which greatly enhance comfort and safety. Continue reading ‘New SEAT Ibiza available this month’ »
17th May 2008, 04:36 am
Click the BMW X5 concept for a high res gallery
To all the Americans griping about $4 a gallon for fuel: imagine how the Brits feel about paying £5 a gallon. £5 is roughly $9.80 today, and you can trust that paying ten bucks per gallon hurts pretty bad. To help (and to generate some friendly press) BMW is offering the BMW EfficientDynamics Open Weekend later this month (May 31 and June 1). The event will turn BMW dealerships in the UK into shops where anyone - whether they drive a BMW or not - can pull in and get schooled on how to drive greener (make a reservation first). Also, dealers will perform free multi-point car checks to point out ways to save fuel and, BMW says, up to £520 a year. Continue reading ‘Free green tune-up advice during BMW EfficientDynamics Open Weekend’ »
15th May 2008, 10:56 am
Mazda will reveal the look of its new Mazda 1 city car at the Paris motor show in September. The flamboyant supermini concept will be the first everyday Mazda to develop the Nagari styling DNA that inspired the sleek Taiki and the stunning Furai racing car concepts.
Mazda designers say the brand is “committed to” the brand styling and it w Continue reading ‘Mazda 1 to get Paris preview’ »
15th May 2008, 10:53 am
NOVI, Mich. - Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc, the parent company of Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc today announced results for the first quarter of 2008 that continue to show strong performance as the company further executes its strategy to expand its footprint and diversify its customer base.
Net sales for the quarter increased by $180 million to $756 million compared to $576 million during the same quarter in 2007. The increase reflects sales from the Metzeler Automotive Profile Systems (MAPS) sealing businesses and the El Jarudo Mexico fuel rail operations acquired in 2007, as well as favorable foreign exchange. Continue reading ‘Cooper-Standard Automotive Q1 sales up 31% to $756mn’ »